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JamesG. · 09-28-2021, 02:05 PM

I have done threads on scrapped movie sequels and TV spin-offs, now here's where we can discuss revivals/sequel series that never happened.

- NBC scrapped their plans to bring back "Coach" in 2015 due to "creative differences".

Craig T. Nelson and Bill Fagerbakke were set to reprise their roles and Shelley Fabares could not be a part of it due to health issues. Her character was going to be killed off.

Coach Hayden Fox (Nelson) — now retired from coaching — is called back to become assistant coach to his grown son Tim (Andrew Ridings), who is the new head coach at an Ivy league school in Pennsylvania that is just starting up a new team.

- ABC was going to do a new "NYPD Blue" series focusing on Andy Sipowicz' (Dennis Franz) son, Theo. Fabien Frankel was cast in the role and he was going to be investigating his father's murder.

Franchise vets Kim Delaney and Bill Brochtrup were also going to be coming back.

The pilot was made but ABC did not pick it up around May 2019 because they felt that "the bar was too high" and they were working on retooling the series.

- "Lizzie McGuire" was set to come back on Disney+ with most of the original cast (except for Lalaine), but the plug was pulled after two episodes had been filmed.

Reportedly, Hilary wanted to do the series "more adult" and Disney wanted it to be in the same tone as the original. The creator left the series due to "creative differences" and Hilary tried unsuccessfully to get another streaming service, like Hulu, to pick it up.

DWeickerSr · 09-28-2021, 02:58 PM

I don't have the specific details, but these are some that I am aware of (all canceled)

Red Dwarf - US version of the UK show. Pilot made with Craig Bierko, but never aired - 1992
Rockford Files - Dermot Mulroney was going to star - 2010
Dark Shadows - CW - 2019

oddbox83 · 09-28-2021, 03:03 PM

Oh crap, Dark Shadows scrapped?

I was hoping we might get a decent reboot that lasted (90s series was great but cancelled early, a failed pilot early 00s, and a 2012 movie that missed the mark...)

kevin87 · 09-28-2021, 06:01 PM

There was a spinoff for The Middle centered around Sue in development at ABC, but wasn't picked up and never landed anywhere else. Probably because it'd follow her after the "current" timeline ended on The Middle, despite the finale's flashforwards to show them in the future. Why have a series when we know what's going to happen?

JamesG. · 09-28-2021, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kevin87

There was a spinoff for The Middle centered around Sue in development at ABC, but wasn't picked up and never landed anywhere else. Probably because it'd follow her after the "current" timeline ended on The Middle, despite the finale's flashforwards to show them in the future. Why have a series when we know what's going to happen?

Spin-offs are not what I am referring to here. These are shows that had ended (or were cancelled) and were then later brought back.

Some examples that happened are the new episodes of Murphy Brown, Mad About You, Will & Grace.

JamesOttoSweetHeart · 09-28-2021, 10:11 PM

I hate that the Coach show never happened and now Jerry Van Dyke is gone.

God bless you and the remaining cast always!!!

Holly

P.S. To me, if any of the show was filmed at all, it should be shown somehow due to Jerry's absence. Why not show what could've been?

Samus Aran · 09-28-2021, 10:16 PM

There was talk about a limited event series for Law & Order with actors from the show's history but nothing ever came of it.... but now NBC has revived the show for a 21st season!

critterdvd · 09-28-2021, 11:04 PM

Throughout the years numerous Buffy Spin-Off's were "ordered" or "Greenlit" that never saw the light of day (pun intended). The think the two that got closest was "Buffy the Animated Slayer" which had several test pilots and "Watcher" which I believe the some footage was actually shot, but not a formal pilot a few years after the original series ended...

Samus Aran · 09-29-2021, 02:26 AM

Supernatural had two backdoor pilots that never even got to pilot stage.

kevin87 · 09-29-2021, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesG.

Spin-offs are not what I am referring to here. These are shows that had ended (or were cancelled) and were then later brought back.

Some examples that happened are the new episodes of Murphy Brown, Mad About You, Will & Grace.

Might be a spinoff, but it'd a sequel series for the character after the main show ended.

Josep5349 · 09-30-2021, 08:33 AM

Star Trek Phase II

WonkaBedknobs83 · 10-01-2021, 07:54 AM

"The Lisa Whelchel Show," a sequel to the Facts of Life in which Blair Warner is headmistress of the now-coed Eastland Academy, was all set to air on NBC, but she got married and decided to be a wife and mother instead so what was to be a two-part backdoor pilot for a new show turned into a finale.

Likewise, Pat Harrington, Jr. was supposed to get a sequel to the original One Day at a Time where Schneider took care of his dead brother's children.

And after the reboot of What's Happening!! took off, there was also talk in the 1980s of bringing back That's My Mama!; Clifton Davis had already committed to Amen so he was unavailable, but Ted Lange, fresh off The Love Boat, came back. It never got past the pilot stage.

