# Movie/TV franchises you would like to see revisited, and others you don't **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 13, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-franchises-you-would-like-to-see-revisited-and-others-you-dont/743077 "2016-01-13T22:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-franchises-you-would-like-to-see-revisited-and-others-you-dont/743077/21 "2016-01-15T04:16:09Z")
I’d love Monster Squad to get a sequel…If Goonies 2 works out, there could be some interest. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-franchises-you-would-like-to-see-revisited-and-others-you-dont/743077/22 "2016-01-15T11:30:47Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > _Dragnet_ – Without Jack Webb? unthinkable. I wouldn’t mind seeing a Dragnet revival if it were done right; maybe set it in the early sixties between the two previous series. That one they did with Ed O’Neil didn’t “feel” like Dragnet. I’m surprised MASH hasn’t been touched since AfterMASH ended in 1985 (1986 if you count Trapper John, MD). Could have been interesting to see some of characters sent to Vietnam. Could have been awful too. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-franchises-you-would-like-to-see-revisited-and-others-you-dont/743077/23 "2016-01-15T12:09:53Z")
I really wanted a sequel to _Labyrinth_. Call it _Escape To The Labyrinth_ maybe. I even came up with a decent premise to explain it. But without David Bowie there’s no point, so sadly that won’t ever happen. There has been talk for ten years at least about a sequel to _Dark Crystal_, but that isn’t advancing any time soon, I guess. I also wanted a sequel to _The Rocketeer_, and I’d be okay if they recast and kept it canonical rather than remaking the origin story. Or it could even be a TV series. On the other hand, I don’t need to see any more King Arthur, Robin Hood, or Three Musketeers revisits anytime soon. ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-franchises-you-would-like-to-see-revisited-and-others-you-dont/743077/24 "2016-01-15T14:06:33Z")
Like to Revisit: Cloak and Dagger (the one with Henry Thomas and Dabney Coleman) The Last Starfighter Herman’s Head (Or did they just do that with Inside Out?) Close Encounters Spinal Tap Leave alone: All in the Family MASH Back To The Future Romancing The Stone Crocodile Dundee Big Trouble in Little China Wargames ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-franchises-you-would-like-to-see-revisited-and-others-you-dont/743077/25 "2016-01-15T14:45:28Z")
> [@Jim\_s\_Son](#): > > The various “Nelson Royal Navy” dramas of Master and Commander and Horatio Hornblower. I really liked the movie _Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World_ and would love to see another. Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany did good jobs with the roles and the writing was great. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-franchises-you-would-like-to-see-revisited-and-others-you-dont/743077/26 "2016-01-15T15:01:42Z")
If we’re talking remakes, I’d like to see a remake of **Cujo**. The original just couldn’t pull off the “vicious attack” thing right; it’s painfully obvious that the dog is just playing with whoever he’s supposed to be attacking. And modern CGI can make Cujo into the 300-pound monster he was supposed to be. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-franchises-you-would-like-to-see-revisited-and-others-you-dont/743077/27 "2016-01-15T18:15:49Z")
_Brimstone_. _The Thin Man_. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as Nick and Nora. Not sure if I would want them done as period pieces, or modern-day. _Babylon Five_. This time get everybody signed up for five-year contracts. That way you don’t have to re-write major storylines when an actor leaves. You don’t have to rush to get the Shadow War wrapped up in season four, and you aren’t left with a bunch of B-list stories in season five. _Starlost._ Set up a big bank account. “Well, Mister Ellison, if you’re so smart, you produce the damn thing!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-franchises-you-would-like-to-see-revisited-and-others-you-dont/743077.md?page=1)