[Music]
Hollywood where is your creativity say
the word and I’ll have that bullet out
of your button three seconds welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 worst TV
reboots
[Music]
for this list we’ve looked at all the
remakes revivals and sequels of
cherished television shows and are
picking out the worst of the worst we’re
not considering any American reboots of
foreign shows though as those deserve a
list of their own not really your
problem is number 10 dragnet and la
dragnet about who Meeker was and who he
wanted to be he was going to take it all
away from the original dragnet created
by the visionary Jack Webb succeeded in
creating a police procedural drama
grounded in realism how much money the
guy got not enough to pay the check in
fact web and dragnet are credited with
establishing the standard for police
dramas that so many have since followed
unfortunately the 2003 reboot under new
guidance couldn’t follow in its
predecessors footsteps after a rocky
first season that tried to replicate the
original the show changed its name and
format to try and boost ratings kids are
into it these days the new la dragnet
veered from focusing on one central
character which had been the talented Ed
O’Neill and produced a season
surrounding an ensemble cast the show
lost the magic of the original and was
canceled five episodes into its second
season we talked to Laura number nine
Fantasy Island that was one hell of a
punch you laid on him a reboot of
Fantasy Island wasn’t a terrible idea as
the supernatural premise of the island
as well as the cast of characters had
strong potential to be expanded upon
you’ve been drinking all night Jimmy
would however the end product was a
flood many felt that the 1998 series
which only lasted a few months trying
too hard to distinguish itself from the
original classic small changes like mr.
work wearing a black suit rather than a
white suit
would have been understood but glaring
changes like the omission of tattoo
altogether were just unsalvageable
mistakes – I smell an Emmy the show had
promised but if a Fantasy Island reboot
wants to succeed it can’t leave off here
we go again
number 8 The Odd Couple another great
show yes another show the actors aren’t
the problem with this one Matthew Perry
and his supreme sarcasm will forever be
love while Thomas Lennon no not a
mainstream name is pretty recognizable
and very funny I will tell you what
we’re having but dirty fingers are up
fun though the rest of the main cast as
well as the solid list of recurring
actors aren’t all talented as well so
what’s the problem
well this show is instead criticized for
its writing and joke since the original
The Odd Couple storyline has been done
time and time again
you’re mad of course I’m mad for the
reboot to succeed the show needs to be
inventive and find new current jokes and
storylines instead of using the tired
old ones still despite poor critical
reception the show doesn’t have terrible
ratings so they kept churning out new
episodes
I hate disgusting number 7 Ironside see
old me what about you ask all these four
walls open your mouth to me like that
but new me a lot of Thomas didn’t think
the original Ironside lasted eight
seasons was beloved by both casual fans
and critics and earned its star actor
Raymond Burr six Emmy nominations and a
pair of Golden Globe nods
the 2013 reboot on the other hand was
universally murdered by critics holding
a 14% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes
and was cancelled after three episodes
that’s prison way to a fresh
okay this is the stark difference can’t
be attributed to just one thing it’s
generally understood that the Ironside
reboot failed on every level to capture
the brilliance of the original main
character officer Robert Ironside was
the only character renewed for the
reboot the setting was changed from San
Francisco to New York City and it went
for a far more violent darker tone you
killed him – I have – I’ll take the
original please like I make no sense you
know hello Bellevue what No Wow
number six get smart the something
different about this season okay so this
one wasn’t canceled after three episodes
it was only asked after seven so Bravo
we guess you may be surprised to learn
that back in 95 the snarky fast-talking
Andy Dick was actually a fairly
sought-after commodity
good luck Zac look 66 luck is the
illegitimate child of skill and ability
he was snagged for this reboot starring
a secret agent Zack smart but he clearly
didn’t care for the production as he
also committed to News Radio which came
out the same season I’ve been working
here for three years I have been Bryce
shafted not a bad move for dick as news
radio ran for five seasons Andy get
smart reboot with criticized for failing
to capture the magic of the original why
do you know the fang can shut up a line
down faster than any dog in control
go ahead bang show so want to see it
again chew
number five Bionic Woman mommy
right here Paris acts like a circus I
tell you about making things up okay
so right off the bat just take note of
the year this show came out 2007 this
was the television year from hell that
saw the Writers Guild of America go on
strike doesn’t make any sense the Bionic
Woman reboot was hit hard by the strike
as production of the first season simply
stopped only eight episodes could be
aired and those weren’t exactly
high-quality hell are you Antonio fans
did not respond to the show’s
contemporary setting and critics
disagreed with casting choices Jamie if
you can hear me come on it
a far cry from the original this reboot
turned reimagining failed to live up to
the hype of what was actually a good
pilot and became just another victim of
the television writer strike Jamie we’re
the only ones that can protect you let
me protect you how can you protect me if
you’re scared of me number four Dallas I
care about you everything you care about
yourself
if you look on Rotten Tomatoes you’ll
see that Dallas comes in with a somewhat
respectable 75% on the tomato meter well
that’s not great for a TV show it’s also
not standing still do your research
before you sit down for a binge session
better pace yourself boy this remake of
the original late 70s 80s show people
convert well for a 21st century audience
the soap opera vibes may have been
received well back in the day but they
don’t resonate with a modern fan base
accustomed to a more sophisticated Game
of Thrones level of drama I didn’t kill
jr. I didn’t care Jack I didn’t kill jr.
