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admiralvic t1_j5fsaqb wrote

I don't think The Drew Carey Show ever will. Not only does it barely exist outside of antenna broadcasts, there would be no point in ever revisiting the franchise.

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tagen t1_j5gui5x wrote

I’ve only ever seen a couple episodes, but you cannot fucking find it without shelling out a lot of money. The clips i’ve seen are so funny

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MattyKatty t1_j5iutdf wrote

There is a Restoration project in the works over at /r/TheDrewCareyShow but I'm not sure if I can link to the project directly here since it'd probably be considered warez (even though you can't buy it digitally and it's available all over archive.org in worse quality).

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Xemone t1_j5ftjg6 wrote

That's a good one. I know the cast wouldn't miss a beat in a revival, but I wouldn't really think there'd be anything to show either. Any typical revival-esque framework like focusing on their (possible) kids or something just wouldn't work with the way the show was originally.

And a full reboot I can't see working at all. It was definitely most suited for its time, even if it's sadly unavailable to watch nearly anywhere.

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Stockpile_Tom_Remake t1_j5hnn79 wrote

I’m pretty sure the licensing is a mess for streaming which is why it’s so hard to find

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admiralvic t1_j5hnujk wrote

Correct. It's the same reason why it doesn't really exist in DVDs either.

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BuffaloWilliamses t1_j5i8knq wrote

Frankly I never remembered the music being that important to the show other than the intro music, which I still love to this day.

At this point I'd accept a version of the show with cheaper music dubbed in if it meant its available for streaming or DVD.

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MattyKatty t1_j5iv0a1 wrote

The music that needs licensing is usually episode centric, as in a full opening or perhaps my favorite. There's countless more that you can't really edit around, or even if you could it would ruin the episode anyway.

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TheSuiteLifeOfChase t1_j5hcd8h wrote

I feel like most of those type of shows that were based on one man and his stand up is hard to reboot. Not impossible but a good reboot allows for new stories to be told, and typically these shows try their hardest to be a one perspective show. You'd have to get back drew Carey and make him the main character again I think, and like you said there's no point in that

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