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[bitbydeath]

Malcolm’s one of the best sitcoms ever made, would be great to see more of it.

Speaking with Fox News this week, Muniz said he would love to revisit the sitcom with the original cast:

“I would love to know what the family’s up to… I know Bryan Cranston is really into the idea and he’s kind of heading writing the script and getting everything rolling. So, there might be something. I would be down 100 percent… we’ll see what happens.”

Bryan Cranston Penning "Malcolm" Revival? - Dark Horizons

Former “Malcolm in the Middle” star Frankie Muniz has indicated that his former co-star Bryan Cranston is working on a potential revival of the famed early 2000s sitcom. Muniz, Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek starred in the series about a dysfunctional family and their comical adventures. It won...

www.darkhorizons.com

 

[Sybrix]

Why do American's squeeze and bleed TV shows to death...................................... just leave it ffs.

The last couple of seasons of MITM were average.

Why would a revival be good in any scenario?

Friends got it right with their reunion show, a re-boot is always bad.

I shudder at the upcoming Frasier reboot.

 

[AJUMP23]

Do not want did not ask for.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Ah yes, creativity. No such thing anymore.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I can't wait for the Cheers revival with the bar across from the nursing home.

 

[jason10mm]

I dunno, I think there is value in those carefully constructed ensemble three camera shows. A remembrance special just to have fun could be pretty awesome.

 

[Drew1440]

The same characters set 20 years later could be interesting, as long as they keep the original intro song.

 

[March Climber]

This should have happened 10 years ago.

 

[Upper_Management]

At this point, I'm expecting everything to be revived. Hey Hollywood, could we get Greatest American Hero on deck?

 

[wvnative]

No don't please...

Setting aside reboot fatigue, Malcolm in the Middle is DISTINCTLY 2000s. It has no business being on air in the 2020s

 

[Fbh]

Why do American's squeeze and bleed TV shows to death...................................... just leave it ffs.

The last couple of seasons of MITM were average.

Why would a revival be good in any scenario?

Friends got it right with their reunion show, a re-boot is always bad.

I shudder at the upcoming Frasier reboot.

Because audiences love nostalgia and stuff they know more than anything.
Sony/Marvel made almost $2 billion with a mediocre Spider Man movie because "OMG Actor I know from the movies when I was a kid is back!111!!11!!!!!!!"

 

[chromhound]

too late...
Malcom will be a gay black male?

 

[jason10mm]

At this point, I'm expecting everything to be revived. Hey Hollywood, could we get Greatest American Hero on deck?

They tried, right? It had an indian (?) woman in the lead IIRC.

Ahh, ABC passed on it:

The Greatest American Hero Reboot Passed Over At ABC - Looper

Pilot season has made another surprising pass. ABC has decided not to pick up their Greatest American Hero reboot, which was set to star New Girl's Hannah Simone.

www.looper.com

 

[Blade2.0]

Why do American's squeeze and bleed TV shows to death...................................... just leave it ffs.

The last couple of seasons of MITM were average.

Why would a revival be good in any scenario?

Friends got it right with their reunion show, a re-boot is always bad.

I shudder at the upcoming Frasier reboot.

I mean Cobra Kai is awesome and that's a reboot.

 

[jason10mm]

I mean Cobra Kai is awesome and that's a reboot.

Cobra Kai isn't a reboot, it is a straight sequel. It does revisit the OG film themes a lot, but unlike the most recent KK (recasting Miyagi and Daniel as different characters but keeping the same basic narrative structure), it is in no way a reboot.

 

[Blade2.0]

Cobra Kai isn't a reboot, it is a straight sequel. It does revisit the OG film themes a lot, but unlike the most recent KK (recasting Miyagi and Daniel as different characters but keeping the same basic narrative structure), it is in no way a reboot.

oh, well then I use Battle Star Galactica as a reboot that is awesome. But the OP said he's working on a revival, didn't say reboot. i didn't read the article, just what is posted.

 

[dr_octagon]

Why do American's squeeze and bleed TV shows to death...................................... just leave it ffs.

The last couple of seasons of MITM were average.

Why would a revival be good in any scenario?

Friends got it right with their reunion show, a re-boot is always bad.

I shudder at the upcoming Frasier reboot.

It's ego, money and low effort because there is a fanbase. Same with Hollywood, nostalgia dollars.

They could pass the torch and have a new cast and acknowledge the previous characters. Making original content should be the first priority.

 

[HoodWinked]

Any value in this is for the show to pick up 20 years later but it also fucks it up since the cast would be living separately by now. And they'd have to pick someone to revolve the show around. Meaning everyone else would be relegated to cameo roles.