"The Munsters" Remake is Back in Development at NBC - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 08-11-2011, 10:57 AM

Exclusive: "The Munsters" Back in Development at NBC
Aug 11, 2011
by Michael Schneider

"Pushing Daisies" creator Bryan Fuller is taking another stab at developing a remake of "The Munsters" at NBC.

Fuller has met with NBC executives in recent weeks about revisiting his adaptation of the 1960s black-and-white classic.

Fuller first developed a "Munsters" revival last year, but NBC ultimately passed on the script. Nonetheless, NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt liked the general idea and asked Fuller to head back to the keyboard.

Fuller's take on "The Munsters" will be an edgier, slightly darker hour-long show. Fuller is expected to more deeply explore the origins of how the residents of 1313 Mockingbird Lane came to be.

There will still be plenty of humor, and all the original characters are still there: Family patriarch Herman Munster; his vampy wife Lily Munster; eccentric Grandpa; eager son Eddie Munster; and strangely normal niece Marilyn Munster.

Even Spot — Eddie's pet dragon — is expected to have a role.

NBC's sister Universal Media Studios is behind the show.

Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo and Al Lewis famously starred in the original.

"The Munsters" has retained its popularity over the years, spawning the 1966 feature film Munster, Go Home! and a 1981 NBC TV movie, The Munsters' Revenge, which reunited the original cast.

A new cast then took over with the late 1980s syndication revival "The Munsters Today", and yet two more casts were brought in to star in the 1995 Fox TV movie Here Come the Munsters, and 1996 TV movie sequel, Munsters' Scary Little Christmas.

For the past few years The Wayans Brothers were in talks to do a new "Munsters" feature film but those plans never came to be.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusiv...C-1036301.aspx

comedyfreak · 08-11-2011, 11:33 PM

I hope they get the casting right and having the show written like Bob Mosher would help.

Retro4Life · 08-11-2011, 11:42 PM

An "edgy", "darker" Munsters?

The appeal of the original was the situation of a family of classic movie monsters who were really quite normal in their emotions and relationships and problems. What are they going to do here, give Eddie a bunch of angst about his full moon issue? Have Herman on Prozac because of stress over unemployment? Have Lily engage in an extramarital affair?

Ridiculous.

Marvo301 · 08-11-2011, 11:44 PM

I'll pass!

gilligan fanatic · 08-18-2011, 07:48 AM

Stop with the remakes

lucyandethel · 08-19-2011, 01:38 AM

They've made like two...three?....remakes of this show. All were dullsville and forgettable. Leave a classic alone.

08-11-2011, 10:57 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,320	"The Munsters" Remake is Back in Development at NBC *Exclusive: "The Munsters" Back in Development at NBC* Aug 11, 2011 by Michael Schneider "Pushing Daisies" creator Bryan Fuller is taking another stab at developing a remake of "The Munsters" at NBC. Fuller has met with NBC executives in recent weeks about revisiting his adaptation of the 1960s black-and-white classic. Fuller first developed a "Munsters" revival last year, but NBC ultimately passed on the script. Nonetheless, NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt liked the general idea and asked Fuller to head back to the keyboard. Fuller's take on "The Munsters" will be an edgier, slightly darker hour-long show. Fuller is expected to more deeply explore the origins of how the residents of 1313 Mockingbird Lane came to be. There will still be plenty of humor, and all the original characters are still there: Family patriarch Herman Munster; his vampy wife Lily Munster; eccentric Grandpa; eager son Eddie Munster; and strangely normal niece Marilyn Munster. Even Spot — Eddie's pet dragon — is expected to have a role. NBC's sister Universal Media Studios is behind the show. Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo and Al Lewis famously starred in the original. "The Munsters" has retained its popularity over the years, spawning the 1966 feature film Munster, Go Home! and a 1981 NBC TV movie, The Munsters' Revenge, which reunited the original cast. A new cast then took over with the late 1980s syndication revival "The Munsters Today", and yet two more casts were brought in to star in the 1995 Fox TV movie Here Come the Munsters, and 1996 TV movie sequel, Munsters' Scary Little Christmas. For the past few years The Wayans Brothers were in talks to do a new "Munsters" feature film but those plans never came to be. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusiv...C-1036301.aspx Attached Images

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08-19-2011, 01:38 AM	#6
lucyandethel Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 18, 2009 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 435	They've made like two...three?....remakes of this show. All were dullsville and forgettable. Leave a classic alone.