Last night the man and I went on a date to the Trylon, a microcinema with only 50 seats.

We went because they were playing one of my favorite movies of all time. Sabrina.

So I got to thinking as someone in the theater mentioned the remake of this movie. People don’t like to leave stories alone. Books are made into movies, movies have remakes and sequels, and occasionally…

…movies are turned into TV shows, or vice versa. Tonight’s blog will list/rate a few of these TV/Movie “hybrids.” (if man-go-round is reading, that is for him).

Movies made for TV, and TV made for Movies

1. Clueless: Movie–>TV. The movie here was clearly superior to the TV show, but I loved both. There were several of the same cast members, except for the ever important Cher, Josh, and Elton. Clearly the movie, which entails Paul Rudd, wins.

2. Brady Bunch: TV–> Movies (I think there are two). It’s a toss up for me here. The TV show is pretty classic, but the movies (starring Shelly Long, Gary Cole, Christine Taylor, and Jean Smart) are satire and very funny. It’s sort of comparing apples to oranges here, so no one wins. Except we all know the loser… and I don’t mean Jan. I mean Cindy, who sucks in every incarnation

3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Movie–>TV. I think the TV show wins here, even though Dylan from 90210 is in the movie. The TV show wins because of its all-star cast, its staying power/ cult status, and its overall cheese.

4. Charlie’s Angels: TV–>Movies. I can’t pick a winner again, I know, grow a pair… But obviously the TV show has an edge for Farrah Fawcett’s…hair…and the movies are awesome because of the action scenes and Bill Murray.

5. Sex and the City: TV–> Movies. I’m not sure I even need to type this, but the TV show is better. There is no part of either movie that is better than a single part of the TV shows, in my humble opinion.

6. Starsky and Hutch: TV–Movie. I haven’t seen the TV show, but I’m betting the movie is better. It has some of the funniest actors of our time, plus Snoop Dogg as Huggy Bear.

7. Kids in the Hall/ Brain Candy: TV–> Movie. Toss up. Man do I love Dave Foley. TV, movies, News Radio…

Others: Da Ali G show, several hundred SNL skits, Sabrina the teenage witch (yes, there are movies), Lizzie McGuire, Dukes of Hazzard, The Mask, Ace Ventura, Bewitched, Mission Impossible…

So. What do you all think of the watering down of our general media pool by converting all of these stories into every possible type of media? Videogames, Theater, Movies, TV, Books… there seem to be no limits.

And I’m doing a special project tomorrow for Make my List Monday. Help a girl out and tell me a TV show I should check out!