but while the whole who shot jr. schtick
wasn’t enough for fan Dallas still
turned out three seasons before getting
tossed to the curb yes let me hit the
motherlode
number three Melrose Place not the way I
want to start my career is really really
not the way that I want to end up with
you the Beverly Hills 90210 franchise
clearly holds a special place in the
hearts of television viewers as to date
it’s had five separate spin-off shows
within the universe know I feel like
such an entity I don’t know how you
could be attracted to me however Melrose
Place the 2009 version wasn’t exactly up
to snuff despite having former
Smallville show runners Todd slap Ian
and Darrin Schwimmer producing Melrose
couldn’t make it past the one season
mark due to low ratings I’m a
schoolteacher pretending to be some sort
of supermodel the critical reviews
weren’t too bad but they did recognize
the flaws that eventually doomed the
show mainly but some of the best aspects
of the original show its camp eNOS and
soap opera style mysteries were ditched
and replaced with darker grittier
storylines you know gritty worked with
no one’s Batman but we don’t need it for
Melrose it’s not a blade at her screen
number 2 Charlie’s Angels you’ll spend
the rest of your life in a cage
all right hands up who really thought
this was going to work we’re not really
sure what a DC was thinking with this
one which was later dubbed the worst
pilot of fall 2011 by IGN let’s do this
back at the office
no she starts going in the blank right
now the show was criticized for poor
casting writing and character
development as well as horribly
confusing storylines unsurprisingly
Charlie’s Angels struggled in the
ratings department and was cancelled
after four episodes seven maybe airwaves
in the States
but America never got to see the eighth
and final that privilege though was
extended to TV audiences in Poland
anybody wanted to be before we get to
our top pick here are some honorable or
in this case this honorable mention see
does sandwich guardians were way tougher
than we five yeah
no kid but look at ruined excited and
much much much better go I’m the one
who’s suffering from writer’s block
what do you created a dream lover that
we get through number one Knight Rider
Michael you’ve been injured I must
return you to the SSC for medical
treatment no I’m ordering in the
standpipe you just can’t replace David
Hasselhoff I’m a little hung up here you
want to get in here real fast
it seems showrunners knew this and they
still didn’t even try to fill his shoes
instead the Knight Rider reboot revolved
around a new main character Mike tracer
estranged son of the Hoff Mike night
they also gave kit an update steering
away from the original Pontiac trans-am
and making the beloved car a ford shelby
gt500kr mustang KITT Michael it’s good
to hear your voice
oh and just to make things weirder Kip
was voiced by Val Kilmer with all the
ruined nostalgia in conjunction with
highly criticized plot Knight Rider
failed to garner an audience they
quickly tried to change the show in an
effort to resemble the original but it
was too late you know
tell me how did you might do your damn
job Carrie there almost died should’ve
just called in the Hoss Mike renewing
wonderful it’s a mediocre ending in the
David may life do you agree with our
list Oh smashing what do you think is
the worst television reboot that’s our
job for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com stop it Felix you’re
embarrassing me let’s go home
you
[Music]
Hollywood where is your creativity say
the word and I’ll have that bullet out
of your button three seconds welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 worst TV
reboots
[Music]
for this list we’ve looked at all the
remakes revivals and sequels of
cherished television shows and are
picking out the worst of the worst we’re
not considering any American reboots of
foreign shows though as those deserve a
list of their own not really your
problem is number 10 dragnet and la
dragnet about who Meeker was and who he
wanted to be he was going to take it all
away from the original dragnet created
by the visionary Jack Webb succeeded in
creating a police procedural drama
grounded in realism how much money the
guy got not enough to pay the check in
fact web and dragnet are credited with
establishing the standard for police
dramas that so many have since followed
unfortunately the 2003 reboot under new
guidance couldn’t follow in its
predecessors footsteps after a rocky
first season that tried to replicate the
original the show changed its name and
format to try and boost ratings kids are
into it these days the new la dragnet
veered from focusing on one central
character which had been the talented Ed
O’Neill and produced a season
surrounding an ensemble cast the show
lost the magic of the original and was
canceled five episodes into its second
season we talked to Laura number nine
Fantasy Island that was one hell of a
punch you laid on him a reboot of
