"Smokey and the Bandit" series in development

[Bob Jersey]

Universal-owned UCP and Seth MacFarlane's Fuzzy Door collaborate on the reboot of the 1977 action-comedy flick, with David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express) co-writing and co-executiving...

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/smokey-and-the-bandit-series-seth-macfarlane-ucp-1234812002/ (link)

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[Kevin M.]

I enjoyed the Brian Bloom starring Bandit movies by Hal Needham (that were part of Universal’s syndicated rotating offerings that included TekWar and Knight Rider series that was really a clone of Mad Max). Totally worth tracking those down, just for the opportunity to watch Kathy Ireland attempt to act, bless her heart. Not since Alien From LA has there been such a performance. Only criticism of those was the choice of car. 

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Kevin M. (RPCV)

[Bob Jersey]

Walmart and Target (among others) have 4-pack (I'm presuming) DVDs with the first two theatrical flicks and the first two made-fors, neither with the swimsuit queen...

Kevin M., to moi, Oct 22nd:

I enjoyed the Brian Bloom starring Bandit movies by Hal Needham (that were part of Universal’s syndicated rotating offerings that included TekWar and Knight Rider series that was really a clone of Mad Max). Totally worth tracking those down, just for the opportunity to watch Kathy Ireland attempt to act, bless her heart. Not since Alien From LA has there been such a performance. Only criticism of those was the choice of car. 

The use of Dodge Stealths (a then-current car) for what were by definition prequels might have been ripped even back then...

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