From 'Bionic Woman' to 'Knight Rider': TV's failed remake history - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 08-20-2011, 08:36 PM

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...emakes/243609/

yankeesrj12 · 08-20-2011, 08:52 PM

I don't know if it's just me, but I can't open the link.

dakert · 08-20-2011, 10:13 PM

Page not found--but I will include Charlie's Angels in the remake mess

retrofan05 · 08-20-2011, 10:58 PM

The new 90210 would be the one exception. It was just renewed for a fourth season.

benjamoon · 08-21-2011, 12:22 AM

Hawaii Five-0 is an exception too. Though even that isn't nearly the hit people thought it might be. It's solid enough though.

megamanj2004 · 08-21-2011, 01:48 AM

Not even the Wayback Internet Machine can help matters:

http://wayback.archive.org/web/

Nightstalker (2005)

Kojak (2005)

Fantasy Island (1998)

The Fugitive (2000)

Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998)

Get Smart (1995)

Dragnet (2003-04)

dakert · 08-21-2011, 02:13 AM

Family Affair crashed and burned!

The New Monkees

catlover79 · 08-21-2011, 02:41 AM

TV execs just never seem to learn!!!

caladon · 08-21-2011, 03:10 AM

And the new version of Wonder Woman was canceled before it even aired.

Sammy Reed · 08-21-2011, 11:13 AM

There was a typo on the link. Here's the right link:
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...emakes/243609/

JT · 08-21-2011, 02:39 PM

Remakes fail, but so do tons and tons of original series, so what's the difference?

Mr. Television · 08-21-2011, 03:15 PM

Hawaii Five-O isn't a bad remake. It's not as good as the original but it's fun enough if you don't think about it as a remake. Most remakes are just awful though.

ryan423 · 08-21-2011, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retrofan05

The new 90210 would be the one exception. It was just renewed for a fourth season.

True, a fourth season but it's still a flop by all means! It would've been cancelled ages ago on any other network.

Sterling Holobyte · 08-21-2011, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JT

Remakes fail, but so do tons and tons of original series, so what's the difference?

It is because of that word I underlined. At least the originals tried and failed on their own merit. Not trying to copy some successful show.

CommonTater · 08-22-2011, 08:20 AM

My husband has been saying for a few years that he thinks Hollywood has dried up. We need some family friendly sitcoms that are Really family friendly for a change!

I am sick of Reality TV.
(Example) There is a show that covers anything and everything and NOT just one Repo show.... how many now? At least 4! It goes on and on and on and on....
TV is in the toilet IMO.

I know there are thousands upon thousands who agree with me but the Networks don't care what we want.

I don't think there is a night where anything that is suitable for the entire family is on TV anymore. It's to the point that we seldom even turn it on, what is the point?
When our grandchildren are here we struggle to find a show their parents would approve of, you can't even trust the cartoons of today!

They continue to do remakes and just ruin them. I forgot how many remakes are in the works for this year...?
THEY know what we want, we want the original classics but NO, they offer a sorry remake instead.

I just wish someone would air the old classic shows on a network available to everyone. Tons of us want that but nobody listens. I know many people who no longer pay for cable or dish because nothing is on worth watching.

08-20-2011, 08:36 PM	#1
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08-20-2011, 08:52 PM	#2
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	I don't know if it's just me, but I can't open the link.

08-20-2011, 10:13 PM	#3
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	Page not found--but I will include Charlie's Angels in the remake mess

08-20-2011, 10:58 PM	#4
retrofan05 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,111	The new 90210 would be the one exception. It was just renewed for a fourth season.

08-21-2011, 02:13 AM	#7
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	Family Affair crashed and burned! The New Monkees

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caladon Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2001 Location: Massachusetts state home for the bewildered Posts: 1,151	And the new version of Wonder Woman was canceled before it even aired.

08-21-2011, 11:13 AM	#10
Sammy Reed Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 19, 2003 Posts: 403	There was a typo on the link. Here's the right link: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...emakes/243609/

08-21-2011, 03:15 PM	#12
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