Episode 126 - I Spy (2002)
Description
The "Summer Surprise" randomizer brings us yet another classic TV show turned big-budget movie, this time with a look at 2002's I Spy, a groundbreaking dramatic spy series from the '60s starring Robert Culp and Bill Cosby, now re-imagined as an action-comedy big-screen adventure starring Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy. The cinematic I Spy clearly failed to make the impact the filmmakers hoped for, but is it entirely the movie's fault? How much did Eddie Murphy's other then recent box-office bombs hurt the perception of this film? Does original star Bill Cosby's tarnished legacy now further diminish the movie's reputation? Or did the movie itself just miss the mark with the changes it made to the source material? We ponder all these questions and more, in - surprisingly - one of our most contentious episodes in some time!
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