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zaphodmonkey t1_j4hld9x wrote
Something like that will have to be done I’m sure. They can’t leave the legacy of Markie Post out of this
Doc_Dante t1_j4hlty3 wrote
I just discovered this was happening and have quiet trepidation that it might be good. The original has such an interesting mix of characters I just hope they aren't going to do and this is the new Bull this is the new Florence.
DMPunk t1_j4hlzsd wrote
Both of them having passed on would make that a difficult sell for the story
TheRealCRex t1_j4hp9qd wrote
I was disappointed watching the trailer and seeing the same set styling and color palette as the Big Bang Theory.
People forget. Night Court was grimey. The courtroom was blues and greys. It wasn't meant to be a "happy place for laughter." The laughter came out of the struggle and the situation.
This feels... already like it lacks the soul of the original. If not the soul, than certainly the bones.
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SomeKrazyGuyUKno_v2 t1_j4hs20k wrote
I can’t believe those hack frauds Mike & Jay have taken so long to fix Mr. Plinkett’s VCR that Night Court has been revived before he’s watched his old Night Court VHS tape!
Midnight_Oil_ t1_j4huu6e wrote
Larroquette is great in everything. Loved him in The Librarians.
Locutus747 t1_j4hx4s8 wrote
One of the actors from Big Bang theory is producing and starring in this.
Benjamin_Grimm t1_j4hyn88 wrote
Anyone know if Richard Moll or Marsha Warfield are going to appear? Moll is 80 and may have retired (he doesn't have any credits for the last few years), but Warfield returned to acting recently.
TheRealCRex t1_j4hz93z wrote
Yes, I'm aware that she plays the daughter of Harry. The producer credit is likely just part of her back-end deal should it get to syndication, etc. I doubt she has a major role in the guts of the show.
MoseSchruteJunior t1_j4i2tny wrote
Do we know for sure she isn't?
clain4671 t1_j4i3m9k wrote
yeah seems like a safe bet well get something about christine by the end of the first season (mac on the other hand seems less likely cause the original sort of already closed the book on his character)
clain4671 t1_j4i3ubp wrote
not currently, but there is a bailiff who, just from outward appearance seems to be intended as a new version of moz
klutzysunshine OP t1_j4i9tl6 wrote
Melissa confirmed the identity of Abby's mother in an interview last week, some woman named Gina.
pen_is_mightier t1_j4iaea7 wrote
He has a couple of credits in post prod currently. I'm sure both would be up for at least an appearance, I don't believe either of them had resentments over the show ever stated publicly.
HardlineMike t1_j4ibw8t wrote
It's always good to see Vegetative State Guy getting more work.
SpaghettiRevisionist t1_j4icxsv wrote
More Night Court tapes for Mr. Plinkett.
alyosha_k t1_j4id85r wrote
He was the weirdest celebrity I ever waited on. Insistent on being moved away from the windows in mid 2010s Portland. No one who worked there, except me, had any idea who he was or had even heard of him. Kept hat and sunglasses on the whole time. Very strange.
markca t1_j4id8kd wrote
> I was disappointed watching the trailer and seeing the same set styling and color palette as the Big Bang Theory. > > > > People forget. Night Court was grimey. The courtroom was blues and greys.
Watching the trailer this was the very first thing I noticed. The courtroom was grey and grimey. Now it looks a bit brighter with a new coat of paint on it. I know it might be nitpicking mentioning it, but the grey, rundown look just worked for the show.
MoseSchruteJunior t1_j4ifc53 wrote
Oh ok - thank you
OozeNAahz t1_j4ihjrk wrote
Huh, thought they were both dead. I know Harry is and the lady bailiff before Marsha took over the role.
OozeNAahz t1_j4ihp7a wrote
And if Moll does appear will it reference his character’s alien origin?
Ihavenotimeforthisno t1_j4ij9o5 wrote
Dan, Dan he’s our man. If he can’t do it no body can.
