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UMFanatic · 04-19-2006, 03:55 PM

From adultswim.com

Saved By the Bell - Back In Production!
04/19/2006

Adult Swim has done it again! Following hot on the heels of Fox's Family Guy, Saved By The Bell has been pulled from cancellation with an order for 30 all new episodes taking place at Bayside High.

"We were ecstatic when we saw the early numbers on Saved By the Bell on Adult Swim," said Matt Laster, the VP of Turner Entertainment's newly created 80's Reclamation Department. "We knew this had the potential to be big, but we never thought it would be this big. The fans have really shown their support and come out in droves on the adultswim.com website."

According to Laster, the new series is still in development but he did say that almost all of the original cast would be returning, minus "Showgirls" star Elizabeth Berkley. The series will follow the events after Saved By the Bell: The New Class and find Screech as the new principal of Bayside and a retired Mr. Belding as the proprietor of the Max, the hangout that the Saved By the Bell gang frequented. Screech is overwhelmed by the new group of students and puts out a call for help, and soon, all of the old regulars are back at Bayside. Laster would not elaborate on the status of Zack and Kelly's relationship, though the couple were last seen walking down the aisle.

"I've spoken to the crew and they really can't wait to get back together," said Laster. "We think this will be a fun and exciting new direction for Adult Swim and we can't wait to find even more great 80's comedies for Adult Swim."

I'm speechless! I can't believe this

SBTB Geek · 04-19-2006, 05:26 PM

Don't believe it, LOL. I'm sure it's just a prank they're pulling.

Pavan · 04-19-2006, 05:33 PM

Looking into this. As of now, I think it is actually TRUE.

SBTB Geek · 04-19-2006, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

Looking into this. As of now, I think it is actually TRUE.

I honestly feel like I'm in the twilight zone, this is soooo odd. I can't believe Mark agreed to this.

LOL, what's with Elizabeth being so ashamed of her past. She refuses to associate herself with anything "Showgirls" or SBTB related.

Chad Michael Murray · 04-19-2006, 07:20 PM

...omfg...if this is true...

I will weep tears of happiness.

LMAO!

But seriously...if something like this were to come true, I would freaking FLIP out, man!

Scoobiedoo30 · 04-19-2006, 08:31 PM

I would Love to see Saved By The Bell Back on The Air I wonder Who The Cast will be.

passionsfan79 · 04-19-2006, 08:45 PM

Interesting looking foward to it if it happens

gidgetgrape · 04-19-2006, 08:54 PM

WHAT??? I can't believe this. If it's true though, I'm all over it.

Brieannas21 · 04-19-2006, 08:56 PM

I would give it a look.

Scoobiedoo30 · 04-19-2006, 08:59 PM

I hope that The Attress who played Lisa Returns as well

snowpeck · 04-19-2006, 10:45 PM

I think it's just an extended month-long April Fool's prank. I think at the beginning of the month we'll hear a big April Fool from them. If you read that news article it says the fans have been in overwhelming support... if you read the forum Adult Swim has set up, a majority of the posts are against SBTB... and the page of reader replies they reprinted are entirely against them airing it. It's just a big prank. Don't believe a word of it.

Greg

Pavan · 04-19-2006, 11:28 PM

The more I researched, the more I think this is a prank.

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...dult-swim.html

Scoobiedoo30 · 04-20-2006, 11:02 AM

I cant belive that Thiis is a Prink that someone would say that Saved By The Bell was Returneing

Bronx_Girly · 04-22-2006, 02:05 PM

If you believe that, I can sell you a bridge for a buck. Any offers.

Seriously, with the exception of Dustin Diamond, most of the cast has been doing quite well. It would be a joke for them to go back to a show which had the phoniest sets in the world. This is a great show to start off in, but begin in shows that most of the cast has gone onto this would be down grading themselves as actors. I love the show, and I love the cast, but truly they have all moved onto bigger and better things.

Guest Appearances are a fantastic way for a new SBTB to gain popularity, but the actors full time returning would almost have them as outcasts in Hollywood, and certainly they would be running gags for SNL.

So don't believe the hype.

Mr. Television · 04-27-2006, 03:34 PM

Sorry, Screech — 'Saved By The Bell' Isn't Coming Back
04.26.2006

'Official' statement boasting a revived show with original cast is a hoax.

It's been a pretty divisive month for fans of Master Shake and Zack Morris, and you can blame it all on the people behind Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.

Everything was fine until the programmers at Swim — Cartoon Network's nightly block

of alternative 'toons — decided to pluck "Saved by the Bell" from syndicated limbo and add it to their weekly lineup. The move was greeted with the ire of Swim's loyal fanbase (sample reactions on the Adult Swim message board: "This had better be a joke ... or there'll be a jihad for the next two weeks!" and "We're one step closer to getting 'Murder She Wrote.' ... Excellent move").

Randomly selected episodes of "Bell" — a Saturday morning staple on NBC from 1989-'93 — began airing April 17 and are scheduled to wrap up this week with the broadcast of the epic "Snow White and the Seven Dorks" ep, where the gang at Bayside High puts together a hip-hop version of "Snow White."

Reacting to viewer feedback, Adult Swim decided to take things to the next level. On April 19, the network released a statement claiming "Saved by the Bell" was headed back into production, with Cartoon Network ordering 30 new episodes of the show. According to Matt Laster (identified in the statement as "the VP of Turner Entertainment's newly created '80s Reclamation Department"), most of the original cast was already on board for the new edition of "Bell."

