[TV News] The Next Big Trend In TV? Remakes of wacky 60's sit-coms...

[ApexOversteer]

Remember The Munsters? No, not The Addams Family, The Munsters, with Fred Gwyne. Classic American bizzare TV, totally a product of its time, impossible to recreate.

So of course NBC is remaking it. So, how do they play it? Family Guy Meets Frankenstein? Everybody Loves Herman? Two And A Half Munsters?

No. They say they are looking to make it "darker", "edgier" and "focus more on the characters origins". Oh, and the episodes will be an hour long.

What? Focus on the what? Oh boy, I can just hear the pitch now...

"It's like Buffy The Vampire Slayer, only funny."

What else is coming?

Well, Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane is at Fox, rebooting The Flintstones for 2013, CBS is developing a return of Bewitched and is rumored to be working a Get Smart redux, in the style of 24.

I can't figure out the reasoning behind remaking these shows, aside from The Flintstones. I get that.

I just can't see where they get the idea that people are wanting remakes of The Munsters or Bewitched.

[78SA]

Anyone that comes up with Family Guy will screw up anything else. They already did a Bewitched movie so a tv show doesn't make sense. The Munsters might be ok depending on the writers.

[mrvette]

George Burns/Gracie Allen.....

Jackie Gleason Honeymooners.....

even Howdy Doody.....

gotchya by a decade or better....:lol::cheers:

[69camfrk]

I think I'll just stick with reruns of the originals.

[Munch]

If they are going to remake anything it should be BJ and the Bear.

[Wathen1955]

Just think if they started to ruin the old classics like:
All in the Family
Stanford & Son
WKRP in Cincinnati

ALL IN THE FAMILY - CLIP FROM "LIONEL'S ENGAGEMENT" (1974) - YouTube

Sanford And Son -Esther And Son- PART 1 - YouTube


WKRP - Baby its cold outside - YouTube

[Sleestak]

I could get behind remakes of I Dream Of Jeannie and Petticoat Junction.

[Superstreet]

I think I'll just stick with reruns of the originals.

:iagree: :cheers:

[VatorMan]

Wish there was another Carol Burnett,Harvey Korman and Tim Conway in the mix.

[mrvette]

What was that phrase where the frog appeared outta smoke on a table/file cabinet? Tweek the magic finger Frogieee!! and broinggggg went the sound of a spring, as the frog appeared from smoke.....

There was a chick we called Froggie, who was foxy as hell, seriously knock out looks, but she talked like a frog quite often....sort of a raspy funny sound....and so the name, but I always wanted her to tweek my magic finger....and she WAS smoking hot......needed NO special effects....:lol:

but the HONEYMOONERS could be probably the best rerun comedy of all time, dunno who has the serious comedy talent today to do it....

that show was only a year old, one season, I think.....

but the possibilities are endless on that theme.....

white/black/orientals/latino that apartment could become the laugh riot of the nation in a nanosecond.....

Too the MOON Alice!!!!


:lol::lol::cheers:

AND don't forget you heard it here first folks, so when someone copies my concept, they have to pay the bux....I settle for 4 grand per hour show.....

4 grans X 50= 200 grand/year....chicken feed to them....

[syf350]

Pantyhose Clips from Hee-Haw - YouTube

[DaveK88]

I'd like to see a remake of Sky King Best show ever :shots:

[sxeC6]

They might as well recycle some of the great oldies cause the junk they're puting out now doesn't cut it. :smash:

[Entropy]

Who's going to play little Eddie and Grandpa?

[Frizzle]

hmm id like to see a remake of hogans hero's.

[Zed16]

TV Guide's 50 worst television shows off all-time circa 2008. They missed "It's About Time" from that icon of television, Sherwood Schwartz.

Think of the remake possibilities some of these would make.

