Bryan Fuller to remake The Munsters for NBC

I don't care if it's not the Munsters we know and love - Bryan Fuller's brand of morbid humor = GOLD, imo.
 
JustABill said:
I'm convinced even he can't make this work. This sounds grade A bad. This isn't The Munsters at all.
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I believe people once said the same thing about Ron Moore's Battlestar Galactica. :o

Listen, I'm not saying with all certainty that this will be great. There's always a good chance that things could turn to ****. But at this point, I don't think it would hurt to keep an open mind. It's different. But maybe you guys will be surprised.
 
From Moviehole....
The classic ‘sitcom’ “The Munsters” has been transformed into a contemporary weekly dramedy series for NBC. Bryan Fuller (“Pushing Daisies”) cooked up the story, and big-time filmmaker Bryan Singer (“X-Men”, “Superman Returns”) directs the pilot and executive produces.

“The Munsters” is Eddie Munster’s story.

He’s the kind and sympathetic young pre-teen who, as we discover in the pre-credits sequence, has a “condition”. With the help of his caring parents, Herman and Lily, he soon begins to accept his hairy alter-ego.

It’s no surprise, what with Bryan Fuller of “Pushing Daisies” captaining the ship, that the show is equal parts sweet, silly and suspenseful. It’s almost like “Parenthood” as told by Anne Rice, with the issues and topics raised not unlike those of us non-vampires and werewolves. It’s actually quite a remarkable offering, more so because it gets the balance right.

Cast with the right actors (I don’t know, but I kept seeing Jack Davenport as Herman, and Muse Watson as Grandpa), and retaining the same energy and warmth throughout its episodes, and the show could be one of the highlights of 2012. Either way, I think they’ve got a hit on their hands. A real winner.

Those that want to know more, can continue reading…



***** BEWARE OF SPOILERS BELOW ******



**** NO TURNING BACK NOW *****

But to the pilot…

It’s a scout camp, and the scout master has just rounded up the scouts in an effort to find out who has eaten all the boxes of food. While the token fat kid is being eyeballed, a ravaging wolf is about to crash the party…

…. next morning, a young boy wakes up naked in the woods.

After the credits…

Marilyn (the human among the Munster family) is introduced. The adopted stunner of the Munster family is negotiating to buy up a decrepit old mansion in Mockingbird Heights from an estate agent. As the blonde beauty and the all-too-honest agent (she attempts to talk Marilyn out of burning the house; the previous owner was a serial killer was poisoned hobos and it’s rumoured dead bodies may still be in the walls) talk, a construction crew, seemingly there to knock the place down, impatiently look on. But the deal is done and the wrecking ball backs off.

We discover that the Munster’s have had to move to Mockingbird Heights because of what young Eddie did in the teaser. That “baby bear” attacking the scout camp was a sign that the Munster’s needed a new address before anyone realized who was really behind all those scratches and bruises that the scouts received.


Anyway…

Appropriately, the Munsters arrive via crate to their new address. And they spend the first hour getting to know the locals (Grandpa licking his lips as he’s taken from house to house), hunting down a replacement ‘heart’ for the ailing Herman and largely, helping Eddie realize that he’s not a monster.

Here’s a look at the characters :

Herman Munster

Think Dawson Leery’s compassionate, all-supportive dad (from ”Dawson’s Creek”) crossed with Frankenstein’s monster.

Was created by Grandpa; no other man, besides one he puts together, would of course be good enough for his daughter Lily.

Doesn’t much look like Fred Gwynne’s Frankenstein-looking fellow from the original. This Herman is more of a stud – albeit one with scars. He’s a skinny, but rather attractive man in his ’30s – though he’s stitched together from the body parts of other men and has a mechanical steampunk heart – one that is breaking down.

Though Herman does get a heart replacement – thankfully a few of those ‘dead hobo’s’ turn up under the swimming pool – he’s not doing well (he loves too much and it’s killing him). Believing he has no choice if he wants Herman to live, Grandpa finds a nice man with a “good heart” for Herman (if you get my drift).

A big old softie that adores his family, Herman is his son’s best friend and has a passionate relationship with the Mrs.

Eddie Munster

Think Ricky Schroder in “The Champ” – with sharper teeth.

The first – and he’s seemingly the most central character – of the Munsters we’re introduced to. Much like Michael J.Fox’s character in ”Teen Wolf” he’s about to discover he’s got quite the howl- – only he’s terrified beyond belief at what that means (he’s frightened enough of puberty!). Though the Munsters have moved to Mockingbird Heights because Eddie attacked his fellow boy scouts at a camp, he doesn’t have any recollection of the event and has been told a baby bear attacked his friends. Eventually Herman is forced to tell Eddie what he does, as the request of Grandpa but dad’s determined to remind him – just as his mother will – that he’s not a monster. Young Eddie ultimately decides to be a vegetarian monster when he can help it, and when he can’t… his dad says they’ll figure it out together. Awww.

Grandpa Munster

Think ‘Grandpa’ from “The Lost Boys” mixed with Lestat.

