Ungghhh..
Posted on 01/26/2018 6:22:58 PM PST by EdnaMode
CBS picked up six pilots for the 2018-2019 season, including reboots of “Cagney and Lacey” and “Magnum P.I.”
“Magnum P.I.” is described as an updated version of the original series that follows Thomas Magnum, a decorated ex-Navy SEAL who, upon returning home to Hawaii from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. Tom Selleck played the mustachioed Magnum in the original series.
Peter Lenkov, the writer and producer behind current CBS reboots of “Hawaii Five-O” and “MacGyver,” will serve as the writer and executive producer on the new version of the classic 1980s series, which had previously gotten a pilot production commitment at the network. Eric Guggenheim, an executive producer and writer on Lenkov’s “Hawaii Five-O,” will also write and executive produce. John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment will also executive produce. CBS Television Studios will co-produce with Universal Television.
“Cagney and Lacey” will follow the titular female police detectives and friends as they keep the streets of L.A. safe. Bridget Carpenter will serve as writer and executive producer. CBS Television Studios will produce with MGM Television.
Carpenter, who is under an overall deal at CBS Television Studios, recently worked as a consulting producer on HBO’s “Westworld” and has previously produced and written shows like “Friday Night Lights” and “Parenthood.” She also developed the Hulu series “11.22.63.”
The original “Cagney and Lacey” ran for seven seasons and 125 episodes on CBS from 1982 to 1988. The series also spawned four made-for-TV movies in the mid-90s. Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly played the title roles for the vast majority of the series, though Loretta Swit played Cagney in the original two-hour pilot and Meg Foster played Lacey for the first season.
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People say reboots are a bust, yet they have had incredible success in quite a few of them. Some will do well and some won’t. If they keep with the original premise then they could survive. Hawaii 5-0 is probably their biggest success thus far at 7 years into the show, but they have quite a few that show signs of long term including, Fuller House, Lethal Weapon, MacGiver, Will and Grace. Others will have to do as well as these ones.
No, the Hollywood executives simply refuse to be creative. I could open up the newspaper each week and find some key event or some unusual story, and build a weekly series out of that. They don’t want any risk.
It’s time to break out the Member Berries !
Who’s playing Magnum ?
Wanda Sykes. I’m sure of it.
Wanda Sykes. I’m sure of it.
Well, she's certainly got the mustache for it ....
Thank you! :-)
proof there is absolutely NO creative talent left in hollyweird
Call me when they reboot McCloud and Alias Smith and Jones. Maybe Columbo. Those were good shows, though I’m sure they will be less good as vehicles for social justice rather than entertainment.
Creative bankruptcy.
Problem is, where’s the creditors to haul them into bankruptcy court?
And CW Charmed is planned
The shows in the 60’, 70’s, 80’s had nice looking women in low cut outfits and bikinis. Bring that back!!
You'll have to buy a bigger monitor.
Or bring back the series about a crime-fighting magician. The Magician was so good, he disappeared after one season.
-PJ
She quit acting after SH and went on to ride horses in competitions. She Co-authored “Twister”, the novel on which the film was based with her then husband Michael Crichton. They divorced in 2002. She also auditioned for the role of Princess Leia in “Star Wars.”
I tried watching the new Hawaii Five-0 when it came out. The cute guy was always taking off his shirt...I guess they fought crime, too?
Avoided remake of Hawaii 5-0 - could stand the pretty boys/
girls mugging for the camera
Jack Lord IS Hawaii 5-0 ......
Yeap. The writers are even worse now a day.
Even the new show my wife and I like a lot has tones of political messages in it. From global warming to SJW crap.
Gordamer Gibbon's life on normal street on amazon. Its a Twilight Zone lite type show. Over all plot we love.
I heard at one time they were rebooting the wonderful and witty Remington Steele, but that seems to be off the table. Can’t imagine anyone but Brosnan as the imaginary Mr. Steele.
Nice sub-reference! Who will play Jerry Brown?
There can only be one Laura Holt and one Stephanie Zimbalist.
RS should be left alone.
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