# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/101 "2005-09-08T16:54:31Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > There’s some pics floating around the internet, and while they may be real, they are not spectacular. WHOOOOSH! Speaking of which, image a cable Seinfeld. Would have put a different spin on The Contest. ---
**Author:** ![goitazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9a140/32.png) [@goitazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goitazi)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/102 "2005-09-08T16:54:37Z")
C-span ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/103 "2005-09-08T17:02:52Z")
**Mythbusters** “The competition heats up, as Adam builds his model of the Venus Butterfly out of stacks of foam covered in fiberglass, and Jamie tests out 45 horsepower motors from his favorite salvage yard. But only one of them can win in the testing…” "All this, and Andy Rooney, Nude, on **60 Minutes** … _tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick…_" … ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/104 "2005-09-08T17:07:49Z")
> [@Evil Captor](#): > > Well, “Outlaw of Gor” was one of the movies the MST3K actually DID, and it was an ATTEMPTED softcore porn. So, the people who made it were too stupid to include the, um, porn. Is that the Misties’ fault? I think not! Several of the movies they did on MST3K had to be edited for content to get them on basic cable, including “Mitchell”. Joe Don Baker’s love scene was originally much more explicit. And in a perfect world, that sentence should never have existed. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/105 "2005-09-08T17:40:36Z")
[QUOTE=Evil Captor] > [@kidchameleon](#): > > And now on the HBO series, _Charmed_…QUOTE] > > I see the plot: > > Paige’s discovery of a nudity potion spells trouble for Piper (Rose McGowan) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano). But they get revenge, when they discover a spell that unite Paige (what’s her name) and Cole … literally … and they can’t get unstuck! Actually, Rose McGowan’s role is Paige. Holly Marie Combs plays Piper. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/106 "2005-09-08T18:18:22Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > **Mythbusters**"The competition heats up, as Adam builds his model of the Venus Butterfly out of stacks of foam covered in fiberglass, and Jamie tests out 45 horsepower motors from his favorite salvage yard. But only one of them can win in the testing… No Scottie or Kari? Heresy! ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/107 "2005-09-08T18:20:10Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] > [@Evil Captor](#): > > Actually, Rose McGowan’s role is Paige. Holly Marie Combs plays Piper. Can we have guest reappearances by Shannon Daurghty(that’s got to be the wrong spelling) or was she Paige, too? ---
**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/108 "2005-09-08T18:25:36Z")
**Carnivale** What? Oh… Never mind. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/109 "2005-09-08T18:35:47Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > WHOOOOSH! > > Speaking of which, image a cable Seinfeld. Would have put a different spin on The Contest. _Curb Your Enthusiasm_ with Larry David, is pretty much what Seinfeld would have been like on HBO. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/110 "2005-09-08T18:46:49Z")
[QUOTE=kidchameleon] > [@Sternvogel](#): > > Can we have guest reappearances by Shannon Daurghty(that’s got to be the wrong spelling) or was she Paige, too? I like the way you think. 😉 You’re thinking of Shannen Doherty who portrayed “Pru” during Charmed’s first couple of seasons. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/111 "2005-09-08T18:58:38Z")
[Snoops](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202752/) ---
**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 8, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/112 "2005-09-08T19:32:47Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] > [@Evil Captor](#): > > Actually, Rose McGowan’s role is Paige. Holly Marie Combs plays Piper. I guess I’ll have to pay the Piper for that one. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/113 "2005-09-08T19:44:42Z")
_Dallas_. Oh, wait, they already did that, except they called it _Rome_. Not meant to be a jab at _Rome_… I’m liking that show a lot so far. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/114 "2005-09-08T20:09:58Z")
**Melrose Place** - Thank you Heather Locklear! **90210** - Tori Spelling dies in the first episode though!! And for a show that never got off the ground (Fox, naturally): **Wonderfalls** - The lead actress will be worth the price of admission. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/115 "2005-09-08T20:24:39Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > 1.) Don’t be ridiculous. No one on Wild Kingdom ever wrestled a sheep. > 2.) Just for the record, I think **Hal** ’s getting plastered too much for what _someone else_ has done, and doesn’t deserve it. Mind, it wouldn’t bother me if he had made an innocent error himself and got hounded for it. But getting repeatedly blasted over something you didn’t do doesn’t sit right with me. Ahh, it’s ok by me. If I’m burying my head in the sand, it’s only to stifle the laughter. 🙂 Besides…they’ll pay…they’ll _all_ pay!! ---
**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:** [September 8, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/116 "2005-09-08T22:28:39Z")
I’m sure Hal would like to see HBO revive **Perfect Strangers**. Wasn’t Balki a shepherd? 😃 ---
**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 9, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/117 "2005-09-09T12:55:56Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#): > > oh oh oh, I know! _The Bob Newhart Show_ Better yet, _Newhart,_ so we could see what Mary Frann (who played Bob’s wife Joanna) was packing that made those big, fluffy sweaters of hers bulge so much. ---
**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 9, 2005, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/118 "2005-09-09T12:57:15Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I’m sure Hal would like to see HBO revive **Perfect Strangers**. > > Wasn’t Balki a shepherd? > > 😃 Oh, c’mon. Hal’s obvious nominee here would be Black Sheep Squadron ---
**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 9, 2005, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/119 "2005-09-09T13:29:20Z")
Not sure if you know that Wonderfalls is being played on LOGO (the gay/lesbian channel), mostly because the sister is a lesbian. Hmm, maybe that would make it a good HBO series. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541/120 "2005-09-09T13:31:30Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > **Melrose Place** - Thank you Heather Locklear! > > **90210** - Tori Spelling dies in the first episode though!! > > And for a show that never got off the ground (Fox, naturally): > > **Wonderfalls** - The lead actress will be worth the price of admission. \*\*Wonderfalls \*\* is now showing on Logo (the GLBT Network) [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=5)