• Bloom County TV series in development

    From DustCouncil@21:1/227 to All on Wed Sep 7 18:49:02 2022
    As far as I know, the only animated Bloom County which exists is the 30 minute special "A Wish For Wings That Work."

    But now: https://tinyurl.com/3vj7st8k

    I remember a time right when I started with BBSes in the middle 80s where every fourth system in my area was somehow themed after Bloom County. Every time I encounter it, I think of those old boards.

    Also being rebooted:

    Max Headroom - https://tinyurl.com/2p929p4n

    Showrunner here is Christopher Cantwell, who did Halt & Catch Fire.

    I find that to be an exciting choice.

    Also being rebooted:

    Babylon 5 - two (!) projects with JMS at the helm, one being a television show

    https://tinyurl.com/4cb4h9fu

    Normally I roll my eyes at reboots but everything I have read so far about
    all three of these has me kind of excited.

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  • From nblade@21:3/170 to DustCouncil on Wed Sep 7 22:11:13 2022
    Also being rebooted:

    Max Headroom - https://tinyurl.com/2p929p4n

    Showrunner here is Christopher Cantwell, who did Halt & Catch Fire.


    Not sure how I feel about that. I mean it was way ahead of it's time to be sure. And any many ways we are clearly living in a world that is way to similar to it. But can you really do justice to a series that was that ahead of it's time? I just don't know if you can.


    Also being rebooted:

    Babylon 5 - two (!) projects with JMS at the helm, one being a
    television show

    https://tinyurl.com/4cb4h9fu


    B5 was one of those series I really liked when it aired I recently rewatched it and I'm not sure if it's aged as well as say some of the old Star Trek series. Don't get me wrong, it is still way superior to some of the TV/Streaming shows today. I guess like most reboots, I would worry how well they get the feel/spirit of the original show while still doing their own thing.

    I guess with both those reboots,we will just have to wait and see what happens. Hopefully they will not be bad.

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  • From Geri Atricks@21:4/102 to nblade on Wed Sep 7 16:22:34 2022
    Babylon 5 - two (!) projects with JMS at the helm, one being a television show

    https://tinyurl.com/4cb4h9fu


    B5 was one of those series I really liked when it aired I recently rewatched it and I'm not sure if it's aged as well as say some of the
    old Star Trek series. Don't get me wrong, it is still way superior to
    some of the TV/Streaming shows today. I guess like most reboots, I would worry how well they get the feel/spirit of the original show while still doing their own thing.


    At least with the B5 (wouldn't really call it a reboot) it is being done by it's original creator. And from what I've read and heard, he's doing something different but set in the same universe.

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