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||''Series/MissionImpossible''||1966-73||''Film/MissionImpossible''||1996||And sequels ([[Film/MissionImpossibleII 2000]], [[Film/MissionImpossibleIII 2006]], [[Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol 2011]], [[Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation 2015]], [[Film/MissionImpossibleFallout 2018]], [[Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne 2023]]). Presented as a sequel to the series, not a reboot.||

||''Series/MissionImpossible''||1966-73||''Film/MissionImpossible''||1996||And sequels ([[Film/MissionImpossibleII 2000]], [[Film/MissionImpossibleIII 2006]], [[Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol 2011]], [[Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation 2015]], [[Film/MissionImpossibleFallout 2018]]). Presented as a sequel to the series, not a reboot.||

* Despite what you might think, the live action ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' films are not an example as they're not based exclusively on the original animated series, but instead on the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' franchise as a whole. Similarly, the 2011 ''Film/TheSmurfs'' film does not apply for these reasons, as the original [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs comics]] were around [[OlderThanTheyThink longer than]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981 the cartoon]].

||''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard''||1979-85||''Film/TheDukesOfHazzard''||2005||R-rated parody remake of the family friendly TV series with Bo and Luke dumbed down, Boss Hogg and Uncle Jessie slimmed down and Sherrif Roscoe still dumb but more menacing.||

||''Series/LandOfTheLost''||1974-76||''Film/LandOfTheLost''||2009||The film is more comedic than the series.||

* Despite what you might think, the live action ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' films are not an example as they're not based exclusively on the original animated series, but instead on the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' franchise as a whole. Similarly, the 2011 ''Film/TheSmurfs'' film does not apply for these reasons, as the original [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs comics]] were around [[OlderThanTheyThink longer than]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs the cartoon]].

||''[[Series/SWAT1975 S.W.A.T.]]''||1975-76||''Film/{{SWAT}}''||2003||The original series is actually watched in the movie by the members of the S.W.A.T.||

||''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''||1983-86||''Film/InspectorGadget''||1999||And a direct-to-video sequel (2003). Series was animated, film is live-action.||

A film based, sometimes loosely, on a television series. Like TheFilmOfTheBook, with one subtle difference. Unlike TheMovie and the ReunionShow, which feature the original cast of ([[TheRemake whatever incarnation of]]) the series, these most often happen when the series in question has been off the air for a while, giving it a new cast and updated sensibilities and commonly take place in an AlternateContinuity from the original. Sometimes, though, as with ''Series/CharliesAngels'', the movie is presented as a {{Sequel}} to the original. Members of the original cast may appear in [[RemakeCameo cameo roles]]. In a few cases, as with the film versions of ''Series/DoctorWho'' and ''Series/TheTwilightZone'', they outright re-make televised episodes.

||''Series/TheTwilightZone''||1959-64||''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie''||1983||Narrated by Burgess Meredith, who appeared in four episodes of the series. Scored by Music/JerryGoldsmith, who scored eight episodes of the series.||

||''Series/TheTwilightZone''||1959-64||''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie''||1983||Narrated by Burgess Meredith, who appeared in four episodes of the series.||

* Semi-example: The 1987 film ''Film/TheUntouchables'' was pitched as the film of the [[Series/TheUntouchables 1950s TV series]], but the director and writer went back to the original historical source material, then completely ignored that history and made up a totally fictional story. Coming full circle, it was adapted into a syndicated {{Revival}} series six years later.

||''Anime/CowboyBebop''||1998-99|| ||?||Release year currently unknown. Series is animated; film will be live action.||

||''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}''||1985-92|| ||?||Release year currently unknown. In DevelopmentHell due to [[DiedDuringProduction executive producer's death]].||

||''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}''||1985-92|| ||?||Release year currently unknown. In DevelopmentHell due to [[AuthorExistenceFailure executive producer's death]].||

||''Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket''||1971||''Film/StrangePsychokineticStrategy''||1974||It is hard to say if the film was based more on the Manga, or the Anime series, but either way, the film takes many liberties with the basic characters, forming a new story specific to the film, as well as serving as an OriginsEpisode for Lupin, Jigen, and Fujiko. Since ''Lupin'' tends to operate on NegativeContinuity, an AlternateContinuity is perfectly acceptable explanation of events and clothes.||

