# Murphy Brown reboot. Woohoo! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 24, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414 "2018-01-24T23:14:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/1 "2018-01-24T23:14:55Z")
Finally, a reboot that actually makes sense. Imagine Murphy’s reaction to fake news and the media’s preoccupation with celebrity activism. I’d love to see Murphy’s sarcastic remarks to Lena Dunham and the rest of that bunch. This may be very, very good. Diane English is back writing and producing. [https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/1063075001](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/1063075001) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/2 "2018-01-24T23:22:27Z")
I don’t know-- The original was very much a product of its time. A modern re-make would be such a different show that it doesn’t make sense to re-use the name. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/3 "2018-01-24T23:24:50Z")
I’m trying to understand where the demand for this is. It’s a 20 year old show that already skewed to an older audience at the time. It’s not on DVD, it’s not on streaming, I can’t say I ever see it in syndication, so it’s not like it has a new fanbase. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/4 "2018-01-24T23:24:56Z")
Let’s hope most of the cast returns. They still looked pretty good in this reunion a couple years ago. [https://goo.gl/images/6212jz](https://goo.gl/images/6212jz) The strength of the show was it’s take on politics and cultural norms. Murphy (a single mom) getting pregnant. Her sobriety. It’s true the show became dated quickly. But there’s a entirely new political landscape it can comment on today. ---
**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 24, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/5 "2018-01-24T23:29:28Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Let’s hope most of the cast returns. > > They still looked pretty good in this reunion a couple years ago. > [https://goo.gl/images/6212jz](https://goo.gl/images/6212jz) Except for the ones who died. They’re not lookin’ too good. By perhaps _wild_ coincidence, _none_ of the main cast are doing anything these days. Including the ones who died. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/6 "2018-01-24T23:33:07Z")
??? Who died except Robert Pastorelli? He died in 04 from an overdose. Charles Kimbrough is 81. I doubt he’d do much more than a episode or two. Lilly Tomlin is 78. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/7 "2018-01-24T23:34:02Z")
Not a reboot, more like a full-blown “revival” or continuation of the original, right? Like X-files and Will and Grace did, more of the same. Not a new show that features one or two characters for continuity. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/8 "2018-01-24T23:36:03Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > ??? Who died except Robert Pastorelli? He died in 04 from an overdose. Yeah, I thought everybody was alive, too. Even Jim. I guess the bar owner, who I seemed to have forgotten even though I watched the show. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/9 "2018-01-24T23:40:28Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > ??? Who died except Robert Pastorelli? He died in 04 from an overdose. According to the article from the image, Pat Corley (Phil the bartender) I think the core cast is still all kicking. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/10 "2018-01-24T23:42:10Z")
Getting Faith Ford is absolutely essential. Imho She received 5 emmy nominations playing Corky. Her relationship with Murphy kept the show interesting. This is the only reboot that I plan to watch. The other don’t interest me. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/11 "2018-01-25T00:48:00Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Not a reboot, more like a full-blown “revival” or continuation of the original, right? > > Like X-files and Will and Grace did, more of the same. Not a new show that features one or two characters for continuity. Revival sounds right. Same characters but I think they need to be in new jobs. Something that reflects time has passed. Murphy would take a senior management job similar to Garry Marshall’s role (Stan) on the show. Corky would be lead anchor. The role Murphy originally had. Jerry? He was the sports anchor. Maybe he’s running a sports bar now? The gang hangs out there after work. That’s how I’d revive it. ---
**Author:** ![Arizona\_Mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Arizona\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arizona_Mike)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/12 "2018-01-25T01:18:32Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > According to the article from the image, Pat Corley (Phil the bartender) > > I think the core cast is still all kicking. Sorry to say, Darren McGavin, who played Murphy’s dad, has passed away. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/13 "2018-01-25T01:29:27Z")
All I can say is that any revival _must_ contain rhymes about Toulouse-Lautrec. ---
**Author:** ![RobotDevilDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RobotDevilDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobotDevilDog)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/14 "2018-01-25T01:29:30Z")
Looking forward to this. I wonder if Haley Joel Osment can fit an appearance into his schedule. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/15 "2018-01-25T02:47:59Z")
Over/under on the number of times Murphy has gone back into rehab. I say four. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/16 "2018-01-25T02:50:05Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Finally, a reboot that actually makes sense. > > Imagine Murphy’s reaction to fake news and the media’s preoccupation with celebrity activism Truth be told, I think I might appreciate a comedy set at a Breitbart pastiche organization that makes up fake news and pursues celebrity gossip, more than one set at a supposedly respectable news organization that constantly laments such activity. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/17 "2018-01-25T12:12:37Z")
When I read about this I became excited like the OP. The news landscape has changed so much that it’d be interesting to see how Murphy & co. navigate it. And yes, bring back a couple of original cast members for the continuity. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/18 "2018-01-25T12:42:14Z")
As long as they bring back the shoulder pads. I think it can work as a limited run series but I don’t know if I would want to see more. I know Candance Bergen wants to make Trump sucks jokes every week but I would get bored after a while. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/19 "2018-01-25T12:46:27Z")
> [@kiz](#): > > When I read about this I became excited like the OP. The news landscape has changed so much that it’d be interesting to see how Murphy & co. navigate it. > > And yes, bring back a couple of original cast members for the continuity. The original cast members are what made the show. Bergen herself really wasn’t that interesting. She was surrounded by a great cast. They can try to recapture that with other people but that’s a hard thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414/20 "2018-01-25T12:47:58Z")
I can’t wait to see who the first secretary will be. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-reboot-woohoo/807414.md?page=2)