# "Night Court" is getting a sequel series! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [December 18, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356 "2020-12-18T19:00:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/21 "2020-12-18T20:21:01Z")
I expect Dan Fielding got promoted, and demoted again for sexual harassment, probably within a week. That could have happened dozens of times since the original _Night Court_. And it would be buckets of awesome to have Bob Wheeler come back, along with some of the other recurring characters from the original. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/22 "2020-12-18T20:23:25Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > And it would be buckets of awesome to have Bob Wheeler come back, along with some of the other recurring characters from the original. John Astin is still kicking around and I hear he’s feeling muuch better now. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/23 "2020-12-18T20:29:46Z")
I liked the show. But I was pretty young and have not seen it in a long time. I’m not sure how well it aged - if it was good, or if I was green and just thought it was good. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/24 "2020-12-18T20:38:25Z")
It’s in fairly constant reruns on the Laff channel, if you can pick it up. It’s both broadcast OTA, and probably on your local cable system, too. And yes, it’s still as hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/25 "2020-12-18T21:01:34Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > > [@silenus](#): > > > > We’ll see if they can capture some of the same magic. > > The magician died a few years ago. I saw that in the article. “Harry Anderson died in 2018.” Did I know that? Jeez, I seriously cannot keep track of who is alive and who is dead anymore. [Checks pulse. Nope, I’m good!] ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/26 "2020-12-18T21:08:30Z")
Please find a place for Richard Moll! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/27 "2020-12-18T21:16:31Z")
Richard Moll is on the record as saying he doesn’t want any part of a _Night Court_ reunion. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/28 "2020-12-18T21:21:31Z")
> [@Alpha\_Twit](#): > > Seriously, I consider John Larroquette to be an unfairly under rated actor who never achieved the level of fame I thought he was due. Nobody here mentioned [The John Larroquette Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_John_Larroquette_Show), which should have made him that star if the network hadn’t destroyed it. He played a recovering alcoholic reduced to being the night manager of a bus depot. Yeah, it was the dark side of _Night Court_. That was the problem. The darker the show got, the more brilliant it became. But it lightened up for the second season, which still was pretty good. And got lighter again for the third season, which was OK. Then it got farcically comic-strip for the fourth season, which was an abomination. It was too early to be possible on network tv. If they could have done it on cable, it could have stayed as it was the first year and maybe become legendary. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/29 "2020-12-18T21:22:13Z")
He was even great on the Librarians. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/30 "2020-12-18T21:42:48Z")
Best part of the show, IMHO. It certainly wasn’t Noah Wyle. > [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Nobody here mentioned [The John Larroquette Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_John_Larroquette_Show), which should have made him that star if the network hadn’t destroyed it. When the prostitute/girlfriend took over the bar I knew the shark molestation had begun. This show would be a huge treat for me if they released it on DVD. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/31 "2020-12-18T21:49:03Z")
You might check the various streaming services. It might be available there. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/32 "2020-12-18T21:54:32Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > I liked the show. But I was pretty young and have not seen it in a long time. I’m not sure how well it aged - if it was good, or if I was green and just thought it was good. I was stuck in California a couple of years ago in a house with no cable and managed to watch a bunch of reruns of Night Court and it’s still a funny show. I don’t think Fielding would play as well to a modern audience and I hope they don’t give us the exact same character audiences loved in the 80s and 90s. I hope the new version doesn’t bury as many bailiffs as the first one. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/33 "2020-12-18T22:04:37Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I expect Dan Fielding got promoted, and demoted again for sexual harassment, probably within a week. That could have happened dozens of times since the original _Night Court_ . > [@Odesio](#): > > I don’t think Fielding would play as well to a modern audience and I hope they don’t give us the exact same character audiences loved in the 80s and 90s. That could be exactly why this character is in the show: having to deal with #MeToo and barely succeeding. I’d like to know who they do plan to have handling prosecution, maybe it’s a brand new assistant DA of the opposite sex and is quite capable of taking down Dan should he go too far. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/34 "2020-12-18T22:08:57Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Richard Moll is on the record as saying he doesn’t want any part of a _Night Court_ reunion. He wasn’t in the “30 Rock” reunion episode, I noticed. But then again, neither was John Larroquette. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/35 "2020-12-18T23:02:29Z")
Lingering bad feelings of some sort, or does he just not want to shave his head? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/36 "2020-12-19T02:35:29Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > > [@cochrane](#): > > > > Richard Moll is on the record as saying he doesn’t want any part of a _Night Court_ reunion. > > He wasn’t in the “30 Rock” reunion episode, I noticed. But then again, neither was John Larroquette. Larroquette was busy with another role. He would have been in it if he were available. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/37 "2020-12-19T02:51:36Z")
Were either Richard Moll or John Larroquette in 30 Rock? I don’t remember them. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/38 "2020-12-19T02:56:09Z")
IIRC it was just Markie, Harry and Mac (and, of course Jenna as the warewolf lawyer) ---
**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:** [December 19, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/39 "2020-12-19T03:14:46Z")
So some of the characters from Night Court were in one episode of 30 Rock? Why would you think they’d be in a 30 Rock reunion episode? ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356/40 "2020-12-19T03:38:56Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > I liked the show. But I was pretty young and have not seen it in a long time. I’m not sure how well it aged - if it was good, or if I was green and just thought it was good. It’s on reruns, if you get the right tv channels… Some of it still works. Some doesn’t. In the first few seasons, the show was trying to figure out what it was and sometimes it didn’t quite make it. There’s a lot of “this was edgy in the 80s” plotlines that seem very dated now. There’s a lot of “casual” sexism, homophobia, gay panic, and transphobia that (hopefully) wouldn’t still fly today. A lot of the Dan Fielding parts are pretty cringey. And in the final seasons, it kind of goes off the rails and nothing makes sense. A reboot could be fun. With the right cast. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-is-getting-a-sequel-series/928356.md?page=3)