RudePragmatist t1_itkld70 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 10:16 AM

No because the original was tied in to that periods way of thinking, life, money and fashion.

You could make a program and recycle the stories but because the writers would all be younger than the originals (who couldn't re-write it because their minds are still from the original era) it wouldn't work out as they'd be trying to balance it for modern audiences in order to get them to watch the show.

Guyver0 t1_itkpyy3 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 11:14 AM

Unless you made it a period piece I don't think it works because that Miami doesn't exist anymore.

RudePragmatist t1_itkqo5g wrote on October 24, 2022 at 11:22 AM

The passage of time isn't sufficient to classify it as a 'period' ...... or the difference in fast cars and fashion isn't to far removed from today' era physically.

Look at any thing that is currently classified as a 'period' piece. The differences in behavior and style is so vastly removed from what we know, that it works and deserves the tag 'period'.

kjhwkejhkhdsfkjhsdkf t1_itkx50n wrote on October 24, 2022 at 12:27 PM

I see your point, the difference between 2022 and 1982 isn't as great as the difference between 1982 and 1942, but where do we draw the line?

Does the 60s qualify as a period piece? The 40s? It's a matter of semantics really, but if we're going to get into a semantic argument, there should be some definition of it.

throwawaylogin2099 t1_itldfrw wrote on October 24, 2022 at 2:35 PM

> the difference between 2022 and 1982 isn't as great as the difference between 1982 and 1942,

It's 40 years difference either way. Your math is weak.

QuintoBlanco t1_itn8wmb wrote on October 24, 2022 at 9:57 PM

No internet.

Very few mobile phones and the ones that existed were sized like a brick.

In many bars, the bathroom was bigger than the bar area.

Fax machines were high-tech.

Rolled up sleeves.

And my favorite: the pop-upped collar.