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It's not the same thing. Nightmare is an established horror film franchise. 21 Jump Street was a TV show from the 80s that hasn't been relevant in quite some time. And it was a TV procedural with public service announcement type episodes, which means it wouldn't be as seamless transition to a movie.
Could it have been good? Sure, it's entirely possible. But look at End of Watch. That was a serious cop drama with great reviews, had a small budget and made around 40 million at the box office. A decent showing all things considered. Maybe give it a bigger budget with a slightly bigger box office and that's what a truer adaptation of 21 Jump Street the TV show would have been. I don't think the original fanbase of the TV series would be that large to offset those who had no interest in a true film adaptation. The new market would be far larger for a comedy with Tatum and Hill than a darker, drama.
Instead, we got a well-written comedy that satirized both the high school and the buddy cup genres, and did so with critical and commercial success. Plus a few nods to the OG series for the diehard fans. I don't have a complaint with that at all.
Could it have been good? Sure, it's entirely possible. But look at End of Watch. That was a serious cop drama with great reviews, had a small budget and made around 40 million at the box office. A decent showing all things considered. Maybe give it a bigger budget with a slightly bigger box office and that's what a truer adaptation of 21 Jump Street the TV show would have been. I don't think the original fanbase of the TV series would be that large to offset those who had no interest in a true film adaptation. The new market would be far larger for a comedy with Tatum and Hill than a darker, drama.
Instead, we got a well-written comedy that satirized both the high school and the buddy cup genres, and did so with critical and commercial success. Plus a few nods to the OG series for the diehard fans. I don't have a complaint with that at all.
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