Night Court revival

[cooleddie74]

Dan was at his peak of physical mugging around D.A. Vincent Daniels.

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[Amasov]

Here's one of the reviews to the show.

Some select portions that stick out.

The format is exactly like the classic show. It is a true situation comedy as cases come through the courtroom and episodic stories occur around them.

Judge Abby sees the best in defendants. Some cases are outrageous like public urination while wearing a plush costume, fraud psychics or a live-action role player arrested for public drunkenness with a clever pun about the situation. Some are realistic cases.

It's good Dan no longer is the horndog womanizer because that wouldn't be cute anymore. If any fans are wondering about Dan's current libido, Night Court addresses it in a clever Episode 3 story.

The entire court staff nails the rhythm of Night Court banter. All have their role to play in every premise, and they execute those roles impeccably.

Night Court is a faithful revival of a show that works, so it isn't broken and doesn't need fixing. The new characters give it new life, but it's the classic format that holds strong.

 

[cooleddie74]

Good. No need to overhaul what didn't need it to begin with.

 

[Christopher]

But the show is going to be different no matter what the tone/look of shows today are much different.

That's not really a meaningful comparison, because Night Court was anything but typical of the sitcoms of its day. It was far zanier and broader than most of its contemporaries, which was the key to its appeal. If anything, its style of comedy was closer to the Marx Brothers or The Muppet Show than to Cheers or Mad About You.

So the prospect that the new show will just be a typical modern sitcom is exactly what worries me. You can't recapture Night Court by doing something typical or conventional. It had a unique voice. I don't demand that the new show copy it, but it wouldn't be easy to come up with something new that works as well as it did.

It's also been 30 years, Dan has clearly "grown up."

He grew up within the original series itself. That's got nothing to do with whether the writing is clever and funny. I mean, there's plenty of comedy potential in Dan trashing his own past self with cleverly insulting turns of phrase.

Here's one of the reviews to the show.

Encouraging, but it remains to be seen.

 

[cooleddie74]

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[cooleddie74]

A new trailer just dropped.

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[Amaris]

A new trailer just dropped.

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Oh YES, that's what I'm talking about!

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I wonder if we'll see cameos by Bull and/or Roz.

 

[cooleddie74]

We'd better.

I know Moll has said in the past he's done with that part of his life and won't revive the role but few actor stances are set in stone. Even Harrison Ford returned to play Han Solo not once but twice. So hopefully Bull is a get and so is Roz.

 

[Random_Spock]

Oh YES, that's what I'm talking about!

Word. That promo cracked me up. Can't wait until Tuesday!

 

[Kai "the spy"]

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[Guy Gardener]

Watched the first three episodes of the original series last night. The guy who played Santa, would go on to work for the Shadows in the 23rd century...

I was comparing his sales pitches...

On Night Court he wanted Harry to become the new Santa, and on Babylon 5 he wanted Sheriden to work for the shadows.

Although sweetening the deal with Melissa Gilbert's virtue seems like an offer too good to pass up.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

The only appearance I think we could all agree must happen would be Bob Wheeler. Any rumors on that?

 

[thribs]

And John Astin.

 

[Christopher]

And John Astin.

I'm surprised to discover he's still alive. Well, I guess he's feeling much better now.

 

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[Christopher]

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Okay, that's promising.

 

[Trekker4747]

Okay. I'm hooked on rewatching it now. Haven't watched this show well, at all, in the 21st century. But it was a show I really liked as a kid and teenager.

 

[cooleddie74]

Just a little over 48 hours to go until the premiere. The first two episodes drop on Monday night.

 

[Duncan MacLeod]

This was the first TV I've watched in years and I thoroughly enjoyed it.