12 Monkeys used to reliably show up on my "Top 20 Favourite Movies of All Time" lists that several of us loved to compile, back in the day. I very much still consider it one of the best, and most enjoyable films I've ever seen.
Now comes news that the SyFy channel is planning a TV show based on it. Whether it's a one-shot or an ongoing series is still to be determined, but either way... it's hard to imagine the Terry Gilliam version being improved upon. Vicki and I recently watched La Jetee, the short (and very low-budget) film that Gilliam's masterpiece was based on. While there was a lot of imagination behind La Jetee, it was mostly a mess and pretty hard to watch. I'd personally say 12 Monkeys was about a million times better, but maybe I'm biased as I saw it first. Can't imagine the TV show will impress, but I'll probably still give it a try when it makes it onto Canadian cable.
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