# You're a billionaire. Which show would you bring back? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 28, 2006, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568 "2006-04-28T09:21:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/1 "2006-04-28T09:21:54Z")
You have the funds to pay the entire production staff of a TV series to create new episodes of s show. As a recent fan of Firefly / Serenity, I would pick that show over any other. Same cast, Joss Whedon at the helm…who wouldn’t watch that? Any others? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Perro_Fumando)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/2 "2006-04-28T09:41:47Z")
[Sports Night](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165961/), without a doubt. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/3 "2006-04-28T09:57:16Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > You have the funds to pay the entire production staff of a TV series to create new episodes of s show. > > As a recent fan of Firefly / Serenity, I would pick that show over any other. Same cast, Joss Whedon at the helm…who wouldn’t watch that? > > Any others? […the Lone Gunmen.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lone_Gunmen) I miss those guys… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/4 "2006-04-28T10:13:49Z")
Twin Peaks ---
**Author:** ![carlotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/5 "2006-04-28T10:17:16Z")
Oh **Dooku** , I opened this thread to post about **Firefly**. We’d never heard of it till **Serenity** came out. Just borrowed the DVD set from a friend. We just finished the last episode two nights ago. I had tears in my eyes, I was so sad when we came to the end. What a great show! All my billions to resurrect it! ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/6 "2006-04-28T10:24:37Z")
Quick question…can we bring back a show, but with a _different_ production staff? Like if I wanted to ressurect _Enterprise_ with Joss Whedon and J. Michael Straczynski as writer/producers? ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/7 "2006-04-28T10:39:04Z")
Arrested Development. Or maybe Mr. Show. Yes, I’m a David Cross fan. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/8 "2006-04-28T11:28:49Z")
Dang, two of my three ( **Firefly** and **Sports Night** ) have already been mentioned, so I’ll pre-emptively say **The West Wing**. It still boggles me how ER can continue to be made long after it’s died on the operating table, but quality like WW is winding down to the end of it’s term. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2006, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/9 "2006-04-28T11:59:33Z")
Alien Nation ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/10 "2006-04-28T12:02:11Z")
_Duckman_, _Futurama_, or _Blackadder_. It’s a tough call. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/11 "2006-04-28T12:17:05Z")
First, I would bring back the beloved **Firefly**. Then, after it made me more gobs of money and showed Fox just what morons they are. I would then go after **American Gladiators** but not exactly as it was. I’d do away with the Gladiators vs. Contestants and instead make it a sports league of sorts by having multiple cities with their own teams of gladiators. It’d be great! ---
**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:** [April 28, 2006, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/12 "2006-04-28T12:21:32Z")
MST3K, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/13 "2006-04-28T12:23:13Z")
I always liked **Northern Exposure** and I heartily second (third or fourth?) **Firefly** and **Sports Night**. I’d add **Brisco County Junior** to the returns to the screen ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/14 "2006-04-28T12:46:01Z")
American Gothic Futurama Firefly ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/15 "2006-04-28T12:48:22Z")
Out of the clear blue of the Western sky comes … [Sky King!](http://www.skyking.com/index.htm) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/16 "2006-04-28T12:52:18Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > MST3K, of course. I was going to say Arrested Development but I must change my answer to Hal’s. No worries about bringing back a storyline and having it dwindle out; there’s always good materials for MST3K. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/17 "2006-04-28T12:55:08Z")
Another vote for **The Adventures of Brisco County, Junior**. I would have loved to see more about what the orb was all about. The show was definitely just hitting it’s stride when it was yanked. I’d like to see **Northern Exposure** back as well but they would have to rewind it back to right after Rob Morrow left. The biggest mistake they made was in trying to replace that character with a new doctor (Paul Provenza and Teri Polo, I think?) who just didn’t have the same charm as Joel Fleischman did. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/18 "2006-04-28T13:26:20Z")
The Lone Ranger… “A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty “Hi Yo Silver!” The Lone Ranger. “Hi Yo Silver, away!” With his faithful Indian companion Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains, led the fight for law and order in the early west. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. The Lone Ranger rides again!” [http://www.tv.com/lone-ranger/show/1651/summary.html](http://www.tv.com/lone-ranger/show/1651/summary.html) I watched this as a kid (yes, I am that old :eek: ), and it shows how the SDMB has changed me that my reaction to the above is: ‘A fiery horse with the speed of light’ - cite? ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/19 "2006-04-28T13:42:20Z")
You’re not old glee, You’re our village elder. And I do remember your age from when I was working on the SDMB census project. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LionelHutz405](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lionelhutz405/32/536_2.png) [@LionelHutz405](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LionelHutz405)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568/20 "2006-04-28T13:44:56Z")
Barney Miller (Showing my age with that one.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-which-show-would-you-bring-back/354568.md?page=2)