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Discuss Thrower · 10-23-2013, 12:09 AM

Let's do this ****ing shit Media Center. Select top three shows which deserve a proper television / Netflix Streaming reboot.

**DaneMcCloud** · 10-23-2013, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Frosty

I really liked the idea of Enterprise - humans, new to space, out bumbling around the universe, trying to find their way. Unfortunately, they killed it with the stupid time travel season.

I did, too, but man, I just found it unwatchable. I wanted to like it and I saw every episode but it was painful, especially the first two plus seasons.

The ship was just so archaic in the beginning and it was almost humorous to see them outfit it with "real" shields and weaponry. I didn't care much for the casting, either. Bakula is always good but the rest of the cast was unforgettable.

It was a wasted opportunity, IMO.

keg in kc · 10-23-2013, 10:59 AM

Enterprise was great by the time it ended. Pretty awful first season. They had some really high concept stuff (for TV) going by the end.

I still contend that theme song was one of the biggest musical missteps ever. Even bigger than Firefly's.

Discuss Thrower · 10-23-2013, 11:12 AM

I ****ing forgot Quantum Leap. THAT is a show which deserves a reboot.

And I vote nay on a ST series. Everything that needed to be explored was done in TNG, DS9 and even VOY.

Firefly.. Of at least the Serenity is done too. Maybe recreate the same dynamic with a different crew but I think the show didn't have more than 50 eps of good material in its premise.

Space: AaB... I grew up watching it and all but it's a hard premise to buy into I'm retrospect. You mean it's accepts me to use HIGHLY TRAINED ENDO/EXOSPHERIC PILOTS AS INFANTRY? Commodore Ross was awesome as was Col. McQueen.. And even the other Tank pilot but.. Yeah..

**Baby Lee** · 10-23-2013, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by whoman69

Wild Wild West was my favorite show growing up, even more than Batman or Star Trek.

That and Baa Baa Black Sheep.

**Baby Lee** · 10-23-2013, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by blaise

It'd be cool if they did Twilight Zone again. I doubt anyone could put together as many good original stories as Serling did, though. And I wouldn't want to just see originals remade.

Yeah, if Twilight Zone could be as good as the original, it would top the list. But that's a tough nut to crack.

GRR Martin couldn't pull it off.

Pasta Little Brioni · 10-23-2013, 11:21 AM

Was going to say Sliders. Nice to see it in the options.

Pasta Little Brioni · 10-23-2013, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

And I'd like to see them do a darker version of the show.

Seconded

lawrenceRaider · 10-23-2013, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by unlurking

True. They also ended quite a few storylines, and I wouldn't want them to try and rebuild the relationships between people like Mal and Inara. Then again, I love the universe they created, and there is a lot of untapped material there. Would love a reboot with a new cast somehow getting a hold of Serenity. Maybe keep Jane as a crotchety old bastard on the ship for some comic relief / action, but replace the rest of the crew.

I'd sure watch if they do a Firefly reboot. I hope they come up with all new theme music, as I'm convinced that a bunch of scifi geeks stopped watching upon hearing the opening song.

unlurking · 10-23-2013, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider

I'd sure watch if they do a Firefly reboot. I hope they come up with all new theme music, as I'm convinced that a bunch of scifi geeks stopped watching upon hearing the opening song.

You and keg both mention the theme song being a mistake. Why? I'm not a fan of that genre of music, but it really did seem to fit the old west / pioneer theme going on in the show. I thought the the lyrics fit rather well too? What am I missing?

**DaneMcCloud** · 10-23-2013, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by unlurking

You and keg both mention the theme song being a mistake. Why? I'm not a fan of that genre of music, but it really did seem to fit the old west / pioneer theme going on in the show. I thought the the lyrics fit rather well too? What am I missing?

