TV PREVIEW:
THE REBOOTED SERIES YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE WAITING FOR
Editors' Note: We could look back on the flaming train wreck that was 2020 but instead we thought we'd look ahead to sunnier times. We understand that in their latest desperate attempt to glue our eyeballs to the tube [It's a screen now, you old tosser – Ed.], the moguls of television are planning something truly daring: rebooting old TV shows in the hopes that your parents can be persuaded to watch them again, instead of the repeats themselves on Channel 25-7. Already "L.A. Law" and "Night Court" are in production, but surely there are many more gems remaining to be unearthed. Our Television Editor Frank Cross has been doing some digging and reports next year we can expect some or all of these oldies but goodies. Happy Viewing!
The Drumppf Family
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| They're creepy and they're spooky/ They're altogether ooky! | |
Everyone remembers the zany adventures of the creepy Addams Family, the bizarre creatures who lived in a world of their own blissfully unaware of how crazy they were.
Remind you of anyone?
Sure it does, and they will all need a job and free media effective January 21.
In this reimagined version of the 60's comedy classic, the creepy, crazy Drumppfs have retreated to their spooky Florida mansion but they remain as hilarious as ever, if perhaps a shade less credible and likable. Of course Donald plays himself as the patriarch of the nutty family still raging about the late-night ballot dumps in Michigan. And what a supporting cast! It boasts, if that's the word, Melania Trump as Morticia, Rudy Giuliani as Uncle Fenster, Brad Parscale as Lurch, and Kimberly Guilfoyle as Cousin Itt.
Mayberry RPD (Redneck Police Department)
There was something so reassuring about this warm comedy about the hilarious misadventures of small town life in North Carolina. No matter what happened, in the end everything turned out all white. [Surely, right? – Ed.]
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| The fun never stops in Mayberry RPD |
But in this updated version, the Black citizens of Mayberry are no longer invisible. They are brought into the police station every day for offenses like vagrancy, failing to salute Barney Fife, and just generally being uppity, and then locked up for months if they can't post the $1,000 bail, providing an endless parade of zany comic foils for the good citizens of Mayberry.
Paula Deen stars as Aunt Bee, with Dog the Bounty Hunter as Sheriff Andy and Ben Shapiro as bumbling simpleton Deputy Fife.
In the pilot, Sheriff Andy lets the Black prisoners out for an hour to celebrate Robert E. Lee's birthday, but when they try to take down the statute of the Great American Traitor, hilarious complications, involving buckshot, ensue!
I Dream of Jeannie the Fugitive
Rebooting one show is good, but how about combining two 60's classics?
Jackpot!
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| She's out of her bottle and on the lam! |
In this mashup of two beloved shows, Jeannie the Genie escapes her bottle and her life of misery with horrible Major Anthony Nelson. She hits the road accompanied only by her faithful retainer, Jaffir. But the evil Maj. Nelson pursues her across the country and every week she has to evade recapture and a life sentence in her bottle.
It's not all suspense though, as each week she takes on a variety of disguises and jobs, including levitating hundreds of packages an hour at an Amazon warehouse, all of which end up falling on her boss!
The all-star cast is headed up by Kate McKinnon as Jeannie, Randy Rainbow as Jaffir, and Clint Eastwood as Major Nelson.
The Untouchables
America was riveted in the 50's by the adventures of Treasury agent Elliot Ness and his band of Untouchables as they relentlessly pursued corrupt, vicious gangsters.
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| They thought they were above the law |
This time there's a twist: the Untouchables are the corrupt, vicious gangsters who plundered the United States and sold our America to the Russians with absolute impunity before pardoning themselves and their henchmen.
But they didn't count on dogged New York Attorney General Letitia Jones (Leslie Jones) who pursues them to the ends of the golf course with a fusillade of state law subpoenas and indictments.
Although the odds are long, she has the secret guidance and counsel of a grizzled veteran ex-prosecutor (Preet Bharara) and the assistance of bright dedicated assistant DA's (Maya Erskine, Linda Cardellini, and Elliot Page) as she faces down the gangsters and the worst lawyers their money can buy (Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte).
Adam-18 USC 241
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| The LAPD will protect you from threats like these |
Who doesn't have fond memories of “Adam-12,” the action-packed half hour in which you the viewer got to ride along with two typical officers of the LA Police? Everybody at our diner sure does!
In this new version, we join Officers White and Taser as they keep the peace in an increasingly violent LA in vintage LAPD style. You can bet that that the cousins of Black celebrities living in Brentwood and Hollywood Hills will think again before failing to signal for a right turn! The officers bravely and without fear or favor, stop, handcuff, and beat the Black or Hispanic malefactors who drive around with a busted tail light and then have the nerve to complain about their rights. In a running joke, each week the two officers try to start their body cameras just before turning on the siren, but they never work!
Great family fun! Starring Ted Nugent and James Woods.
The Millionairess with Mackenzie Scott
In the late 50's, “The Millionaire,” featured unseen tycoon John Beresford Tipton giving away a million dollars every week to some lucky bastard, with typically unforeseen consequences.
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| Highlight of each episode: Her ex-husband's reaction |
You'll laugh and cry at the lives she changes with her handsome checks, not to mention the enraged reaction of her creepy ex (Mike Myers) as he ponders his revenge while gulping 'roids in his secret rocket control room.
Consistent with the 50's cult hit, the actual benefactress is never seen on camera and is represented by her suave check-wielding assistant, Gilbert Gottfried.
[That's enough reboots – Ed.]
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