That’s exactly what Hollywood seems to be doing right now. It seems like these days, I’m having flashbacks when I see commercials and people talking about some of my favorite shows from back in the day:
- Transformers - The newest trailer just got released and it’s ONE WHOLE minute long. Can’t get enough of it!
- G.I. Joe - Yes, it’s true. Talks are underway to get this movie into production. I’m thinking it has big time potential if the right producer comes along! *hint hint Michael Bay*
- Others like Starsky & Hutch, Bewitched, Dukes of Hazard, S.W.A.T, etc
Some new ones I would like to see are:
- Macross - Bring back Rick Hunter and Skull Leader. Maybe remake it a bit so the graphics are a little better. That show was so many years ahead of it’s time!!! By the way, does anyone else want a motorcycle helmet that looks like the ones the veritech fighter pilots wore?
- Voltron - If they can make transformers, then they can make Voltron! Imagine how awesome that would be. I think I can actually see Paris Hilton playing the part of the princess! Imagine her Drinking and Flying those Lions! =)
- Duck Tales - I know this is lame and I’ll get some flak for it, but dammit, I’m a Duck Tales fan and I’m not going to succumb to public scrutiny and/or humiliation! Make it happen Disney!
- Get Smart - I don’t know who that guy was, but he was hilarious! What was that thing? The Cone of Silence? hahaha!
I know this post had nothing to do with Internet Marketing . . . wait, actually, I just thought of a spin, so it has EVERYTHING to do with Internet Marketing.
Just like the moral of the show section they always show after each GI Joe episode - the moral of this most outstanding post is that you need to realize who your market is and then optimize your business/site/yourself to fully take advantage of the time they’ve decided to give. Hollywood has realized that the people around my age are still young and are most likely to have more disposable income to waste on $12 movie tickets, so what they do is they make movies that appeal to my nostalgism (is this a word?) and milk it for all it’s worth.
Hollywood Marketing 101: Understand your audience, find their weakness and milk their wallets. Simple Supply and Demand.
Whew . . I’m glad I pulled that out of thin air . . . . and now you know cuz “knowin’s half the battle! . . GO JOE!”
Do you have any movies you’d like to see made? Can you pull any morals out from this post as well?
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hahaha… looks like we were both feeling nostalgic today!
today’s moral: when you have nothing to blog about, write about 80s cartoons — everyone can relate to that
One movie i’d like to see get made is ‘The Justice League’ !!
I didn’t know that they were making GI Joe. I can’t wait to see who starts in it.
Pinky and the Brain.
There I said it.
Voltron would be sick!!! I would love to see the lions!!
This is mr. gary lee’s sister here … and I can attest to his Duck Tales fanaticism. maybe b/c i was right there next to him watching it too, but nevermind that. boy, did gary love his duck tales. he was definitely not to be bothered during his afternoon cartoons!
Thank you, now the theme from Ducktales will be in my head all day!
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These movies do huge at the box office. They’re already proven sellers. And they bring in the next generation of kids who’ve never seen them before, and all of us “older kids” who grew up watching this stuff.
You can’t get a wider demographic than you can with nostalgia!
I know what you mean - I grew up with Transformers, etc. - and I’m going to see that movie just for the nostalgia
A G.I. Joe movie would be really cool. I liked Duck Tales too - but I’m not sure if there is enough money in that for them to make a movie.
You’ll be happy to know that Get Smart is actually on the way - it’s in Post-Production according to imdb
— and no other than Steve Carell will be playing Maxwell Smart. That movie should be hilarious.
Also, did you hear about the possibilities of making a He-Man movie? They’re talking about Brad Pitt for the part. That could be a cool movie.
I wonder what shows from today will be turned into movies. 24 seems like an obvious one. But what about Seinfeld or Friends? Less sure of those.
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