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What 60's, 70's or 80's classic television show should get the reboot treatment -a la Battlestar Galactica

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Which old television show should they bring back for a reboot?
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jennybeanses | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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andy | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

Very interesting...

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krystyne20 | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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answerman | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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graemehunter | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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stephenk | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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gadgetenvy | 3 years, 4 months ago
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The Avengers
Could be sort of X-files like
Gina Torres and Nathan Fillion
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listrophy | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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thinkhammer | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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 | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

Yes, and Zachary Quinto as Barnabas Collins would be fantastic!

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markjeffrey | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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 | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

I've never heard of that show, im gonna have to check it out.

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david1976aus | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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bridjmon | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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 | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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 | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

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 | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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 | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

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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thefightgeek | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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itsawhat | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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reedracer | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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darcy logan | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

Interesting...since our military is still in the dark ages with putting women in combat situations or becoming SEALs or Army Rangers, how would you put the woman on the team? And who would play the good looking charmer?

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reedracer | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

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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darcy logan | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

Interesting...what "war" would they have been formed for? The first Iraq war (Operation Desert Storm)?

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I heard that they are actually making a rebooted "Movie" of the A-Team

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reedracer | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

Now you are thinking! How about Spec Ops a la Jason Bourne for work in either Central America or Somalia?

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quincy.ntuli | 3 years, 4 months ago
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1) Sha na na.

2) Format should be Saturday Night Live meets hair spray

3) Wayne Brady as Bowzer :-)
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drmatt | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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joeknows | 3 years, 4 months ago
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You can't go wrong with Chralie's Angels.

Lets go with Halle Berry, Salma Hayek, and Jaime Pressley!
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shannonclark | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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 | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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markbt | 3 years, 4 months ago
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underseen | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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zensailor | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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yitz98 | 3 years, 4 months ago
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The original Mission Impossible series.

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morriss003 | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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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pmittens | 3 years, 4 months ago
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1. My Mother The Car.
2. The Car could be a '65 Mustang
3. Cameron Diaz
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jg_rat | 3 years, 4 months ago
F Troop, no question.
Needs Steve Carell as Wilton Parmenter and Woody Allen as Wild Eagle.
Anne Hathaway as Wrangler Jane.
Robert Downey as O'Rourke
Any ideas for Corporal Agarn?

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mgdell | 3 years, 4 months ago
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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 | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

I like this idea. It almost has a "Hitchhiker's Guide" feel to it in my imagination.

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