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[DieH@rd]

So ... basically the first season of 24?

That would be the best case scenario... But I think this will be way more episodic and procedural. :-/


Still, I am optimistic about this project.

 

[Krejlooc]

It's a prequel it can't be past tensed

taking

 

[otapnam]

Pretaken
Preordered
Pretook

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Yeah, sounds like they had a generic action thriller script and changed the names and attached the Taken franchise to it. If this was set in the 80s it would at least be unique.

Such a half baked idea. I enjoyed the first Taken, and even the second one more than most people, but Bryan Mills isn't some iconic action hero like John McClane or Martin Riggs. Most people that have seen the movies don't even know his name.

 

[Downhome]

To be fair, I thought this same concept was stupid as hell when I heard that they were going to do it to Bates Hotel and that ended up being one of my favorite shows on TV. The main difference is just that this show is so close to the original release of the Taken movies, so it's just weirder to me.

 

[jerd]

Were the movies really that popular? Enough to warrant two sequels and a tv series?

 

[Downhome]

Were the movies really that popular? Enough to warrant two sequels and a tv series?

Yeah, pretty huge. While they make less money each time one hits the theater, they still make huge profits. Just look at this...

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=taken.htm

 

[AuthenticM]

I think NBC announcing this before they have any writer of showrunner is pretty telling that they decided this on a whim just by looking at numbers, and it doesn't bode well for the show's quality.

 

[Sephzilla]

I really hope John Wick doesn't suffer the same fate as Taken - a surprise hit action movie that gets ran dry quickly.

 

[Real Hero]

I really hope John Wick doesn't suffer the same fate as Taken - a surprise hit action movie that gets ran dry quickly.

The original Taken wasn't actually that great so I doubt it.

 

[industrian]

I really thought this was going to be related to the UFO/Aliens show. But I guess no-one remembers that any more.

 

[Metalmarc]

Before taken? Maybe this be called

"Borrowed"

 

[Walpurgis]

Why are they calling this Taken? Who was Taken?

 

[Pilgrimzero]

Why are they calling this Taken? Who was Taken?

Well if he specialized in finding people most of the episodes could do with retrieving kidnapped people.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Yeahhhhh this is going to be dumb. The pilot will have someone being kidnapped and whoever has to fill Liam Neeson's shows has to rescue them. And Olivier Megaton will direct it.

 

[a secret-boss]

taking

Makes sense. It's on going TV series until it gets cancelled

 

[Mariolee]

Is this the same network that cancelled HANNIBAL?

To be fair they gave it three seasons.

 

[Hyun Sai]

Liam's destiny is obviously to be the Taken King.

 

[Do Better]

Shaken

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

Taken Took Hostage DEADMAN

You know, considering he had to get his skills somewhere and the movie was all 'classified' about it, I'm actually kind of cool with this. There were going to have "generic police procedural show" anyway, might as well have some fun with it. As long as they don't pretend the main guy is a good guy, it could less generic. Maybe even worthwhile. I mean, it worked for Person of Interest.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

From the team who brought you taken comes the prequel


Took

Taking, surely.