Gilligans Island was a "dumb but lovable" show. I watched it when it was originally broadcast and for years watched the reruns every afternoon after school, to the point of almost memorizing all of the dialouge. To try to anylze and explain its appeal seems to be beside the point, it was mindless, silly, escapist fun. What more do you need?
I have not watched any of the other remakes mentioned in this article and I wouldnt watch a Gilligan remake either. To me it borders on plagarism and intellectual and creative laziness.
All that being said, I think it is more entertaining to imagine the cast of the remake than it would be to actually watch the movie. There are some excellent suggestions posted here.
I always had, and still have, actually, a huge crush on Dawn Wells, MaryAnn. I still think she is one of the most beatiful women I have ever seen on television.

For the part of the Skipper, two words: John Goodman.

These remakes would work if they would stop trying to put a twist into them or be campy with the original's campyness. They should do it serious with the comedy as a plot driver.

Please make it all stop already. In just the past week we've heard about a remake of Speedy Gonzales starring the insufferable George Lopez, a Rockford Files remake that will probably have Jim Rockford all PC and driving a Prius instead of his signature Firebird and now a hatchet job on Gilligan's Island. Can you slackers please leave my childhood alone and do something original?

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I could see them taking the "Brady Bunch" route. Although "GI" was already whacky and bouncing off the walls. However, both "GI" and "BB" were Sherwood Shwartz creations. Another major factor in a successful movie based on a TV show: writers/producers etc., who have ACTUALLY WATCHED the show. "Bewitched" and yes, even the "Mission: Impossible" movies seemed to have been written by people who had never seen those shows. Either that, or producers pushed so much of their own input into the scripts, that any relation to the original products were eliminated. (Some regard the "M. I." movies as terrific. As action films, perhaps they were good. Plot-wise, they were nothing whatsoever like the TV show. For the TV show, you had to pay complete attention to what was going on - something modern producers/writers believe the movie viewer incapable of.) I'll be keeping track of this "GI" movie to see how it progresses.

Christina Hendricks as Ginger and Gennifer Goodwin as Mary ann!?!

For the love of all that's holy: NO!

Come on, Hollywood, enough with the TV remakes. Very few series actually translate well to the big screen. Certainly not Gilligan's Island.

FOX 411 said Sherwood Schwartz wants Michael Cera as Gilligan.

No.