3. Austin Powers
The Austin Powers series of outrageous action-comedies from the late 90s really took the look and feel of spy films from the 1960s and made them into something hugely hilarious. Spies have started making a comeback to television recently, with the successes of Archer, Chuck, and Nikita, the public has responded to these kinds of shows in a big way. Something that these shows haven't focused on is poking fun at the entire spy genre, all at once. Archer has come kind of close to this, but has taken more of a highbrow approach, rather than cheesiness and, well, actual people. From the sexy female companion who mysteriously changes after every film, to the super evil overlord and his minions, Austin Powers made a mockery of it all. The biggest issue with considering this movie series being made into a television show is that it would most likely not work without the writing, producing, and acting of multiple parts by Mike Myers himself. The good news here is that Mike Myers hasn't really been doing much lately, and what he has been doing hasn't been of similar quality to his best work of the past. Other stars like Verne Troyer haven't had a starring role in, well, ever - good luck nabbing Beyoncé though, she's kind of a big deal right now. The rest of the characters not played by Myers himself are expendable. With a new format, come new enemies, new allies, and new missions. They've been supposedly working on the fourth film in the franchise for almost 10 years now; why not shift the work they've already done to another medium? Cable networks could always use another half-hour comedy show with a readily-available fan-base, and with FX launching their new "comedy only" network this fall, FXx, they seem like the perfect candidate. Of course, then Archer would have to share the spotlight, so Showtime, Starz or HBO are all fine, too.