If cable television is experiencing a golden age, it seems network television is responding by trying to take movie properties and turn them into hit shows. Whatever works...
By the way, did you ever wonder what happened after "Marley & Me"? Well, NBC is going to try to give you the answer with a show that will "pick up where the movie left off. John and Jenny Grogan and their three kids, a 16-year-old boy and a 13-year-old and 6-year-old girls, have just moved back to Florida so that John can take up his newspaper column once again. However, when a stray puppy (“owned” by their neglectful neighbors) ends up on their doorstep, they are forced to adopt it. This dog, named Marley for the fact that they use Marley’s old leash and tags, is as willful, destructive and delightful as her original namesake. And she will help shed light not only on the growing pains of the Grogan family, but also the lives of the neighbors, and fellow dog-owners, around them." Jenny...