Hollywood Officially Runs Out Of Ideas

By Brent Furdyk, Editor, TV Week | Nov 13, 2009
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Seriously. An "A-Team" movie? Heather Locklear returning to a remake of "Melrose Place?" And now, news that ABC has greenlit a remake of "Charlie's Angels" — and TV networks wonder why their audiences are shrinking?

According to Variety, the producer whose last credit was remaking "The Terminator" as a TV series has been tapped to remake "Charlie's Angels" on the same network that, just this season, has already remade "V" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

Lest we forget, "Charlie's Angels" was a hit not for the indelible acting and unforgettable plots, but because it followed a simple (albeit crucial) formula: three hot chicks wearing as few clothes as possible — and not a bra to be seen.

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