# Night Court reboot (potential spoilers once the series is launched) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [November 21, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297 "2022-11-21T05:56:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/21 "2023-01-17T18:08:04Z")
Both [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Loring) and [IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0521006/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm) indicate that Lisa Loring (Wednesday) is still alive, as well. ---
**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 17, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/22 "2023-01-17T19:31:50Z")
Instagram Reels LIED to me! ---
**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:** [January 17, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/23 "2023-01-17T20:17:45Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > Wow, I would have sworn John Astin was dead. Nope, sorry - I’m keeping him alive by having him on one of my Celebrity Death Pool lists. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/24 "2023-01-17T22:10:31Z")
**Tonight** at 8PM here in Philadelphia. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/25 "2023-01-17T22:18:29Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > John Astin is 92 - could Buddy return to say hello to his granddaughter? At least from what I can tell from IMDB, while he’s not retired, he’s not worked much in the past 20 years, suggesting to me that he’s mostly retired. It looks like he is (or at least was) teaching drama at Johns Hopkins University. He only has two acting credits post-2005: a voice role in one episode of the cartoon _Justice League Action_ in 2018, and an audio drama podcast of _The Cask of Amontillado_, from last year; the latter of which was apparently recorded in front of a live audience in Baltimore. OTOH, I could see him being willing to come back to reprise Buddy, if his health allows. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/26 "2023-01-17T22:44:38Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > A trailer is up. That doesn’t look too bad at all. She still kind of sounds a bit like Bernadette, just toned down on the screechy a tad. > [@Alessan](#): > > Brent Spiner, maybe? I’m betting on this, tho I’m having trouble thinking of other “name” actors that were recurring on the original show. Been a long time since I watched this and I’m sure I probably saw less than half the episodes. Always late night repeats that were never shown in any particular order. > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > OTOH, I could see him being willing to come back to reprise Buddy, if his health allows. I think if he is well enough, he would love to do it. I don’t think I’ve actually seen him in anything since _Night Court_. Love the new avatar! Tell me that’s actually your cat. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/27 "2023-01-17T22:45:47Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > Love the new avatar! Tell me that’s actually your cat. Alas, no, though he looks a bit like my old cat. Bowing to peer pressure in the recent discussion about cat avatars, I did an image search for “Obi-Wan Kenobi Cat,” and found a picture of that good boy. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/28 "2023-01-17T22:52:24Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > I’m betting on this, tho I’m having trouble thinking of other “name” actors that were recurring on the original show. Remember, the description was “a recognizable face,” not a name actor. It could be Quon Lee, or Billie Young, or a half-dozen other characters who appeared in multiple episodes (and whose actors didn’t die shockingly young.) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/29 "2023-01-17T22:54:07Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > I’m betting on this, tho I’m having trouble thinking of other “name” actors that were recurring on the original show. Richard Moll and Marsha Warfield were already mentioned; the only other surviving members of the main cast I can think of are Ellen Foley (who played the show’s first public defender, before being replaced by Markie Post), and Karen Austin (the court clerk in the first season). Looking at the acting credits for the show, the only other recognizable name I see beyond Spiner, who was in more than one or two episodes, and is still alive, is Yakov Smirnoff. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/30 "2023-01-17T23:09:00Z")
There’s also the ditzy stenographer who was a regular in the last few seasons. Oh, and the maintenance guy. ---
**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 18, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/31 "2023-01-18T00:18:50Z")
Early reviews: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/17/entertainment/night-court-review/index.html) [Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/night-court-john-larroquette-nbc-1235289882/) [Indie Wire](https://www.indiewire.com/2023/01/night-court-review-new-1234800726/) [Variety](https://variety.com/2023/tv/reviews/night-court-review-sitcom-classic-reboot-john-larroquette-returns-1235492511/) ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/32 "2023-01-18T01:08:49Z")
Anyone trying to watch it live online? I’m having problems ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/33 "2023-01-18T01:44:05Z")
I had pretty low expectations and they were right on point. If this series gets a second season, I’ll be surprised. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/34 "2023-01-18T01:45:08Z")
But he’s Much Better Now! ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/35 "2023-01-18T02:34:21Z")
I just watched the first two episodes and it was… OK. Not really THAT good but not THAT bad. Hopefully they give the show a chance to grow because the original show really only started to get good when they hired Markie Post for the third season. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/36 "2023-01-18T02:40:14Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > OK. Not really THAT good but not THAT bad. Hopefully they give the show a chance to grow because the original show really only started to get good when they hired Markie Post for the third season. That was my take, as well. Some funny moments, particularly from Larroquette, but it felt a little uneven. I read the Variety review linked to a few posts ago; the reviewer had seen the first six episodes, and felt that it took at least that long for the new characters (the ADA, in particular) to start to come together. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/37 "2023-01-18T03:04:56Z")
Agreed, I’ll keep watching. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/38 "2023-01-18T03:27:02Z")
Watched both half-hours with a jaundiced eyes, as the original _Night Court_ is still one of my fondest memories. It had it’s moments, but I’m not sure Melissa Rauch can be the center of the show like Harry Anderson was. And maybe it’ll take more episodes, but I didn’f feel the same chemistry among the performers that existed in the original show. Yet, as I say, it had it’s moments and we’ll see if the next few shows are better as the actors settle into their roles. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/39 "2023-01-18T03:27:24Z")
One of the reviews identified the “recognizable face” the earlier review had teased. It’s Wendie Malick, certainly a recognizable face on TV, but not a former Night Court character 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297/40 "2023-01-18T03:34:16Z")
My husband and I have decided we hope it gets better. It’s almost like NBC has the same writers for every show, and they’ve got some bad sitcoms. I’m wondering if the directing is not great. It just missed the bullseye. I’ll stick with it and hope it hits the mark. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court-reboot-potential-spoilers-once-the-series-is-launched/975297.md?page=3)