TJ Hooker The Movie

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Yup, another WTF idea by the Hollywood execs. Let's hope this never gets past development.

You've got to be kidding me, this is actually being made? Variety announces that the 1980's TV show "T.J. Hooker" that starred William Shatner as a no-nonsense patrol sergeant is headed to the big screen as a feature action comedy. I guess this is what happens in Hollywood when Fox's A-Team movie starts getting buzz. If this wasn't already bad, just wait, it gets worse. Chuck Russell, who last directed The Scorpion King as well as Eraser, The Mask, and The Blob before that, is in talks to direct a script written by Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson. It's not likely that William Shatner will return in any way, so don't get your hopes up.

The "T.J. Hooker" TV series first debuted in 1982 on ABC and ran for five seasons, the last on CBS. "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," producer Ryan Heppe said. Heppe and fellow producer David Foster are also producing the remake of Short Circuit in addition to this. Writers Maddock and Wilson were the two who wrote Wild Wild West as well as several of the Tremors movies. Apparently "great stunts" are all you need to turn an 80's TV show into a great modern day movie. I doubt this is going to turn out any good. Do you?