Fantasy Island wasn’t a terrible idea as
the supernatural premise of the island
as well as the cast of characters had
strong potential to be expanded upon
you’ve been drinking all night Jimmy
would however the end product was a
flood many felt that the 1998 series
which only lasted a few months trying
too hard to distinguish itself from the
original classic small changes like mr.
work wearing a black suit rather than a
white suit
would have been understood but glaring
changes like the omission of tattoo
altogether were just unsalvageable
mistakes – I smell an Emmy the show had
promised but if a Fantasy Island reboot
wants to succeed it can’t leave off here
we go again
number 8 The Odd Couple another great
show yes another show the actors aren’t
the problem with this one Matthew Perry
and his supreme sarcasm will forever be
love while Thomas Lennon no not a
mainstream name is pretty recognizable
and very funny I will tell you what
we’re having but dirty fingers are up
fun though the rest of the main cast as
well as the solid list of recurring
actors aren’t all talented as well so
what’s the problem
well this show is instead criticized for
its writing and joke since the original
The Odd Couple storyline has been done
time and time again
you’re mad of course I’m mad for the
reboot to succeed the show needs to be
inventive and find new current jokes and
storylines instead of using the tired
old ones still despite poor critical
reception the show doesn’t have terrible
ratings so they kept churning out new
episodes
I hate disgusting number 7 Ironside see
old me what about you ask all these four
walls open your mouth to me like that
but new me a lot of Thomas didn’t think
the original Ironside lasted eight
seasons was beloved by both casual fans
and critics and earned its star actor
Raymond Burr six Emmy nominations and a
pair of Golden Globe nods
the 2013 reboot on the other hand was
universally murdered by critics holding
a 14% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes
and was cancelled after three episodes
that’s prison way to a fresh
okay this is the stark difference can’t
be attributed to just one thing it’s
generally understood that the Ironside
reboot failed on every level to capture
the brilliance of the original main
character officer Robert Ironside was
the only character renewed for the
reboot the setting was changed from San
Francisco to New York City and it went
for a far more violent darker tone you
killed him – I have – I’ll take the
original please like I make no sense you
know hello Bellevue what No Wow
number six get smart the something
different about this season okay so this
one wasn’t canceled after three episodes
it was only asked after seven so Bravo
we guess you may be surprised to learn
that back in 95 the snarky fast-talking
Andy Dick was actually a fairly
sought-after commodity
good luck Zac look 66 luck is the
illegitimate child of skill and ability
he was snagged for this reboot starring
a secret agent Zack smart but he clearly
didn’t care for the production as he
also committed to News Radio which came
out the same season I’ve been working
here for three years I have been Bryce
shafted not a bad move for dick as news
radio ran for five seasons Andy get
smart reboot with criticized for failing
to capture the magic of the original why
do you know the fang can shut up a line
down faster than any dog in control
go ahead bang show so want to see it
again chew
number five Bionic Woman mommy
right here Paris acts like a circus I
tell you about making things up okay
so right off the bat just take note of
the year this show came out 2007 this
was the television year from hell that
saw the Writers Guild of America go on
strike doesn’t make any sense the Bionic
Woman reboot was hit hard by the strike
as production of the first season simply
stopped only eight episodes could be
aired and those weren’t exactly
high-quality hell are you Antonio fans
did not respond to the show’s
contemporary setting and critics
disagreed with casting choices Jamie if
you can hear me come on it
a far cry from the original this reboot
turned reimagining failed to live up to
the hype of what was actually a good
pilot and became just another victim of
the television writer strike Jamie we’re
the only ones that can protect you let
me protect you how can you protect me if
you’re scared of me number four Dallas I
care about you everything you care about
yourself
if you look on Rotten Tomatoes you’ll
see that Dallas comes in with a somewhat
respectable 75% on the tomato meter well
that’s not great for a TV show it’s also
not standing still do your research
before you sit down for a binge session
better pace yourself boy this remake of
the original late 70s 80s show people
convert well for a 21st century audience
the soap opera vibes may have been
received well back in the day but they
don’t resonate with a modern fan base
accustomed to a more sophisticated Game
of Thrones level of drama I didn’t kill
jr. I didn’t care Jack I didn’t kill jr.
