On 2026-01-14 06:29:04 +0000, Your Name said:

On 2026-01-14 06:06:53 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:

On 1/13/26 9:54 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

2026-01-14 04:35:05 +0000, Your Name said:

Yet another old show gets ruined by the lazy, talentless "reboot
everything" brigade infesting Hollyweird. :-(

Iconic '70s NBC TV Show Gets Reboot Order
-----------------------------------------
NBC plans to revisit one of its iconic 1970s series with a
reported new reboot now in development. The network has
ordered a pilot for the project, signaling a possible
return of the classic TV detective to primetime.

If a Matlock reboot can be a big hit with an older-than-middle-aged
woman in the lead this doesn't seem nearly as unfeasible.

It's not a reboot. In fact, the first episode referenced the Andy
Grifith tv series. You got it very wrong.

It wouldn't be the first time.

Want some cheese with that crow smart guy?....

Despite what many people like to claim (including the CBS marketing officer!), it *is* actually a reboot (gender-swapped, as usual these
days), but the makers were simply making an "in-joke" about the
original show, as has happened in other shows.

"The 2024 version of Matlock is a reboot of the original
1986 television series of the same name, which starred
Andy Griffith. This iteration, notably, flipped the
gender of the lead role, swapping out Griffith's Ben
Matlock for Bates' Madeline Matlock."

"The show was developed by Jennie Snyder Urman, and draws
from the original Matlock TV series which starred Andy
Griffith, but with a gender flipped lead character
played by Kathy Bates and a vastly different premise
overall."

If it wasn't a reboot, then why would they bother using the same name -
they could have called it anything, which it has in common to all
idiotic reboots that are unreconisable as having anything to do with
the original they are "based on".

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super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

On 2026-01-14 06:29:04 +0000, Your Name said:

On 2026-01-14 06:06:53 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:

On 1/13/26 9:54 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

2026-01-14 04:35:05 +0000, Your Name said:

Yet another old show gets ruined by the lazy, talentless "reboot >>>>>>everything" brigade infesting Hollyweird. :-(

Iconic '70s NBC TV Show Gets Reboot Order >>>>>>-----------------------------------------
NBC plans to revisit one of its iconic 1970s series with a
reported new reboot now in development. The network has
ordered a pilot for the project, signaling a possible
return of the classic TV detective to primetime.

If a Matlock reboot can be a big hit with an older-than-middle-aged >>>>>woman in the lead this doesn't seem nearly as unfeasible.

It's not a reboot. In fact, the first episode referenced the Andy >>>>Grifith tv series. You got it very wrong.

It wouldn't be the first time.

Want some cheese with that crow smart guy?....

I'll repeat myself for the clue impaired. It was a plot point early on. "Matlock" was created so Madeline Kingston (Kathy Bates) could infiltrate
that law firm during first season, literally named for the Andy Griffith character. It's a line of dialogue. The new show has a different setup
and structure and it's not episodic. It references the original show but
it is not a reboot of the original show. There was no story reason to
pay the licensing fee to Dean Hargrove other than he makes money for no
work whatsoever.

I know this having watched a few early episodes. I doubt for later
seasons, the infiltration is still necessary, but I don't know as I've
stopped watching.

The opinion Your Name quoted was wrong. You and the opinion writer
should get a room.

Despite what many people like to claim . . .

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On 2026-01-14 12:35 AM, Your Name wrote:

Yet another old show gets ruined by the lazy, talentless "reboot
everything" brigade infesting Hollyweird. :-(

Will Rita Moreno show up?

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On 2026-01-14 02:56 AM, shawn wrote:

I get the desire to try and build on previous successes, but these
sorts of shows tend to be a bit of captured magic. Something that is impossible to recreate. Foremost you need the right actor, then the
right writers and then you need an audience that is ready for the
show. I doubt you can even get one of these items right, let alone all
three. But by all means go ahead and create something that won't last
a single season and will be forgotten before that season is over.
That's if the show get on air.

