'Hitch' To Be A Show On Fox

http://deadline.com/2014/10/hitch-series-fox-will-smith-857697/ 

The hit 2005 movie "Hitch" is said to be under development by Will Smith himself  for a new 30 minute sitcom for the FOX channel. Release dates  are currently unknown as it is still in development, as well as the cast and crew. However, one can make the assumption that Will Smith will appear as the lead role, as this is an adaptation from the big screen to the television screen. For those unfamiliar with the movie, it stars Will Smith as Alex Hitchens who is a suave ladies man who runs into a not so smooth, Albert (played by Kevin James) and teaches him a thing or two on how to pick up the ladies.

Despite the movie being surprisingly decent, I highly doubt that the television show will be any better. Personally, television adaptations are worse than sequels. Once a film is introduced, it is best to leave it at that, unless you're capable enough of a movie maker to make another movie, like the Godfather trilogy. However in this case, I don't feel like Will Smith is capable enough of a producer  to turn a single film into an entire television series, considering that he has produced movies like 'After Earth'. The idea to turn this movie into a series came out of nowhere,and it seems forced and seems as though it was only made for a cheap way to make a profit. It would make sense to make a series out of a fairly recent film, such as The Hunger Games, but it keeps me wondering why anyone in 2014 would make an entire television series that was released almost a decade ago. People would not care, most likely move on and try to get into something that is more relevant. It is fairly certain that this series is going to result in a flop and a money loss on FOX's part. 

What I took from this is that even if you are a very well known actor with many hits that grossed mainly over $300 million , a background of acting in television and experience with filmmakers, have a whole bunch of money laying around, doesn't mean you have to seek another way to make profit. This series was thought up simply for the sake of making a series but I think it's safe to say that this show will flop.