Members Faulkner Posted January 27, 2018 Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 Reboot fever continues. (“Magnum P.I.” also in the works as previously reported.) It’ll be tough to top Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cagney-lacey-magnum-pi-reboots-6-cbs-pilot-orders-1079031 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wendy Posted January 27, 2018 Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 This is getting ridiculous at this point. There are NO new ideas out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted January 27, 2018 Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 I'd rather see a Simon & Simon redux. I wasn't a Cagney & Lacey fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted January 27, 2018 Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 Suddenly, it's the '80's again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted January 27, 2018 Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 What's nest...The Dukes of Hazzard?? Please register in order to view this content If CBS wants to reboot oldies then they should with The Incredible Hulk or Wonder Woman or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted January 27, 2018 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 It honestly wouldn’t surprise me to see “Touched By An Angel” and “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” up next. I heard some flutterings about a “Northern Exposure” follow-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 27, 2018 Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 CBS is desperate due to their aging and failing shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted January 27, 2018 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 All of the broadcast networks (and really the cable networks and streaming services too) are desperate. Easy to go for name recognition to cut through the clutter when very little else is working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted January 27, 2018 Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 I read something once that Hollywood does this cause things like this already have built in fanbases, but yeah they are out of ideas With how well WW did at the box office, I'm surprised someone hasn't tried to do a new WW show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted January 27, 2018 Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 It's because of built-in name recognition. Just announcing the pilot orders of these names has given them a lot of social media buzz (albeit, not very good, but still, there's been a reaction). And there's money involved. The studios stand to gain by using their old properties to make money. It's not as "risky" as a "new" show. Do I like it? Not particularly, this finally seems to be a little too much. But I get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted January 27, 2018 Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 Maybe I'm forgetting someone, but has anyone of all these reboots really been successful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted January 27, 2018 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 Will & Grace, even though ratings have eroded drastically since the premiere (due to weird scheduling, initial curiosity wearing off, and a few weak recent episodes). But NBC is probably very happy with the result, which is why they are exploring other reboots like The Office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted January 27, 2018 Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 Will and Grace isn't technically a reboot though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted January 27, 2018 Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 "Word" to both these posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted January 27, 2018 Members Share Posted January 27, 2018 Exactly! They could have Lynda Carter playing the Queen Mother on the show. I don't know who I would cast as the new WW though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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