Quantum Leap Reboot (spoilers allowed)

[payn]

Seems that there was a 2018 movie reboot. I had heard that it was going to be made, but not that it was.

The Greatest American Hero (TV Movie 2018) ⭐ 5.8 | Comedy

The Greatest American Hero: Directed by Christine Gernon. With Hannah Simone, Gia Sandhu, George Wendt, Dennis Andres. An updated version of the classic 1980s TV show, this time with a female protagonist.

www.imdb.com

George Wendt? Didnt know he was still acting.

 

[R_J_K75]

Seems that there was a 2018 movie reboot. I had heard that it was going to be made, but not that it was.

The Greatest American Hero (TV Movie 2018) ⭐ 5.8 | Comedy

The Greatest American Hero: Directed by Christine Gernon. With Hannah Simone, Gia Sandhu, George Wendt, Dennis Andres. An updated version of the classic 1980s TV show, this time with a female protagonist.

www.imdb.com

Sure that went over like a Led Zeppelin.

 

[R_J_K75]

George Wendt? Didnt know he was still acting.

Didnt know he was still alive let alone acting

 

[Willie the Duck]

The list goes on. Max Headroom, Spitting Image...etc. But Sledge Hammer was good for a few laughs.

Please tell me you've seen the Spitting Image reboot.

 

[R_J_K75]

Please tell me you've seen the Spitting Image reboot.

I have not seen this, do I want to? Looks like its on Britbox, I dont get that channel.

 

[Willie the Duck]

I have not seen this, do I want to? Looks like its on Britbox, I dont get that channel.

You can catch a lot of it on Youtube as well.

It's... ostensibly the same show. Same visual style, same focus, same flair for making everyone look ridiculous. There's Trump and all the current British political establishment instead of Reagan and the 80s British politicians. I feel like Thatcher era Britain is unique (and thus the old shows had a special charm), but that's probably a reflection on my age.

 

[R_J_K75]

You can catch a lot of it on Youtube as well.

It's... ostensibly the same show. Same visual style, same focus, same flair for making everyone look ridiculous. There's Trump and all the current British political establishment instead of Reagan and the 80s British politicians. I feel like Thatcher era Britain is unique (and thus the old shows had a special charm), but that's probably a reflection on my age.

Maybe I'll watch an episode or two over the weekend.

 

[Aeson]

Please tell me you've seen the Spitting Image reboot.

I wanted to but...

Spoiler

When Trump's butthole came out of his body to send a tweet, I just couldn't.

 

[Thunderfoot]

I'll see your Airwolf and raise you one Street Hawk.

Nah, Blue Thunder...

 

[Mad_Jack]

The sad part about things like Air Wolf, Blue Thunder, or anything else with a vehicle in it is that they were based on things that were supposed to be bleeding-edge-yet-still-believable technology - which is now pretty much standard equipment on those kinds of vehicles.
And generations of following programs have kept one-upping each other to the point where you basically need to have warp drive in your helicopter in order to be special because every high-tech car on television can turn invisible at this point.