'Munsters' remake pilot ordered by NBC

[caseagainstfaith]

TV’s original American horror story is taking another step toward returning to primetime: NBC has ordered a pilot of Bryan Fuller’s remake of the classic TV show The Munsters.

The new version of the half-hour sitcom is bring re-imagined by the Pushing Daises creator as an hour-long series exploring how the monster house came about, and will have a darker and less campy feel than the black-and-white original.

The Munsters was launched the same year as the rather similar Addams Family, which goes to show in this season of dueling fairy tale dramas (Grimm, Once Upon a Time) that networks haven’t changed all that much. While Addams was based off Charles Addams’ New Yorker cartoons, the Munsters patriarch Herman was basically a play on Frankenstein.

source - insidetv.ew.com/2011/11/16/munsters-pilot/?google_editors_picks=true

I really liked the black and white version of the Munsters, I really don't want to see a remake ruin the classic show!

[lexikon]

I just hope they don't make it all edgy and dramatic.

[nickiknack]

As a fan of the Munsters, all I will say is

[lexikon]

Don't judge until you seen it.

ETA: from wikipedia

Another remake from Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller is reported to be in development for NBC. The network has said to have ordered a pilot episode, but it has yet to be confirmed.[8] It has since been confirmed that NBC has picked up a reboot of The Munsters that will be written and executive produced by Fuller as a one-hour drama with "spectacular visuals". It will explore the origins of the Munster family and be darker and edgier, but will still have plenty of humor.[9][10][11]

I guess you can no now. Although it might be better than what the Wayans bros would have come up with.

[Thejebusfire]

It shouldn't be too bad as long as the plot and actors are good.

[lexikon]

Makes me kind of wonder why people are upset over this, but are cheering for the new Muppet movie.

[terri]

It won't be any worse than the early 90s reboot, "The Munsters Today," wherein Marilyn was turned into a Kelly Bundy clone.
NBC hasn't had the best track record for remakes (cases in point: Knight Rider, Bionic Woman). CBS fared better with Hawaii Five-O, and is planning to revive Bewitched and The Rifleman next season.

[DarkfireTaimatsu]

Nov 17, 2011 23:14:21 GMT -5 lexikon said:

Makes me kind of wonder why people are upset over this, but are cheering for the new Muppet movie.

Because it's not a remake.

[lexikon]

It's a reboot. That's pretty much the same thing, unless the new Munsters is actually going to remake the original episodes.

[DarkfireTaimatsu]

From the summary on Wikipedia, it sounds more like a reunion special. Between fictional characters. It wouldn't be the first time for something like that, and Zombie Island turned out to be the best Scooby-Doo movie out of all of them.

[caseagainstfaith]

Nov 17, 2011 22:41:38 GMT -5 Thejebusfire said:

It shouldn't be too bad as long as the plot and actors are good.

All I know is if they make Grandpa Munster sparkle, someone needs to get a wooden stake jabbed into them repeatedly.

[Admiral Lithp]

That'd actually be pretty hilarious.

[lexikon]

Sparkly munster or stake in dumb executive?