Comments on: Seth Rogen Spills Some ‘Green Hornet’ Details http://screenrant.com/seth-rogen-the-green-hornet-ross-5925/ TV and Movie News, Reviews & Trailers Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:37:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: SJC_1960 http://screenrant.com/seth-rogen-the-green-hornet-ross-5925/comment-page-1/#comment-118427 SJC_1960 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:09:01 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=5925#comment-118427 Okay, at least Swans Crossing was a different genrebut I mentioned it due to the conneciton with Buffy whcih was a serious treatment of a "camp" movie, and Swans Crossing and Buffy the TV show had the samne actress, and Swans Crossing, the tween soap that aired briefly in 1992, was "camp". Too bad as I noted there wasn't enough success to see a serious movie verison. Hey, Austin Powers was campy, a tribute to those old Batman Shows..how about...a SERIOUS Austin Powers movie [runs now and dodges tomatoes]. Okay, at least Swans Crossing was a different genrebut I mentioned it due to the conneciton with Buffy whcih was a serious treatment of a “camp” movie, and Swans Crossing and Buffy the TV show had the samne actress, and Swans Crossing, the tween soap that aired briefly in 1992, was “camp”. Too bad as I noted there wasn’t enough success to see a serious movie verison. Hey, Austin Powers was campy, a tribute to those old Batman Shows..how about…a SERIOUS Austin Powers movie [runs now and dodges tomatoes].

]]> By: SJC_1960 http://screenrant.com/seth-rogen-the-green-hornet-ross-5925/comment-page-1/#comment-118426 SJC_1960 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:05:24 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=5925#comment-118426 I've come across this as a guy who's long been interested in what people subjectively THINK is camp versus the reality, [Batman versus Scooby-Doo being a MAIN point, only Batman and Green hornet and their respective sidekicks could take oiut Scoob ANY day of the week, forget the Batman cross over on that 1972 Scooby movie], going on the Google sites, and as a six old who saw Btman and green Hornet in their original 66 incarnations and is aware of the comparisions. The Batman and Hornet are often called campy. Yet I would [an d I've just last night come across the Rogen film story!] remind everyone that only the Batman had the bat-tentions to BE Bat-CAMPY! The Hornet was intended to be played straight, but there IS a need for equitably, since most dark Batman stuff is made, a comedic Hornet maybe, not coutning the character's Batman crossover, and the Hornet show DID have a unintentional campiness but still functions well if you accept its own terms and watch it for what it stings as [lame Bat-pun]-as opposed to Scooby Doo--neither, IMHO intented to be campy OR watchable, but that's just subjective opnion. I won't even get into the "Camp" Scooby theatricals. On an analogous note..: Buffy the Vampire slayer started in 1992 as a campy or comic movie [from Fox, the producer of the 1960s Hornet and Batman shows], to a serious TV show! Sarah Michelle Gellar, aka TV's Buffy, played at the same time as the original Buffy, who is Kristy Swanson for the movie, Sydney Rutletdge in the campy twenn soap Swans Crossing, which what with that Swan name stuff and all and swan logos on the sets and the logo smacks of a camp approach in various degrees throughout. Like the TV GREEN HORNET, Swans did not have the legs to really support it [but no coindiental or otherwise Fox involvement, a small company made this.] If the borderline humorous Swans Crossing had flown off we might see a serious SC movie, but that's a different genre as is Buffy, but an interesting comparision.. Bat on Track [anyone auditioning a Bill Dozier wannbe..I'm heavier than Seth Rogen may be..] [Batman was mentioned in the 1977 book "TV BOOK" edited by a lady named Judy Fireman in the timeline sidebar as an "Inentioanlly campy crime show". She was right.] Bill Dozier, who produced the Batman show [I had no idea he was married to Elinor Donahue of Father Knows Best!!!!], himself admitted in the 1980s book by Joel Eisner [no relation to Will, himself a comics legend, or Michael that I know of], on the 1966 Bat-show, that "Hornet" was a show that he asked of "How can you be STRAIGHT* with it? How can you be CAMPY*. It fell right in the middle.It was neither straight nor funny."[Of course today, one would ask just what is STRAIGHT about two costumed men..:-)] *Caps are mine for emphasis. I’ve come across this as a guy who’s long been interested in what people subjectively THINK is camp versus the reality, [Batman versus Scooby-Doo being a MAIN point, only Batman and Green hornet and their respective sidekicks could take oiut Scoob ANY day of the week, forget the Batman cross over on that 1972 Scooby movie], going on the Google sites, and as a six old who saw Btman and green Hornet in their original 66 incarnations and is aware of the comparisions. The Batman and Hornet are often called campy. Yet I would [an d I've just last night come across the Rogen film story!] remind everyone that only the Batman had the bat-tentions to BE Bat-CAMPY! The Hornet was intended to be played straight, but there IS a need for equitably, since most dark Batman stuff is made, a comedic Hornet maybe, not coutning the character’s Batman crossover, and the Hornet show DID have a unintentional campiness but still functions well if you accept its own terms and watch it for what it stings as [lame Bat-pun]-as opposed to Scooby Doo–neither, IMHO intented to be campy OR watchable, but that’s just subjective opnion. I won’t even get into the “Camp” Scooby theatricals.

