I'll likely be pushing up daisies. I don't think I've seen every Matlock episode,
but I've seen most of them and I'm not really interested in a reboot.
I'll likely be pushing up daisies. I don't think I've seen every Matlock episode,
In a word, yes. The network viewership levels are so low, they look for anything that is either cheap or has name recognition. It's why you get umpteen versions of NCIS or Law & Order, and all the remakes and tons of game shows/reality shows. They don't want to risk a lot of money on something new and unproven, because they (the networks) aren't the cash cows they once were.jameselliot wrote: ↑November 3rd, 2023, 11:05 pm Why bother? Was it so difficult to come up with an original series about a lady attorney? Is just to hook on to a name that might resonate with some TV viewers?
Right, the Kathy Bates MATLOCK series is technically a new show about an elderly female attorney coming out of retirement who happens to have the same surname as an attorney from an old TV series.txfilmfan wrote: ↑November 3rd, 2023, 11:17 pmIn a word, yes. The network viewership levels are so low, they look for anything that is either cheap or has name recognition. It's why you get umpteen versions of NCIS or Law & Order, and all the remakes and tons of game shows/reality shows. They don't want to risk a lot of money on something new and unproven, because they (the networks) aren't the cash cows they once were.jameselliot wrote: ↑November 3rd, 2023, 11:05 pm Why bother? Was it so difficult to come up with an original series about a lady attorney? Is just to hook on to a name that might resonate with some TV viewers?
txfilmfan wrote: ↑November 3rd, 2023, 11:17 pmIn a word, yes. The network viewership levels are so low, they look for anything that is either cheap or has name recognition. It's why you get umpteen versions of NCIS or Law & Order, and all the remakes and tons of game shows/reality shows. They don't want to risk a lot of money on something new and unproven, because they (the networks) aren't the cash cows they once were.jameselliot wrote: ↑November 3rd, 2023, 11:05 pm Why bother? Was it so difficult to come up with an original series about a lady attorney? Is just to hook on to a name that might resonate with some TV viewers?
I think it's because in many reboots the actors are doing impersonations of the original actors & not making the charactors their own.jameselliot wrote: ↑November 5th, 2023, 11:20 pm I can't watch these reboots: Magnum, Quantum Leap, Hawaii 5-0, MacGyver, etc. They're terrible.
Don't agree with that for the new Quantum Leap. New characters with connections and homage to the original series. Original focused on the leaps with Sam & Al, but the new one adds characters & story lines for the support team as well. Really liked the first season, but the current one not quite to that level yet to me.TikiSoo wrote: ↑November 6th, 2023, 6:48 amI think it's because in many reboots the actors are doing impersonations of the original actors & not making the charactors their own.jameselliot wrote: ↑November 5th, 2023, 11:20 pm I can't watch these reboots: Magnum, Quantum Leap, Hawaii 5-0, MacGyver, etc. They're terrible.
I don't know Quantum Leap or MacGyver at all, old or new.TikiSoo wrote: ↑November 6th, 2023, 6:48 amI think it's because in many reboots the actors are doing impersonations of the original actors & not making the charactors their own.jameselliot wrote: ↑November 5th, 2023, 11:20 pm I can't watch these reboots: Magnum, Quantum Leap, Hawaii 5-0, MacGyver, etc. They're terrible.