Reboot of 'The Munsters' In The Works For NBC - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 09-30-2010, 01:29 AM

Bryan Fuller, creator of the wonderful, short-lived Pushing Daisies, is working on a contemporary reboot of the 1960s sitcom The Munsters. NBC has at this point only ordered a pilot of the series, which is being described as “Modern Family meets True Blood.” If you're not salivating yet, there’s also this: none other than Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy) is rumored to be “eying a behind-the-scenes role in the project.”

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Marvo301 · 09-30-2010, 02:14 AM

NOoooooooooooooo!!!!! Leave our classics alone!!!

Zoneboy · 09-30-2010, 03:05 AM

Was this Jeff Zucker's parting shot?

Mr. Television · 09-30-2010, 10:03 AM

Leave it to NBC. Let's turn a sweet innocent sitcom from the 60's and make it a True Blood remake.

lucyandethel · 10-01-2010, 11:29 AM

Yeah....as perhaps the only person on the planet who thinks "True Blood" is WAY overhyped, don't put The Munsters in such a category.

MickeyMac · 10-01-2010, 02:15 PM

If this dosent convince yall that the people who are running the major networks are idiots, nothing will.

Adamantium · 10-01-2010, 03:19 PM

It probably won't be anything like The Munsters, but rather a family of ghoulish characters. By that I mean they won't be Herman, Lily, Grandpa, Eddie and Marilyn. I can see the young looking, attractive vampire, sexy witch, werewolf with a muscular body, etc.

comedyfreak · 10-02-2010, 08:16 AM

I'm still waiting for the Wayans' version to come about.

McGillicuddy · 10-06-2010, 02:36 AM

They've already re-created The Munsters!

TV Knowledge Fan · 10-06-2010, 03:01 AM

....the last time NBC tried to revive one of its "own" series {and I just don't mean what previously appeared on their network, I mean NBC/Universal as a whole}, "THE BIONIC WOMAN" was a great disappointment. And the umpteenth attempt to create a "new" version of "KNIGHT RIDER" didn't work, either. There have been at least two attempts in the past to "reboot" "THE MUNSTERS", with mixed results. This version, I fear, is gooing to be the worst.

The original was a success because it NEVER took itself too seriously. Bryan Fuller does not have the satiric attitude that Joe Connelly & Bob Mosher had...and his "PUSHING DAISIES" flopped with a mass audience simply because it was too "clever" for its own good. That attitude won't help "THE MUNSTERS", *ahem*, "return from the dead".

Was this "Jeff Zucker's parting shot", 'Zoneboy'? Not really. This is what happens when a network like CBS gets lucky and creates a successful [so far] reworking of 'HAWAII FIVE-O"...which causes the other networks to think to themselves, "We can do that, too!". Most often, they only think they can...

ComedyGuy · 10-16-2010, 07:54 PM

If they ever do a remake of The Munsters the better use Brad Garrett as Herman as that will make it awesome.

Mr. Television · 10-16-2010, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TV Knowledge Fan

....the last time NBC tried to revive one of its "own" series {and I just don't mean what previously appeared on their network, I mean NBC/Universal as a whole}, "THE BIONIC WOMAN" was a great disappointment. And the umpteenth attempt to create a "new" version of "KNIGHT RIDER" didn't work, either. There have been at least two attempts in the past to "reboot" "THE MUNSTERS", with mixed results. This version, I fear, is gooing to be the worst.

The original was a success because it NEVER took itself too seriously. Bryan Fuller does not have the satiric attitude that Joe Connelly & Bob Mosher had...and his "PUSHING DAISIES" flopped with a mass audience simply because it was too "clever" for its own good. That attitude won't help "THE MUNSTERS", *ahem*, "return from the dead".

Was this "Jeff Zucker's parting shot", 'Zoneboy'? Not really. This is what happens when a network like CBS gets lucky and creates a successful [so far] reworking of 'HAWAII FIVE-O"...which causes the other networks to think to themselves, "We can do that, too!". Most often, they only think they can...

The thing about Hawaii Five-O is that it is a good buddy cop tv show. The original however was a classic.The new version doesn't look at all like the original except for the names and theme song. They could have just called it something else and nobody would know the difference.

09-30-2010, 01:29 AM	#1
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Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,840	It probably won't be anything like The Munsters, but rather a family of ghoulish characters. By that I mean they won't be Herman, Lily, Grandpa, Eddie and Marilyn. I can see the young looking, attractive vampire, sexy witch, werewolf with a muscular body, etc.

10-06-2010, 02:36 AM	#9
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10-06-2010, 03:01 AM	#10
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	I feel quite uncomfortable about hearing this.... ....the last time NBC tried to revive one of its "own" series {and I just don't mean what previously appeared on their network, I mean NBC/Universal as a whole}, "THE BIONIC WOMAN" was a great disappointment. And the umpteenth attempt to create a "new" version of "KNIGHT RIDER" didn't work, either. There have been at least two attempts in the past to "reboot" "THE MUNSTERS", with mixed results. This version, I fear, is gooing to be the worst. The original was a success because it NEVER took itself too seriously. Bryan Fuller does not have the satiric attitude that Joe Connelly & Bob Mosher had...and his "PUSHING DAISIES" flopped with a mass audience simply because it was too "clever" for its own good. That attitude won't help "THE MUNSTERS", ahem, "return from the dead". Was this "Jeff Zucker's parting shot", 'Zoneboy'? Not really. This is what happens when a network like CBS gets lucky and creates a successful [so far] reworking of 'HAWAII FIVE-O"...which causes the other networks to think to themselves, "We can do that, too!". Most often, they only think they can...

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