What do you think about this?

[MillieDynamite]

I think I like this. I've been watching the original for a few weeks now and love it. I'm surprised I only found this recently; I have no idea why I hadn't seen it before. But I think this might work.

 

[AwkwardlySet]

I can just release a very long sigh at this. It's just reboots and remakes that Hollywood does these days. It's like there's no one to write anything new, so they keep reusing old stuff, usually much worse than the original.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I can just release a very long sigh at this. It's just reboots and remakes that Hollywood does these days. It's like there's no one to write anything new, so they keep reusing old stuff, usually much worse than the original.

Jamie Lee Curtis, though...

 

[AwkwardlySet]

Jamie Lee Curtis, though...

Yeah, she was smoking hot back in the day. Now, she barely fits in our May-December stories.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Yeah, she was smoking hot back in the day. Now, she barely fits in our May-December stories.

My god, you ARE hard to please .

 

[AchtungNight]

Glad JLC is getting work. I saw a few episodes of MSW back when it was on, always enjoyed it. Have enjoyed JLC too. They will fit well together. I probably won’t watch it much though. Maybe if they do an episode reuniting her with Lohan or Arnold and the bad guy is Michael Myers.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Glad JLC is getting work. I saw a few episodes of MSW back when it was on, always enjoyed it. Have enjoyed JLC too. They will fit well together. I probably won’t watch it much though. Maybe if they do an episode reuniting her with Lohan or Arnold and the bad guy is Michael Myers.

She's doing a new Freaky Friday with Lohan.

 

[AchtungNight]

She's doing a new Freaky Friday with Lohan.

I’m aware. Also not sure if I’m going to see it until it’s on streaming.

 

[SimonDoom]

I can just release a very long sigh at this. It's just reboots and remakes that Hollywood does these days. It's like there's no one to write anything new, so they keep reusing old stuff, usually much worse than the original.

I agree. Why not start a completely different series with different characters? They're going to be different anyway, so why piggyback off the old series?

 

[designatedvictim]

I always wondered how Cabot Cove ever found new residents, given that it seemed to be Grand Central Terminal for murderers and must have been depopulated by half during the show's run.

Get this gorgeous ocean-view mansion for a song! Quiet neighborhood. No neighbors.

Estate sale.

 

[SimonDoom]

I always wondered how Cabot Cove ever found new residents, given that it seemed to be Grand Central Terminal for murderers and must have been depopulated by half during the show's run.

Get this gorgeous ocean-view mansion for a song! Quiet neighborhood. No neighbors.

Estate sale.

It was a hell of a town for funeral homes and crime beat reporters.

 

[Bramblethorn]

From all I've heard JLC is a lovely person, I can see her being a good pick for this role, and I wish her well. I know acting's a rough business for older women in particular. But I do wish the industry weren't so focussed on recycling past successes until they've sucked every drop of blood out of the corpse.

I agree. Why not start a completely different series with different characters? They're going to be different anyway, so why piggyback off the old series?

My best guess is that reboots/etc. feel safer than doing something original, and it's easier to pitch something like this to an exec who loved the original series than to sell them on something original.

 

[Bramblethorn]

I always wondered how Cabot Cove ever found new residents, given that it seemed to be Grand Central Terminal for murderers and must have been depopulated by half during the show's run.

Get this gorgeous ocean-view mansion for a song! Quiet neighborhood. No neighbors.

Estate sale.

There's a roleplaying game (Brindlewood Bay) that explores the question of why the murder rate is so high in a setting that's obviously based on Cabot Cove.

 

[lovecraft68]

Just another reboot because entertainment is creatively bankrupt.

Amazing there was a writer's strike over using AI, but all the 'writers' do is copy existing material...like AI.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Opposed.

The show itself was a reboot of how many others?

 

[SimonDoom]

From all I've heard JLC is a lovely person, I can see her being a good pick for this role, and I wish her well. I know acting's a rough business for older women in particular. But I do wish the industry weren't so focussed on recycling past successes until they've sucked every drop of blood out of the corpse.


My best guess is that reboots/etc. feel safer than doing something original, and it's easier to pitch something like this to an exec who loved the original series than to sell them on something original.

I know the reason. It's money, and I guess it works. But it's creatively boring, and I think in general the entertainment industry underestimates the hunger of audiences for something that's good and different.

 

[designatedvictim]

There's a roleplaying game (Brindlewood Bay) that explores the question of why the murder rate is so high in a setting that's obviously based on Cabot Cove.

That sounds kinda cool, actually.

For me, headcanon is that Jessica Fletcher wasn't a great detective, she was a great serial murderer.

She had a gift for framing some poor shlub whenever she felt the need to do the deed.

Maybe she hated her HOA, or was eliminating members of the local Neighborhood Watch (for obvious reasons).

That also explains why she 'solves' cases on the episodes where she's outside of Cabot Cove.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

 

[Bramblethorn]

I know the reason. It's money, and I guess it works. But it's creatively boring, and I think in general the entertainment industry underestimates the hunger of audiences for something that's good and different.

I agree, but I also think part of the issue is misaligned incentives: greenlighting successful shows doesn't necessarily equate to career success for the person who made that decision.

If I'm an exec and I greenlight a reboot of a historically successful show, that's not obviously a bad decision; I'm not likely to get fired for it. Even if the reboot is lifeless garbage and the show bombs, I've probably moved on to something else by the time that becomes apparent.

But if I authorise something novel, there's a risk that somebody above me looks at that and thinks I made a terrible call, and my career takes a hit for it. Even if the show ends up being a smash hit, again, I've probably moved on by then and its success doesn't attach to me.

So as that exec, my motivation is not to look for new gems but for uncontroversial picks that won't threaten my job, even if it loses the studio money.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

For me, headcanon is that Jessica Fletcher wasn't a great detective, she was a great serial murderer.

She had a gift for framing some poor shlub whenever she felt the need to do the deed.

Write it.


"New England Spinster and Mystery Author Charged With Hundreds Of Counts Of Murder."

 

[MillieDynamite]

I'll say this about this, well, about the reimagined Matlock... It's been fantastic! So maybe, just maybe, this one will be good too. And you got to love Jamie, she has Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS): that's right, nuts that didn't descend, and born without a dick, had a pussy instead, but no ovaries. A superfem!

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

I'll say this about this, well, about the reimagined Matlock...

Great. So Ben can defend Jess and they can dig up Quincy.

 

[MillieDynamite]

There is no Ben, there is a Madline who changed her last name, in court, to Matlock. Hmm, you haven't watched it. You should.

Great. So Ben can defend Jess and they can dig up Quincy.

 

[designatedvictim]

Write it.

"New England Spinster and Mystery Author Charged With Hundreds Of Counts Of Murder."

You're just saying that because of my account name.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

You should.

I haven't watched a minute of TV in more years than I have fingers on both hands.

 

[SimonDoom]

I agree, but I also think part of the issue is misaligned incentives: greenlighting successful shows doesn't necessarily equate to career success for the person who made that decision.

If I'm an exec and I greenlight a reboot of a historically successful show, that's not obviously a bad decision; I'm not likely to get fired for it. Even if the reboot is lifeless garbage and the show bombs, I've probably moved on to something else by the time that becomes apparent.

But if I authorise something novel, there's a risk that somebody above me looks at that and thinks I made a terrible call, and my career takes a hit for it. Even if the show ends up being a smash hit, again, I've probably moved on by then and its success doesn't attach to me.

So as that exec, my motivation is not to look for new gems but for uncontroversial picks that won't threaten my job, even if it loses the studio money.

I think you've hit the nail on the head. I agree.