IMHO, writers have an unenviable position of taking a known property and deciding whether to continue it, update it, or remake it. Some fans of the original "The Fly" or "The Thing" didn't like the remake, but sometimes the remakes (revisions) made more sense and , and some people say superior to the original. The Fly became a "Chimera" instead of just changing body parts (of obvious different sizes) and the Thing followed the book more closely and wasn't a monster picture. Peter Jackson is going to remake King Kong, which has been remade who knows how many times now. Will his vision hold up as well as the original? The movie goers will decide that issue.
I remember Rod Sterling making the following statement (from Rod Sterling's site):
and many writers believe in what he said is true and decide to follow their own path and vision regardless of the pressures or influences of the day. Whether or not the fans and/or viewers will accept and embrace the new version is always a gamble. Not everybody will be satisfied.
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