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The unnecessary reboot/remake of the week thread

Chess champion helps uses her knowledge of strategy to figure out patterns of serial killers and how to defeat their plans.


Jason

Actually there was a series that kind of did this. Canadian show called Endgame from 2011, so yeah, your idea would be reboot.
 
Okay here is one. Bartender who listens to peoples problems and then goes solves them which are almost always crime related.

Police secretary who often faces sexist behavior from mostly male cops who are also not good at their jobs. So she often looks at police files and investigates crimes on her own, solving them but always in secret staying one step ahead of the regular cops.


Jason
 
Now that you posted that I actually recall that show. Well recall as in remembering it existed. Never saw even one episode. With that cast I bet it wasn't even half bad at least as far as formulaic procedural shows go.
I remember it. Was passable, but I don't think it lasted long.
I never watched Hack, but I remember there was a lot of excitement because they filmed the show entirely in Philadelphia. I was working on my Master's degree at Drexel University at the time, and actually got to watch them film a scene on the SEPTA Regional Rail platforms at 30th Street Station while waiting for my train.
 
Okay here is one. Bartender who listens to peoples problems and then goes solves them which are almost always crime related.

John Cho is a bartender who secretly solves his patrons' crimes. Amy Acker is the no-nonsense cop who is suspicious of his behavior in... On the Rocks.

Police secretary who often faces sexist behavior from mostly male cops who are also not good at their jobs. So she often looks at police files and investigates crimes on her own, solving them but always in secret staying one step ahead of the regular cops.

Rachel Bilson stars in the remake of Working Girl, reimagined for the 21st century. Coming this fall to the CW.
 
Animal expert working at the San Diego Zoo is asked by the SD PD to help solve crimes because she wrote a book about how criminal behavior is based in animal instincts in all of us. Whenever she talks to people she see's the animal instincts in them that helps her figure out the criminal mind. She is teamed up with street smarts Detective who believes in good old fashioned police work to catch criminals. Also they are both hot and it turns into a will they, won't they thing.

Playboy billionaire tired of doing boring rich people stuff wants to pursue his childhood dream of being a cop and catching bad guys by using his money to be a Private Eye. He bribes people for info and teams up with a real private eye lady who actually knows the real ends and outs of the job. He has a irrelevant sense of humor and money to blow. She has anger issues and desire to see bad people get what is coming to them.


Jason
 
Slacker couch potato starts solving crimes by applying all the tropes he's seen in crime shows on TV to actual crime scenes.
"It was totally her ex-boyfriend."
"How do you figure?"
"That's usually who it was on CSI."
 
A down on his luck carney is approached by a special cop division that investigates carnival murders throughout the state of Texas. Seems 3 out 7 murders in Texas are done at carnivals according to a fact that is no doubt a lie they just made up. This down on his luck carney use to be a cop and they want him back because he has both cop and carney experience. First episode he has to save the governor of Texas from being killed while exploring a funhouse he went into because he came to the carney for a photo op.

Jason


Jason
 
I think a series of updated adaptations of the Philip Marlowe novels could have the potential to become the next Sherlock. Why's nobody doing that? Or anything with the Marlowe character?

Step 1: Resurrect Humphrey Bogart using science and/or magic! :D

Private Eyes (with a cover of the Hall and Oates song as its theme song)

Is that show any good? Lord knows I've seen enough ads for it on ION but I've never sat through an episode. Looks like it has the potential to be charming.

Also, I can't believe that I forgot about Veronica Mars. I love that show! She even has the voiceover. "Wanna know how I lost my virginity? God, I wish I did."

Police secretary who often faces sexist behavior from mostly male cops who are also not good at their jobs. So she often looks at police files and investigates crimes on her own, solving them but always in secret staying one step ahead of the regular cops.

Kinda reminds me of the set-up for the new Prime Suspect prequel series-- Tennison.

John Cho is a bartender who secretly solves his patrons' crimes. Amy Acker is the no-nonsense cop who is suspicious of his behavior in... On the Rocks.

You had me at "Amy Acker." For literally anything.:adore:
 
Is that show any good? Lord knows I've seen enough ads for it on ION but I've never sat through an episode. Looks like it has the potential to be charming.

Private Eyes is a lot like Castle in many ways, with a lot more variety in cases since they aren't working with the cops directly most of the time and rarely investigating murders. I grew up with The Rockford Files/Magnum PI/Simon and Simon and I enjoy it.
 
HOUSE OF PAYNE IS COMING BACK!!!!!

Sorry for yelling I got so excited. :lol:

This show had a *62 episode* 8th season in 2011-2012?! How does that happen in this day and age? Even Doctor Who only topped out at 45 episodes in a season, and they haven't produced close to that in more than 50 years.
 
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This show had a *62 episode* 8th season in 2011-2012?! How does that happen in this day and age? Even Doctor Who only topped out at 45 episodes in a season, and they haven't produced close to that in more than 50 years.

Anger Management had two seasons for a total of 100 episodes. Season one was 10 episodes and season 2 was 90. They just crank out shit sitcoms so they can get syndication rights.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anger_Management_(TV_series)
 
HOUSE OF PAYNE IS COMING BACK!!!!!

Sorry for yelling I got so excited. :lol:
I had to google to see what this was. According to this website https://en.mediamass.net/culture/tyler-perry-s-house-of-payne/reunion.html, "Rumors of a Tyler Perry's House of Payne reunion had the internet in a frenzy on Tuesday (February 4) as reports claimed that TBS confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom for 2021.":lol:
Supposedly it's considered "one of the most influential TV shows ever on pop culture". I guess that's why I never heard of it.
 
It's awful, just like everything Tyler Perry has ever made.

But the revival is supposed to be on BET and not TBS.
 
This show had a *62 episode* 8th season in 2011-2012?! How does that happen in this day and age? Even Doctor Who only topped out at 45 episodes in a season, and they haven't produced close to that in more than 50 years.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers made 60 episodes in its first season. Granted, this is usually something that you only see with kids shows that usually burn out after a couple seasons. The fact that this would happen with a show in its 8th season when they already had 192 episodes in the bank is pretty damn unusual.
 
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