@x_Laura_x Said 
Does anyone see the point?
Maybe for a cast reunion or something like that but to film a whole new series of a show that ended years ago seems like wasted effort to me...
Fans get excited about it, but every time it's a pure disappointment, because things now will never be the same as things then.
So why do they bother?
Why not spend time writing and filming TV shows that will actually have viewers interested, and not wishing for TV shows of the past to return
I think John Cleese pretty much agrees with me, this is where I got my idea for a thread from: https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8036055.stm
Have you been disappointed by the revival of an old TV show that you liked? I know a lot of people were disappointed in the return of Red Dwarf.
Or is there a show that you want to see brought back and think it could be done well?
I agree - I think viewers have a lot of loyalty to an old show, but to try to breathe life into an old concept often has disappointing results. I think that Hollywood espec is learning this - they tend to go out on a high now (Scrubs, Raymond, Seinfeld, Sopranos) instead of waiting for viewers to get sick of them.
It gets to the point that every possible storyline has been explored -unless of course, there are so many cast members that new storylines are always possible. That's why I think shows like ER, NYPD blues, Neighbours and espec Eastenders, have survived.
I actually can't think of a TV show that was revived; some game shows have been revived in Australia and done well, but that's all I can think of.
There are a couple of shows I'd be intrigued to see reworked and brought back to screen. Moonlighting is one, and Upstairs Downstairs is another. In both cases the writing was excellent & if they could match the writing standard and find good actors I think both could work well.
May 07, 2009 @ 06:09:24
he was my childhood favorite..I'm gonna have nightmares!
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