Which Television Show Do You Wish Producers Would Revive?

The PJ's!

Eddie Murphy's work there was hillarious!

Apparently it was very expensive to make, so they pulled the plug.

Another one that should be revived - with a modern-day actor - is "The Rockford Files". I doubt anyone could be another Jim Rockford the way James Garner was, but worth a shot.

1 vote

#1.3 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:51 PM EST

Crime Story, Wiseguy and Hercules hey who doesn't love a guy with a fake tan, no shirt fighting gods and bad monsters?

1 vote

#1.4 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:02 PM EST

Al-2739446

Yes, there was a show called "Lincoln Heights" about a black police officer who decided to move back inot the old neighborhood and deal with all of the attendant problems. His family was reluctant at first, but then grew to love the place in spite of some difficulties. It depicted a great black family with two parents both working and respectful children. Great story lines, but it didn't last.

Some of the garbage they have on now isn't worth the elctricity it would take to watch it.

1 vote

#1.5 - Sun Dec 25, 2011 3:11 PM EST

gordy327

and Hercules hey who doesn't love a guy with a fake tan, no shirt fighting gods and bad monsters?

I'll take Xena. ;)

1 vote

#1.6 - Mon Dec 26, 2011 4:46 PM EST

Hercules hey who doesn't love a guy with a fake tan, no shirt fighting gods and bad monsters?

Hercules and Xena were both great but my fave show on TV and its spin-off was Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel.

Yes, yes, you may laugh. They seemed to be shows for kids but they really weren't. They had a bit of everything, horror, action, tons of tongue in cheek humor and the characters were just so real you could not help but love them.

The best thing about it though was the messages it left you with. The vampires and demons and Gods used in the show were all metaphors for real life issues like growing up, consequences of choices made, lessons in humility and redemption.

It truly was an amazing pair of shows.

3 votes

#1.7 - Mon Dec 26, 2011 4:53 PM EST

gordy327

I never got into Buffy or Angel.

1 vote

#1.8 - Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:13 PM EST

I never got into Buffy or Angel.

I highly recommend it. If you like really gripping human stories with a side of humor, you'd enjoy them.

2 votes

#1.9 - Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:27 PM EST

Abby.

I still watch Buffy & Angel when the re-runs are on!
:D

#1.10 - Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:10 PM EST

I still watch Buffy & Angel when the re-runs are on!
:D

Me too!! I just laugh when I hear some of the old dialogue. Like the scene between Willow and Spike on Season 4 when he's trying to bite her and he realizes he can't because of the chip in his head which basically makes him a neutered vampire. It's a classic:

Spike: I don't understand. This sort of thing's never happened to me before.

Willow[timidly trying to offer comfort]: Maybe you were nervous.

Spike: I felt all right when I started. Let's try again.

[He tries to attack Willow again, only to crumple in searing pain]

Spike: Ow ow ow! Dammit!![kicks a dresser]

Willow: Maybe you're trying too hard. Doesn't this happen to every vampire?

Spike: Not to me it doesn't!

Spike[desperate and embarrassed]: I'm only 126!

Willow: You're being too hard on yourself. Why don't we wait a half an hour and try again? Or...

[Finally realizing the insanity of her advice, Willow grabs a lamp, smashes it over Spike's head and tries to flee the room.]

2 votes

#1.11 - Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:54 PM EST

For those that may miss it, the above quote is a tongue in cheek reference to impotence. In vampire lore the taking of blood is a reference to virility. The show was always making fun of vampire lore. In fact in one of the episodes Buffy meets THE Dracula and wackiness ensues LOL.

1 vote

#1.12 - Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:58 PM EST

yeah...Spike needed Vamp-agra :P

2 votes

#1.13 - Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:03 AM EST

yeah...Spike needed Vamp-agra :P

LMAO!!!

This is yet another great scene. To set it up, there has been an earthquake which to most people in Southern California would be a normal thing but to Buffy it seems supernatural so she goes to her Watcher, Giles and he ignores her.

