This just in from the Office of Corporate Synergy: On July 22, NBC will help hype Universal Pictures’ Miami Vice by airing the pilot of the TV show that inspired it (along with behind-the-scenes clips introduced by Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell). And while a refresher course on the pastel glories of Crockett and Tubbs 1.0 doesn’t seem like a half-bad strategy for promoting what looks like another unappealing TV-to-movie remake, it also could serve as a template for networks trying to revitalize the vast dumping grounds known as Saturday nights. Indeed, why not use Saturdays to air forgotten hits, classic concerts, and miniseries, and shows that have developed cultish post-cancellation followings? I’d totally tune in if Fox indulged in ”yanked-too-soon” marathons of Profit, Kindred: The Embraced, and Wonderfalls, or if CBS reheated that campy dish called Central Park West. What shows and specials would you dig out of mothballs if you ruled the airwaves?
Hey, TV execs: A Saturday-night suggestion...
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Is it still too soon to suggest Arrested Development? Stupid Fox.
I’d have them pull out “Cupid,” Jeremy Piven’s inventive one season show, “Brisco County Jr.” with the great Bruce Campbell, and “Frank’s Place,” all of which I’d be happy to watch again.
Firefly. For the love of all Browncoats, show Firefly again!
Firefly, Strange Luck, Brisco County Jr. (which comes out on DVD next week!!!), Dark Angel, Threshold
Those are the ones right off the top of my head.
Action! I can’t believe I forgot that one!
There was a show that was on back in 2001(ish) called “The Others” that I would love to see again. I can’t remember which network it was on, but I remember it being a really creepy show that was fun to watch. Unfortunately I was working a job that switched me to nights and by the time I went back to days and could watch it had been cancelled.
UnSub, with David Soul… The Others… and The Lone Gunmen!
It’s never too sign to fight for any return of AD, even if it would be for one magical night only…
Oh, man, “The Others” rocked! And it was on NBC – just one of many shows that they’ve kicked too soon (see “Conviction” for a recent example… ugh). “Tru Calling” has some real potential on Fox, and I’m SO glad to know I’m not the only fan of “Kindred: The Embraced” – that was a fun one. My husband would really get a kick out of revisits to “Misfits of Science” and “Catwalk”
I know a lot of people “do stuff” on Saturday night, but quite often, I’m home and wouldn’t mind watching TV, except there’s nothing on that I want to watch. This sounds like a fun suggestion.
I sure would have liked to see “Reunion” play out for an entire season!
It’s the age of tivo and the DVR. There could be actual programming on Saturday night.
From the trailer for Miami Vice, the movie doesn’t look much like the first season of the TV show.
I’d love to see the Elvis biopic starring Kurt Russell. My 14 year old self didn’t know who Elvis was, but I sure had a crush on “The Computer Who Wore Tennis Shoes”.
The short-lived but devilishly compelling early-’90s series “2000 Malibu Road” never even aired in its entirety; it deserves a full revival. It had a great cast (Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Beals, Tuesday Knight), tongue-in-cheek quality and outrageous soap-spoofing savvy that prefigured “Desperate Housewives.”
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, no question, would keep me home every Saturday night (as if I’m not already). I’d probably hang out with Miami Vice too, as well as Alias, Laugh-In, Friends, The A-Team, Dawson’s Creek and Roswell. (Yep, I loved the WB back in the day.)
The Others was so odd but pretty cool.
Conviction and Trial by Jury were good shows but the problem with T by R is that there are too many Law and Order spin offs.
I agree that Cupid should not have been cancelled, and the same with Arrested Development.
As for other classics:
Talk Radio the series and The Associates with Martin Short and Alley Mills.
“Greatest American Hero” ruled! And a more recent wound that hasn’t healed…save “Huff”!!
2Ge+er, soo funny from MTV, at least they need to get all the episodes and the TV movie together on DVD for us fans!
F all that. I want to know what the heck happened to Walter Hill’s remake of the Warriors. They gave us the BS ‘Directors cut’ (with no bonus scenes included), and the most violent video game ever, but skipped out on the MOVIE that all these peripheral goodies were supposed to be supporting. Where are the Warriors? I want these Warriors. Alive if possible, otherwise Wasted.
FASTLANE, That show was bangin’! At least bring it to DVD!!!!
“Action!” and “Popular”
Bring back “Profiler” a former Saturday night staple!
Easy:
8 – 9 p.m. Knight Rider
9 – 10 p.m. A- Team
10 – 11 p.m. Riptide
and as a bonus, if you decide to do some retro programming for Saturday morning, how about adding Kid Video from, say, 11- 11:30, so I’m up in time to watch it?
Easy:
8 – 9 p.m. Knight Rider
9 – 10 p.m. A- Team
10 – 11 p.m. Riptide
and as a bonus, if you decide to do some retro programming for Saturday morning, how about adding Kid Video from, say, 11- 11:30, so I’m up in time to watch it?
i really liked “Miss Match” for some odd reason.
i also quite liked Tim Daly’s show “Eyes” from last season that didn’t seem to click with audiences. i don’t think they gave it a chance. Also, “Karen Sisco”, Matthew Fox’s pre-LOST show “Haunted” and “The American Embassy” on Fox in ‘01.
I like Molly’s idea of bringing back Karen Sisco. HOWEVER, I felt that J.lo made that character a lot more fun to watch in “Out of Site”. Maybe they could just have a “Elmore Leonard’s cancelled series” channel? They could show episodes of Maximum Bob too…
I’d have it on the dial right next to my “fake cancelled shows” channel, where they show all my favorite episodes of Viking Quest and Fox Force Five.
two words :Arrested development
EP:
I am not sure what the deal with the remake of Warriors myself. I heard that it might be pushed back until the fall. I did read that finally that Erin Hunter’s Warriors book series will be made into a live action movie featuring real cats but the vocals will be computerized similar to Doctor Doolittle. It will focus on the first three books and my guess is that the sequels will also be grouped into threes. It will be called “The Wasrriors of the Forest” and Michael Clark Duncan will be the voice of Tigerclaw, the villian. I am curious to see how the animators are going to pull off the fight scenes.
I agree with Riptide and the Greatest American Hero, and the Misfits of Science, but Freaks and Geeks has to be added into the mixture too.
Wow, the Warriors as cats? DUDE! I’ll watch just for the chance to see the cat with the bottles around his paws.
“Meow-arriors, come out to playyyyy!”
Oh, that totally made my day. Thanks
At least Arrested Development is available on dvd. My vote is for Andy Richter Controls the Universe.