Saturday Night Liveeven parodied the idea with a dramatic reboot ofFamily Matters.
Studio executives should look no further.
The following are old sitcoms that could make great dramatic reboots.
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It might be hard for audiences to acceptMarried with Childrenin any other format than a sitcom.
It would be like makingThe Andy Griffith Showas a dramatic reboot.
Audiences probably wouldn’t accept it.
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But there are a few waysMarried with Childrencould work.
One way would be to make it soapy similar to popular nighttime soaps likeMelrose PlaceorDesperate Housewives.
The show proved that the Sweat Hogs were sillier than being delinquents.
But now, the public may be ready for a dramatic show about the Sweat Hogs.
It could be a serious look at poverty and gang life with a former Sweat Hog teacher who cares.
The length of a show may be what is needed to add depth to the gang teacher story.
It was a movie calledAlice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,directed byMartin Scorsese.
The primary gimmick of the show was the differences between the two generations.
Facts Of Life(1979)
The Facts of Lifewas a spinoff from the sitcomDifferent Strokes.
The show is about Mrs. Garrett (Charlotte Rae) being a housemother of an all-girl boarding school.
There are plenty of ways to reboot a show like this.
Even thoughSmall Wonderwas a sitcom, the show’s premise always had a creepy feel to it.
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With the popularity of AI in movies likeEx MachinaandTerminatormovies, the creep factor can be explored.
It could be rebooted to be a creepy horror or thriller series.
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