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Black sitcoms worthy of a reboot

posted 8 years ago by jtmovies
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With the success of Fuller House and Girl Meets World, there has to be at least one black sitcom that's capable of a reboot. Here are some suggestions, and reasons why some would be next to impossible. Any thoughts?

Cosby Show - Highly unlikely due to scandal
Family Matters - Highly unlikely due to Jaleel White swearing never to play Urkel again.
Parent Hood - somewhat unlikely because not popular enough
Hangin with Mr. Cooper - somewhat unlikely, not popular enough
Martin - highly unlikely with incident between Martin and Tisha, plus with Tommy dead, you can't have the show return without all five players
227-nhighly unlikely, not popular enough and Regina King has many other projects
A Different World - Somewhat likely but might catch flack since Bill Cosby created it, although the cast still get along and made an appearance on Oprah recently, plus Debbie Allen still has a lot of pull to get it back, I'm just worried that people will try to connect it with Cosby to give it a chance
Good Times - Somewhat unlikely. None of the actors have been in the business for years. Ether Rolle is dead and James(the character) is dead.
Diff'rent Strokes - highly unlikely, sadly most of the cast is dead
Fresh Prince - Somewhat likely , even though the show was popular, Uncle Phil brought an element to the show and James Avery is dead. Could be possible if Will is willing to humble himself and return to sitcom acting.
Moesha - Highly unlikely, not as popular and Brandy couldn't stand Moesha
Girlfriends - Somewhat likely - there is a demand for a movie , but Tracee Ellis is busy on Blackish, plus there might still be bitterness from the abrupt cancellation
Steve Harvey Show - Merlin Santana is dead and Steve Harvey has moved on to a successful career so I can't see him doing a sitcom again\
Jaime Foxx Show - Same reason for Steve Harvey with the steve harvey show.
Sister Sister - most likely - the twins are still on the rader with cooking show and acting plus tim reid and Jackee are still in the business

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[–] Monkeydigital 8 years ago

The chances of any of those shows getting a reboot is about as likely as me walking on water. You also forgot the Wayans Bros. With that said. In each and every one of the shows mentioned, either a core character would be missing or is deceased or the platform that we are use to would be a complete 180.

It's the same exact reason I said that In Living Color could NEVER get made today in the world that we live in. Using Martin as an example, what would be the premise? Tommy is deceased, Tisha/Martin have that court thing and the season finale they moved to L.A. What happens with the support characters Cole and Pam? What about Roscoe, Shanaynay, Otis, Elroy Preston or Dragonfly Jones?

[–] blaque108 8 years ago

I read Queen is trying to work on rebooting Living Single that would be interesting to see.

[–] movienchill31 (223) 6 years ago

It appears all is forgiven with Tisha and Martin because she and Pam were in a photo kissing Martin on his cheeks. So maybe a reboot would work somewhat. It's just that Tommy would be dead and it would throw the whole dynamic off.

[–] bigbadwolf666 (4707) 4 years ago

hahaha!
but he doesnt really mean reboot, he means sequel.

[–] movienchill31 (223) 6 years ago

From the OG post list I can see Sister, Sister and maybe a Different world coming back. All the others I highly doubt will make a comeback. I also think Living Single could make a comeback.

[–] pioneergrrrl (2408) 5 years ago

living single

[–] R_Kane (15828) 2 years ago

“The success of Fuller House and Girl Meets World”?

😂😂😂😂😂🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

And the ongoing modern success of comedian Bill Cosby . . .

You have a shit idea of what constitutes “success.”