Pimp My TV!

For years now, Hollywood executives who can't stand the thought of original ideas have pumped through product after product of feature films based on TV shows from days gone by. GET SMART, MIAMI VICE, THE DUKES OF HAZZARD, THE BRADY BUNCH, and the list goes on and on and on. Some of the time, these Hollywood reimaginings are actually pretty good, and a feature film can manage to breathe new life into the TV show it stole from. Other times, these feature films are the god awfullest piles of poo poo ever.

But have we seen the best? Have we seen the worst? What about all the TV shows that have never had the chance to be made into a feature film? Why haven't I seen GOLDEN GIRLS GONE WILD? Or Ridley Scott's AMERICAN GLADIATOR? These are projects that need to be green lit now, damn it! Unfortunately, I don't have a direct line to the executives at any of the major studios, so my dreams will go unrealized for the foreseeable future. But even if the actual movies can't exist just yet, we can still all imagine how cool it would be if they did. And that's where you come in.

For this Filmmaking Frenzy competition, we're asking teams of filmmakers to put together two to three minute trailers for a TV-based movie that has never existed, but really probably should (or shouldn't, depending on how you look at it). You can choose any TV show from any time ever to base your feature film trailer on, and teams can repeat the same title if they want to, but none of the entries can be based on TV shows that have already been given the feature film treatment.

Registration for PIMP MY TV will be $10 a team and will open up at Friday, January 9. The contest ends, and films are due online and in DVD form on Friday, February 20. We'll have screenings at the Alamo Ritz starting Monday, February 23 and announce the winners at an awards screening later that week.