Norman Lear Classics being rebooted

[Brody]

Norman Lear Sitcoms ‘All in the Family,’ ‘The Jeffersons’ Being Eyed by Sony for Reboots (EXCLUSIVE)

Sony Pictures Television is in very early stages of rebooting several classic sitcoms from TV legend Norman Lear as miniseries — including “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons,” and “Good Times” — Variety has learned exclusively. The idea currently being discussed by Lear and Sony executives would be to have new actors recreate classic episodes of the shows, working from the original scripts, and package them as short, six-episode anthologies. The scripts would be treated similar to plays being mounted in new productions. “There is some talk about doing some of the original shows, redoing them with today’s stars,” Lear told Variety. “There is a possibility that we’ll do ‘All in the Family,’ ‘Maude,’ ‘The Jeffersons,’ “Good Times.'

WHY? A lot of the progressive angles those shows took are now commonplace and no longer culturally significant taboos.

 

[Debi]

Norman Lear Sitcoms ‘All in the Family,’ ‘The Jeffersons’ Being Eyed by Sony for Reboots (EXCLUSIVE)



WHY? A lot of the progressive angles those shows took are now commonplace and no longer culturally significant taboos.

I always hate it when they try to reboot a classic show. No way could a remake have the same impact. Has Hollywood run out of original ideas?

 

[7Critter]

I hope that they don't try to re-do " Blazing Saddles." I cannot image topping that humor, one great scene after another. Remember the cowboy scene around the campfire ( after eating the cook's beans) ? Ha !

 

[Lynne]

I always hate it when they try to reboot a classic show. No way could a remake have the same impact. Has Hollywood run out of original ideas?

I agree. Those shows fit the society at the time. New agers would not see them in the same light