Still laughing about this one decades later lol
ddocfan t1_j4ikh59 wrote
Dan Dan Fielding
pen_is_mightier t1_j4im8ko wrote
both lady baliffs before Marsha.
pen_is_mightier t1_j4imfvr wrote
faith ford was named as her mom like a year ago if i recall.
FreddyandTheChokes t1_j4inu1d wrote
Kenneth is gonna be soooo happy about this
Jim_Tressel t1_j4io307 wrote
Yeah in all likelihood it will suck.
Benjamin_Grimm t1_j4iou38 wrote
Harry Anderson, Markie Post, and Charles Robinson all died relatively recently. Both bailiffs before Roz died during the original run of the show.
TURKEYSAURUS_REX t1_j4ip8xu wrote
Somewhere Kenneth Parcell is screaming with joy.
tinacat933 t1_j4ipcuh wrote
Kbdiggity t1_j4is2n2 wrote
If he isn't trying to sleep with Harry's daughter, who is the new judge, then the writers need to be fired.
Vegan_Harvest t1_j4isgga wrote
Now we just need to get him back as Maltz on Picard.
phred_666 t1_j4ixi1v wrote
Moll has said he has no interest in revisiting Night Court. Marsha I think, if I recall correctly, has had some health issues and has just started doing some roles again (most recently in 9-1-1) on a scaled back basis.
wkomorow t1_j4ixwp7 wrote
I would love to see John Astin do a walk on as Buddy. I could do with a "but I'm feeling much better now". I am not sure of his health, he is 92, but was still teaching acting a couple of years ago.
He is a really underappreciated performer.
jerry_woody t1_j4iznq9 wrote
Also the jokes just weren’t funny. I love John larroquette but will give this one a pass
deesguys t1_j4j059b wrote
Fortunately we got the real Night Court finale we deserved on 30 Rock before those three great passed,
eremite00 t1_j4j50mz wrote
Huh...Harry Anderson and Markie Post both passed away, so it's gonna be kind of weird.
Fondren_Richmond t1_j4j5dx2 wrote
"chucklleeess?!?!"
mazhas t1_j4j7kne wrote
>certainly the bones
People forget Bender owns these
scottmakingcents t1_j4j96c5 wrote
A reunion of friends....from Night court!
SPorterBridges t1_j4jbta3 wrote
That episode with the hot Eskimo chick was one of Kelly Hu's first acting jobs.
SPorterBridges t1_j4jc6ea wrote
He didn't want Texas Chainsaw Massacre fans hearing his voice and mobbing him for autographs.
SPorterBridges t1_j4jcski wrote
I assume Christine will turn out to be Dan Fielding's deceased wife.
grenamier t1_j4jcwzn wrote
It reminds me of that episode when they all worked the day shift and the the whole court and cafeteria were completely different.
ishtar_the_move t1_j4jdcr8 wrote
Are you sure it isn't just because the new show is in HD?
Cali_Longhorn t1_j4jefmn wrote
Is he the only main actor from the original still alive?
threejollybargemen t1_j4jex4r wrote
100%. Night Court was my favorite show growing up, first thing I noticed was everyone was yukking it up like the entire concept was a joke. The original series had some pretty dark moments.
ShibbyBearz t1_j4ji1ft wrote
O M G
sacredblasphemies t1_j4jib8e wrote
This should have been done before half the cast was dead.
It's hard to have Night Court without Harry, Mac, and Christine.
Besides, Dan Fielding was sort of the worst most dated character of the bunch. Just a sleazy sex-obsessed fiend.
SuretyBringsRuin t1_j4jj9nv wrote
And the St. Ain hotel is back in business
SuretyBringsRuin t1_j4jjdtf wrote
Nama Lami love Dan Dan Fielding.
TheRealCRex t1_j4jl0wn wrote
J0E_SpRaY t1_j4jlb66 wrote
My favorite role of his is in The 10th Kingdom, which to this day I’ve only ever encountered one other person who’s seen.