"The series will follow the events after 'Saved by the Bell: The New Class' and finds Screech as the new principal of Bayside [with] a retired Mr. Belding as the proprietor of the Max, the hangout that the 'Saved by the Bell' gang frequented," the statement read. "Screech is overwhelmed by the new group of students and puts out a call for help, and soon all of the old regulars are back at Bayside."

Of course, news of the resurrected "Saved by the Bell" quickly made its way around the Internet, showing up on sites as diverse as Celebrity-Moms.com and the online home of Boston's long-running Phoenix alt-weekly.

Most seemed to greet the news with cautious optimism — after all, several castmembers have gone on to bigger and better things (Mark-Paul Gosselaar, who played Zack, has logged time on "NYPD Blue" and "Commander in Chief"), or at least just bigger things (Elizabeth Berkley, who played brainy Jessie Spano, starred in "Showgirls"). It seemed unlikely that they'd choose to revisit roles they left more than a decade ago. Also, Laster's title seemed to reek of fakery, and it was Adult Swim, which seemed capable of pulling off a prank of this magnitude.

It turns out the whole announcement was nothing more than that: a really big joke. According to James Anderson, the vice president of public relations for Adult Swim, there are no plans to bring "Bell" back. And while Matt Laster is an actual Swim employee, he's not the VP of anything.

"The whole thing is just the people behind Adult Swim being who they are. When 'Saved by the Bell' first started airing, it created such a divide between [Adult Swim] fans that the people here had to make a joke about it," Anderson laughed. " 'Saved by the Bell' is not coming back. We're not going to do that. It was just the people here being blasphemous."

Somewhere, Dustin "Screech" Diamond quietly weeps.

— James Montgomery

04-19-2006, 03:55 PM	#1
UMFanatic Unsolved Mysteries Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 31, 2006 Posts: 41	Breaking News!!! SBTB soon to be back in Production!!! From adultswim.com Saved By the Bell - Back In Production! 04/19/2006 Adult Swim has done it again! Following hot on the heels of Fox's Family Guy, Saved By The Bell has been pulled from cancellation with an order for 30 all new episodes taking place at Bayside High. "We were ecstatic when we saw the early numbers on Saved By the Bell on Adult Swim," said Matt Laster, the VP of Turner Entertainment's newly created 80's Reclamation Department. "We knew this had the potential to be big, but we never thought it would be this big. The fans have really shown their support and come out in droves on the adultswim.com website." According to Laster, the new series is still in development but he did say that almost all of the original cast would be returning, minus "Showgirls" star Elizabeth Berkley. The series will follow the events after Saved By the Bell: The New Class and find Screech as the new principal of Bayside and a retired Mr. Belding as the proprietor of the Max, the hangout that the Saved By the Bell gang frequented. Screech is overwhelmed by the new group of students and puts out a call for help, and soon, all of the old regulars are back at Bayside. Laster would not elaborate on the status of Zack and Kelly's relationship, though the couple were last seen walking down the aisle. "I've spoken to the crew and they really can't wait to get back together," said Laster. "We think this will be a fun and exciting new direction for Adult Swim and we can't wait to find even more great 80's comedies for Adult Swim." I'm speechless! I can't believe this

04-19-2006, 05:33 PM	#3
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04-19-2006, 07:20 PM	#5
Chad Michael Murray Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,493	...omfg...if this is true... I will weep tears of happiness. LMAO! But seriously...if something like this were to come true, I would freaking FLIP out, man!
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04-19-2006, 08:31 PM	#6
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	Breaking News SBTB soon to be back in Production I would Love to see Saved By The Bell Back on The Air I wonder Who The Cast will be.
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04-19-2006, 08:45 PM	#7
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04-19-2006, 05:26 PM	#2
SBTB Geek Smooth Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 21, 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,004	Don't believe it, LOL. I'm sure it's just a prank they're pulling.

04-19-2006, 08:54 PM	#8
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,502	WHAT??? I can't believe this. If it's true though, I'm all over it.

04-19-2006, 08:56 PM	#9
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	I would give it a look.

04-19-2006, 08:59 PM	#10
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	Breaking News SBTB soon to be back in Production I hope that The Attress who played Lisa Returns as well

04-19-2006, 10:45 PM	#11
snowpeck Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 13, 2001 Location: Atlanta Posts: 759	I think it's just an extended month-long April Fool's prank. I think at the beginning of the month we'll hear a big April Fool from them. If you read that news article it says the fans have been in overwhelming support... if you read the forum Adult Swim has set up, a majority of the posts are against SBTB... and the page of reader replies they reprinted are entirely against them airing it. It's just a big prank. Don't believe a word of it. Greg

04-19-2006, 11:28 PM	#12
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	The more I researched, the more I think this is a prank. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...dult-swim.html

04-20-2006, 11:02 AM	#13
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	Breaking News SBTB soon to be back in Production I cant belive that Thiis is a Prink that someone would say that Saved By The Bell was Returneing

04-22-2006, 02:05 PM	#14
Bronx_Girly Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 26, 2006 Location: Bronx Posts: 24	If you believe that, I can sell you a bridge for a buck. Any offers. Seriously, with the exception of Dustin Diamond, most of the cast has been doing quite well. It would be a joke for them to go back to a show which had the phoniest sets in the world. This is a great show to start off in, but begin in shows that most of the cast has gone onto this would be down grading themselves as actors. I love the show, and I love the cast, but truly they have all moved onto bigger and better things. Guest Appearances are a fantastic way for a new SBTB to gain popularity, but the actors full time returning would almost have them as outcasts in Hollywood, and certainly they would be running gags for SNL. So don't believe the hype.

04-27-2006, 03:34 PM	#15
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