There seems to be a new trend in the world of television: rebooting once successful TV shows. These attempts can been seen recently with the 4th season of Arrested Development on Netflix, the Veronica Mars movie, and Girl Meets World (spinoff of Boy Meets World). It is rumored now that Netflix is taking on the task of bringing back the late 80’s hit Full House.
Yes, now we are not just limited to watching Uncle Jesse beautifully eat Oikos Greek Yogurt for 30 seconds on television. The Full House cast is moving past their yogurt commercial reunions for possibly another series called Fuller House, according to Tvline.com. The website states that this will be a continuation of the original series, but the focus will be on oldest daughter, DJ Tanner, and her best bud, Kimmy Gibbler.
The loveable theme song states, “whatever happened to predictability?” In this scenario, we don’t have to worry about this – I can already predict how the show’s revival will play out. Hint: not well. If its predecessors mentioned above have proved anything to us, it is that the revival or remake of a classic show cannot be done, or at least cannot be successful. I have not watched the Veronica Mars movie – I have it recorded at home, my mom’s waiting to watch it with me – so I can’t make any judgments on that just yet.
However, as a huge Arrested Development fan, I was sadly disappointed with the newest season on Netflix. You can’t just make Lindsay Bluth adopted out of nowhere. The only good thing to come out of it was that George Michael and Maeby finally got together. And really, we’re supposed to believe that only a few years have passed. In reality, these actors are ten years older from when the show originally aired. I can only suspend my belief so far.
Don’t get me started on Girl Meets World. First of all, I don’t remember Boy Meets World being that corny. Even watching reruns, I still laugh at all the same jokes, especially at my boy Eric. Yes, there always had to be a moral at the end of each episode, but I loved learning from Mr. Feeney. With Girl Meets World, everything about the show is so contrived. The little girl, Riley, is nowhere as endearing and goofy as our beloved Cory. Plus, there is no way any 12 year old is that fashionable. I miss Topanga’s high-waisted jeans and denim vests. She wore outfits teens actually wore then in the 90s. Riley owns like ten different leather jackets. No one has that many leather jackets. It’s hard recreating the great dynamic the original cast had. And that irrelevant and overly sassy best friend is no Shawn.
With regard to Full House, Tvline mentions that Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, and John Stamos are going to make guest appearances on the show – strike number one. This is the same thing with Girl Meets World. I don’t want a whole new cast of characters. Keep it to the original Tanner clan. Also, Mary-Kate and Ashley have yet to report if they will appear on the reboot. That’s strike number two. Let’s be honest, they carried the show with their “you got it, dude” catchphrase. Their career took off after Full House, with the height of their success seen with their performance in Holiday in the Sun. It’s not a true reunion if baby Michelle isn’t there. Finally, strike number three will be if DJ isn’t married to Steve! If this is the case, then the show will be a definite flop.
I really hope this is all a rumor. Some things are best left untouched. Just because Full House was a classic once, doesn’t mean that it is going to be again. Feel-good family sitcoms like Full House with excessively stressed lessons were a thing of the 80s, seen with Family Ties, Growing Pains, andThe Wonder Years just to name a few. Times have changed. Now, we’d rather watch a dying chemistry teacher turn into a meth maker or watch people try to live in a zombie apocalyptic world. And even sitcoms today have progressed with the times: Modern Family and Veep; a woman Vice President! What crazy times we live in! So, Netflix, please do us a favor, and don’t mess with Full House. As Uncle Jesse would say, “Have mercy!”
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