And here's the kicker: the two Simpsons spinoffs we could have gotten but didn't. One was a live-action Krusty the Klown show, the other a show that would have been basically vignettes of the supporting characters with the Simpsons themselves as background characters.

bladerunner6 · 10-01-2021, 11:01 AM

There was a Remington Steele reboot planned for a while. The focus was to be on the daughter of the lead characters from the original.

Zombo · 10-01-2021, 11:40 AM

I still wish HBO's Carnivale made it to it's 3rd season. I was severely disappointed when it was cancelled after the first two. They cancelled it because of the $4 million per episode cost. They couldn't get the budget down to $2 million.

I also wish 1313 Mockingbird Lane made it past the television pilot. Would've been great this time of year to rewatch. I still watch the pilot every year as part of my Halloween lineup.

JamesG. · 10-13-2021, 11:35 PM

ABC ordered a pilot of a new "New York Undercover" series in January 2019.

Malik Yoba and Lauren Vélez were coming back for the new series where Yoba's J.C. Williams oversees a new group of detectives.

It was announced in May 2019 that the series was not going forward. There's been some reports that the series could arrive on Peacock, but nothing has materialized.

JamesG. · 10-18-2021, 06:27 AM

There was word around March 2018 that Nickelodeon was going to revive "Clarissa Explains It All" with series star Melissa Joan Hart now raising a family.

I met MJH at Nov. 2019's Hallmark Christmas Con and she told me that Nickelodeon changed presidents and they felt that a "Clarissa" revival wouldn't work with their current programming.

JamesG. · 10-19-2021, 06:42 AM

A reboot of "Fame" was first announced in 2012 with "So You Think You Can Dance?'s" Nigel Lythgoe producing.

Lifetime announced they picked it up in 2015 with Josh Safran (Smash, Gossip Girl) writing the pilot.

It ultimately never happened.

ImBlu_DaBaDee · 10-19-2021, 06:51 AM

There was going to be a Monk reunion film called “Mr. Monk For Mayor” that USA turned down for “budgetary reasons”.

SilverFox84 · 10-19-2021, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WonkaBedknobs83

One was a live-action Krusty the Klown show

Geez, that would have been amazing in the right hands! Especially if they keep his dark sense of humor!

JamesG. · 10-24-2021, 07:09 PM

Paramount+ was looking into bringing back "Criminal Minds" as a limited series a year after it had ended on CBS.

Nothing official has been released, but actress Paget Brewster said it was "most likely dead" when a fan on Twitter asked her about it.

09-28-2021, 02:05 PM	#1
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	TV Revivals / Sequel Series that were Scrapped I have done threads on scrapped movie sequels and TV spin-offs, now here's where we can discuss revivals/sequel series that never happened. - NBC scrapped their plans to bring back "Coach" in 2015 due to "creative differences". Craig T. Nelson and Bill Fagerbakke were set to reprise their roles and Shelley Fabares could not be a part of it due to health issues. Her character was going to be killed off. Coach Hayden Fox (Nelson) — now retired from coaching — is called back to become assistant coach to his grown son Tim (Andrew Ridings), who is the new head coach at an Ivy league school in Pennsylvania that is just starting up a new team. - ABC was going to do a new "NYPD Blue" series focusing on Andy Sipowicz' (Dennis Franz) son, Theo. Fabien Frankel was cast in the role and he was going to be investigating his father's murder. Franchise vets Kim Delaney and Bill Brochtrup were also going to be coming back. The pilot was made but ABC did not pick it up around May 2019 because they felt that "the bar was too high" and they were working on retooling the series. - "Lizzie McGuire" was set to come back on Disney+ with most of the original cast (except for Lalaine), but the plug was pulled after two episodes had been filmed. Reportedly, Hilary wanted to do the series "more adult" and Disney wanted it to be in the same tone as the original. The creator left the series due to "creative differences" and Hilary tried unsuccessfully to get another streaming service, like Hulu, to pick it up.

10-01-2021, 07:54 AM	#12
WonkaBedknobs83 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2021 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:60	"The Lisa Whelchel Show," a sequel to the Facts of Life in which Blair Warner is headmistress of the now-coed Eastland Academy, was all set to air on NBC, but she got married and decided to be a wife and mother instead so what was to be a two-part backdoor pilot for a new show turned into a finale. Likewise, Pat Harrington, Jr. was supposed to get a sequel to the original One Day at a Time where Schneider took care of his dead brother's children. And after the reboot of What's Happening!! took off, there was also talk in the 1980s of bringing back That's My Mama!; Clifton Davis had already committed to Amen so he was unavailable, but Ted Lange, fresh off The Love Boat, came back. It never got past the pilot stage. And here's the kicker: the two Simpsons spinoffs we could have gotten but didn't. One was a live-action Krusty the Klown show, the other a show that would have been basically vignettes of the supporting characters with the Simpsons themselves as background characters. Last edited by WonkaBedknobs83; 10-01-2021 at 08:05 AM. Reason: correcting/clarifying information

