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by Mike Krumboltz

Hollywood likes to call itself a “dream factory.” But the way it spews out sequels and adaptations, “regurgitation complex” might be a more apt description. Not convinced? You should be, because the long-forgotten ’80s television series “The Greatest American Hero” is coming to the big screen.

Gossip blog Defamer has the scoop. According to sources, the film has a script and a director. Filmmakers are now in the middle of making a deal for distribution. As producer Stephen Cannell says, “It will happen.” And as the Buzz Log says, “Yikes.”

For the 95% of you who don’t remember “Greatest American Hero,” the show centered on a bumbling everyman who was granted superpowers, perhaps by a very desperate TV executive. The lead character spent most of his time flying into brick walls for comedic effect. Other than the main character’s blonde afro, the show is probably best remembered for its theme song (”Believe it or not, I’m walking on air”).

There aren’t too many ’80s shows that haven’t already been adapted for the big screen. Hollywood has pretty much picked the bone clean, but there are a few morsels of meat left. Below, we rank the searches on the top ’80s action series that haven’t yet been made into movies. If Hollywood studios are looking to make something that folks are actually interested in, we suggest they drop this Greatest American Hero nonsense and focus their efforts on Magnum P.I. ASAP.