Not so much out of new ideas, as terribly averse to anything that is too new and innovative (unless, of course, the innovator has enough heft and funds by himself to buck the studios). For instance, back in 2000 someone in Hollywood (I forget the specifics at this late date) actually optioned Ranma 1/2 for a film -- but apparently the concept of a sex farce centering on a gender-switching martial artist was way too weird for any studio in Hollywood to risk even considering, and it went nowhere until the option finally expired.
-- Bob
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....