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09-28-2021, 02:58 PM	#2
DWeickerSr Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 4K collection:169 Blu-ray collection:1399 DVD collection:546	I don't have the specific details, but these are some that I am aware of (all canceled) Red Dwarf - US version of the UK show. Pilot made with Craig Bierko, but never aired - 1992 Rockford Files - Dermot Mulroney was going to star - 2010 Dark Shadows - CW - 2019

09-28-2021, 03:03 PM	#3
oddbox83 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2013 Location:UK	Oh crap, Dark Shadows scrapped? I was hoping we might get a decent reboot that lasted (90s series was great but cancelled early, a failed pilot early 00s, and a 2012 movie that missed the mark...)

09-28-2021, 06:01 PM	#4
kevin87 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Alabama 4K collection:283 Blu-ray collection:1136 DVD collection:46 MA collection:276 Digital collection:215 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:144	There was a spinoff for The Middle centered around Sue in development at ABC, but wasn't picked up and never landed anywhere else. Probably because it'd follow her after the "current" timeline ended on The Middle, despite the finale's flashforwards to show them in the future. Why have a series when we know what's going to happen?

09-28-2021, 10:11 PM	#6
JamesOttoSweetHeart Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2012 Location:East Tennessee	I hate that the Coach show never happened and now Jerry Van Dyke is gone. God bless you and the remaining cast always!!! Holly P.S. To me, if any of the show was filmed at all, it should be shown somehow due to Jerry's absence. Why not show what could've been?

09-28-2021, 10:16 PM	#7
Samus Aran Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:USA Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:49 Trading Score:195	There was talk about a limited event series for Law & Order with actors from the show's history but nothing ever came of it.... but now NBC has revived the show for a 21st season!

09-28-2021, 11:04 PM	#8
critterdvd Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Southern California 4K collection:423 Blu-ray collection:4034 DVD collection:2208 MA collection:983 Digital collection:192 iTunes collection:534 Prime collection:21 Trading Score:5	Throughout the years numerous Buffy Spin-Off's were "ordered" or "Greenlit" that never saw the light of day (pun intended). The think the two that got closest was "Buffy the Animated Slayer" which had several test pilots and "Watcher" which I believe the some footage was actually shot, but not a formal pilot a few years after the original series ended...

09-29-2021, 02:26 AM	#9
Samus Aran Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:USA Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:49 Trading Score:195	Supernatural had two backdoor pilots that never even got to pilot stage.

09-30-2021, 08:33 AM	#11
Josep5349 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2013	Star Trek Phase II

10-01-2021, 11:01 AM	#13
bladerunner6 Expert Member Member since:Dec 2015	There was a Remington Steele reboot planned for a while. The focus was to be on the daughter of the lead characters from the original.

10-01-2021, 11:40 AM	#14
Zombo Expert Member Member since:Nov 2013 Home Theater Gallery:16 4K collection:368 Blu-ray collection:1292	I still wish HBO's Carnivale made it to it's 3rd season. I was severely disappointed when it was cancelled after the first two. They cancelled it because of the $4 million per episode cost. They couldn't get the budget down to $2 million. I also wish 1313 Mockingbird Lane made it past the television pilot. Would've been great this time of year to rewatch. I still watch the pilot every year as part of my Halloween lineup.

10-13-2021, 11:35 PM	#15
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	ABC ordered a pilot of a new "New York Undercover" series in January 2019. Malik Yoba and Lauren Vélez were coming back for the new series where Yoba's J.C. Williams oversees a new group of detectives. It was announced in May 2019 that the series was not going forward. There's been some reports that the series could arrive on Peacock, but nothing has materialized.

10-18-2021, 06:27 AM	#16
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	There was word around March 2018 that Nickelodeon was going to revive "Clarissa Explains It All" with series star Melissa Joan Hart now raising a family. I met MJH at Nov. 2019's Hallmark Christmas Con and she told me that Nickelodeon changed presidents and they felt that a "Clarissa" revival wouldn't work with their current programming.

10-19-2021, 06:42 AM	#17
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	A reboot of "Fame" was first announced in 2012 with "So You Think You Can Dance?'s" Nigel Lythgoe producing. Lifetime announced they picked it up in 2015 with Josh Safran (Smash, Gossip Girl) writing the pilot. It ultimately never happened.

10-19-2021, 06:51 AM	#18
ImBlu_DaBaDee Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2018 4K collection:264 Blu-ray collection:431 DVD collection:30	There was going to be a Monk reunion film called “Mr. Monk For Mayor” that USA turned down for “budgetary reasons”.

10-24-2021, 07:09 PM	#20
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	Paramount+ was looking into bringing back "Criminal Minds" as a limited series a year after it had ended on CBS. Nothing official has been released, but actress Paget Brewster said it was "most likely dead" when a fan on Twitter asked her about it.

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