|
|
Post by dianedebuda on Oct 24, 2022 17:16:25 GMT
Most fall flat on their face, IMO, but there's 2 current ones that I really like.
Quantum Leap The original was one of my favorite series. I really like how the new one is honoring it as well as giving it a slightly new spin.
Fantasy Island The original was fun to watch mostly because of the guest stars & Ricardo. The new version also honors the old while actually having better scripts too. Last I saw, it'll be back on Fox next month for season 2. In the meantime, I've been watching the orig again on early, early GetTV weekends. Stories? Oh my are they corny.  And I think they've chopped 1/3 of each show for more ads.  Hasn't stopped me from putting them on the dvr. |
|
|
|
Post by topbilled on Oct 24, 2022 18:46:25 GMT
What are you thoughts about the reboots for Hawaii Five 0 and Magnum P.I.?
|
|
|
|
Post by dianedebuda on Oct 24, 2022 19:00:27 GMT
Watched the origs, but not the reboots. Not sure why not though. Hubby watched the Hawaii reboot.
Fond memory of the orig Hawaii Five-0 episode with the monopoly cards & money.
Guess my favorite thing about the orig Magnum series was the interplay between Tom Selleck and John Hillerman. Did the reboot have anything like that?
|
|
|
|
Post by topbilled on Oct 25, 2022 1:35:34 GMT
Watched the origs, but not the reboots. Not sure why not though. Hubby watched the Hawaii reboot. Fond memory of the orig Hawaii Five-0 episode with the monopoly cards & money. Guess my favorite thing about the orig Magnum series was the interplay between Tom Selleck and John Hillerman. Did the reboot have anything like that? |
|
ericj
New Member
Posts: 25
|
Post by ericj on Oct 25, 2022 5:55:31 GMT
Fantasy Island The original was fun to watch mostly because of the guest stars & Ricardo. The new version also honors the old while actually having better scripts too. Last I saw, it'll be back on Fox next month for season 2. In the meantime, I've been watching the orig again on early, early GetTV weekends. Stories? Oh my are they corny.
(Interesting that both the reboot series, and that heretical Blumhouse horror-movie thing, paid homage to the later show trying to bring in "Julie" as Roarke's cute female assistant, after Herve Villechaize was reportedly acting more erratic on set and in danger of being fired by season 4-5.)
As for reboots, only recently discovered, on TubiTV, another recent summer-replacement attempt at rebooting You Bet Your Life, this time with Jay Leno in the improvisatory-Groucho role (and bringing plenty of his old Tonight Show shticks, like wacky newspaper headlines), that...I didn't even realize existed.
I hadn't seen Bill Cosby's attempt at a reboot in the 90's, so can't comment. |
|
|
|
Post by dianedebuda on Oct 25, 2022 15:12:52 GMT
Guess my favorite thing about the orig Magnum series was the interplay between Tom Selleck and John Hillerman. Did the reboot have anything like that? A romantic connection? Nope, that seals any interest from me on sampling it. Could have lived with the gender swap, but not this.  |
|
|
|
Post by hoganman1 on Oct 28, 2022 12:43:04 GMT
I was a fan of both of these shows when they were originally on TV. However, I have not seen a single episode of the reboots. They just didn't look that interesting to me.
|
|
|
|
Post by dianedebuda on Oct 28, 2022 14:41:35 GMT
I was a fan of both of these shows when they were originally on TV. However, I have not seen a single episode of the reboots. They just didn't look that interesting to me. |
|
|
|
Post by MacGuffin on Oct 29, 2022 14:29:10 GMT
Columbo has become very popular with younger audiences, and along with that has been talk of a hypothetical reboot.
The consensus seems to be that Mark Ruffalo would to justice to the part of Columbo, but many seem to feel that a reboot would pale in comparison to the detective's iconic portrayal by Peter Falk, not to mention the '70s aesthetic that seems such a part of the charm of the original series.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2022 22:45:17 GMT
I watched the rebooted Hawaii 5-0 for the first few seasons, but quit a couple before it was finally canceled. I wasn't much of a fan of the original, and didn't think much of the reboot, either.
I tried out the new Quantum Leap, but quit after episode 4. I never warmed to the new cast, and the stories were too rote and bland.
I know a lot of people liked the newer Battlestar Galactica, but I never watched it. The first one was barely passable most of the time.
