Television, much like Hollywood, is built on reboots and reimagining. Recently, a study came out about what happens when we bring back retired shows. Let's look at the numbers! With shows like Brooklyn 99 being saved by NBC, Veronica Mars coming back once again (hell yes) on Hulu, and Roseanne rebranding as The Conners, it seems like our TV screens are being dominated by things we've seen before. Yes, the reboot and rebrand game extends past film and has worked its way to television. Even streaming has gotten in on the game, with new seasons of Sabrina and Lost In Space coming to a home screen near you. A new analysis of scripted TV shows and game shows by AAG analyzed the numbers of shows that had been canceled or gone off the air and later returned or rebooted. The study looks at things like count of episodes before and after, number of years off the air, and the networks they were on. Seventy-five different shows were studied in all. Check out some of the major findings: Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 16 April, 2019