Edit: if you have Amazon prime video, I believe the 10th Kingdom is included, but with ads
amusingmistress t1_j4jluaw wrote
Now you know two! I even own a VHS copy.
Appropriate-Coast794 t1_j4jmwlr wrote
So glad he’s still with us, he’s Gomez Addams and Buddy in my opinion
(Raul Julia was good too)
ToddTen t1_j4jn2z6 wrote
Except sadly almost everyone else has passed away.
I miss Markie Post...
Everythingsthesame t1_j4jnili wrote
"Court? At night? I'm already laughing!"
Oklawolf t1_j4jo03y wrote
I have copies on DVD and Blu-Ray. Even went so far as to email Miriam Stockley at one point to tell her I thought her version of Wishing On a Star was amazing.
J0E_SpRaY t1_j4jo8aa wrote
That’s amazing. Did she respond?
I still watch the series every year and I never skip the title sequence.
Oklawolf t1_j4joelk wrote
She did! She's a great person and insanely talented.
dbcanuck t1_j4jsdt1 wrote
he was stuck doing Boston Legal at the time of the recording, he really was disappointed at not being able to attend.
Apparently Larroquette and Richard Moll do not get along though.
Skadoosh_it t1_j4jsj21 wrote
They need to get Brent spiner back too.
slylock215 t1_j4jso06 wrote
I just want to watch my fucking night cour tapes.
Bluest_waters t1_j4jspla wrote
> Markie Post
she'd dead??? shit, people just keep on dying don't they? Its like some kind of epidemic or something
dbcanuck t1_j4jsr7w wrote
Dan Fielding was a cad, which was where the humor came from.
He's not a dated character; he was awful even in the 1980s which is why he was funny. Its a stereotype that has always existed.
Bluest_waters t1_j4jsyxj wrote
are you talking about M Rausc? She is literally the judge, second most important character on the show
Stanwich79 t1_j4jtjqf wrote
HE'S ALIVE!?!?
murkey-depth t1_j4jtqsr wrote
The trailer looks terrible. :(
Channel250 t1_j4jtzgb wrote
Did he ever get that Mousekateers reunion?
klgc123 t1_j4jujgw wrote
Court at night? I’m already laughing!
sacredblasphemies t1_j4jvakh wrote
I think the 80s were more accepting of characters that manipulated others in order to have sex with them.
Dan definitely came off as a bit rapey. Unless they updated the character to have grown past that, I'm not sure such a protagonist belongs in media. Especially in an era when many young men idolize people like Andrew Tate and other figures of toxic masculinity.
It's broadly a good thing in our society that we no longer have characters like Dan portrayed sympathetically.
barriekansai t1_j4jw0o0 wrote
Also Charles Robinson. Richard Moll has said he's not interested. I don't know about Marsha Warfield, although she's only had one role in the past 23 years in either film or TV.
tagen t1_j4jzi30 wrote
That’s what I know him from. The show is ridiculous (loved it tho) but he did a great job playing an Arthurian knight turned library bookkeeper lol
tubetalkerx t1_j4k01k8 wrote
My favorite Yugoslavian!
arseniobillingham21 t1_j4k0lxx wrote
My favorite is a cheesy Bond type spy in Chuck.
RedStar9117 t1_j4k1j25 wrote
Thought that was Wolf Blitzer
UniqueButts t1_j4k1t6s wrote
Loved him in Richie Rich!
“It’s a metaphor, you ham-head!”
Stryker1050 t1_j4k4p1a wrote
God I can't fucking stand laugh tracks, oh well.
HyperAnthony t1_j4k4piv wrote
An indoor man with an outdoor name.
RedStar9117 t1_j4k6tun wrote
Met him once at the airport....nice guy
GameOverDrew t1_j4k78t4 wrote
I have them on VHS because we taped them from the TV presentation. They are a nice time capsule with the commercials from the year 2000.
