I just found this pilot episode of an unsold TV series on YouTube and before watching it I couldn't help but think that although I liked the movie, I just couldn't see how or why they'd try to make a television show about it.
The first thing I noticed as I watched, and it didn't surprise me, is that the show is really NOT all that much like the movie. There is the ubiquitous laugh track AND the show plays like just another sit-com...things that make it totally like the sweet movie. The characters were more shrill (particularly the supposedly cute little girl) and subtle this show wasn't. It's so different that I really wish they'd not bothered naming it after "Adventures in Babysitting" and just made an original story.
So, despite all this, was it worth seeing and would it have made a good series? Not really. While the show is passable entertainment, you can't help but think how strange and contrived it would be if EVERY episode the kids got lost with their babysitters. Additionally, the show seemed to have limited appeal...like a Disney Channel show...and adults would have found the humor tedious.
The first thing I noticed as I watched, and it didn't surprise me, is that the show is really NOT all that much like the movie. There is the ubiquitous laugh track AND the show plays like just another sit-com...things that make it totally like the sweet movie. The characters were more shrill (particularly the supposedly cute little girl) and subtle this show wasn't. It's so different that I really wish they'd not bothered naming it after "Adventures in Babysitting" and just made an original story.
So, despite all this, was it worth seeing and would it have made a good series? Not really. While the show is passable entertainment, you can't help but think how strange and contrived it would be if EVERY episode the kids got lost with their babysitters. Additionally, the show seemed to have limited appeal...like a Disney Channel show...and adults would have found the humor tedious.