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BEST ANSWER  chosen by asker   |  jennybeanses  |  January 06, 2009 03:44 AM
1. The Brady Bunch
2. The possibilities for this are endless. The parents could be interracial so all of the kids would be mixed, but they'd have to carry the same atmosphere that the Brady Bunch had (minus some of the dorky camaraderie.)
3. Carol Brady could be played by Gabrielle Union and Mike Brady could be portrayed by Michael Trucco. All the kids would have to be newer actors and actresses. The role of Alice could be played by Lauren Graham.
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I picked this one because I thought that it had to most possibility of any of the suggestions of actually getting made. The interracial aspects adds an extra layer of drama and the kids could all be played by fresh faced upcoming actors/actresses in the HSM mold.

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andy  |  January 06, 2009 09:11 PM
Very interesting...
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david1976aus  |  January 05, 2009 05:20 AM
1. Gilligan's Island
2. This show is the original "Lost" they should use some of the new technology and add a bit of a thriller edge.
3. It should star relatively unknown actors to give it more of an edge.
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pmittens  |  January 05, 2009 05:20 AM
1. My Mother The Car.
2. The Car could be a '65 Mustang
3. Cameron Diaz
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My brain
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gadgetenvy
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gadgetenvy  |  January 05, 2009 05:20 AM
The Avengers
Could be sort of X-files like
Gina Torres and Nathan Fillion
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IMDB
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thefightgeek  |  January 05, 2009 05:23 AM
1. Logan's Run ...

2. Less futuristic (make it much closer to when the apocalypse occured).

3. All of the Firefly cast
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shannonclark  |  January 05, 2009 05:24 AM
It Takes a Thief.

US government paroles international thief (son of a master thief - played in the original by Fred Astaire). Wikipedia claims that Will Smith was associated with a remake, but I think the premise would be a great one for a modern updating. The original was set in the context of the Cold War - but used a lot of fake countries as settings. A remake, I think, should be filmed on location whenever possible - and should have some modern twists.

(Hustle and the US Leverage, have some common elements from It Takes a Thief, but it was the original)
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mobflix  |  January 05, 2009 05:25 AM
Hogan's Heroes starring Billy Mays as Hogan with the Free Credit Report.com guys and the Shamwow guy in the Richard Dawson role. I think it would be hilarious
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underseen  |  January 05, 2009 05:27 AM
Lost in Space
The show would benefit from a huge graphical update
A Full cast of Unknowns, makes it cheaper overall less likely for the show to be canned due to the actors wanting too much money
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listrophy  |  January 05, 2009 05:27 AM
I think Get Smart should get the reboot treatment. These days, there is an overabundance of prime-time shows based on either doctors or police (ER, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice for doctors, CSI, CSI, CSI, etc for police). I think a healthy dose of spy comedy is just what we need.

Fortunately, because technology has advanced so much since the original series, new gadgets of varying practicality could be used, in addition to the old ones. In a world of cell phones, the trusty shoe-phone could still be used in a pinch!

I'm not sure Steve Carell is the best actor for the job, despite playing Maxwell Smart in the recent movie. If he could ever be pulled away from his show, Stephen Colbert might make a fantastic Max.
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stephenk  |  January 05, 2009 05:29 AM
For a show to bring back for a reboot, MASH would keep with the theme started with Battlestar Galactica. The update would involve moving the show out of the Korean War to any more recent conflict whether in the Balkans or the Middle East. For stars, I would have to include James Callis as Radar O'Reilly as the original Radar was quite similar to Baltar. Edward James Olmos could command the 4077. For your old pros from Dover, I would bring in Michael Weatherly as well as Lons Harris with Leah Cairns making one of the old male roles female. The head nurse would be male and would be played by Tahmoh Penikett.
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reedracer
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reedracer  |  January 05, 2009 05:30 AM
The 'A' Team.
More high tech, no cigar, and a female team member. real fun and lots of action
Leader - Judd Nelson,
Insane Computer geek - French Stewart,
Good looking con-woman - Megan Fox
Brawny Badass - Some UFC star
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reedracer
reedracer  |  January 05, 2009 10:47 PM
Now you are thinking! How about Spec Ops a la Jason Bourne for work in either Central America or Somalia?
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reedracer  |  January 06, 2009 03:51 AM
She could be a spec ops, we had Demi Moore break that barrier already :). If not, maybe the Leader's daughter (or even better, the Decker person's rebellious child).
Someone pretty fit to play her, Megan Fox would be too young. Jessica Biel maybe. Depends on her backstory.
Would love to see a full blown two-night mini series of the stuff they witnessed to get them on the wrong side of either the Defense Dept. or NSA
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andy  |  January 06, 2009 09:10 PM
I heard that they are actually making a rebooted "Movie" of the A-Team
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thinkhammer  |  January 05, 2009 05:33 AM
1) I think Dark Shadows would make for an interesting and potentially profitable reboot. It has vampires and other supernatural elements, which are both eternally and currently popular. (I know someone else has thought of this, but it has yet to get picked up anywhere.)