but while the whole who shot jr. schtick
wasn’t enough for fan Dallas still
turned out three seasons before getting
tossed to the curb yes let me hit the
motherlode
number three Melrose Place not the way I
want to start my career is really really
not the way that I want to end up with
you the Beverly Hills 90210 franchise
clearly holds a special place in the
hearts of television viewers as to date
it’s had five separate spin-off shows
within the universe know I feel like
such an entity I don’t know how you
could be attracted to me however Melrose
Place the 2009 version wasn’t exactly up
to snuff despite having former
Smallville show runners Todd slap Ian
and Darrin Schwimmer producing Melrose
couldn’t make it past the one season
mark due to low ratings I’m a
schoolteacher pretending to be some sort
of supermodel the critical reviews
weren’t too bad but they did recognize
the flaws that eventually doomed the
show mainly but some of the best aspects
of the original show its camp eNOS and
soap opera style mysteries were ditched
and replaced with darker grittier
storylines you know gritty worked with
no one’s Batman but we don’t need it for
Melrose it’s not a blade at her screen
number 2 Charlie’s Angels you’ll spend
the rest of your life in a cage
all right hands up who really thought
this was going to work we’re not really
sure what a DC was thinking with this
one which was later dubbed the worst
pilot of fall 2011 by IGN let’s do this
back at the office
no she starts going in the blank right
now the show was criticized for poor
casting writing and character
development as well as horribly
confusing storylines unsurprisingly
Charlie’s Angels struggled in the
ratings department and was cancelled
after four episodes seven maybe airwaves
in the States
but America never got to see the eighth
and final that privilege though was
extended to TV audiences in Poland
anybody wanted to be before we get to
our top pick here are some honorable or
in this case this honorable mention see
does sandwich guardians were way tougher
than we five yeah
no kid but look at ruined excited and
much much much better go I’m the one
who’s suffering from writer’s block
what do you created a dream lover that
we get through number one Knight Rider
Michael you’ve been injured I must
return you to the SSC for medical
treatment no I’m ordering in the
standpipe you just can’t replace David
Hasselhoff I’m a little hung up here you
want to get in here real fast
it seems showrunners knew this and they
still didn’t even try to fill his shoes
instead the Knight Rider reboot revolved
around a new main character Mike tracer
estranged son of the Hoff Mike night
they also gave kit an update steering
away from the original Pontiac trans-am
and making the beloved car a ford shelby
gt500kr mustang KITT Michael it’s good
to hear your voice
oh and just to make things weirder Kip
was voiced by Val Kilmer with all the
ruined nostalgia in conjunction with
highly criticized plot Knight Rider
failed to garner an audience they
quickly tried to change the show in an
effort to resemble the original but it
was too late you know
tell me how did you might do your damn
job Carrie there almost died should’ve
just called in the Hoss Mike renewing
wonderful it’s a mediocre ending in the
David may life do you agree with our
list Oh smashing what do you think is
the worst television reboot that’s our
job for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com stop it Felix you’re
embarrassing me let’s go home
you
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