Scary son of a gun. A I said, he, and the rest of the clan, arrive by delivery truck. His crate topples over, a mass of rats spill out and join to form. An old-codger vampire that, for the past ten years, has been feeding on animals so young that Eddie doesn’t think anything’s ‘different’ about his family. This scary old fellow feeds on animals like Lions but, not surprisingly, is starting to hunger human blood. And with Eddie now “in the family way”, he feels okay about that. Grandpa knows he’s going to start eating humans again, suggesting he’s gobbled his way through a few in the past, and has enough love for Marilyn (who he saved from her mother, he says) to recommend she go to college on the other side of America. She’s safer there.

Has quite a few special powers – like the ability to send new neighbour Tim into a deep sleep by simply waving his hand in front of him

Lily Munster

Think the mysterious Selina Kyle meets “Friday Night Lights” momma Julie Taylor.

Perpetually beautiful. Pale. Sweet. Her crate begins as a pool of spiders before transforming into the tall, slender matriarch of the family. Like his father, Eddie’s mum ultimately teaches him the “difference between being a Munster and being a Monster”.

She works at a pet store where she uses her magic to, for instance, trick the dogs into cleaning their own cages.

Loves her family dearly, and doesn’t want Herman to find a new heart because his current one belonged to Eddie’s biological father.

Marilyn Munster

Think hotness. Is Adrianne Palicki busy!?

The human component of the family. Sweet, attractive young girl who – for obvious reasons – is pretty much the face of the family. Seems completely OK with Grandpa eating animals and people, recognizing his vampirism as a curse not something he chose, and is keen to help werewolf Eddie realize he’s not a bad person for having to feed off animals.

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So they’re the Munsters.

Secondary characters include Eddie’s new scout-master Steve, who’ll play a pivotal part in the series (though the actor playing him mightn’t be required for any more than a couple of episodes); neighbours Tim and Doti, who seemingly don’t have a very strong relationship; and some of Eddie’s little friends… but not surprisingly, the camera stays on one or all of the Munsters at most times.

There’s a nice little homage to both Fred Gwynne and the original series in the pilot that fans of the late great actor and the original box offering will enjoy.

“Bloody” love this. Looking forward to it!

Just one thing… where’s Spot!!!??
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Let the *****ing commence.

I, for one, am intrigued. :o
 
That sounds like complete and utter bomb. That's just...ugh. Fuller's created a mess. He should've just created his own family of monsters if he wanted to do this ****.
 
Point is: As the Munsters? This stinks. As it's own original series that's a fresh story. It'd be intriguing.
 
If he had changed the title and character names, there would be just as many people hooting and hollering and claiming that he's ripped off the Munsters, regardless of what changes he's made to the story, as there are complaining about these changes.
 
We've had other shows/actors try to copy the originals and IMO it just doesn't work so If this has to be remade I'm glad their doing their own thing.
 
Sounds crazy enough to work. I'll reserve judgment also.
 
I'm just really curious to see who Fuller and Singer cast.
 
TV Line:
Exclusive: NBC's Munsters Reboot Gets New Title

As if to further drive home the point that its “imaginative reinvention” of The Munsters will bare little resemblance to the classic ’60s version, NBC is giving the reboot a new moniker.

Sources confirm to TVLine exclusively that the title of the pilot — which is being stewarded by Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller and X-Men auteur Bryan Singer — has been changed from The Munsters to Mockingbird Lane.

The new handle is, of course, a nod to the family’s iconic Victorian abode, which is situated at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.

The project is currently in the casting stage, so there’s still time for Fuller/Singer/NBC to consult our dream picks for Herman, Lily and the rest of the creepy brood.

What do you think of the new title? Smart idea? Bad idea? Sound off in the comments!
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Seems a little risky to me. Wouldn't NBC, especially being in the position they're in, want to go off name recognition for this? I mean, I guess since this is a new approach, it makes sense. And they could still market the **** out of the name Munsters, so I guess we'll see.
 
Ah. They are realizing that they can't market this as The Munsters becase it's not the ****ing Munsters. This is the first time I've literally wanted something of Fuller's to bomb hard.
 
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Interesting. I'm eyeing this show very cautiously. For the love of Christ do not mess up The Munsters. I know its tempting, but don't.......just don't.
 
JustABill said:
Ah. They are releasing that they can't market this as The Munsters but it's not the ****ing Munsters. This is the first time I've literally wanted something of Fuller's to bomb hard.
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Oh, will you cool your jets and save that disdain for Glee.... at least give this a chance! If you watch it and hate it, then that's fine. But at least give it the option.
 
JustABill said:
Ah. They are releasing that they can't market this as The Munsters but it's not the ****ing Munsters. This is the first time I've literally wanted something of Fuller's to bomb hard.
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This reminds me of "Enterprise" in season 1 and then changing the title to "Star Trek:Enterprise" a season later.
 
NBC shows time and time again that they suck. Goooo Kabletown!
 
I actually think renaming the show makes a lot of sense, tv and film has been over saturated with remakes lately and in general, people are growing tired of it. Giving the show a new name will help it get some distance from the original and hopefully will show viewers that its a genuine re-imagining of the concept rather than being yet another remake or update like that god awful Charlie's Angels from last year.
 
Two casting ideas just popped into my head and I can't get around them...

Famke Janssen for Lily
Malcolm McDowell for Grandpa
 
I think it sounds crazy enough to be awesome, tbh.
 
still going to wait for the pilot to air before i judge.
 
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