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TheLittleFaerie · 09-25-2020, 09:16 AM

I wonder if a prequel to the show would go over well, depicting Andy married to his wife and them caring for Opie as a baby, having Andy accepting the job of Sheriff, showing how Barney got to be deputy etc...

GentlemanJim · 09-25-2020, 11:46 AM

Sounds like an interesting idea.....but I'll bet you would pay heII trying to find an actor that the devoted fans would accept for Andy.

TheLittleFaerie · 10-03-2020, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

Sounds like an interesting idea.....but I'll bet you would pay heII trying to find an actor that the devoted fans would accept for Andy.

I think Tom Hanks could have played a decent Andy in his younger days

vitoscotti · 10-03-2020, 04:55 PM

The ship has sailed. Might of worked if done during tags run early on, with the tags cast.

Willbo · 10-05-2020, 08:46 AM

I like the idea of seeing Andy married to Opie's mother. The problem would be that they would want to make it more mature and not family oriented. I don't think they could make a clean show today. Everything has to be explicit.

Chocolate Moose · 10-05-2020, 09:31 AM

the show said almost nothing about the mother. it'd be easy to write.

someguy23475 · 10-05-2020, 06:29 PM

Who would play Floyd? It just wouldn’t be as funny without him!

Will Dockery · 03-26-2021, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Willbo

I like the idea of seeing Andy married to Opie's mother. The problem would be that they would want to make it more mature and not family oriented. I don't think they could make a clean show today. Everything has to be explicit.

But with all the reboots and remakes these days it's a wonder it hasn't happened yet... and that it would no doubt be done badly.

Will Dockery · 03-28-2021, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

Sounds like an interesting idea.....but I'll bet you would pay heII trying to find an actor that the devoted fans would accept for Andy.

And do it right?

I have no idea, probably cast a talented unknown who resembles a young Andy Griffith, and a possibly well known redheaded actress as Opie's mother, and maybe play it somewhat straight, given the tragic ending will be built in?

Will Dockery · 03-28-2021, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by someguy23475

Who would play Floyd? It just wouldn’t be as funny without him!

A young Floyd... done right, that would be fascinating... one scene could actually be the infamous fistfight...

TheLittleFaerie · 04-03-2021, 09:53 PM

About it being more mature.... they could probably make Floyd flat out GAY...since it was always sorta speculated that Floyd was the "town gay guy" who was in the closet.

TheLittleFaerie · 04-04-2021, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Chocolate Moose

the show said almost nothing about the mother. it'd be easy to write.

Did Andy even mention is late wife's name? I thought it was Rose at first but after watching the 1st episode I see that was Opie's caretaker.

biffbronson · 04-04-2021, 06:04 AM

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About it being more mature.... they could probably make Floyd flat out GAY...since it was always sorta speculated that Floyd was the "town gay guy" who was in the closet.

Mayberry fans have established that Floyd was a widower and had children, based on references in TAGS and Gomer Pyle. He also fell into a criminal's trap related to dating an older woman. That hardly fits the profile of a gay man.

If you want to go on thinking that Floyd and/or Howard were gay, no one can change your opinion. But the facts don't seem to back that up at all.

Will Dockery · 04-04-2021, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by biffbronson

Mayberry fans have established that Floyd was a widower and had children, based on references in TAGS and Gomer Pyle. He also fell into a criminal's trap related to dating an older woman. That hardly fits the profile of a gay man.

If you want to go on thinking that Floyd and/or Howard were gay, no one can change your opinion. But the facts don't seem to back that up at all.

True, I suppose Jim Nabors in real life was the only known gay cast member, although Gomer never showed any signs of this that I recall.

Duster76 · 04-04-2021, 11:46 PM

I don't think this is a very good idea to begin with, but let's move beyond that and for argument's sake look at the idea. In the WOKE world of today what major issue would be an immediate concern? How do you deal with life in a southern town in the late 1950's at the dawning of the modern civil rights movement? The original series didn't deal with it at all, that won't fly in this day and age. Andy and Barney are law enforcement officers, this series would be taking place in the immediate aftermath of Brown v Board of Education, the imaginary world of sweet Mayberry would have to be dragged into the real south and the real issues of that time.

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TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,947	Andy Griffith Show Prequel I wonder if a prequel to the show would go over well, depicting Andy married to his wife and them caring for Opie as a baby, having Andy accepting the job of Sheriff, showing how Barney got to be deputy etc...

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GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	Sounds like an interesting idea.....but I'll bet you would pay heII trying to find an actor that the devoted fans would accept for Andy.

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vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,074	The ship has sailed. Might of worked if done during tags run early on, with the tags cast.

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Willbo Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 10, 2012 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 860	I like the idea of seeing Andy married to Opie's mother. The problem would be that they would want to make it more mature and not family oriented. I don't think they could make a clean show today. Everything has to be explicit.

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someguy23475 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 02, 2006 Posts: 167	Who would play Floyd? It just wouldn’t be as funny without him!

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TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,947	About it being more mature.... they could probably make Floyd flat out GAY...since it was always sorta speculated that Floyd was the "town gay guy" who was in the closet.

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Duster76 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2008 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,644	I don't think this is a very good idea to begin with, but let's move beyond that and for argument's sake look at the idea. In the WOKE world of today what major issue would be an immediate concern? How do you deal with life in a southern town in the late 1950's at the dawning of the modern civil rights movement? The original series didn't deal with it at all, that won't fly in this day and age. Andy and Barney are law enforcement officers, this series would be taking place in the immediate aftermath of Brown v Board of Education, the imaginary world of sweet Mayberry would have to be dragged into the real south and the real issues of that time.