THE MUNSTERS
NBC is heading back to 1313 Mockingbird Lane as the network is planning to do a reboot of the classic TV show The Munsters according to TVLine with Seth Meyers as an Executive Producer. The original TV show ran from 1964 to 1966 and put a family of monsters in a fictional California suburb. The Munsters were a normal American family that didn't realize they were monsters and the comedy came from their human neighbors reacting to them.
The new concept of the show is that The Munsters will still be a family out of place but in Brooklyn, New York with hipster neighbors. This reminds me a lot of The Brady Bunch Movie that became a hit in 1995 when it placed the 1970's Brady Bunch in 1995 and let the comedy ensue. This isn't the only reboot that NBC is planning.
NBC just recently announced another property that want to revisit as Vin Diesel is working on a reboot of Miami Vice according to Variety. The series which ran from 1984 to 1989 featured Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as Crockett and Tubbs, two undercover cops fighting against the seedy underworld of Miami.
The Munsters and Miami Vice are memorable series that could work as reboots. The question is, Will audiences tune in? As a fan of classic television, I know that I will.
Class Dismissed,
THE PROFESSOR