Competitive-Trip-946 t1_j4kamg5 wrote
How messed up was his cameo ( that’s how I think of it) on the Twilight Zone movie!?!
wdmck t1_j4kewuy wrote
I waited on Larroquette years ago, cool guy! Class act.
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nidarus t1_j4kioh5 wrote
FWIW, John Larroquette said that when she first approached him, she wasn't going to be in the show at all. Just going to produce.
DrVagax t1_j4kqxoc wrote
Never heard of the show besides through RedLetterMedia so I am fully expecting more Night Court jokes
GenXUser t1_j4kstx8 wrote
So was Sam from Cheers.
GenXUser t1_j4kt1fe wrote
Peacock needs content so they take popular shoes from the past and remake them.
Guessing The Cosby Show returning is only a matter of time.
wkomorow t1_j4kt5zu wrote
I also remember him from the game show circuit; he and his wife Patty Duke often were on together: Password, Tattletales, Match Game. He just seems like a very gentle man.
colcatsup t1_j4kurtm wrote
Probably half the episodes had a “real” scene - non-comedic, with a character dealing with some real emotion. Trust being broken, death, abandonment and more. I rewatched the first 7 seasons recently and it as sort of wowed at how they switched from comedy to dramatic moment quickly, and it was as usually Harry. Quite a talent, I think mostly because he wasn’t an “actor” in the traditional sense.
HatesRedditors t1_j4kushu wrote
>shit, people just keep on dying don't they?
It's pretty much what people are best at.
colcatsup t1_j4kuvit wrote
I think they meant from a production/operation standpoint, not screen-time role.
Open-Scar-1635 t1_j4kvtfz wrote
Yes very sad. Only John, Richard, and Marsha are the only surviving cast members from the final season.
Appropriate-Coast794 t1_j4kx25q wrote
And raising Sean to help save Middle Earth…epic
DMPunk t1_j4l1lzv wrote
In a thousand years we will
DMPunk t1_j4l1n0y wrote
Not for another thousand years, he won't.
reddit_beer_map t1_j4l228k wrote
is it just me or can you hear a Whiter Shade of Pale?
I remember when this first aired -- it was advertised to death on NBC as an event miniseries and I don't think it was received very well. But when I met my spouse in the late 2000s, she had this on DVD and convinced me to watch it. And even though it looked beyond stupid and campy, I watched it and actually loved it. It has such a strange energy to it, and tonally it is actually pretty dark in places, but the chemistry between all the actors is great and it ends up being a ton of fun. We've watched it a few times and I wouldn't mind watching it again.
ThrowawayNo4910 t1_j4l2dxf wrote
Oh my God you know the 10th Kingdom?! I have had that on my computer for YEARS and you're literally the first other person I've ever heard even talk about it.
J0E_SpRaY t1_j4l5sxs wrote
I would love to introduce my fiancé to it, but our shih tzu compulsively barks any time a dog is on tv, and a dog is the main character lol.
tlw1240 t1_j4lg4am wrote
Dan Dan Fielding
alexs001 t1_j4lh37z wrote
This would be a hilarious win if everything I grew up watching in the 80s hadn’t already been rebooted. I’m pretty sure the writers’ strike never ended and the executives are just recycling old scripts at this point. All we need now is The A-Team and Airwolf.
10acChicken t1_j4ll7o9 wrote
10th Kingdom is amazing and highly recommended! It's my daughters favorite movie. It was a right of passage for her boyfriends to watch 10K with her. The one who enjoyed it as much as her became her husband!
LeicaM6guy t1_j4llavy wrote
Peak Larroquette was as the Klingon survivor in Star Trek III.
Riverdale87 t1_j4llxwp wrote
Richard moll and marsha Warfield are still alive
Cali_Longhorn t1_j4lnmjk wrote
Ok. Unfortunately I think the more critical Harry Anderson and Markie Post have left us. It will feel a little weird.
maddogcow t1_j4lspgw wrote
Everyone under the age of 47: “who the fuck is John Larroquette????”