Later on, a demon kills a guy at a party and Willow saw a symbol carved into his chest which she just drew and is showing the gang:

Willow: Right. It was carved into his chest, like a big creepy eye.

Xander: It's kind of like the CBS logo. Hey, could this be the handiwork of one Mr. Morley Safer?

Buffy: I'm telling you I've seen this somewhere before. I just can't remember where! I mean, it's like...

Giles: It's the end of the world.

Buffy, Willow, Xander: Again?

Giles: It's, ah, the earthquake... that symbol... yes.

Buffy: I told you. I-I said "end of the world", and you're like "poo-poo, southern California, poo-poo"!

Giles: I'm so very sorry. My contrition completely dwarfs the impending apocalypse.

1 vote

#1.14 - Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:53 AM EST

Stop The Hypocrisy

Firefly.

Nuff said.

12 votes

#2 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 6:49 PM EST

Amen -- I discovered it AFTER it was cancelled (this year!!)

close second -- Quantum Leap

game show/reality category -- The Mole with Anderson Cooper (because the celebrity versions SUCKED -- bring back Anderson!!)

5 votes

#2.1 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:04 PM EST

Sabastian Palpatine

Joss Whedon is a fraking genius!!!

Dollhouse was insanely good as well.

2 votes

#2.2 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:16 PM EST

SavickConn

OMG, I could not believe it when they canceled Firefly. That show was superbley made. I have the entire season on DVD and the movie too, Serenity.

4 votes

#2.3 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:12 PM EST

I loved Firefly and blame Fox for showing it out of order when it first aired on TV.

Joss is a genius he is busy with the movie the Avengers and I doubt that he will ever do another TV series because of the way his series have been treated by the networks starting with The WB, UPN and finally FOX disrespecting his creative.

2 votes

#2.4 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:49 PM EST

Shannoscubie

I have the entire season on DVD and the movie too, Serenity.

Oh, but do you have one to watch and one that's in the box, still unopened?

2 votes

#2.5 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:02 PM EST

ffeineandsugar

Thankfully, that one is available anytime on Netflix.

Whatever happened to the Babylon 5, sequel, Crusade?

2 votes

#2.6 - Sun Dec 25, 2011 3:08 PM EST

Shannoscubie

Thankfully, that one is available anytime on Netflix.

I know, but there's something special about watching it when it's being broadcast and knowing that there are other fans enjoying it at the same time!

#2.7 - Sun Dec 25, 2011 3:30 PM EST

gordy327

Whatever happened to the Babylon 5, sequel, Crusade?

It was cancelled after 1 season. It didn't do well in the ratings.

#2.8 - Mon Dec 26, 2011 4:47 PM EST

D Luniz-1282741

it needed be said again

Firefly

1 vote

#2.9 - Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:35 PM EST

Wraith777

They tried. The actor who played the captain wouldn't come back. Or so I am told.

#2.10 - Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:50 AM EST

every interview I've read says that Nathan Fillion would go back to the role in a heartbeat -- I'm sure they could work out a schedule where he could do both Firefly and Castle

#2.11 - Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:23 AM EST

The Millionaire

#3 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 6:59 PM EST

Redder

The one with Michael Anrhony giving away a million bucks for John Bearsford Tipton? I loved that show. Remember Colonel Flack?

I am old and I remember radio shows. Like Gunsmoke and The Inner Sanctum and The Shadow. They all made it to TV.

2 votes

#3.1 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:18 PM EST

That's the one Redder. My favorite episode was when an old prospector was given a million and at the end fed the check to his burro. Early tv about greed and the evil humans do.

#3.2 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:03 PM EST

Redder

My favorite Western was Gunsmoke. Ken Curtis as "Festus", Milburne Stone as "Doc" and Amanda Blake as "Kitty" were as good as Character acting gets for TV.

Radio being before my time must have been great. "Theater of the mind" couldn't have had a better venue.

#3.3 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:37 AM EST

ffeineandsugar

I once had a long car trip, with a series of cassette tapes of old Shadow episodes to keep me company. Gotta love the old radio programs - but good luck getting the current generation to buy in!