I'll be skipping this - they can't capture lightning twice.

I'm wondering how bad "Buffy: New Sunnydale" will be. The show has one original actor in its favor but without Whedon it won't have the same
charm as the original.

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On Jan 13, 2026 at 8:47:50 PM PST, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

Yet another old show gets ruined by the lazy, talentless "reboot
everything" brigade infesting Hollyweird. :-(

I have erery confidence Gretchen Corbett can still fit in that bikini.
Also, The Bionic Woman is still around.

I can't think of anyone else alive.

By all means, see if you can pull off James Garner's man's man, totally charming act, and natural comedic reactions. I'm sure your career will survive the comparison.

Back in October, the girlfriend and I had a meal at the Paradise Beach Cafe in Paradise Cove in Malibu, which is where Rockford's trailer was parked.

Then and now: https://ibb.co/pB4ZX0DP

It was also where the cover for the The Beach Boys' "Surfin' Safari" album was shot

https://ibb.co/Jw85hNPw

And Paradise Cove can currently be seen in Amazon's Bosch-verse show BALLARD. It's where the lead character lives in one of the world's most expensive
mobile homes. Mobile homes in the park next to the Cafe routinely go for more than $1 million.

https://ibb.co/v9s742B



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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

On Jan 13, 2026 at 8:47:50 PM PST, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote: >>Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

Yet another old show gets ruined by the lazy, talentless "reboot >>>everything" brigade infesting Hollyweird. :-(

I have erery confidence Gretchen Corbett can still fit in that bikini. >>Also, The Bionic Woman is still around.

I can't think of anyone else alive.

By all means, see if you can pull off James Garner's man's man, totally >>charming act, and natural comedic reactions. I'm sure your career will >>survive the comparison.

Back in October, the girlfriend and I had a meal at the Paradise Beach Cafe in >Paradise Cove in Malibu, which is where Rockford's trailer was parked.

Then and now: https://ibb.co/pB4ZX0DP

It was also where the cover for the The Beach Boys' "Surfin' Safari" album was >shot

https://ibb.co/Jw85hNPw

Thanks for the memories. Did you wear a checked coat, open collar shirt
with no tie to dinner? To be true to Rockford, you should have bought
her a taco from the cart.

And Paradise Cove can currently be seen in Amazon's Bosch-verse show BALLARD. >It's where the lead character lives in one of the world's most expensive >mobile homes. Mobile homes in the park next to the Cafe routinely go for more >than $1 million.

https://ibb.co/v9s742B

Man. I've never had a celebrity infestation.

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Alan Smithee <alms@last.inc> wrote:

On 2026-01-14 12:35 AM, Your Name wrote:

Yet another old show gets ruined by the lazy, talentless "reboot >>everything" brigade infesting Hollyweird. :-(

Will Rita Moreno show up?

You got me. I couldn't recall who else was still alive among the
recurring cast.

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On 1/14/2026 1:57 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

On Jan 13, 2026 at 8:47:50 PM PST, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

Yet another old show gets ruined by the lazy, talentless "reboot
everything" brigade infesting Hollyweird. :-(

I have erery confidence Gretchen Corbett can still fit in that bikini.
Also, The Bionic Woman is still around.

I can't think of anyone else alive.

By all means, see if you can pull off James Garner's man's man, totally
charming act, and natural comedic reactions. I'm sure your career will
survive the comparison.

Back in October, the girlfriend and I had a meal at the Paradise Beach Cafe in
Paradise Cove in Malibu, which is where Rockford's trailer was parked.

Then and now: https://ibb.co/pB4ZX0DP

It was also where the cover for the The Beach Boys' "Surfin' Safari" album was
shot

https://ibb.co/Jw85hNPw

And Paradise Cove can currently be seen in Amazon's Bosch-verse show BALLARD. It's where the lead character lives in one of the world's most expensive mobile homes. Mobile homes in the park next to the Cafe routinely go for more than $1 million.

https://ibb.co/v9s742B

'Upwardly mobile' homes...



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