TripperAdvice t1_j4lup3d wrote
Why
So many new things could be made and we keep getting remake after remake no one is asking for
TheRealCRex t1_j4lxnyu wrote
I don’t inherently have a problem with Melissa Rauch at all. Again, just pointing out that the color palette and set decoration for the show doesn’t seem to want to appreciate/match the original - and therefore shifts the tone.
seaotter t1_j4m1a6o wrote
r/unexpectedbrianblessed
workaccount1013 t1_j4m6hre wrote
I remember watching The 10th Kingdom when it originally aired and being unimpressed. I've never watched it again to see if time has improved it in my eyes.
elister t1_j4mcju4 wrote
Never..... never in a million years.
downonthesecond t1_j4mjche wrote
The trailer looks so horrible.
sfitz0076 t1_j4mm4zk wrote
I was thinking the same thing. The courtroom looks too nice.
johndoe30x1 t1_j4mvl3s wrote
It’s crazy how Night Court, a ridiculous comedy, depicts a more realistic courtroom than 99% of TV and movies that depict them as looking more like the freaking floor of the U.S. Senate than most courtrooms, which look more like a community college classroom.
OneGoodRib t1_j4n0lj5 wrote
I've seen dozens of people on reddit who've also watched it. I still have the DVD set we bought way back when we first got a DVD player. I also bought the novelization, which is out of print so it's a tough find!
snowlock27 t1_j4n4orb wrote
> All we need now is The A-Team
There was a movie from about 12 years ago.
throwawayamasub t1_j4n9vn1 wrote
30 rock is literally the future
J0E_SpRaY t1_j4naopb wrote
> I also bought the novelization, which is out of print so it's a tough find!
Well I know what I'm adding to my christmas list.
PervertedOldMan t1_j4nuv0i wrote
I enjoyed The John Larroquette Show. I might of been one of the few people that did.
tfresca t1_j4nv1ge wrote
Last I heard he taught acting.
tfresca t1_j4nvo81 wrote
Night Court ran for two seasons without either of those actors.
raudive t1_j4nzsj1 wrote
If the original opening theme song is not the song, I may be out on this. That was a banger opening.
foxh8er t1_j4o4d7k wrote
between this and MILF Manor all we need now is Bitch Hunter
sacredblasphemies t1_j4oc9fr wrote
Pretty sure Harry was in every season of Night Court.
thehideousheart t1_j4ofbxv wrote
There are dozens of us!
tfresca t1_j4ojg35 wrote
Speaking of Mac and Christine.
fleetwoof t1_j4q0lj5 wrote
A classic favorite TV character who'll be deformed beyond recognition. His character will have a 'slight' edge at first but then he'll get avalanched by woke. He'll be taught a lesson. He'll become just another shameful apologetic stooge for straight white males and the series will sputter out due to general disgust.
clain4671 t1_j4r9v9g wrote
a team i can see but i feel like its missing something if airwolf is done today, cause CG has advanced enough you could actually do most of the show on a normal budget and its no longer comically expensive. but it would still have the knight rider/chips effect where somehow every episode has to end in a helicopter battle
javakah t1_j4rxuyt wrote
Reinhold Daniel Fielding Elmore
mhoner t1_j4yj7eo wrote
I miss that show and wish it was streaming somewhere.
PervertedOldMan t1_j4yubn5 wrote
I remember it up to around season 3. I didn't know it got cancelled mid-season 4 (low ratings). It's being shown on Rewind TV but that's cable. Maybe Pluto or Tubi will pick it up but there was never an official release. The DVDs I'm seeing for sale look like VHS rips
FourFurryCats t1_j57douk wrote
I hope we get a visit from Teri Hatcher's character.
klutzysunshine OP t1_j4hhnll wrote
Pretty excited about this, although I'm still irrationally upset that Christine isn't Abby's mother (stupidly got my hopes up even though I figured it was probably a long shot). Now trying not to get my hopes up for stepmother.