I enjoyed the Netflix reboot of Lost In Space more than the original. There were also some good episodes in the later reboots of The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits.
|
|
|
|
Post by dianedebuda on Oct 31, 2022 3:13:22 GMT
I tried out the new Quantum Leap, but quit after episode 4. I never warmed to the new cast, and the stories were too rote and bland.  |
|
|
|
Post by uncle charlie on Nov 7, 2022 5:28:24 GMT
Apologies in advance for the negative post. I've never been a fan of re-boots (or movie re-makes). I tend to be biased towards the originals. I grew up in the '70's watching reruns of The Twilight Zone over and over again. When they rebooted it in the '80's, it just wasn't the same. Although, an anthology series like that seems ripe for a reboot because you're not rehashing the same characters from the original series. Rebooting Hawaii 5-0 or Magnum, P.I. just seems off because you're asking new actors to fill the shoes of the originals. How could you replace Tom Selleck? I also don't like the "reunion" type shows. ME-TV and FETV have been airing the Perry Mason movies from the '80's on Sunday nights. To me, watching Raymond Burr lumbering around at 300+ pounds in his late sixties was just sad and a pale comparison to the original series.
I suppose these reboots aren't meant for codgers like me. I'm guessing that they're trying to attract younger audiences using tried and true vehicles. I think I'm going to stick with the originals.
P.S. Get off my lawn!
|
|
|
|
Post by ando on Nov 7, 2022 5:56:11 GMT
Apologies in advance for the negative post. I've never been a fan of re-boots (or movie re-makes). I tend to be biased towards the originals. I grew up in the '70's watching reruns of The Twilight Zone over and over again. When they rebooted it in the '80's, it just wasn't the same. Although, an anthology series like that seems ripe for a reboot because you're not rehashing the same characters from the original series. Rebooting Hawaii 5-0 or Magnum, P.I. just seems off because you're asking new actors to fill the shoes of the originals. How could you replace Tom Selleck? I also don't like the "reunion" type shows. ME-TV and FETV have been airing the Perry Mason movies from the '80's on Sunday nights. To me, watching Raymond Burr lumbering around at 300+ pounds in his late sixties was just sad and a pale comparison to the original series. I suppose these reboots aren't meant for codgers like me. I'm guessing that they're trying to attract younger audiences using tried and true vehicles. I think I'm going to stick with the originals. P.S. Get off my lawn! Hear, hear. |
|
|
|
Post by topbilled on Nov 7, 2022 14:15:06 GMT
Apologies in advance for the negative post. I've never been a fan of re-boots (or movie re-makes). I tend to be biased towards the originals. I grew up in the '70's watching reruns of The Twilight Zone over and over again. When they rebooted it in the '80's, it just wasn't the same. Although, an anthology series like that seems ripe for a reboot because you're not rehashing the same characters from the original series. Rebooting Hawaii 5-0 or Magnum, P.I. just seems off because you're asking new actors to fill the shoes of the originals. How could you replace Tom Selleck? I also don't like the "reunion" type shows. ME-TV and FETV have been airing the Perry Mason movies from the '80's on Sunday nights. To me, watching Raymond Burr lumbering around at 300+ pounds in his late sixties was just sad and a pale comparison to the original series. I suppose these reboots aren't meant for codgers like me. I'm guessing that they're trying to attract younger audiences using tried and true vehicles. I think I'm going to stick with the originals. P.S. Get off my lawn!
The Andy Griffith Show morphed into Mayberry R.F.D. without missing a beat. Aunt Bee and several of the townspeople transferred over to the new series, but Ken Berry was brought in to replace Andy Griffith and Buddy Foster replaced Ron Howard. The final season had Alice Ghostley replacing Frances Bavier.
This spinoff/continuation lasted three years and was technically a reboot, to keep the franchise going. |
|
|
|
Post by uncle charlie on Nov 8, 2022 1:38:36 GMT
I guess I don't have a clear idea of what constitutes a reboot. In my mind, Archie Bunker's Place is a reboot but Maude and The Jeffersons are spinoffs. Joanie Loves Chachi is a reboot but Mork and Mindy and Laverne and Shirley are spinoffs. Is this correct?
By the way, I've never seen an episode of Mayberry RFD. It was a little before my time. I believe I've seen every episode of The Andy Griffith Show thanks to 50+ years of reruns. If Mayberry RFD reruns have ever aired, they flew beneath my radar.
|
|
And I think they've chopped 1/3 of each show for more ads. 
Hasn't stopped me from putting them on the dvr. 
