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travio t1_iy9p7pz wrote

At this point, is there an 80s sitcom that is not up for a reboot. If Michael J Fox didn't have Parkinson's, I bet we would have had a Family Ties reboot already.

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Whyrobotslie t1_iy9v594 wrote

Cosby Show

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SeaworthinessLeft88 t1_iya23ne wrote

I wouldn’t put it past a network to reboot it as “The Huxtables” with Malcolm-Jamal Warner. They could bring the major characters back with the exception of Bill, give Theo a family, and establish that Cliff died from an untimely overdose of Rohypinol years prior.

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grandmasterfunk t1_iybikp1 wrote

I don't think they should do a reboot, but it is such a shame that Cosby's crimes have made that show so uncomfortable to watch. It was actually a great show

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Earguy t1_iyebtrm wrote

Oh that scene where Cliff's special home made BBQ sauce puts people in the mood for love... and he scrambles to keep it from the little kids. In context now, it's really disturbing

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slymm t1_iycxwbw wrote

I mean, nobody even airs/streams the original now. No way they'd make a reboot.

(Though I was on vacation this summer in the middle of nowhere and some local affiliate was airing it)

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phluidity t1_iydtfbr wrote

Cosby still probably owns enough of the rights that no matter how it happened, he'd make money off of any reboot. So f' him.

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travio t1_iya7icf wrote

They could do it as a black dramedy. Call it The Huxtables and work Bill Cosby's real life issues into the show. Dr. Cliff Huxtable is finally brought to justice for all the sex crimes that he committed on his patients over the years and the rest of the Huxtables have to put the pieces of their family together.

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no_name_left_to_give t1_iya6umx wrote

I remember an announcement about a reboot/sequel when the whole Bill Cosby shit started going down.

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mike10dude t1_iyac0l9 wrote

that wasn't a reboot or sequel it was just a entirely new show

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Yossarian1138 t1_iy9tpfh wrote

Family Business Casual.

Have to update it for the times at least a little.

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Radiobandit t1_iy9vxmp wrote

Michael said he was presented an offer for a reboot recently but the script seemed a little shaky...

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opinionated_cynic t1_iyap2d5 wrote

That would be something he would joke about! He has a great sense of humor about his issues.

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chi2ny56 t1_iy9y44m wrote

Not sure how true this is, but I heard that they originally wanted to end Family Ties with the whole family dying in a plane crash so there could be no reunion or reboot. I don't remember where I read this, but it stuck with me.

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Kalse1229 t1_iybjwy8 wrote

That might actually be pretty interesting. The idea of the free-spirited hippie parents and the conservative son was one thing in the Reagan administration of the 80s, but it'd be interesting to see how the parents and Alex (as well as the other siblings) respond to modern-day conservatism, specifically the Trump administration. One of the few shows where I think that kind of angle actually makes sense.

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bros402 t1_iya5mv0 wrote

Family Ties where Alex Keaton is a disaffected Republican who switched parties after W was handed the election and now he runs the local Democratic party chapter

why do I remember the character's name? I haven't seen the show in like 15 years when I watched it in reruns

don't remember much about it except "hey this show with Michael J Fox is good"

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