2) Add the long story line elements and mystery of LOST. This might give it some of the feel and interest of the X-Files at it's peak.

3) Zachary Quinto is Barnabas Collins.
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jennybeanses  |  January 06, 2009 03:33 AM
Yes, and Zachary Quinto as Barnabas Collins would be fantastic!
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answerman  |  January 05, 2009 05:34 AM
Star Trek could use a new spin-off. Obviously the possibilities are endless with such a deep franchise.


MacGyver ... plenty of new plot lines would be possible with all of the contemporary conflicts going on. The Sylar guy from Heroes might be a good fit.


The recent movie might have revived a niche for Speed Racer. Plots involving futuristic muscle cars and corporate scandal might be workable for a new live-action show.
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drmatt  |  January 05, 2009 05:35 AM
Mork and Mindy.... Just not the last season...

Mork - Robin Williams (he could still pull it off)
Mindy - Jennifer Love Hewett (or whoever)
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zensailor
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zensailor  |  January 05, 2009 05:39 AM
the questions could also be, what show have they NOT updated yet? I would go with gumby, in color! and they should get mike meyers to do the voice =)
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krystyne20  |  January 05, 2009 05:43 AM
I would love to see any of these shows remade:

Misfits of Science - Courtney Cox could still star!
Airwolf - Wentworth Miller
MacGyver - Jensen Ackles
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morriss003
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morriss003  |  January 05, 2009 05:54 AM
I Spy, updated to fight extremism of all sorts and starring Chris Rock and Owen Wilson with Morgan Freeman as their handler.
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mgdell  |  January 05, 2009 06:01 AM
1. Gilligan's Island / Lost in Space
2. Make it a space show where the people were space tourists and they get stuck on a small moon that supports life. Kind of a cross between the two shows.
3. A bunch of unknown actors would be best for this one.
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jennybeanses  |  January 06, 2009 03:35 AM
I like this idea. It almost has a "Hitchhiker's Guide" feel to it in my imagination.
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yitz98  |  January 05, 2009 06:16 AM
The original Mission Impossible series.
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itsawhat  |  January 05, 2009 06:24 AM
That Girl ! from the 60's I believe Marlo Thomas was the star Ted ? played her boyfriend. I think a 2009 remake would be great if Jennifer Anniston was the lead.
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bridjmon  |  January 05, 2009 06:42 AM
1. Sanford and Son
2. This version is drama combined with a touch of supernatural crime solving, ala SAVING GRACE & MEDIUM.
3. The black detective on COLD CASE is the new Fred Sanford
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naruwan
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naruwan  |  January 05, 2009 06:56 AM
1. CHiPs
2. Have it set in New York or Miami (would need to rework the CHiPs acronym somehow!)
3. Danny DeVito and Joe Pesci
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andy
andy  |  January 06, 2009 09:09 PM
Oh man i used to love that show. Why not just have the reboot still in LA?
Not so sure about your casting though...
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jeffhoard  |  January 05, 2009 06:58 AM
I would like to see All in the Family be redone to push our modern boundaries. It seems like there are so many social issues that need to be vented out and sometimes you can only do that through the art of television, Archie could be played by a modern day Bill O'Reilly style conservative. The kids can be played by good looking Barack Obama era 20-somethings and the mom will be played by the mom from That '70s Show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLjNJI54GMM
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andy
andy  |  January 06, 2009 09:08 PM
This would be a perfect climate for something like that, unfortunately these days the Networks are scared to take any chances so I'm not sure it would have the bite it should. Good idea though...
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quincy.ntuli  |  January 05, 2009 08:19 AM
1) Sha na na.

2) Format should be Saturday Night Live meets hair spray

3) Wayne Brady as Bowzer :-)
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markjeffrey  |  January 05, 2009 09:27 AM
1.) The Prisoner!
http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/prisoner-calendar-08.jpg


2.) Update: The OLD #6 (the hero in the 60's version) -- Patrick McGoohan -- is the NEW #2 (primary villain). How he has become corrupted is a central mystery of the new series.

Furthermore, it is no longer set in a Cold War universe. The new paranoia revolves around new world order conspiracy theories and terrorism.

The main setting is still The Village, ideally filmed on the same Welsh island as the original.

3. The new star -- the new #6 -- is ideally Daniel Craig.
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andy
andy  |  January 06, 2009 09:09 PM
I've never heard of that show, im gonna have to check it out.
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graemehunter  |  January 05, 2009 10:02 AM
Soap 2.0 would work for me, ideally taking Sunset Beach into the Soap territory. Use a few of the original actors, but mainly populate it with beautiful young idiots. In a perfect world, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert would play the father figure for the Flotskys and the Tates respectively.
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joeknows  |  January 05, 2009 03:47 PM
You can't go wrong with Chralie's Angels.

Lets go with Halle Berry, Salma Hayek, and Jaime Pressley!
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markbt  |  January 06, 2009 08:07 PM
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