Reboot Rage: "The Munsters"

munstersIt’s been a while since we got up a really good case of reboot rage.

But leave it to NBC to put us back into the reboot rage mood.

According to TV Guide, the network is pursuing a reboot of “The Munsters.”

However, there may be some hope here. TV Guide reports that “Pushing Daisies” creator Bryan Fuller will helm the project and there may be some behind-the-scenes involvement by Guillermo del Toro.

Entertainment Weekly says NBC is looking for the new show to be “‘Modern Family’ meets ‘True Blood.’”

The original series ran from 1964-66 and has been in syndication ever since. The cast has reunited several times for made for TV movies since the show went off the air.

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  1. moylan says:

    not actually the first reboot. remember seeing this when it was released.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters_Today

  2. TallGrrl says:

    The MUNSTERS???
    Oh for the love of all that is holy!!
    Really????

  3. Michel Daw says:

    So wait, are we raging about the reboot, or the reboot of the reboot?

  4. TallGrrl says:

    I thought the 1st 'reboot' was not only unnecessary, it was unnecessarily lame.
    Now, I'm wondering why the networks don't just do a "Classics" line-up and show the ORIGINAL episodes of these shows like Hawai'i 5-0 and The Munsters...and The Addams Family...and how about "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."?
    I think showing these old shows--many of them starting out in B&W--would be really interesting and fun for all ages.
    As much fun as Saturday NIght Sy-Fy (whatever) movies are, I wish they'd show some classic sci-fi/fantasy movies and/or TV instead of whatever new scary animal hybrid they can think of movie.
    I mean, after Mansquito and Sharktopus...what next Chihuahuiguana?

  5. I want to see a Reboot of the Dick Van Dyke Show, with Sylvester Stallone as "Rob", and Leo DiCaprio as "Laura".

  6. moylan says:

    i think the problem with a remake is that the first reboot was too like the original series. now the humour looks dated, bland and twee. perhaps a better idea would be to do like the addams family films did and make it darker.

    http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Addams_Family_Values

    bought the dvd just for the line
    Amanda: I'll be the victim!
    Wednesday: All your life.

  7. OK, doesn't anyone remember how badly it went the first time they rebooted this show? Do YOU remember The Munsters Today?

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