The popular 1990 film Ghost is going to be made into a television show. It is not the first motion picture to be transferred down to the small screen. Some of the greatest TV shows that have ever been known started out as successful movies. Here are the top 10 best movie to TV adaptations.

10. Men in Black:The Series (1997-2001)


This animated show was based on the 1997 Men in Black movie starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. Their characters, Agents J and K, return here on new adventures in their ongoing mission to investigate extra-terrestrials living on Earth. It felt much more gritty and urban than its predecessor, sort of like The X-Files for the younger set. Anyone who saw this show growing up would agree that the most memorable part of the series was the opening, with its strange yet hip music and smooth animation that perfectly set the tone for the entire show.

9. Beetlejuice (1989-1991)


Another animated series based on a movie that featured weird creatures. This cartoon captured the bizarre essence of Tim Burton's original film with weird characters, like the returning undead trickster Beetlejuice and his associate Lydia Deetz, and even weirder creatures from an alternate reality called the "Neitherworld". Like the Men in Black series, Beetlejuice is widely remembered for its trippy intro.

8. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008-2009)


This show takes place after the events of Terminator 2:Judgement Day and follows the struggles of rising revolutionaries Sarah Connor, played by Game of Thrones star Lena Headey, and her son John (Thomas Dekker) as they fight against hostile forces that aim to kill them and destroy their mission. A re-programmed Terminator named Cameron, played by Firefly veteran Summer Glau, joins the group as John's protector. It only ran for 2 seasons on Fox but it managed to receive good ratings and decent reviews. Any fan of the Terminator franchise should check it out.

7.The Real Ghostbusters (1986-1991)


The animated spin-off for the classic comedy Ghostbusters follows the adventures of our favorite ghost hunters. The cartoon manages to perfectly recreate the setting, technology, and voices of the characters as they were seen in the movie. It also introduced new ghosts and made Slimer their ghostly mascot.

6. Alice (1976-1985)


This classic sitcom was based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, a drama-comedy directed by Martin Scorsese. The show follows the story of a widow named Alice (Linda Lavin), who works at a roadside diner to support herself and her son. Alice mainly focused on her job in Mel's Diner and the crazy characters that surrounded her. The most unforgettable character on the show was the sassy waitress Flo (Polly Holliday) who had one of the most famous catchphrases in sitcom history: "Kiss my grits!"

5. The Odd Couple (1970-1975)


Based on the 1968 film of the same name and the 1965 play of the same name written by Neil Simon. This popular 1970s sitcom told the story of two very different roommates, neat freak Felix Unger (Tony Randall) and lazy slob Oscar Madison (Jack Klugman), who have to learn how to live together in the same apartment. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest sitcoms of all time as well as one of the best duos of all time.

4. Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003-2005)


It's an animated micro-series produced by Genndy Tartakovsky, the creator of the classic Cartoon Network shows Samurai Jack and Dexter's Laboratory and the director of the hit movie Hotel Transylvania. The events of this show act as a bridge between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. The episodes are really short, ranging from five to fifteen minutes. The micro-series has the marks of a any great Tartakovsky creation: beautiful backgrounds, high quality animation, great voice-acting, and a lot of heavy atmosphere mixed in with a good sense of humor.

3. Friday Night Lights (2006-2011)


This critically acclaimed TV series and the 2004 sport movie of the same name were based on the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream. The story follows the drama of high school football in the small town of Dillon, Texas. At the head of this great ensemble cast is Kyle Chandler as the new football coach Eric Taylor. Friday Night Lights shows how football ties into other heavy issues like family values and life lessons.

2. M*A*S*H (1972-1983)


M*A*S*H is best known as one of the most popular American TV shows of all time. It was based on the 1970 black comedy of the same name, which was itself based on the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker. The show was about a group of USA Army surgeons, lead by the renegade Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda), who were stationed in "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" in South Korea during the Korean War. The season finale, "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen", was watched by 125 million viewers, making it the most watched and highest rated season finale of all time.

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)


This is absolutely the most perfect example of how the same idea can be presented in two totally different ways. Buffy the Vampire Slayer started out as a 1992 movie starring Kristy Swanson in the title role. The film did not make a lot of money at the box office and the majority of viewers and critics considered it a campy, bad movie. In 1997, creator Joss Whedon reclaimed his vampire-slaying heroine and turned her adventures into one of the most popular and successful TV shows of all time. The show had everything: excellent writing that that could be both tragically dramatic or comedic (the witty comebacks are instantly memorable and quotable), extraordinary characters, fascinating character development, amazing plot lines, and 7 seasons of great episodes.