Remember that scene where Jules aka Demi Moore tries to off herself in St Elmo’s Fire? Well that’s how I feel after the news that ABC is remaking the classic Brat Pack movie into a dramedy according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The series version will use the movie as a takeoff point and as an inspiration as it introduces six new friends: three boys and three girls.
What will remain is the setting — Georgetown and St. Elmo’s Bar & Restaurant, now called St. Elmo’s Bar & Grill, where the friends hang out. And if the set-up looks a little bit like “Friends,” that’s OK with Bucatinsky.
“I feel it is time to re-create ‘Friends’ in the hourlong genre and feel like this is the perfect opportunity,” he said.
Another example of Hollywood claiming it is making a remake, but really it has barely anything to do with the original and they are just too lazy to let it try to stand on its own. BTW Joel Schumacher, who worked on the movie will serve as EP on the show. Also working on it is That ’70s Show’s Topher Grace, who I wonder will cast himself in one of the lead roles. What happened to his acting career anyways?
But back to St Elmo’s Fire, do any of you plan on checking it out if ABC decides to pick it up? Maybe if we let them know now, we don’t want it they won’t let it go past the script order phase???
