‘T.J. Hooker’ To Get The Movie Treatment - Oh Boy

When we rant about remakes and reboots, it’s easy to hide in hyperbole. It seems like there are a lot of them, but maybe we’re just really sensitive to Hollywood’s bouts with unoriginality. But then Peter wrote the piece "Which Remake/Reboot Are You Looking Forward to the Least," and when my eyes hit his list of those announced in only one month, it hit me: No, we’re not exaggerating. There’s a lot of frakking reboots and remakes out there. And now we’ve got one more on the way.

Variety reports that T.J. Hooker is going to head to the big screen as an action comedy with Short Circuit scribes Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson writing it, and Chuck Russell (The Scorpion King and The Mask) negotiating for the directorial spot. Producer Ryan Heppe says: "The series was the poster child for cop TV shows in the 1980s with great stunts, so we think there’s a fun movie to be made from it." Hmmm, think they were inspired by Kevin Smith’s A Couple of Dicks? It seems a little more than coincidental.

Whatever the case, I’m currently in the "not another Shat-free remake!" phase, but I fully admit that’s from watching both his meddling cameo in Fanboys and part of a Star Trek episode with some classic Shatner acting over the weekend. In reality, I imagine that it’ll be a non-offensive law-filled diversion. Think Adrian Zmed will pop up?

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Nimoy Visits Bill on “Shatner’s Raw Nerve”

Coming up on Raw Nerve this Tuesday (January 6 - 10/9C) Bill welcomes his longtime friend and Star Trek co-star Leonard Nimoy to what is coming to be known as “the hot seat”.

Leonard offers some never before known insights into his personal life as a child, as well as his professional career as an actor, writer, director, producer and award-winning photographer. This is DEFINITELY an episode for the DVR!

If you do not get the Biography channel the folks at Biography have been putting the episodes of Raw Nerve up online: Official Raw Nerve Site.

Shat’s new interview show brings “The Man’s” unique style of in-your-face, yet respectful dialogue with some of today’s most important, or influencial people in show business, the arts, politics and business. The cozy setting lends itself well to the questions posed by Bill to his guests.

To date Bill has interviewed Jenna Jameson, Jimmy Kimmel, Valerie Bertinelli, Tim Allen, Kelsey Grammer and Judge Judy (interview to be repeated this Tuesday with that of Leonard Nimoy).

Get ready for 30 minutes in exciting television with William Shatner’s “Raw Nerve” every week on the Biography Channel.

Source: SliceOfScifi.com

William Shatner’s ‘Raw Nerve’ Premieres December 2nd

William Shatner will be the host of a new talk show that seeks to give fans better insights into the interviewees.

As reported by IGN, Raw Nerve, Shatner’s new talk show, debuts tomorrow with Valerie Bertinelli as his first guest.

“I have pity on the poor interviewee,” said Shatner. “…I’m not after tabloid gossip or a funny story per say. I’m not ‘after’ them or trying to get them with a question…I’m after the transfer of information that leads us to some insight into that person that may not be known or not particularly well known. I’m there to try and get to know them better and in the process let the audience know them better. The ‘raw nerve’ that I wish to touch is a nerve that they might not know themselves, that we reach together in the act of conversing.”

There is no set formula for eliciting that information from the guests. “I have no preconceived ideas,” explained Shatner. “None whatsoever. I allow the conversation to take us there. The only thing I’m trying to do is get through the surface as quickly as possible so that they feel comfortable with me so that we can talk about any of those or other subjects.”

With such a format, it might be understandable that some guests might be nervous about appearing on Raw Nerve. “Since the show has yet to air, nobody knew what I was doing,” said Shatner. “They all came to the show, the thirteen guests, with some apprehension. They don’t know what I’m getting into. They don’t know what they’re getting into. We’ve reassured them that there’s nothing salacious about what we’re attempting to do. It’ll be the most comfortable interview you’ve ever had. In a short period of time, they all relax and become comfortable with the fact that all we’re doing is conversing.”

Raw Nerve Premieres December 2nd, 10/9 central on BIO

Source: TrekToday.com