# 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:** 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:** [October 9, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/21 "2013-10-09T19:44:15Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > After \*Mad Men \*wraps, hire January Jones and Jon Hamm to play Samantha and Darren and set it in the sixties. Would it still be a comedy? You have to find something new in the concept, or there’s not really much point in remaking it. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/22 "2013-10-09T19:48:03Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > With very careful casting(and totally ignoring the gawdawful movie fiasco) _Bewitched_ could work. Darrin’s opposition to witchcraft would have to be toned done considerably (if not entirely eliminated) for the audience not to despise. Pretty much the entire push for living a “normal life” would need to come from Samantha. Also the writers should probably address why Endora always acted as if Samantha, an supernatural being at least 200 yrs old) was “throwing her life away” by spending a mere 50-60 yrs as a mortal housewife. :dubious: That always felt like a plot hole. If for example it was made clear that the Witches’ & Warlocks’ Council condemned Samantha to irreversible mortal aging for the duration of her marriage to Darrin it would put Endora’s constant attempts to break them up in an entirely new light. > [@Frazzled](#): > > …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. My dream Start Trek series would involve a cross between the mini-arc model and the anthology model. It would just follow different characters; different episodes would take place in different time periods. One arc would be set during the Romulan War, another in-between the TOS movies & TNG, and yet another during one of the series. Not everything would involve Starfleet or even the Federation. Imagine an arc about the Time of Surak and Vulcan’s nuclear civil war or origins of the Borg. And yes I know this is a pipe dream that would never get made. ---
**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, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/23 "2013-10-09T19:49:47Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > I Dream of Jeanie > > Can you imagine how sexy it could be done now? They did remake it, in 1997, as [You Wish](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Wish_(TV_series)). Just as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch was considered a 1990s version of Bewitched, You Wish was a 1990s version of I Dream of Jeannie. In this situation, a genie lives with a family, instead of a single man. In the show’s pilot episode, Gillian Apple (Harley Jane Kozak) and her two children, Mickey Apple (Alex McKenna) and Travis Apple (Nathan Lawrence) visit a rug shop where they meet the owner, Madman Mustafa (John Rhys-Davies). There they buy a rug, where they unexpectedly release a genie (John Ales), who has been imprisoned for 2,000 years. The genie’s name is simply “Genie”, although in the first episode Gillian refers to him as “Steve from Canoga Park”, an alias he later uses. Jerry Van Dyke was introduced to the show in the third episode as Genie’s Grandpa Max. As you would guess, it bombed. What network is going to do a series today based on the premise of a beautiful woman who’s basically the slave of a single man? I can just imagine the media backlash. ---
**Author:** ![planetcory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/planetcory/32/1032_2.png) [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/24 "2013-10-09T19:52:05Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > The Equalizer. Loved that show. Too bad we couldn’t get Edward Woodward to star though. Well, you at least have this to look forward to: [The Equalizer (film) - Wikipedia](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Equalizer_(film)) I hope it’s a worthy effort. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/25 "2013-10-09T20:05:38Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > My dream Start Trek series would involve a cross between the mini-arc model and the anthology model. It would just follow different characters; different episodes would take place in different time periods. One arc would be set during the Romulan War, another in-between the TOS movies & TNG, and yet another during one of the series. Not everything would involve Starfleet or even the Federation. Imagine an arc about the Time of Surak and Vulcan’s nuclear civil war or origins of the Borg. And yes I know this is a pipe dream that would never get made. While running and listening to the [Mission Log](http://www.nerdist.com/podcast/mission-log-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast/) podcast I had some kind of brilliant plan that would create a Assignment Earth show. Essentially there would be an updated Gary Seven character and it can be placed in modern times where the main character is trying foil an invasion from some alien group looking to infiltrate and influence Earth for their nefarious purposes. Somehow Khan and the Eugenics wars could be tied into this though I think the Eugenics Wars were supposed to be 15 to 20 years ago. For some reason I thought the pilot could be bookeneded by the TNG, TOS, and _Enterprise_ characters being involved, but somehow that doesn’t sound quite as good to me now. ---
**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, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/26 "2013-10-09T20:25:32Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > While running and listening to the [Mission Log](http://www.nerdist.com/podcast/mission-log-a-roddenberry-star-trek-podcast/) podcast I had some kind of brilliant plan that would create a Assignment Earth show. Essentially there would be an updated Gary Seven character and it can be placed in modern times where the main character is trying foil an invasion from some alien group looking to infiltrate and influence Earth for their nefarious purposes. Somehow Khan and the Eugenics wars could be tied into this though I think the Eugenics Wars were supposed to be 15 to 20 years ago. For some reason I thought the pilot could be bookeneded by the TNG, TOS, and _Enterprise_ characters being involved, but somehow that doesn’t sound quite as good to me now. Give the good guys sunglasses that let them see the aliens as they truly are! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/27 "2013-10-09T20:55:06Z")
> [@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.\ Ooh, I like that! My vote is for [“Man From Atlantis.”](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075533/?ref_=sr_1) They could do a fantastic job with that premise now. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/28 "2013-10-09T21:49:17Z")
