Bryan Fuller to remake The Munsters for NBC

The only thing I remember him from is My Supergirlfriend....
 
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I heard that they decided that they couldn't make a full show out of this so they reduced it to an hour long special on Halloween.
 
After being very skeptical and very ''This should not see the light of day" and being happy that it looked like it wouldn't make it.

I gotta say I liked the promo for it. I'll give it a shot when I wasn't even gonna do that.
 
That looked fantastic. I wonder if that dragon was Spot. Most likely was.

Haha, "The Neighbors should be more concerned with what I'm thinking." Loved that line.
 
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The visuals looked nice but after the sparkles faded the show felt empty and lacking...everything.
 
Definitely DVR it.

The high price tag probably puts Netflix out as taking over and having it an original series from them.
 
Hoping for good ratings. If it is gets them, NBC might give it a series.
 
It's airing on a friday night with only two weeks of promotion to grab some eyeballs. I can't see it doing terribly well. At best, I'm just glad they're showing off the pilot when they could've just shelved this entirely.

Here's hoping for a DVD.
 
Looks great. It has the same magical charm of everything else Fuller does.
 
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

"Im Frankenstien...but only under my clothes"

GTFOHWTBS!!!
 
I hope it becomes the lowest rated TV special ever in the history of television just to teach the executives a lesson that you should never tamper with a classic, hell The Munsters Today sitcom from the 80's is starting to look good by comparison.
 
I keep thinking that Bryan Fuller's name would give people more faith, since he's a genius. But then I remember that no one watches his shows, so they don't know that. :(
 
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charl_huntress said:
LOL...I was going to ask who is Bryan Fuller?
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He created Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies & Wonderfalls. He left DLM during the first season and that show went downhill fast, but PD and WF were both perfection, imo. The cleverness in the writing was almost too much to take in on one sitting. He also wrote the one truly great episode the show Heroes ever had (right before he left it to create Pushing Daisies), along with a brilliant animated pilot for The Amazing Screw-On Head that was, of course, way too "out there" to ever be picked up.

The guy is, for my money, the most ingenious TV writer working, and he gets screwed over even more than Joss Whedon. I can only imagine that's why he's agreed to working on two "established brands" this TV season rather than trying to get his own creations off the ground anymore.
 
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The guy is, for my money, the most ingenious TV writer working, and he gets screwed over even more than Joss Whedon. I can only imagine that's why he's agreed to working on two "established brands" this TV season rather than trying to get his own creations off the ground anymore.
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I feel bad, but I've never seen those shows and I've never heard of them. I do wonder about one-off shows that have a lot of limited fan recognition. I wouldn't normally support those guys because I often feel they are just niche shows that only a few people like. Yet, when I saw Firefly I was HEATED it was cancelled (after it was already cancelled), so I guess I can understand. :yay:
 
charl_huntress said:
I feel bad, but I've never seen those shows and I've never heard of them. I do wonder about one-off shows that have a lot of limited fan recognition. I wouldn't normally support those guys because I often feel they are just niche shows that only a few people like. Yet, when I saw Firefly I was HEATED it was cancelled (after it was already cancelled), so I guess I can understand. :yay:
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I find that niche shows are often the best. It's like Whedon himself said - "I'd rather make show that a few people love than a show everyone just likes." Because a show has to be sanitized and have a certain broadness to it in order for it to achieve "mainstream popularity." I mean, look at the most "successful" shows on TV - Two & a Half Men, NCIS, American Idol, all the CSI's...sure, there's plenty there for people to like, but you won't find people as obsessed and in love with them the way fanbases of great smaller shows are. The best shows, imo, are the ones that are challenging, wildly creative, bold, and refusing to conform to mainstream expectations. And because those shows are all of those things, they never become all that successful. Or at least, it's very rare that they do.

Usually, if I'm wondering whether or not to get into a show, I don't make the determination based on how popular it was or how long it ran - I judge it based on how passionate their fanbase is,* because the shows I want to get into are the ones that instill great passionate in their fans. Firefly is a great example. Whedon's other shows, too. Arrested Development. Freaks & Geeks. Veronica Mars. Any Fuller show. They're all some of the best TV put on the air, and they are all considered "cult shows" with niche audiences.

*Unless it's just a teen show because teenage girls are the worst when it comes to what they get passionate about, lol. I know. I was one.
 
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flickchick85 said:
I find that niche shows are often the best. It's like Whedon himself said - "I'd rather make show that a few people love than a show everyone just likes." Because a show has to be sanitized and have a certain broadness to it in order for it to achieve "mainstream popularity." The best shows, imo, are the ones that are challenging, original, bold, and refusing to conform to mainstream expectations. And because those shows are all of those things, they never become all that successful. Or at least, it's very rare that they do.

If I'm wondering whether or not to get into a show, I don't make the determination based on how popular it was or how long it ran - I judge it based on how passionate their fanbase is,* because the shows I want to get into are the ones that instill great passionate in their fans. Firefly is a great example. Whedon's other shows, too. Arrested Development. Freaks & Geeks. Veronica Mars. Any Fuller show. They're all some of the best TV put on the air, and they are all considered "cult shows" with niche audiences.

*Unless it's just a teen show because teenage girls are the worst when it comes to what they get passionate about, lol. I know. I was one.
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lol....good points.

I guess I am a bit different. I don't judge a show based off its irregularities in comparison to other shows. I just judge if I want to watch and if I will be entertained. For instance, I was against watching The Walking Dead because I wasn't sure if I would like a show about zombies. I have read the comics and I was cool on that, but after watching the show I really enjoyed it and wanted to watch it.

Sometimes I feel people are bit too high brow over TV shows and forget the main essence is enjoyment. It doesn't need to distinguish itself from every other show...I (we) just need to be entertained. Sometimes all the high brow drama and comedies lose the basic essence of being enjoyable for all.

IMO...the basics are lost. IMO.... :yay:

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I hated Arrested Development. It just didn't click with me.
 
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