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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
Yep, start of a beautiful friendship. One of the most memorable lines in movies. Where did that friendship go?
Citizens rising up to resist the Nazis. That's a wide open story.
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Few remember it, but this has been tried and failed miserably. Casablanca was made into a series in 1983, starring David Soul of Starsky and Hutch fame as Rick. It actually had a pretty good supporting cast - Hector Elizondo as Louie, Scatman Crothers as Sam, and even a young Ray Liotta as Sacha. It was, however, considered sacrilege by many fans of the film, including young Frazod (Casablanca has been my favorite movie since childhood), bombed in the ratings, and was quickly cancelled. According to IMDb, of the six episodes shot, only four were ever aired. I never watched any of them. Bastards.
As far as what happened to Rick and Louie after the events depicted in the film, there was a never-shot script penned called "Brazzaville," the location of the Free French garrison that Louie suggests he and Sam go to in the closing scene. You can read about it here if you give a crap.
https://www.blackgate.com/2020/04/27/428025/