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This is either going to be the best thing to hit screens for a long, long time, or a total disaster (always supposing that it does actually go ahead): NBC are apparently planning a gay version of the seventies classic Hart To Hart. The original was wonderful, ridiculous fun. Any remake of it would probably be a good way to cheer up the schedules. But a gay version, if done right, ought be just what television needs.
For those who don't know (is that anybody?!) Hart To Hart was the story of glamorous married couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart. He was a former street urchin, an orphan from who-knew-where, who had dragged himself up by his bootstraps and become a multi-millionaire. She was a jet-setting adventure-seeker. Together with their butler Max (a reformed con artist, who had practically raised Jonathan), and their all important dog, Freeway, they fell headlong into adventure each week, and had a whale of a time getting back out of it again. Jonathan had his dodgy past to help him, and Jennifer had brains (and extraordinary luck!). Fisticuffs and nonsense abounded. Nobody got in a car unless it was to have a high speed chase, stuff blew up with charming regularity, everybody shot at everybody else - and alongside all the action was terrific chemistry, real affection, and a lot of laughs. It was absolute nonsense, but hugely endearing and very successful.
And a gay version? Swashbuckling gay heroes! Gay men getting to do proper action scenes, and rescuing each other and stuff. Generally I hate the idea of remakes, but if they're going to do something interesting and different with the premise, I'm on board. The problem is, this needs to be really good if it's going to succeed. And it's being made by NBC, who forgot how to make good television years ago. Still, it's a great idea. Somebody hire Matt Bomer to play Jonathan, quick.
For those who don't know (is that anybody?!) Hart To Hart was the story of glamorous married couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart. He was a former street urchin, an orphan from who-knew-where, who had dragged himself up by his bootstraps and become a multi-millionaire. She was a jet-setting adventure-seeker. Together with their butler Max (a reformed con artist, who had practically raised Jonathan), and their all important dog, Freeway, they fell headlong into adventure each week, and had a whale of a time getting back out of it again. Jonathan had his dodgy past to help him, and Jennifer had brains (and extraordinary luck!). Fisticuffs and nonsense abounded. Nobody got in a car unless it was to have a high speed chase, stuff blew up with charming regularity, everybody shot at everybody else - and alongside all the action was terrific chemistry, real affection, and a lot of laughs. It was absolute nonsense, but hugely endearing and very successful.
And a gay version? Swashbuckling gay heroes! Gay men getting to do proper action scenes, and rescuing each other and stuff. Generally I hate the idea of remakes, but if they're going to do something interesting and different with the premise, I'm on board. The problem is, this needs to be really good if it's going to succeed. And it's being made by NBC, who forgot how to make good television years ago. Still, it's a great idea. Somebody hire Matt Bomer to play Jonathan, quick.
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