Well for starters, it didn't fit in line with the tradition of Star Trek, which had to that period featured a grand, adventurous orchestral theme song that hinted at greatness (which was further ruined by Michael Giacchino, but I digress)

A Michael Bolton sound-a-like for an adventurous, high concept Sci-Fi program might be the corniest thing ever in the history of the genre.

unlurking · 10-23-2013, 12:01 PM

Some post Serenity material?

http://firefly.wikia.com/wiki/Sereni...es_on_the_Wind

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Serenity: Leaves on the Wind is an upcoming comic miniseries, set nine months after the events of Serenity. The first issue of six is due to be released in January 29, 2014.^[1]
The series is written by Zack Whedon and the artwork is by Georges Jeanty, who previously illustrated the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' comics. The series will be the first major story set after the film, and the third overall, preceded by one-shots Float Out and It's Never Easy.^[1]

**DaneMcCloud** · 10-23-2013, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by keg in kc

Enterprise was great by the time it ended. Pretty awful first season. They had some really high concept stuff (for TV) going by the end.

I still contend that theme song was one of the biggest musical missteps ever. Even bigger than Firefly's.

I agree. The final season of the show was its best but by that time, they'd lost their audience.

My contention from the beginning was that Brandon Braga and Rick Berman were the wrong people to run the show.

unlurking · 10-23-2013, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Well for starters, it didn't fit in line with the tradition of Star Trek, which had to that period featured a grand, adventurous orchestral theme song that hinted at greatness (which was further ruined by Michael Giacchino, but I digress)

A Michael Bolton sound-a-like for an adventurous, high concept Sci-Fi program might be the corniest thing ever in the history of the genre.

I actually meant Firefly. Star Trek, yeah, it seemed weird to me when I first heard it. The intro seemed like a Discovery program or something, not a space epic.

Firefly isn't really a grand epic like Star Trek, and the theme song was definitely not a Michael Bolton type song. I've never heard of Sonny Rhodes, probably since I don't listen to country/western, but it didn't seem out of place to me.

unlurking · 10-23-2013, 12:14 PM

Definitely going to have to grab these. Don't read comics anymore, but will make an exception!

http://io9.com/the-future-of-firefly...new-1376970047

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Originally Posted by Summary

As the series begins, Mal and the crew are recouping from their recent strike against the sinister interplanetary government, The Alliance, in which they exposed government agencies as those responsible for the creation of the Reavers — the scourge of the universe. With River Tam in the co-pilot chair and a very pregnant Zoe reeling from the death of her husband, Wash, Mal is finding himself and his ship in greater danger than ever.

Spoiler!

**007** · 10-23-2013, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

Quantum Leap

YES

View Poll Results: Science Fiction / Speculative Fiction Shows to Reboot
Lost In Space	5	18.52%
Wild Wild West (Less Will Smith, moar Robert Conrad)	5	18.52%
Sliders	7	25.93%
Babylon 5	8	29.63%
First Wave	0	0%
Farscape	3	11.11%
Twilight Zone	8	29.63%
The Invisible Man	2	7.41%
The Man From UNCLE	3	11.11%
Other	9	33.33%
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10-23-2013, 11:12 AM	#33
Discuss Thrower "You like to drink?" Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: "I like to drink." Casino cash: $3266869	I **ing forgot Quantum Leap. THAT is a show which deserves a reboot. And I vote nay on a ST series. Everything that needed to be explored was done in TNG, DS9 and even VOY. Firefly.. Of at least the Serenity is done too. Maybe recreate the same dynamic with a different crew but I think the show didn't have more than 50 eps of good material in its premise. Space: AaB... I grew up watching it and all but it's a hard premise to buy into I'm retrospect. You mean it's accepts me to use HIGHLY TRAINED ENDO/EXOSPHERIC PILOTS AS INFANTRY? Commodore Ross was awesome as was Col. McQueen.. And even the other Tank pilot but.. Yeah.. __________________ Chiefs 2016 Opponents: Home: JAX, TEN, NO, TB, NYJ. Away: HOU, IND, ATL, CAR, PIT Chiefs 2017 Opponents**: Home: BUF, MIA, PHI, WSH, AFC North. Away: NE, NYJ, NYG, DAL, AFC South
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10-23-2013, 11:21 AM	#36
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