The 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time:
50. Barney & Friends (PBS, April 6, 1992–present)
49. The Ropers (ABC, March 13, 1979–May 22, 1980)
48. Bless This House (CBS, September 11, 1995–January 17, 1996)
47. Rango (ABC, January 13, 1967–September 1, 1967)
46. Me And The Chimp (CBS, January 13, 1972–May 18, 1972)
45. A.K.A. Pablo (ABC, March 6, 1984–April 17, 1984)
44. She's the Sheriff (Syndication, 1987–1989)
43. Woops! (FOX, September 27, 1992–December 6, 1992)
42. The Flying Nun (ABC, September 7, 1967–April 3, 1970)
41. The Tom Green Show (MTV, 1999–2000)
40. Makin' It (ABC, February 1, 1979–March 19, 1979)
39. Still the Beaver (Disney Channel, 1985–1986)
38. Hell Town (NBC, September 11, 1985–December 25, 1985)
37. Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (ABC, September 20, 1975–January 17, 1976)
36. The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (NBC, September 18, 1979–May 5, 1981)
35. Pink Lady and Jeff (NBC, March 1, 1980–April 11, 1980)
34. Alexander the Great (ABC, January 26, 1968)
33. Holmes and Yo-Yo (ABC, September 25, 1976–December 11, 1976)
32. Co-Ed Fever (CBS, February 4, 1979)
31. Homeboys in Outer Space (UPN, August 27, 1996–May 13, 1997)
30. Unhappily Ever After (WB, January 11, 1995–May 2, 1999)
29. The Howard Stern Show (E!, June 20, 1994–present)
28. Supertrain (NBC, February 7, 1979–July 28, 1979)
27. Turn-On (ABC, February 5, 1969)
26. Life with Lucy (ABC, September 20, 1986–November 15, 1986)
25. Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire (FOX, February 20, 2000)
24. One of the Boys (NBC, January 23, 1982–August 20, 1982)
23. Sammy and Company (Syndication, 1975–1977)
22. The Powers of Matthew Star (NBC, September 17, 1982–April 15, 1983)
21. Baywatch (NBC/Syndication, September 22, 1989–May 19, 2001)
20. The Pruitts of Southampton (ABC, September 6, 1966–April 7, 1967)
19. The PTL Club (Syndication, 1976–1987)
18. The Ugliest Girl in Town (ABC, September 26, 1968–January 30, 1969)
17. Casablanca (NBC, April 10, 1983–September 3, 1983)
16. The Chevy Chase Show (FOX, September 7, 1993–October 15, 1993)
15. Manimal (NBC, September 30, 1983–December 31, 1983)
14. Baby Bob (CBS, March 18, 2002–present)
13. Twenty-One (NBC, September 12, 1956–October 16, 1958)
12. Hello, Larry (NBC, January 26, 1979–April 30, 1980)
11. The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (UPN, October 5, 1998–October 26, 1998)
10. Hee Haw Honeys (Syndication, 1978–1979)
9. You're in the Picture (CBS, January 20, 1961–January 27, 1961)
8. Cop Rock (ABC, September 26, 1990–December 26, 1990)
7. AfterMASH (CBS, September 26, 1983–December 18, 1984)
6. Celebrity Boxing (FOX, March 13, 2002–present)
5. Hogan's Heroes (CBS, September 17, 1965–July 4, 1971)
4. The Brady Bunch Hour (January 23, 1977–May 25, 1977)
3. XFL (NBC, UPN, TNN, February 3, 2001–April 21, 2001)
2. My Mother the Car (NBC, September 14, 1965–April 5, 1966)
1. The Jerry Springer Show (Syndication, September 30, 1991–present)

[Chris Fowler]

TV Guide's 50 worst television shows off all-time circa 2008. They missed "It's About Time" from that icon of television, Sherwood Schwartz.

That whole list and no Joanie Loves Chachi? :skep:

Wonder Woman failed...not sure if you'd count that as a remake, reboot or something else.

Charlies Angels is on the way as well...

[Sea Six]

They're remaking Bewitched? They tried to do a spinoff (IIRC in the 80's) called Tabitha, which starred Tabitha all grown up. The show was a real stinker. I remember she drove around in a Volkswagon Thing.

:rofl: