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Munsters remake

Aug 11, 2011#1

fade

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusive-Munsters-NBC-1036301.aspx

I never like adjectives like "edgy".

Aug 11, 2011#2

DarkAudit

To paraphrase another forum...

Fake Munsters FAIL!

Aug 12, 2011#3

Gryfter

Everything old is new and crappy.

Aug 12, 2011#4

ThatNickGuy

*shrug* Sure, why not. Everything else is getting revamped.

And 95% of it has sucked. Maybe higher, since the only example of a revamp not sucking is BSG.

Aug 12, 2011#5

fade

On the upside, it is Brian Fuller. Which I guess means that we'll be treated to an elaborate, overarching story set-up, followed by cancellation.

Jul 19, 2012#6

evilmike

More details on Brian Fuller's take on the series here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bryan-fuller-mockingbird-lane-munsters-nbc-350407

It actually sounds like it could be pretty interesting for the 13 episode run the network is likely to give it. :/

Jul 24, 2012#7

evilmike

Huh.

Jul 24, 2012#8

Norris

That doesn't look or sound half bad.

Jul 24, 2012#9

Hailey Knight

The Munsters actually do what monsters do: they eat people and they have to live with the ramifications of being monstrous.

Okay, that was unexpected.

Oct 11, 2012#10

evilmike

The Munsters reboot is officially dead but will still air on NBC. The $10 million pilot will be re-edited into a one-shot TV movie to air on October 26th. (via THR)

Oct 11, 2012#11

Norris

Damn, I was looking forward to that. Also, Neat! I was looking forward to that!

Oct 11, 2012#12

Bowielee

Wait, is that Eddie Izzard as Grandpa Munster?

Oct 11, 2012#13

Norris

Bowielee said:
Wait, is that Eddie Izzard as Grandpa Munster?

Yes. Yes it is.

Oct 11, 2012#14

sixpackshaker

Bowielee said:
Wait, is that Eddie Izzard as Grandpa Munster?

Well, from the dress in the pic, maybe Grandma Munster...

Oct 12, 2012#15

Charlie Don't Surf

How do you spend $10 million on a pilot that isn't something like the Lost pilot?

Oct 12, 2012#16

Cajungal

Norris said:
Yes. Yes it is.

I am automatically interested.

Oct 12, 2012#17

Yoshimickster

I will fucking see this. I am generally hopeful ...for a remake. What was that? Yup that was reality breaking.

Oct 13, 2012#18

evilmike

First commercial

Oct 13, 2012#19

Yoshimickster

evilmike said:
First commercial

Huh...doesn't look like the original but looks kind-of interesting.

Oct 14, 2012#20

Just Me

Yoshimickster said:
Huh...doesn't look like the original but looks kind-of interesting.

I think so too. Not Munsters, but Mockingbird Lane. I'll watch it whenever I get the chance!

Oct 14, 2012#21

Bowielee

As much as I hate remakes and such, this looks like it may actually be good. Too bad it will just be the one episode.

Oct 14, 2012#22

Yoshimickster

Bowielee said:
As much as I hate remakes and such, this looks like it may actually be good. Too bad it will just be the one episode.

Aw really? Ah well, I hope its a good pilot any way.

Oct 14, 2012#23

Norris

Well, they decided to pass on the series but air the pilot as a movie. If it does well in the ratings (and critically), there's always a chance that they will change their mind and take it to series.

Oct 14, 2012#24

Yoshimickster

Norris said:
Well, they decided to pass on the series but air the pilot as a movie. If it does well in the ratings (and critically), there's always a chance that they will change their mind and take it to series.

So alls I gotta do is watch it and possibly force my friends to watch it and hopefully it'll be a success? Solid.

Oct 14, 2012#25

Norris

Yoshimickster said:
So alls I gotta do is watch it and possibly force my friends to watch it and hopefully it'll be a success? Solid.

Well, it won't matter much unless you're one of the people they get ratings from, but yeah pretty much. If there was no chance of a series, they probably wouldn't be airing it at all.

Oct 14, 2012#26

Yoshimickster

Gotcha! I will make sure to see this...seemingly all-right remake. That still sounds weird to me.

Oct 15, 2012#27

AshburnerX

Norris said:
Well, it won't matter much unless you're one of the people they get ratings from, but yeah pretty much. If there was no chance of a series, they probably wouldn't be airing it at all.

No, it's likely they are airing it so they could get SOMETHING out of it. 10 million dollars is an astronomical amount of money for a show... some entire seasons don't hit that. If they were going to bring it to TV, they'd have to cut out a lot of fat.

Oct 15, 2012#28

Bowielee

My question would be how the budget got that big...

Oct 15, 2012#29

sixpackshaker

Bowielee said:
My question would be how the budget got that big...

That is a very detail heavy set, expensive period clothes, and I doubt Eddie Izzard comes cheap.

Oct 15, 2012#30

AshburnerX

sixpackshaker said:
That is a very detail heavy set, expensive period clothes, and I doubt Eddie Izzard comes cheap.

It also makes use of CGI, which is never cheap.

Oct 15, 2012#31

Bowielee

Still, it shouldn't be any more than the average sci fi/fantasy show.

Oct 15, 2012#32

AshburnerX

Bowielee said:
Still, it shouldn't be any more than the average sci fi/fantasy show.

Yeah, but then look at Eureka... I didn't think it had THAT much CG, but apparently that was one of the bigger cash cows of the show.

Oct 15, 2012#33

Bowielee

I mean overall budget wise. ten million seems awful steep.

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