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The Jetsons' Live-Action TV Comedy in the Works at ABC

If greenlighted, cancelled within five to six episodes. Take my word for it!
 
Ccook55 said:
And first-run syndication in the 80s.
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I don't recall seeing those.

I watched the original series on Saturday morning (I was not aware of the existence of prime time animated sitcoms) but it sure seemed like there were a lot more episodes than I thought.

I liked it enough that I would probably enjoy it.
 
I would watch the plot to see if it is any good or not. I watched The Jetsons when I was a kid it came on Fox17 in the in the early 90's at 2PM.
 
only1moore said:
That's correct. The Jetsons were revived with new episodes in 1985.
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The original run of The Jetsons was for 24 episodes on ABC during the 1962-63 season. Aired Sundays at 7:30pm ET.

An additional 41 episodes were produced in the 1980's to bring the syndication package to 65. Anyone with a decent eye for animation techniques can easily tell the 60's and 80's versions apart.

All of the original voices are no longer with us; Janet Waldo (Judy Jetson) passed away last year.
 
Space was a huge interest in the 60's. Much more mundane now. Doubt this will attract an audience.
 
CTListener said:
Nobody watched the original "Jetsons" because they had a huge interest in space.
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It must be wonderful to have the ability to ascertain the mental reasoning behind millions of minds without knowing any of them.

I would much rather believe that the ongoing space race, coupled with the normal interest in science fiction would draw people in - in addition to the kids who liked it just for the cartoon.
 
landtuna said:
It must be wonderful to have the ability to ascertain the mental reasoning behind millions of minds without knowing any of them.

I would much rather believe that the ongoing space race, coupled with the normal interest in science fiction would draw people in - in addition to the kids who liked it just for the cartoon.
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So was there also an unusually high interest in prehistoric times that led to interest in The Flintstones?

Or perhaps both were simply family sitcoms in animated form, and amusing for their respective representations.
 
AbrahamJSimpson said:
So was there also an unusually high interest in prehistoric times that led to interest in The Flintstones?
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I'd be willing to bet there was more than one dinner table discussion between kids and parents concerning the "dinosaur steam shovel" and Fred's foot powered "car".

AbrahamJSimpson said:
Or perhaps both were simply family sitcoms in animated form, and amusing for their respective representations.
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Yes. Of course. The vast majority no doubt but there were lots of space age innovations in that cartoon that functioned as the Popular Mechanics for NASA related space travel. NASA was in the news virtually every evening in the late 60's and school aged children tended to be very interested in space in all its mutations.
 
crainbebo said:
If greenlighted, cancelled within five to six episodes. Take my word for it!
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George Jetson will be fired and rehired by Trump on every episode...
 
Gets back to what I was saying in the thread about The Munsters. It's an easier pitch to redo an established concept than to create one from scratch.

What will make it a success is the casting and the script. It won't look like the original, and they're not aiming at people who grew up with the original.

They're aiming it at the demo that would have watched it in the 60s. They really don't have to change much, and it'll still seem futuristic.
 
TheBigA said:
Gets back to what I was saying in the thread about The Munsters. It's an easier pitch to redo an established concept than to create one from scratch.

What will make it a success is the casting and the script. It won't look like the original, and they're not aiming at people who grew up with the original.

They're aiming it at the demo that would have watched it in the 60s. They really don't have to change much, and it'll still seem futuristic.
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I don't think it'll work. The Munsters Today was only semi-successful, and that was in the early 1990s.

Resurrecting long-gone sitcoms is an invitation to disaster, especially when the originals are still available via subchannels or DVD. What's next -- a rehash of I Love Lucy or The Honeymooners? Those of us that are old enough to remember the originals won't be impressed, nor will we appreciate our intelligence being insulted.
 
KeithE4 said:
Resurrecting long-gone sitcoms is an invitation to disaster, especially when the originals are still available via subchannels or DVD.
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The target demo has no interest in seeking out the originals. The networks don't care what those old enough to remember think.

If the show is well cast, well written, and well acted, it won't matter.
 
The Big A said:
They're aiming it at the demo that would have watched it in the 60s. They really don't have to change much, and it'll still seem futuristic.
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The Big A said:
The target demo has no interest in seeking out the originals. The networks don't care what those old enough to remember think.
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Make up your mind. Either the Sacred Sales Demos or us geezers are interested. Pick it. I'll vote for "neither."
 
KeithE4 said:
I don't think it'll work. The Munsters Today was only semi-successful, and that was in the early 1990s.

Resurrecting long-gone sitcoms is an invitation to disaster, especially when the originals are still available via subchannels or DVD. What's next -- a rehash of I Love Lucy or The Honeymooners? Those of us that are old enough to remember the originals won't be impressed, nor will we appreciate our intelligence being insulted.
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Most programs that make it to air fail in season one. That goes for new concepts, retreads, reboots, etc. So there's nothing inherently "disaster"-esque about reviving a concept from long ago in and of itself. Sitcoms basically amount to family or workplace ensembles in most cases, and it's the writing, casting and sometimes lightning in a bottle or just plain old luck that separate those that thrive from those that die. (And dramas really aren't that different an animal.)
 
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