2 votes

#3.4 - Sun Dec 25, 2011 3:09 PM EST

#3- I remember the Millionaire when I was a kid, always wondered what my life would be like if I were that fortunate. Do you remember this? http://www.classicmovieshowcase.com/Now%20Showing/Beverly%20Hillbillies.html

#3.5 - Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:02 PM EST

Buono Cane

well duh, is there any other show than the Andy Griffith Show? Could you imagine a Tyler Perry version or maybe Brian DePalma?

Maybe Seth McFarlane could do something with it.

But there is no better show on any country's programming than Doc Martin, it is brilliant in every sense of the word, no wait, Absolutely Fabulous, no uh, Lost, or ...

1 vote

#4 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:12 PM EST

Al-2739446

The Andy Griffith show is an all time classic. But, frankly, the ones that are the most funny are the ones that include Don Knotts as deputy Barney Fife. Barney has got to be one of the all time great TV characters. The show would not have been nearly as funny without Knotts, and may not have lasted. Some of the other characters were hilarious as well like Floyd and Gomer and Goober and the various mayors. But Fife was the one.

#4.1 - Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:53 AM EST

TheJonesGirl

Seinfeld. Imagine the gang with the INTERNET. Kramer tweeting.

Gilmore Girls. A sweet show, very underrated, very funny moments.

2 votes

#5 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:18 PM EST

Buono Cane

i am not gay, i am not gay, i am not gay, not that there is anything wrong with it

gilmore girls were great, Lauren Graham is just too good to be true

oh, and wtf Jonesy girl, got a prob w/xmas, season greetings my big jolly ass

1 vote

#5.1 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:48 PM EST

TheJonesGirl

It's the holiday SEASON.

#5.2 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:27 PM EST

maria lyn

Yes there is a show I missed called Lassie/there were none other like it/or maybe there was Rin Tin Tin.

1 vote

#6 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:18 PM EST

Yes there is a show I missed called Lassie

What is it girl, is Timmy down the well again?

I do miss shows with animals as the main characters.

You would enjoy "All Creatures Great and Small" good books, good TV series, good family fare with a bit of adult humor.

1 vote

#6.1 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:55 PM EST

Rockwater-1211171

There were 8+ "lassies" - all of which were male. Yes, they (them) called him "girl". Guess the "guys" are easier to train that the "girls" (check most happy marriages).

#6.2 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:59 PM EST

Sabastian Palpatine

Bring back Caprica!!!

2 votes

#7 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:29 PM EST

maria lyn

Or bring back Bonanza that was a pretty good one for a Western anyway.

#7.1 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:41 PM EST

maria lyn

As a kid, I remember Bonanza as one of several Westerns of the day. I was curious as to why they always wore the same clothes, but managed to keep them - and their hats - so clean.

#7.2 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:25 AM EST

Shannoscubie

Terriers

*sigh*

Maybe they'll make a movie some day like they did for Firefly.

1 vote

#8 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:08 PM EST

tyler-1708225

ME Television does replay all the oldies - Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Andy Griffith, Happy Days, Dick Van Dyke Show, Rifleman, and all the shows of that era. I would like to see reruns of Wagon Train.

#9 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:27 PM EST

As far as funky westerns..Brisco County

3 votes

#9.1 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:41 PM EST

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075584/

Brisco County

So underrated it was on FOX that was cancelled way too early.

#9.2 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:57 PM EST

xipotec

Millennium: Fox screwed the pooch on that one, it was the forunner for all the CSI type shows as well as the Medium and Ghost Whisper types. It was WAY too dark for most people at that time. Check it our on DVD its still really ahead of its time.

FireFly :ditto

BJ and the Bear: Just seeing if your paying attention.

1 vote

#10 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:38 PM EST

Wraith777

Ok Brody.......... Or should I say Segaboy? :D

#10.1 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:57 PM EST

paxildog

Soap. Excellent show and made fun of everyone and everything.