||''Series/CharliesAngels''||1976-81||''Film/CharliesAngels''||2000||And [[Film/CharliesAngelsFullThrottle a sequel]] (2003). John Forsythe returned to the role of Charlie. None of the original Angels had cameos in the 2000 film (Farrah Fawcett reportedly said that she'd only appear if ''she'' could be Charlie), but Jaclyn Smith had a cameo in the sequel. The trope is [[LampshadeHanging referred to at the start of the film]] as LL Cool J's character watches a ''Series/TJHooker'' film.||

||''Series/TheAvengers''||1961-69||''[[Film/TheAvengers1998 The Avengers]]''||1998||Patrick Macnee played John Steed in the original series and appeared in a cameo as Invisible Jones in the film. The film was based - loosely - on the Steed/Emma Peel pairing.||

||''Series/MacGyver''||1985-92|| ||?||Release year currently unknown. In DevelopmentHell due to [[AuthorExistenceFailure executive producer's death]].||

A film based, sometimes loosely, on a television series. Like TheFilmOfTheBook, with one subtle difference. Unlike TheMovie and the ReunionShow, which feature the original cast of ([[TheRemake whatever incarnation of]]) the series, these most often happen when the series in question has been off the air for a while, giving it a new cast and updated sensibilities and commonly take place in an AlternateContinuity from the original. Sometimes, though, as with ''Series/CharliesAngels'', the movie is presented as a {{Sequel}} to the original. Members of the original cast may appear in [[RemakeCameo cameo roles]]. In a few cases, as with the film version of ''Series/DoctorWho'' and ''Series/TheTwilightZone'', they outright re-make televised episodes.

||''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}''||1965-66||''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}''||2004||Series was {{supermarionation}}; film is live action. The art direction was the only part that was a faithful adaptation. (1966's ''Thunderbirds Are GO'' and 1968's ''Thunderbird 6'' are both examples of TheMovie.)||

* Despite what you might think, the live action ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' films are not an example as they're not based exclusively on the original animated series, but instead on the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' franchise as a whole. Similarly, the 2011 ''Film/TheSmurfs'' film does not apply for these reasons, as the original [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs comics]] were around [[OlderThanTheyThink longer than]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs the cartoon]].

||''Widows''||1983||''Film/{{Widows}}''||2018||Relocates the setting from London to chic and makes the titular widows a more culturally diverse group.||

||''Series/{{Star Trek|TheOriginalSeries}}''||1966-69||''Film/StarTrek''||2009||And sequels ([[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness 2013]], [[Film/StarTrekBeyond 2016]]). [[spoiler:Leonard Nimoy reprised his role as the Spock from the main ''Star Trek'' universe, via TimeTravel, in the first two films; [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim the actor and character died]] before the third.]] Further films are planned. (The previous ''Franchise/StarTrek'' films, by contrast, were straight examples of TheMovie.) Special note that this series is not exactly a reboot, but almost a spin-off in an AlternateTimeline.||

||''Widows''||1983-2001||''Film/{{Widows}}''||2018||Relocates the setting from London to chic and makes the titular widows a more culturally diverse group.||

||''[[Series/RockyAndBullwinkle Peabody's Improbable History]]''||1959-64||''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman''||2014||Originally an animated segment of the various ''Rocky and Bullwinkle'' series. The first of the ''Rocky and Bullwinkle'' adaptations to be entirely animated (albeit in CGI).||

||''Series/MissionImpossible''||1966-73||''Film/MissionImpossible''||1996||And sequels ([[Film/MissionImpossibleII 2000]], [[Film/MissionImpossibleIII 2006]], [[Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol 2011]], [[Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation 2015]]). Presented as a sequel to the series, not a reboot.||

||''Series/TalesFromTheDarkside''||1984-88||''Film/TalesFromTheDarksideTheMovie''||1990||The movie is a collection of short stories with a framing device of a child reading short stories in order to stall being eaten by a witch.||

||''Series/TalesFromTheDarkside''||1984-88||''Film/TalesFromTheDarksideTheMovie''||1990||The movie is a collection of short stories with a framing device of a child reading short stories in order to not be eaten by a witch.||

||''Series/TalesFromTheDarkside''||1984-88||''Film/TalesFromTheDarksideTheMovie''||1990|| ||