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Is “St. Elmo’s Fire” Still Burning?”
If ABC gets their way, DC might soon be home to yet another television production. The proposed pilot? St. Elmo's Fire-The Hour-Long Dramedy.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joel Shumaker, who directed the 1985 Brat Pack classic, Jamie Tarses, former head of ABC's entertainment division, and actor Topher Grace have plans to modernize the story of six Georgetown grads struggling after graduation on the mean streets of Washington. The city has obviously changed in the 24 years since the movie was released, which could make the transition from film to television more awkward than it already is. But The Tombs, the bar that inspired the movie, is still one of Georgetown's most popular watering holes, so who knows, the concept could work.
But is an update necessary?
