# TV Shows That Should Be Remade **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 9, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777 "2013-10-09T15:16:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [October 9, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/1 "2013-10-09T15:16:17Z")
How about _It Takes A Thief_. I can see Michael Weatherly as Alexander Mundy, with perhaps Robert Wagner as his father Alister Mundy. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/2 "2013-10-09T16:02:46Z")
\*Kolchak: The Night Stalker \* No, wait, they did that. It flopped. With _Grimm_ and _Sleepy Hollow_ out there, this would be the time for it, but it’s already had it’s chance. _Mission: Impossible_ No, wait, they did that. It more-or-less flopped. I’d say _[Search](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068131/)_, but I do think trust in government agencies is a bit too low these days. But I’d watch Weatherby as Mundy. ---
**Author:** ![Musky\_Moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90db22/32.png) [@Musky\_Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musky_Moon)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/3 "2013-10-09T16:15:36Z")
I think they should just cancel Castle and put Fillion in the role of Jim Rockford. Seriously, I think he would be the perfect spiritual successor of James Garner. Also, I seriously think Kolchak could play if they went for an older experienced character actor, like the original. The main reason the remake didn’t work for me was that they tried to sex it up. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/4 "2013-10-09T16:31:32Z")
Forget Kolchak-Bring back _The Lone Gunmen_. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/5 "2013-10-09T16:35:44Z")
> [@Musky\_Moon](#): > > I think they should just cancel Castle and put Fillion in the role of Jim Rockford. Seriously, I think he would be the perfect spiritual successor of James Garner. > > Also, I seriously think Kolchak could play if they went for an older experienced character actor, like the original. The main reason the remake didn’t work for me was that they tried to sex it up. I’ve never seen Castle. Is it a Rockfordy type show? Anyway, I came in here to mention The Rockford Files. ---
**Author:** ![Garula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Garula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garula)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/6 "2013-10-09T16:57:02Z")
Star Trek: Voyager I’m in the camp that it is a pretty terrible show. However, the core concept is potentially very strong. TOS and TNG were about extremely talented individuals trying to uphold their ideals with the backing of seemingly limitless resources. Take away those resources, and you could have genuinely compelling drama without necessarily abandoning the intrinsic optimism at the core of the series. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/7 "2013-10-09T17:20:32Z")
With very careful casting(and totally ignoring the gawdawful movie fiasco) _Bewitched_ could work. ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/8 "2013-10-09T17:27:33Z")
> [@Garula](#): > > Star Trek: Voyager > > I’m in the camp that it is a pretty terrible show. However, the core concept is potentially very strong. TOS and TNG were about extremely talented individuals trying to uphold their ideals with the backing of seemingly limitless resources. Take away those resources, and you could have genuinely compelling drama without necessarily abandoning the intrinsic optimism at the core of the series. One of the writers, Ron Moore, agreed with you. After he left Star Trek he wrote and produced the remake for BattleStar Galactica. The success of that show highlights what I think is the key to success for any remake - take a show with a compelling core story which was mishandled the first time around. The original BSG had a story of a loss of civilization and hope and wrapped it in a cheesy 70’s veneer with misplaced humor and optimism. The new BSG took that same core story but wrapped it in a drama with better actors and a story that paralleled the War on Terror. Breaking Bad just ended and showed us how satisfying a series that has a definitive end point can be. The new BSG failed on that count and I would love to see it remade as a show where the Cylons actually _do_ have a plan as teased by the first 2 seasons of the show. It’s too early for that remake so I’ll say repay the favor to Star Trek - redo Star Trek with a more serialized story. Don’t just follow 1 spaceship but tell a larger story that can give insight into that universe as a whole. With Star Trek the story would need to be more optimistic than current Sci FI which could be a nice change. A better thought out story would also prevent many of the continuity issues and weaknesses that have plagued older versions - especially TNG and Voyager. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/9 "2013-10-09T17:43:40Z")
_Babylon Five_. This time, sign up all the actors for five-year contracts. That way, you don’t have to re-write major story arcs every time an actor in a crucial role disappears. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/10 "2013-10-09T18:20:46Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I’ve never seen Castle. Is it a Rockfordy type show? Not at all. It’s more like the love child of _Moonlighting_ and a police procedural. (And, I say this as someone who loves the show. 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/11 "2013-10-09T18:47:19Z")
The Equalizer. Loved that show. Too bad we couldn’t get Edward Woodward to star though. ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_from\_CB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@Alex\_from\_CB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_from_CB)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/12 "2013-10-09T19:20:16Z")
“Have Gun, Will Travel” 1958-1963. I’ve recently watched 150+ of the total 225 episodes. It’s great. Writers include Gene Roddenberry, Irving Wallace, Bruce Geller and Harry Julia Fink. Richard Boone played the highly educated, _Paladin_ who lived in a fancy San Francisco hotel, loved opera, spoke many languages and then accepted a Gun-for-hire job and would kick or shoot the ass off the bad guys. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/13 "2013-10-09T19:21:13Z")
I’d love to see a well-done remake of _The Avengers_ (the sixties TV series, not the Marvel Comics series). I suggest Benedict Cumberbatch as John Steed and Keira Knightley as Emma Peel. _The New Avengers_, from the seventies, wasn’t bad at all. Something at least that good would be most welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/14 "2013-10-09T19:24:24Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > How about _It Takes A Thief_. I can see Michael Weatherly as Alexander Mundy, with perhaps Robert Wagner as his father Alister Mundy. They’re already doing a remake of _It Takes A Thief_. Only it’s called _White Collar_. > [@Musky\_Moon](#): > > I think they should just cancel Castle and put Fillion in the role of Jim Rockford. Seriously, I think he would be the perfect spiritual successor of James Garner. No, no, no. David Boreanaz should be the new Jimmy Rockford. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/15 "2013-10-09T19:28:48Z")
I Dream of Jeanie Can you imagine how sexy it could be done now? ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/16 "2013-10-09T19:30:44Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > They’re already doing a remake of _It Takes A Thief_. Only it’s called _White Collar_. > > No, no, no. David Boreanaz should be the new Jimmy Rockford. Casting Jimmy is the easy part. Who should play Angel Martin, or Rocky Rockford, or Detective Becker, or Atty Beth Davenport? 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 9, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/17 "2013-10-09T19:33:36Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > With very careful casting(and totally ignoring the gawdawful movie fiasco) _Bewitched_ could work. I think you’d have to seriously alter the concept. The idea of a woman who could do, literally, anything giving it all up to cook, clean, and entertain clients for her short-tempered husband just wouldn’t fly today. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/18 "2013-10-09T19:37:45Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I think you’d have to seriously alter the concept. The idea of a woman who could do, literally, anything giving it all up to cook, clean, and entertain clients for her short-tempered husband just wouldn’t fly today. After \*Mad Men \*wraps, hire January Jones and Jon Hamm to play Samantha and Darren and set it in the sixties. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/19 "2013-10-09T19:39:49Z")
I’d like to see a _ **Pvt Ryan** _-realistic version of _ **Combat!** _, maybe with Kiefer Sutherland as Sgt Saunders and George Eads as Lt Hanley. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/20 "2013-10-09T19:41:58Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > Casting Jimmy is the easy part. Who should play Angel Martin, or Rocky Rockford, or Detective Becker, or Atty Beth Davenport? 🙂 There was an [attempted remake](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1582460/) a few years ago that got past the pilot stage, and all those roles were cast. There was a thread with lots of casting suggestions [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=554399). I still think Sam Rockwell would be great as Angel. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777.md?page=2)