Doogie Howser M.D. Reboot

[Psab keel]

Just in case you were clamoring for the sacred days of Doogie Howser M.D. here is the modern reboot to help cheer you up.

I'm trying to keep in mind the whole idea that Keith Coogan mentioned at Iconicon that studios must exercise their IP rights by a certain time before those rights revert back to the original writers, but it just makes me laugh that THIS is what they're clinging to. I watched the original show as a kid but I couldn't attempt to revisit it because the idea is so painfully corny. This looks just as bad.

If you want a good laugh, check out this trailer.

 

[Ron]

I've completely changed my mind on reboots. I love them now. I want every franchise to be remade, rebooted, reimagined. All of them. Every single one. Then after they've all been redone, maybe just maybe we might get something original. Or Hollywood will implode. I'm good with either.

 

[Apollo]

There goes my lunch!

 

[Psab keel]

I just thought this was hysterically bad. So bad I had to share. hahaha

 

[yaris]

It's interesting when it's purely about trying to make money and not sharing stories from your imagination and heart.

The IP rights aspect is a valid point though.

 

[batguy]

Meh. I'm not gonna hate on it. It's nowhere near the worst idea Hollywood has had.

 

[Halliwax]

...... and another bites the dust

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I just see that meeting going like this:

Presenter: "We want to reboot Doogie Howser M.D.".
Execs: *Grumbling, seat shuffling*
P: "Just stick with me. This time we will, now hold onto your seats, make the main character a... girl!"
Execs: "You brilliant SOB, you have gold right in your hands!"

 

[Psab keel]

It just feels like desperation at this point with certain stories. Take a mediocre show from the 1980's, gender swap it and suddenly it'll be a hit, right?

I mean the concept is as goofball as they come. Is Disney that desperate to try and cash in on such an average property? I don't get it. Some things should just be left to history. Doogie Howser is one of them.

 

[Axlotl]

Ugh.
Reboot the one where the girl is a robot next.

 

[Psab keel]

Small Wonder? Yeah that show was terrrriblleeeeee..... watch it will be the next one to come back.

According to Wikipedia:

Reception:​

Despite proving popular, it has been regarded as one of the worst sitcoms of all time. In 2002, Robert Bianco, TV critic for USA Today, listed it as a contender for one of the worst TV shows of all time,[3] and according to the BBC, it "is widely considered one of the worst low-budget sitcoms of all time."

I WANT AN IMMEDIATE REBOOT NOW!!! IT WOULD BE AMAZING!!!

 

[ScourgiousJinx]

Jason Scott Lee is still alive and acting, I did not know that. Enjoyed Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story but can't seem to recall ever seeing him in anything else. Oh well I'm sure this role will do wonders for his career. Yikes.

 

[JediMichael]

I WANT an Alf reboot, but PLEASSSSEEEEEE use early 90s looking CGI for Alf, and make sure the budget is around $1000 per episode. Winner!!!!

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

They can't do Alf because cat owners would get the show canceled in 2021.

 

[Egon Spengler]

 

[JPH]

Hmmm, 16 and in training? Mom is her attending?

Makes references to the show they are rebooting?

Is Kevin Smith involved? I hear he was a big fan of the original show. XD

I'll take, "things I wont waste my life on," for $400.

 

[Psab keel]

I just find it hilarious that this is the kind of thing that they are worried about losing the rights to. Doogie Howser. I'm clearly not seriously upset by any stretch of the imagination. I only posted it because it made me laugh out loud.

I mean if it were a struggling studio who is in dire financial straits I guess you hold on to whatever you have but this just feels pathetic to me. I'll date myself here, but this comes across as the modern version of the direct to video remakes and sequels that I saw lining the kids shelves at our local video stores or the things you'd see on the Disney channel.

It just makes me wonder how bereft of originality a company has to be to mine from the depths of mediocre television to try and make a buck. Though I mostly consider Disney an aquisition company than a movie studio anymore.

 

[TazMan2000]

On some chemical bottles they have first aid instructions that may say, "If swallowed, induce vomiting". Watching this show may be an easy way, instead of sticking a finger down your throat.

TazMan2000

 

[JediMichael]

They can't do Alf because cat owners would get the show canceled in 2021.

Got 2 cats. Always been a cat lover. BUT, I know the difference between reality and fantasy. It really seems like this new younger generation does not.....AT ALL.
So wheres that Alf reboot?????

 

[Halliwax]

I would give anything to have Alf back.. biggest cliff hanger ever..