# If you could bring back one show **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 22, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871 "2017-01-22T20:56:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/21 "2017-01-22T23:43:06Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Me too. I loved that show, and sadly it didn’t get the chance it needed to have. ☹ > Of OLD shows, I wish they could do a modern treatment of “Soap!” What they would do with the modern concept of the internet meme would be fantastic… Great choice! I also saw Pushing Daisies got a few gos also, another good one! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/22 "2017-01-22T23:44:17Z")
A forgotten show that aired in the early '90s: [The Powers That Be](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Powers_That_Be_(TV_series)). A super-witty sitcom with a stellar cast, and very relevant to our current political climate. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/23 "2017-01-22T23:45:31Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > Chappelle’s Show > > I understand he was burnt out and uncomfortable with how certain people reacted to the show, but maybe his batteries are recharged by now. He’s got a Netflix original special coming up, plus two videos of his standup. Is there anything specific about the show and not the man that you want? ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/24 "2017-01-22T23:45:56Z")
Solitary. ---
**Author:** ![flaming\_yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/25 "2017-01-23T00:02:46Z")
> [@brachyrhynchos](#): > > Solitary. was this the game show that had people in pods? If so I still think about that show and a few of the things they had to do. I remember binge watching on a sunday all the shows in a row… Loved it I would bring back the show Coupling from BBC I loved every episode. Thought it was brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/26 "2017-01-23T00:14:45Z")
_Star Trek_, but only with the original cast. **All of them** , so get cracking on that Resurrection Machine! And they better be the right ages, too. None of this “40 years later” bullshit. I want them young and healthy and ready to do Seasons 4 - 12. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/27 "2017-01-23T00:17:47Z")
A show that nobody watched on Showtime (probably why it was cancelled after two seasons) starring Hank Azaria as a psychologist and his crazy friend Oliver Platt called Huff. Such a great show with so many strings left hanging. . … ---
**Author:** ![4kad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/7cd45c/32.png) [@4kad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4kad)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/28 "2017-01-23T00:25:18Z")
The Office that aired on NBC. Always liked workplace comedies ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/29 "2017-01-23T00:33:12Z")
\*Twin Peaks \* and it’s actually happening. I’ll also mention _Pushing Daisies_. I don’t understand why it wasn’t wildly popular. It doesn’t even seem to have much of a cult following. \*Early Edition \* is another one that should have had another season or two. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/30 "2017-01-23T00:42:55Z")
> [@flaming\_yawn](#): > > was this the game show that had people in pods? If so I still think about that show and a few of the things they had to do. I remember binge watching on a sunday all the shows in a row… Loved it > > I would bring back the show Coupling from BBC I loved every episode. Thought it was brilliant. I loved Coupling! I was wrong to keep this to one show only. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/31 "2017-01-23T00:44:51Z")
_Fernwood/America Tonight_ ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/32 "2017-01-23T00:45:41Z")
Jericho Or Firefly I would take either. Also, Pushing Daisies would be in the top 3. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/33 "2017-01-23T00:47:33Z")
My So-Called Life. So much territory to explore. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/34 "2017-01-23T00:55:06Z")
Stargate: Atlantis or Universe. I don’t remember for sure where Atlantis ended off; I think they cranked out a couple TV movies to tie up loose ends and I wish they had just shot another season of regular episodes. Universe kind of ended on a good note, except for that one guy who probably had to step out of an airlock, but I’d still like to see more stories about the lives of the people on the ship. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/35 "2017-01-23T00:55:36Z")
[Life.](http://www.nbc.com/life?nbc=1) ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/36 "2017-01-23T00:57:15Z")
Most of the ones I would list are impossible because the cast members have died and I can’t really imagine anyone else in the roles: F Troop, Laugh-In, WKRP – stuff like that. Some have been tried but they all died a fairly painful death. Which brings me to Six Feet Under. They closed that one down pretty definitive but ------ it would be cool to see someone try. The other one that springs to mind is Top Gear with the old trio if the BBC could admit its mistake and could steal them back from Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/37 "2017-01-23T00:59:28Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > _Star Trek_, but only with the original cast. **All of them** , so get cracking on that Resurrection Machine! And they better be the right ages, too. None of this “40 years later” bullshit. I want them young and healthy and ready to do Seasons 4 - 12. Well, if we’re gonna do that, I’d like the original _The Avengers_ with Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/38 "2017-01-23T01:13:04Z")
_The West Wing_, for obvious reasons. They could start right where they left off ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/39 "2017-01-23T01:30:11Z")
My knee-jerk reaction was _Pushing Daisies_, but I’d really prefer another season of _The Wire_. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871/40 "2017-01-23T01:35:05Z")
eureka with out all every season magical reset …although I think the female love intrest is doing another show , [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871.md?page=3)