Chill out
Come on people, it was made for tv...what did you expect? Also, it was a descent movie if you judge it on it's own, and not compare it too closely to the original.
sharefor a made for TV movie, its pretty bad. Just as bad as Category 7
shareAre there any really good tv movies? It's not they have top notch writers (they all probably write sitcoms for a living). nor do they have the millions to get top list stars. People watched it, it did it's job.
shareThere have been some great TV movies-The whole "Winds of War/War and Remebrance", Roots, etc...This movie could have been good, even with a small budget and B-list stars. They just didnt try.
share"There have been some great TV movies-The whole The whole "Winds of War/War and Remebrance",
Exactly... and add "Lonesome Dove" and "Masada" to that list. But those were all "Mini Series" back during the glory days of Mini Series. Good plot, top talent, good writing, good budget. Not these two part movies that are produced today and called "mini series", and certainly not "movies of the week" dressed up to try and look like big budget movies.
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There are no "prequels"... there are no "originals"... there is only one Saga...
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That's harsh, crazyashell, but her appearance is unusual, so I found out a couple of things, but not much, about Alexa Hamilton, who played Rachel Clarke. She hasn't done a lot of acting. Previous television work included a pilot show called "The Invisible Woman" that never got the green light. She's acted on stage. She lived with actor/singer David Soul for 10 years in London (according to Wikipedia). She is listed as having been his 'partner' but they were never legally married. They starred in a play together that David wrote called The Dead Monkey. She has a page on David Soul's website. http://www.davidsoul.com/alexahamilton.html
An interesting side note: at the bottom of the biography page for David Soul on his website, it states "On British television, he's appeared in drag on the Harry Hill Show (2000)." Of course, men dressing up as women is quite common in British comedy--think Monty Python and Benny Hill. But it kind of related to your first question, so I thought I'd put the reference in.