http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2017/08/fri-yay-sitcom-reboots-abc-and-cbs-set.html
It's no secret that networks have gotten into a little bit of "remake frenzy" over the past couple of years. From Girl Meets World to Fuller House to One Day at a Time to the upcoming relaunches of Will & Grace and Roseanne,
networks seem desperate to recapture the hits of yesterday rather than
coming up with...well, new hits. Granted, maybe that's not totally fair -
there are plenty of beloved modern sitcoms that have found audiences,
particularly now that streaming services have entered the mix. And yet,
networks currently seem obsessed with the past. Business-wise, it makes
sense - a service like Netflix is inviting tons of potential new
subscribers by bringing back past favorites with built in fanbases like Full House and Gilmore Girls, and network television would be lucky if even half of the audiences of hits like Will & Grace and Roseanne returned
to their reboots. (Of course, that was before alternatives like DVR and
streaming services effected ratings, but I digress...). But are these
relaunches worth your time? Do they actually have potential, or are they
just desperate attempts to relive the past?
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