Which old TV show should we reboot

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gtidriver

3,354 posts

188 months

Tuesday 20th January 2015
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She's still nice.

mp3manager

4,254 posts

197 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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mattdaniels

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283 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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FourWheelDrift said:
A million times this bounce

Sadly I'm not sure it would work. Crystal Maze is the only modern show that comes anywhere near and even then it's miles away.

Another show I'd like to see rebooted is "Now Get Out of That".

SonnieMC

2 posts

112 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Firefly
Married with children
Seinfield

The Don of Croy

6,002 posts

160 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Do Not Adjust Your Set - python before python but for children. IKYN.

The Clangers.

The House of the Future (ITV show in the 70's - trying to predict what we'd fit or build in 25 years time).

ajprice

27,529 posts

197 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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The Don of Croy said:
The Clangers.
Being done. They announced William Shatner as the narrator last week.

qube_TA

8,402 posts

246 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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B.J.W said:
The Adventure Game - only this time on the vortex you really die if you walk into it.
doogy rev!



ab11

19 posts

119 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Heil Honey I'm Home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf9jJx0NSjw

From wiki: Heil Honey I'm Home! is a British sitcom, written by Geoff Atkinson and produced in 1990, that was cancelled after one episode aired. It centres on fictionalised versions of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, who live next door to a Jewish couple, Arny and Rosa Goldenstein. The show spoofs elements of mid-20th century American sitcoms and is driven by Hitler's inability to get along with his neighbours. It caused controversy when aired and has been called "perhaps the world's most tasteless situation comedy"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heil_Honey_I%27m_Home...

All serious, Spitting Image. Back in the day you could actually name members of the government so actually doing this might make politics a bit more interesting again but as long as its not like the new Yes Prime Minister, which was utterly utterly rank.

Or Treasure Hunt


eps

6,297 posts

270 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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qube_TA said:
B.J.W said:
The Adventure Game - only this time on the vortex you really die if you walk into it.
doogy rev!
!sey

Fastchas

2,649 posts

122 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Grange Hill. With the original cast and scriptwrighters! Anything else wouldn't work.

Someone else mentioned Prisoner Cell Block H. They did it recently with 'Wentworth' and it was pretty damn good.

FourWheelDrift

88,557 posts

285 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Tales of the Gold Monkey.

eps

6,297 posts

270 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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I'd definitely go with some of the above.

Blakes 7

Grange Hill

and

Tales of the Golden Monkey (although I thought it was only me that could remember that one!)

ugofirst

263 posts

112 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Fastchas said:
Grange Hill. With the original cast and scriptwrighters! Anything else wouldn't work.
Er they're all old people now biggrin

Zad

12,704 posts

237 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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mattdaniels said:
A million times this bounce

Sadly I'm not sure it would work. Crystal Maze is the only modern show that comes anywhere near and even then it's miles away.

Another show I'd like to see rebooted is "Now Get Out of That".
Did you ever see "Raven" and its spin-off series on Childrens BBC TV? Each series was slightly different in format, but in essence it was a hybrid of Crystal Maze and NGOOT. Lots of episodes are available on YouTube.

Blakes 7 is supposedly undergoing a remake on Sky, but even with CGI I just can't imagine it having the traction that the original series had. Any gloss and glitz will just undermine the gritty dystopian feel of the original series. Plus, Servalan...


Morningside

24,111 posts

230 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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gtidriver said:
Was only talking about tv shows the other day. ... cell block h ...
Have you not been watching Wentworth?

Adrian W

13,884 posts

229 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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I dream of Jeanie.........who would replace Barbera Eden

bstb3

4,089 posts

159 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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I love a lot of those 80's shows being mentioned, but how many would not just be tarnished memories. TJ Hooker without Shatner & Locklear? Fall Guy without Lee Majors? I'd rather just watch the repeats (and yes pause it when Heather comes on cloud9)

Also, the way things are nowadays Charlies Angels rebooted would probably just be an excuse for hooters... scratchchin




Good reboots subjects for me would be something like the old old Flash Gordon cinema shorts - I could see that working. Sci fi setting with enough scope for variety, classic villain / hero type setup and dale arden / ming's daughter for the hotties. You could probably get Brian Blessed in it too, which would instantly make it worthwhile.

You could possibly make a Tarzan reboot too, although it would likely end up as some eco warrior garbage so perhaps lets not do that.

entropy

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204 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Knightmare

FourWheelDrift

88,557 posts

285 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Adrian W said:
I dream of Jeanie.........who would replace Barbera Eden
Alice Eve.

Skywalker

3,269 posts

215 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Zod said:
plasticpig said:
Blakes 7
yes
As long as the Liberator is only breathed on in the re-imagining. Certainly more BSG than Star Trek when it's done.