On an analogous note..:

Buffy the Vampire slayer started in 1992 as a campy or comic movie [from Fox, the producer of the 1960s Hornet and Batman shows], to a serious TV show! Sarah Michelle Gellar, aka TV’s Buffy, played at the same time as the original Buffy, who is Kristy Swanson for the movie, Sydney Rutletdge in the campy twenn soap Swans Crossing, which what with that Swan name stuff and all and swan logos on the sets and the logo smacks of a camp approach in various degrees throughout. Like the TV GREEN HORNET, Swans did not have the legs to really support it [but no coindiental or otherwise Fox involvement, a small company made this.] If the borderline humorous Swans Crossing had flown off we might see a serious SC movie, but that’s a different genre as is Buffy, but an interesting comparision..

Bat on Track [anyone auditioning a Bill Dozier wannbe..I'm heavier than Seth Rogen may be..]
[Batman was mentioned in the 1977 book "TV BOOK" edited by a lady named Judy Fireman in the timeline sidebar as an "Inentioanlly campy crime show". She was right.]

Bill Dozier, who produced the Batman show [I had no idea he was married to Elinor Donahue of Father Knows Best!!!!], himself admitted in the 1980s book by Joel Eisner [no relation to Will, himself a comics legend, or Michael that I know of], on the 1966 Bat-show, that “Hornet” was a show that he asked of “How can you be STRAIGHT* with it? How can you be CAMPY*. It fell right in the middle.It was neither straight nor funny.”[Of course today, one would ask just what is STRAIGHT about two costumed men..:-)]

*Caps are mine for emphasis.

]]> By: Joe Fibbitz http://screenrant.com/seth-rogen-the-green-hornet-ross-5925/comment-page-1/#comment-103476 Joe Fibbitz Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:31:24 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=5925#comment-103476 The Green Hornet on TV was campy, but the radio show that originated the character on WXYZ in Detroit in the 1930's dealt with racketeers and murderers and those "above the law"--familiar concepts in those days and now. I would hope that a film based on this character could return to that gritty, dark, genre it developed in and get away from the campiness of the 1960's TV serials, as did Michael Keaton's Batman or Christian Bales' Dark Knight. Regrettably, it does not appear that this film is heading that direction and so will not have appeal to anyone truly familiar with the original story. The Green Hornet on TV was campy, but the radio show that originated the character on WXYZ in Detroit in the 1930′s dealt with racketeers and murderers and those “above the law”–familiar concepts in those days and now.

I would hope that a film based on this character could return to that gritty, dark, genre it developed in and get away from the campiness of the 1960′s TV serials, as did Michael Keaton’s Batman or Christian Bales’ Dark Knight.

Regrettably, it does not appear that this film is heading that direction and so will not have appeal to anyone truly familiar with the original story.

]]> By: Lord Garth, Formerly of Izar http://screenrant.com/seth-rogen-the-green-hornet-ross-5925/comment-page-1/#comment-68909 Lord Garth, Formerly of Izar Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:56:28 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=5925#comment-68909 This will be crap. Chow should be directing (or Wong Jing or Johnnie To) and it should be an all out comedy with Hong Kong action sensibilities This will be crap. Chow should be directing (or Wong Jing or Johnnie To) and it should be an all out comedy with Hong Kong action sensibilities

]]> By: RastaZen http://screenrant.com/seth-rogen-the-green-hornet-ross-5925/comment-page-1/#comment-68787 RastaZen Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:13:46 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=5925#comment-68787 I've always thought that The Green Hornet was tremendously dull character. The tv show , the other hand , was great because of Kato , because of Bruce Lee. I am a big fan of Rogen and also of Chow ( Kung Fu Hustle was bizarre and wonderful ). So , I am actually looking forward to this movie ; I'm eager to see what these guys can do with it. I’ve always thought that The Green Hornet was tremendously dull character.
The tv show , the other hand , was great because of Kato , because of Bruce Lee.

I am a big fan of Rogen and also of Chow ( Kung Fu Hustle was bizarre and wonderful ).
So , I am actually looking forward to this movie ; I’m eager to see what these guys can do with it.

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