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Alice Reboot Eyed at Fox
TV Line ^
| October 16, 2018
| Michael Ausiello
Posted on 10/16/2018 4:54:42 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Mel’s Diner may be reopening its doors: An Alice reboot is in-the-works at Fox, TVLine has learned.
The network has placed a script order for a modern-day version of the classic CBS workplace sitcom starring Linda Lavin. Diablo Cody (United States of Tara) and Liz Astrof (2 Broke Girls) are penning the script for the multi-cam pilot and will serve as EPs.
The Fox revolves around Long Island housewife Alice Hyatt, who has finally worked up the courage to leave her cheating husband. She drives cross-country to Arizona with her teenage son Tommy, and gets a job as a waitress at a roadside diner where the staff becomes their new surrogate family.
In the original Alice — which aired from 1976 to 1985 and was based on the feature film Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore — Lavin’s titular waitress fleeing New Jersey herself with her son following the death of her husband.
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 2brokegirls; alice; alicehyatt; alicereboot; arizona; art; arts; broadcasting; diablocody; fox; kissmygrits; lindalavin; lizastrof; longisland; melsdiner; newjersey; newyork; reboot; unitedstatesoftara
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Of all the shows to reboot....
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posted on
10/16/2018 4:54:42 PM PDT
by
EdnaMode
To: EdnaMode
Out of ideas again!
Why not reboot Maude?
2
posted on
10/16/2018 4:58:34 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: EdnaMode
Strange tale: Beth Howland who played the ditzy Vera passed away but insisted that news of her death be kept under wraps until a full year after.
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posted on
10/16/2018 4:59:42 PM PDT
by
relictele
To: EdnaMode
“Kiss my grits” is the worst and most overused catch phrase in the history of television. Worse even than “dy-no-mite”.
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posted on
10/16/2018 4:59:52 PM PDT
by
Artemis Webb
(Maxine Waters for House Minority Leader!!)
To: relictele
There can be only one dinghy.
Stow it!
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posted on
10/16/2018 5:01:08 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I will competently make sure the thing is done incompetently.)
To: mylife
They probably will reboot it.
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posted on
10/16/2018 5:01:40 PM PDT
by
EdnaMode
To: Artemis Webb
I still like the variations of “stow it!”
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posted on
10/16/2018 5:02:01 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I will competently make sure the thing is done incompetently.)
To: EdnaMode
These reboots only prove that there are no good ideas on the west coast anymore.
To: Artemis Webb
I still think JJ Walker should do the hincky DinoVite commercials on AM radio LOL
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posted on
10/16/2018 5:02:31 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
Starring Pickles the harridan.
10
posted on
10/16/2018 5:02:35 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I will competently make sure the thing is done incompetently.)
To: relictele
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posted on
10/16/2018 5:02:36 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: EdnaMode
It might have been the unfunniest comedy of all time, if nobody thought to make Big Bang Theory.
12
posted on
10/16/2018 5:03:02 PM PDT
by
dead
To: mylife
Why not reboot Maude? Screw that, I'd love to see a reboot of All in the Family and see if Archie Bunker can get away with saying today what he said back in the '70's....
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posted on
10/16/2018 5:03:06 PM PDT
by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: EdnaMode
Then ruin it.
I’ll stick with reruns on Antenna TV.
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posted on
10/16/2018 5:03:08 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I will competently make sure the thing is done incompetently.)
To: EdnaMode
Don’t watch network TV … don’t care
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posted on
10/16/2018 5:04:04 PM PDT
by
clamper1797
(We are getting close to the last "box")
To: EdnaMode
It wasn’t that good to start with and a PC version sounds awful.
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posted on
10/16/2018 5:04:54 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: wally_bert
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posted on
10/16/2018 5:04:57 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: dead
Alice constantly whined about scary guns.
No thanks.
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posted on
10/16/2018 5:05:02 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(My Soul's On Fire... [I miss you, Shibumi])
To: EdnaMode
How about Car 54 Where Are You? or Adam-12?
With the New rules, tasers, Black Lives Matter, hands up/don’t shoot, it could be a hoot!
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posted on
10/16/2018 5:05:23 PM PDT
by
americas.best.days...
( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
To: EdnaMode
As bad as ALICE was NOTHING has ever been created that is as odious as ALL IN THE FAMILY. Thank God THAT can never be resurrected.
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posted on
10/16/2018 5:05:48 PM PDT
by
smvoice
(2 Cor.5:20. "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ")
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