_The Match Game: '13_ Upper left alternating between Neil Patrick Harris, Wayne Brady, Betty White and Whitney Cummings; upper center and right would be regulars Jessica Walter and Nathan Lane. Lower left and right would rotate between sitcom stars and musicians and washed-up movie stars; lower center would feature a rotating cast of game show hosts (Drew Carey, Alex Trebek, Regis Philbin) and talk show hosts (Ellen Degeneres, Rosey O’Donnell, Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon). Hosted by John O’Hurley. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/29 "2013-10-09T22:15:13Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Give the good guys sunglasses that let them see the aliens as they truly are! And they should have a thing that flashes and causes amnesia. Yeah, so the idea was brilliant when I was running, maybe not so much now. Maybe it was the lactic acid. Anyway, there are a handful of cartoons that I liked back in the day that could definitely come back: The Gargoyles, Galaxy Rangers, Thundaar the Barbarian, are the three that I can think of offhand. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/30 "2013-10-09T22:38:27Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > 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. And/or _The Rat Patrol_… ---
**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, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/31 "2013-10-09T22:51:21Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > And they should have a thing that flashes and causes amnesia. Yeah, so the idea was brilliant when I was running, maybe not so much now. Maybe it was the lactic acid. > > Anyway, there are a handful of cartoons that I liked back in the day that could definitely come back: The Gargoyles, Galaxy Rangers, Thundaar the Barbarian, are the three that I can think of offhand. Well, I LIKED the idea you had of the meta mix of sci-fi stuff. Done right, a universe like that could be written for… for all time! Of course, Hollywood also has a lot of short sighted hacks, so it probably would never work. We can dream… ---
**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, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/32 "2013-10-09T22:53:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > And/or _The Rat Patrol_… Yes! This time with enough money for _authentic_ German tanks, either CGI or very convincing mock-ups. Messerschmitts and Stukas, too, all in desert camouflage… ( **Sigh!** ) 🆒 ---
**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, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/33 "2013-10-09T22:56:17Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Yes! This time with enough money for _authentic_ German tanks, either CGI or very convincing mock-ups. Messerschmitts and Stukas, too, all in desert camouflage… ( **Sigh!** ) 🆒 I am very fond of this idea. ---
**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, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/34 "2013-10-09T23:00:20Z")
If they ever do another _ **Trek** _ series, I’d like to see a prequel closer to Roddenberry’s original _ **Forbidden Planet** _-type concept, with Capt Robert T April, the first commander of NCC-1701 (_Constitution_ class). This would be at least two years prior to Christopher Pike’s taking command, along with the highly emotional Lt Spock of the first pilot. _That’s_ the series _ **ST: Enterprise** _ should have been! ---
**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, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/35 "2013-10-09T23:01:54Z")
> [@planetcory](#): > > Well, you at least have this to look forward to: [The Equalizer (film) - Wikipedia](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Equalizer_(film))) > > I hope it’s a worthy effort. I was all set to start griping but I’m actually interested. I like the director and the primary stars. I’m optimistic. For the moment. ---
**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, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/36 "2013-10-09T23:04:17Z")
Yeah, the movie reboot tried to include some of that, but, oh well. The Great Bird of the Galaxy had better ideas earlier than later. (imho, ymmv) eta: reply to ST:ENT thoughts . ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/37 "2013-10-09T23:08:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > What network is going to do a series today based on the premise of a beautiful woman who’s basically the slave of a single man? I can just imagine the media backlash. I think most women would love it (see “Fifty Shades of Grey”) most guys would love it (because we’re guys) and yeah, the gender feminists would be howling about it so loud you could hear them from the moon. I’d say a clear win for regular folks, but gender feminists have a lot more clout in Hollywood than they do anywhere else, outside academia. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/38 "2013-10-09T23:12:12Z")
> [@pinkfreud](#): > > 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. [Here’s](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BPSl3e8CEAA007R.jpg) who I’d cast: Ben Daniels and Michelle Ryan. ---
**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, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/39 "2013-10-09T23:20:32Z")
> [@pinkfreud](#): > > 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. The thing about the '70s series that made it good was that they didn’t try to recreate the original. Steed was still there (he had been in every previous incarnation as well), but Purdey and Gambit were allowed to develop as completely new characters. It would have failed miserably otherwise. That’s basically why the movie bombed (aside from having had a lousy script): with all due respect to Uma Thurman and Ralph Fiennes, they are NOT Emma Peel and John Steed (and neither is anyone else, other than Diana Rigg and Patrick MacNee)! Any new series would have to have a very different cast of characters while preserving the original’s freewheeling style (and maybe paying subtle homage to the past). ---
**Author:** ![Aman27deep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Aman27deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aman27deep)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777/40 "2013-10-09T23:22:10Z")
Would love LOST being remade. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-should-be-remade/670777.md?page=3)