5 votes

#11 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:54 PM EST

One more: "Night Stalker" You'd just have to find another actor like Darren McGavin. Hard to do. They don't make em' like that anymore.

2 votes

#12 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:55 PM EST

"Night Stalker"

They did do a remake with the guy from Moonlight who is now on the Hawaii-5-0 remake.

Night Stalker just like Dark Shadows belong in memory only.

#12.1 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:05 PM EST

3sheets

The remake never worked because they didn't have McGavin. The original was just that: Original.

1 vote

#12.2 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:13 PM EST

Dean Moriarty

Laugh in, My three sons, and The twilight zone.

1 vote

#13 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:29 PM EST

eric fuller

CBS brought back Twilight Zone in the 80's and UPN brought it back a few years ago. Both didn't do well. You just can't top the creative genius of Rod Serling.

1 vote

#13.1 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:47 PM EST

Wraith777

Rod made the Twilight Zone what it is. Irreplacable.

1 vote

#13.2 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:58 PM EST

DocPhil

For me its almost always the sci-fi shows..... most recently "The Event", "V" and "Dollhouse"

2 votes

#14 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:30 PM EST

DocPhil

And Mystery Science Theater!

3 votes

#14.1 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:19 AM EST

Shelby Davenport

Oh yeah -thumbs up on MST3000!

2 votes

#14.2 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:51 AM EST

w: MST3K versons of such modern "classics" as the Paris Hilton House of Wax and the ever sucktastic Battlefield Earth

4 votes

#14.3 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:55 AM EST

Shelby Davenport

I'm laughing just thinking about it! The shorts were the best.

3 votes

#14.4 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:48 PM EST

Obbop

Midnight Caller

#15 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:37 PM EST

Lisafrequency

Quantum Leap for me.

3 votes

#16 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:13 PM EST

especially the episodes where Scott Bakula was a monkey in nothing but those silver undies...mmm yummy

4 votes

#16.1 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:21 AM EST

Lisafrequency

oooooh yea!

3 votes

#16.2 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:48 AM EST

Cipher-0

My Own Worst Enemy with Christian Slater in the lead role. It was a blast while it lasted.

1 vote

#17 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:14 PM EST

Quantum Leap

Felicity

Twin Peaks

1 vote

#18 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:30 PM EST

TheJonesGirl

The ending of Felicity freaked me out.

Let us not speak of it further :)

#18.1 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:54 PM EST

jtallon

I'll second Twin Peaks. It's been long enough that it seems like we could get a continuation of the story 20 years on...

1 vote

#18.2 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:36 AM EST

Yes, the producers went all Bob Newhart on the Felicity ending, which was so already done. But, someone PLEASE explain to me the Twin Peaks ending with little people talking in reverse? Now THAT was weird!

#18.3 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:39 PM EST

TIMOTAYO

Get A Life

Arrested Development

3 votes

#19 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:43 PM EST

Get a Life was funny. Chris Elliot & co. played it out to the max. The whole concept of the show was humor with no pretenses. Also Herman's Head.

1 vote

#19.1 - Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:49 PM EST

The Man From U.N.C.L.E and Mission Impossible, make it relevent in dealing with modern terrorist activity, but leave Tom Cruise out of the equation please... In The Man From U.N.C.L.E, make Rober Vaughn in charge of the NYC office and David McCallum in charge of the London office.

1 vote

#20 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:30 AM EST

Oooooo, Man from Uncle. I had major crushage going on towards David McCallum back then! :)

2 votes

#20.1 - Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:36 PM EST

G. H.

Hee hee littlereddog...............so did I! :-)

1 vote

#20.2 - Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:51 PM EST

I thought the majority of ladies had a crush on Nepoleon Solo!!!!!!!!

1 vote

#20.3 - Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:50 PM EST

G. H.

Nope! None but Ilya Kuriakyn! :-)

1 vote

#20.4 - Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:52 PM EST

Must be his accent.... Check out this link: http://www.classicmovieshowcase.com/Now%20Showing/The%20Man%20From%20U.N.C.L.E..html

#20.5 - Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:24 PM EST