# Which TV series would you like to see revived as an HBO series (w/sex and nudity)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 7, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541 "2005-09-07T16:56:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/41 "2005-09-07T19:27:18Z")
I recall reading somewhere that after _Taxi_ was cancelled from broadcast TV HBO had planned to pick it up. The producer or director (or somebody) told Marilu Henner that the first shot of the new HBO season was going to be of her tits. Whether was said in a joking manner or not, I cannot say; it’s been decades. ---
**Author:** ![akwally1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akwally1/32/3220_2.png) [@akwally1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akwally1)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/42 "2005-09-07T19:29:39Z")
**All in The Family** “Ohhhhhh Arrrrrrrrrrrchie!” seriously though, I’d have to go with \*\*Scrubs \*\*also. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/43 "2005-09-07T19:39:50Z")
ER could have used some nudity- there was certainly enough eye candy on the show, and the situations were written for some classic sex scenes. I’m biased against Star Trek- I watched most of the shows on first-run as a small boy, and the sexy scenes made me uncomfotable. I wanted the space battles! I would second 24, the Bochco shows, and early M_A_S\*H- once they started getting preacy, it was all over for Hawkeye. All in the Family? Sanford & Son? The Jeffersons? MAUDE? naaah. Baywatch. 'nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/44 "2005-09-07T19:45:44Z")
my god, an “All in the Family” simulpost. 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 7, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/45 "2005-09-07T19:51:26Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > **Meet the Press** Now, that’s just sick! ---
**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:** [September 7, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/46 "2005-09-07T19:52:38Z")
> [@The Mad Hermit](#): > > I’m biased against Star Trek- I watched most of the shows on first-run as a small boy, and the sexy scenes made me uncomfotable. Why? Were your space-pants too tight? I’d also like to see a Trek show written for adults with appropriate amounts of cursing, sexual relationships that _don’t_ have a lot of dumbed-down emotional significance, and hardcore ruthless violence such than when the Captain puts a guy in the airlock to question him, it’s not 100% certain he’ll actually let him out again. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/47 "2005-09-07T19:59:04Z")
What can I say? It wasn’t cool to be into girls at that age. There’s not a Trek show like that, but you’re describing Battlestar Galactica (the new version) fairly well. Also, there’s already too much Panda in Trek. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/48 "2005-09-07T20:23:02Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Two words: [Lori Loughlin](http://www.thewb.com/THEWB/Images/Dynamic/i57/SL-LLoughlin-F_2x3_240.jpg) Can’t argue with that. Not inclined to, either. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/49 "2005-09-07T20:23:07Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Why? Were your space-pants too tight? > I’d also like to see a Trek show written for adults with appropriate amounts of cursing, sexual relationships that _don’t_ have a lot of dumbed-down emotional significance, and hardcore ruthless violence such than when the Captain puts a guy in the airlock to question him, it’s not 100% certain he’ll actually let him out again. Well, crucify me for being a purist, but if you did that, it wouldn’t be a Trek show. Which probably has a lot to do with why they don’t make them any more. Then again, what you _would_ have would look a lot like _Firefly…_ which got cancelled… ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/50 "2005-09-07T20:25:38Z")
Sledge Hammer. Oh, yes. Now that’d be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/51 "2005-09-07T20:30:05Z")
The women on Petticoat Junction would have looked pretty good naked. The women on the Andy Griffith Show, less so (but I bet Floyd the Barber was packing serious wang). ---
**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:** [September 7, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/52 "2005-09-07T20:31:27Z")
WKRP in Cincinnatti! ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/53 "2005-09-07T20:32:58Z")
_Cybill._ ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/54 "2005-09-07T20:39:50Z")
Moonlighting Buck Rogers ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/55 "2005-09-07T20:40:55Z")
oh oh oh, I know! _The Bob Newhart Show_ ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/56 "2005-09-07T20:42:02Z")
The recent **Undeclared** about Freshmen in college. MMMM, Monica Keena… (besides, Carla Gallo already bared it all on HBO in Carnivale) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/57 "2005-09-07T20:48:37Z")
I had thought _Moonlighting_ but then that would have led to David and Maddy getting it on much sooner which is what led to the crappy last seasons anyway. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/58 "2005-09-07T20:59:33Z")
At least no one has mentioned _Miami Vice_ yet. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/59 "2005-09-07T21:16:22Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#): > > Oh, and “Just Shoot Me” also. God, yes, if they could have gotten Laura San Giacomo to spill those huge knockers of hers out of those sweaters she used to hide them in. Man, she was stacked. Uh, it could also have added a lot of credibility to a series about a high fashion magazine to have naked models strutting around all the time. Yep, credibiity, that’s what it’s all about. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/60 "2005-09-07T21:19:37Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > The recent **Undeclared** about Freshmen in college. MMMM, Monica Keena… (besides, Carla Gallo already bared it all on HBO in Carnivale) :eek: Got a specific episode title that I need to rent with the utmost urgency?!?!? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541.md?page=4)