Holy Fucking Shit! "Night Court" is coming back!

Huh.

Many reboots don't work because there's nothing new to say using the same exact characters.

This intrigues me because it would be more like what Frasier was to Cheers - taking a few familiar characters and opening a different direction of story, but in the same universe. Maybe more technically a spinoff, but with elements of some of the same characters.

Trivia for the "COVID is just the flu" folks: Anderson's cause of death was a stroke in his sleep brought on by a bout of the flu.

The original was such a product of the 80s that I don't know that this will even qualify as a reboot. It reminds me of the One Day at a Time reboot, which was basically just a new family sitcom using an old show's title.

It also seems like some shows that were only on a season or two, like Picket Fences or even Sledge Hammer (which was terrible but I loved it) would be much better for reboots than something that was on several seasons.

Let's do "Night Court" without the lead!!!!!

What's old is new again ... and again!

Seeing as though they're bringing back Fantasy Island.....

[quote]What's old is new again ... and again!

Then I should be a fucking fetus.

Marsha Warfield needs a gig so she can stop complaining on FB about everyone and everything.

Why are there no trans women of color in Night Court?! It's 2021@! Literal violence!!@

I like Marsha Warfield a lot, but Roz wasn't the most interesting character. She is kind of a handful on FB, she reminds me of every theater teacher I ever had in high school and college, once they hit their 60s they went straight to Facebook to complain full time.

Is this show even beloved enough? They don’t seem to air reruns anywhere.

It has not aged well. I think it's on Prime or Hulu.

They should bring back Markie Post as Abby Stone's mother.

I just started watching it and love it. It’s a feel good comedy that is a nice break from current day real world.

So they won't have all of the cast back. But AT LEAST get Markie Post, & Marsha Warfield on the show.

R16 has stated his boundaries!

John Larroquette is coming back? How many 75 year old (or however old he is) prosecutors are there in the court system?

I simply will not rest until they've rebooted "I Married Joan" and "My Mother the Car."

What about the bailiff Bull?

Wow. Dan's shenanigans wouldn't go over too well in the me-too era. He groped women, said horrible things about them, and he openly sexually harassed his co-worker, Christine.

An attorney once told me that Night Court was the most realistic portrayal of the court system he'd ever seen on TV, much more realistic than all those courtroom drama shows. The courtroom is an interesting setting for a comedy; it was fun to see the extras that paraded through the courtroom.

My reboot idea: Dan got married, had several daughters, and had to change his ways. Now he's been promoted to judge, where he deals with assholes similar to his old persona. Maybe Christine is now a judge too, and they regularly meet with each other to compare notes about cases and get advice from each other. Hopefully Bull, the sentimental heart of the show will be back, and Roz, too.

One of those shows I watched as a child but in my adult life I can't watch two minutes of, like most 80s sitcoms.

I know I'm an anomaly on DL, where 40 year-old tv shows are still watched and discussed today as if they weren't complete shit.

r21 it's not just him, but there was also the endless parade of tranny hookers they brought in for the "Fifty dollars and time served!" favorite of Judge Harold T. Stone. This will be literal violence, because trans womxn of 2020 must never be portrayed as anything but beautiful womxn of color saving babies from burning buildings whilst renovating children's orphanages, often at the same time.

r22 "it hasn't aged well".

The suit and tie fetishist in me jacked himself raw to Fielding. That is all.

Meh...I didn't even think the original was worth watching at the time. Even though I love big guys, Richard Moll didn't do anything for me, either. Now if they can find a really handsome, hunky tall guy this time, then maybe I'll watch.

Okay I thought beating off to Jonathan Silverman on Gimme A Break was shameful, but knowing that r25 actually beat off to John Larroquette makes me feel better.

I was visiting Lost Angeles years ago and attended a taping of one of the episodes of night Court. It was interesting to see the process. The bailiff played by Selma Diamond kept blowing her line and eventually they decided to go on and pick up the line afterward.

R14 Markie Post is an underrated actress.

She was fantastic as the busy working Mom on the short-lived but entertaining ODD MAN OUT, with Jessica Capshaw, Erik von Detten, Trevor Fehrman, Natalie Cigliuti, and Vicki Davis.

R18 more than you think these days

[quote] The suit and tie fetishist in me jacked himself raw to Fielding

George Jefferson had better suits so why not him. Unless you are a racist.

Oh please, r31.

Fuck yes, bring back Markie Post! Would love to see her have a big comeback. She is an underrated actress.

The actress who played the female lead before Markie Post pretty much disappeared except for a couple of episodes of Star Trek TNG or Voyager as a Klingon.

Wasn't Markie a big ole dyke?

She sure did look like one.

R35, no, everyone had that mullet haircut back then.

I hope they don't do something gross like having Dan hit on the new babe in court only to discover she's Harry's daughter.

R38 that will be the first scene

and completely in character for Dan

When I was in 3rd grade I had a music teacher who was a devout Christian. He told the class to stay away from filthy shows like Night Court and watch something wholesome like The Cosby Show. LOL!

If Dan is back he'll probably be the judge.

Markie Post had a recurring role on Chicago P.D. as a trashy, slutty addict whose daughter is a detective with Sgt. Voigt's Intelligence squad. The character was quite awful and Post was pretty good at it.

Markie Post is now 70 years old and has been married to the same guy for 38 years. That said she is probably a) still younger than, b) has been in a relationship longer than, and c) probably gets more dick than, the average Datalounger.

OP, you still have not established the difference between holy fucking shit and secular fucking shit.

By default, this isn't even the worst reboot of a show that began in 1984, and neither is Ms. Brewster or those two women who lived together and insisted they weren't lesbians.

[R26] I worked with Moll. Trust me, you’re not missing much. He is a Grade-A asshole.

R34 The public defender before Markie Post’s Christine was Ellen Foley. Not sure about much of her career but she was the original Witch from Into the Woods. She played the role in the pre-Broadway try out. When it went to Broadway it was reworked and recast and the Bernadette Peters opened the show. Ellen did return as a Broadway replacement for Bernadette later in the original run.

Here she is with the late Marin Mazzie as Rapunzel on Broadway, and at the end is a clip of Boom Crunch (which later became The Last Midnight) from the San Diego try out.

There's something a bit depressing about rebooting a comedy whose star has since died.

Markie Post's snatch

I had no idea Harry Anderson died.

What about Marsha Warfield?

WHET to her anyway? She dropped off the face of the earth.

Marsha finally officially came out

Marsha posting about how her handheld shower nozzle makes her lady parts tingle

JOHN LAROQUETTE = GAYLING CRUSH

I hope Rauch isn't playing Harry's daughter.

More info R45. I'm intrigued!

The show might have a chance if they bring back Teri Hatcher