Warner Bros is developing a new Westworld movie just a few years after the cancellation of the HBO series. While it seems more like the new movie is a reboot of the 1973 film the series was based on, it makes me wonder if cancelled tv shows should ever get a new life as movies or if maybe we just need to stop with reboots altogether.

I personally am a fan, it also gives room for a continued series in the future.

8 hours ago, Nicole Drum said:

Warner Bros is developing a new Westworld movie just a few years after the cancellation of the HBO series. While it seems more like the new movie is a reboot of the 1973 film the series was based on, it makes me wonder if cancelled tv shows should ever get a new life as movies or if maybe we just need to stop with reboots altogether.

I think a movie to tie off any loose ends or give proper conclusion is a good way to end a series, they did it with Deadwood, albeit 13 years later, and Westworlds last season kinda ended ambiguously, on purpose, and not in the “what happened to Tony Soprano” kind of way, it was clear they wanted another season to explain and possibly give closure

12 hours ago, Nicole Drum said:

Warner Bros is developing a new Westworld movie just a few years after the cancellation of the HBO series. While it seems more like the new movie is a reboot of the 1973 film the series was based on, it makes me wonder if cancelled tv shows should ever get a new life as movies or if maybe we just need to stop with reboots altogether.

12 hours ago, Nicole Drum said:

Warner Bros is developing a new Westworld movie just a few years after the cancellation of the HBO series. While it seems more like the new movie is a reboot of the 1973 film the series was based on, it makes me wonder if cancelled tv shows should ever get a new life as movies or if maybe we just need to stop with reboots altogether.

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They definitely did NOT cancel the series too soon. The show should have ended after season 2. Then again, I have to admit that I do NOT like TV shows. They take too long. Westworld is a perfect example. Out of the 4 seasons of TV, at lease 2/3ds of the episodes were unnecessary. It literally could have been one season, 10 episodes, and then we're done. TV writing just has too much fluff in it. There is NO reason for so much time spent on the B and C-plot. This is why I hate TV. It's boring and takes too long.

9 hours ago, Lips said:

I think a movie to tie off any loose ends or give proper conclusion is a good way to end a series, they did it with Deadwood, albeit 13 years later, and Westworlds last season kinda ended ambiguously, on purpose, and not in the “what happened to Tony Soprano” kind of way, it was clear they wanted another season to explain and possibly give closure

I agree, we needed a last season to conclude the story. I was ecstatic when I saw the headline, hoping that the movie might do just that, but if it is just a reboot of the first film, I would not be so keen. I don’t get why they keep re-doing old classics? Being creative and telling a new story is much more interesting. The tv series, like Lost was fantastic! It had innovative storylines, intriguing time shifts and was great for viewers who wanted to rewatch numerous times and theorise what it was all about! It did seem to lose its way a bit, becoming too convoluted but I kept watching and would love a conclusion, either movie or tv series!

7 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

They definitely did NOT cancel the series too soon. The show should have ended after season 2. Then again, I have to admit that I do NOT like TV shows. They take too long. Westworld is a perfect example. Out of the 4 seasons of TV, at lease 2/3ds of the episodes were unnecessary. It literally could have been one season, 10 episodes, and then we're done. TV writing just has too much fluff in it. There is NO reason for so much time spent on the B and C-plot. This is why I hate TV. It's boring and takes too long.

Some programs have 22 episodes. It's to live in that world and explore it. 10 is rather short. Some things do drag, but it sounds a like TVs not for you as you say. Or mini one off series would be.

The story in Westworld did veer. 1 was amazing. No fluff. 2 was interesting, but didn't quite go in expected directions. 3 explored a different theme to be honest, some didn't like it, but it could have been a spin off, it actually explored our world we are coming to.. 4 they were running out of places to go. 5 would have ended in the far future I'm sure.

5 hours ago, Lostie said:

I agree, we needed a last season to conclude the story. I was ecstatic when I saw the headline, hoping that the movie might do just that, but if it is just a reboot of the first film, I would not be so keen. I don’t get why they keep re-doing old classics? Being creative and telling a new story is much more interesting. The tv series, like Lost was fantastic! It had innovative storylines, intriguing time shifts and was great for viewers who wanted to rewatch numerous times and theorise what it was all about! It did seem to lose its way a bit, becoming too convoluted but I kept watching and would love a conclusion, either movie or tv series!

Yeah, I don't think that this movie is going to be connected to the tv show at all.

As for why movies keep getting remade, I think you actually kind of hit on it when you mention "re-doing old classics". Those stories are classics for a reason and, frequently, there are new things to glean from those stories if they're updated for contemporary audiences. Realistically, there are always new stories being turned into movies and tv shows. They just aren't always the big name, big promo blockbusters and often fly under the radar.