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The Munsters is getting rebooted on NBC by Bryan Fuller, creator of Pushing Daisies. DOOOOYYYYYYYYYYYYY. Sorry, do you also need someone to tell you to inhale and exhale, and blink, and beat your heart all day? It’s life. Get used to it. The very popular 1960s sitcom with so much story left to tell will most likely be returning to the air this coming summer. From Deadline:
Less than 2 weeks after receiving Bryan Fuller’s script for The Munsters, NBC has given a pilot order to the Pushing Daisies creator’s reboot of the 1960s comedy. Universal Television is producing the project, described as an imaginative reinvention of The Munsters as a visually spectacular one-hour drama.
I never watched Pushing Daisies, but I know there are a lot of people who enjoyed it, and that it was received very well critically and won a million awards. And there is something very sad about that show, an original idea (kind of, I guess it was kind of based on Dead Like Me, but it certainly wasn’t a reboot and what more can you ask for really) with “striking visuals,” etc., being cancelled, and then its creator going to NBC with a MUNSTERS REBOOT and getting it immediately green-lighted. Not that I don’t think Bryan Fuller is excited about the money idea and I’m sure he plans to make it just as “visually striking,” etc., (and of course it very well may be cancelled as well) but I can only imagine him waking up super hungover from a night of defeated drinking, crawling to his script-writing desk, and writing the Munsters reboot script in between barfing into a wastebasket next to him and also sometimes letting his barf just hit the floor. Right? That’s what we’re all imagining. And then probably it was very sunny on the day he had his first meeting about it, but only in stark contrast to what he was feeling. Or probably he’s excited because it’s a job and who cares? Whatever, anyway, let’s help him UPDATE ITTTTT!!!!!
Ok, so I’ve put together a portrait of how I imagine the updated cast:
Herman Munster = Ray Romano: I will seriously be surprised if the role of Herman Munster is NOT played by Ray Romano. Did he play the original Herman Munster? I’m not sure, I forget who did the original, but I’m about 64% sure that it WAS, in fact, Ray Romano. This would be the perfect opportunity to reprise his role. “Hey guys, I’m HEERRRMAN Munster!” – said with a Ray Romano voice.
Lily Munster = Mom From Weeds: Mom from Weeds has dark enough hair for it, I’m sure she’d be fine.
Grandpa = Regis Philbin: Like Ray Romano, I will be surprised if rebooted Grandpa is not Regis Philbin. Had we all had the information that The Munsters was going to be rebooted back in September when we discussed what Regis should be doing after he leaves Live!, there would have been no point in discussing it at all. Obviously he should be playing Grandpa in the Munsters reboot. NEXT.
Eddie Munster = Tony From Skins/Beast From X-Men: First Class, But When He Was In About A Boy: I like this actor in everything, ESPECIALLY all the things I just listed because those are the only things that I’ve seen him in. But the thing about Eddie Munster is that he is a child. So in order for this actor to take on the role of Eddie Munster, he must also be a child. Luckily, he was a child in About A Boy.
Marilyn Munster = January Jones As Betty Draper, In The Role Of Marilyn Munster: Definitely do NOT get January Jones as herself. But if Betty Draper can be signed on for the role, that would be a home run + a slam dunk. I forget if Marilyn Munster was supposed to be stone-y and cold in a way that moves beyond playing a character and into the realm of just being a bad person and not being able to pretend well enough that you’re not, but if so, this is going to work out perfectly.
Here is how I imagine the updated family dynamics:
In the original, Herman Munster was the breadwinner in the house. In the reboot, Herman Munster has recently lost his job and Lily Munster is forced to return to her roots as a model. But she’s too old to be a model now?! At first she is humiliated and upset about the jobs she is getting (“old lady jobs”) because she sees herself as a young woman still, and this causes a bit of comedic drama, but then she finally settles into the work she’s getting and is grateful that, in this economy, she’s able to get any old lady model work at all. At some point she has to show up to an audition with Marilyn and Marilyn, without even TRYING, gets the part instead.
The show now takes place in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The theme song is now:
A loose cover of the original theme, done by Surfer Blood.
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I consistently surprise myself with how well in-tune I am with “what works” in Hollywood. I’m sure this has helped Bryan Fuller a lot. YOU’RE WELCOME, BRYAN FULLER! But, WHAT ELSE? I can’t be the only one helping Bryan Fuller, guys. (Even though I am clearly the best at it.) Help him!!!
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eddie has a meth problem. herman is unemployed and a drunk. marilyn gets pregnant with a vampire baby, etc., etc.
Brayn Fuller gets full credit for Pushing Daises, because he also created Dead Like Me, then left when he lost creative control. I see Pushing Daises as his second attempt to create the show he really wanted. He also made Wonderfalls, which was excellent. All of his shows have been short-lived or taken away from him. But he is sincerely innovative, and VERY talented at making things pretty to look at. I have genuinely high hopes for this Munsters reboot.
wonderfalls is all kind of wonderful. I do like that they managed to sort of wrap it up. I will watch the Munsters, but I do wish NBC would let him just develop something original.
Tilda Swinton. As everyone. And also she does the theme music. Maybe there can be a picture of James McAvoy somewhere, something tasteful, you know, just to add ambiance.
This should be the cast of every show.
Lots of product placement? Lots of product placement.
Doy, the fridge is full of Monster Energy Drink.
The Munster Cheese Association is very excited by this prospect.
Also, Fluevog shoes for Herman.
They drive a Honda that looks exactly like a Hyundai.
This guy will live in the basement.
I hope the entire series is one big heavy handed metaphor for gay rights in America. I genuinely hope that.
Fingers crossed for werepanthers in season four!
Also, they’ll drive around in a hybrid hearse.
It’s powered by a combination of gas and cadavers. That would certainly make for a different take on the show.
Or powered by the gases built up inside of cadavers.
This car gets 32 miles per corpsefart.
LOL
Corpsefart is the new name of my Nickleback cover band
Skins has been at the top of my Instant queue for months, but I just can’t bring myself to watch it. I’m not sure exactly what goes on in that show, but I am pretty sure I am not going to be able to watch that kid do whatever it is.
I will only watch this reboot if it is a 3D reboot and I as the target audience (breathing humans 0-1000 years old) will accept nothing less.
Remember that dragon thing they had living under the stairs? #birdie4dragonthing
Marilyn gets lost in episode one. The rest of the series is spent looking for her.
Sorry, last revision. Kelly, obviously Grandpa Munster will be rewritten as Grandma Munster and played by Betty White.
Herman Munster is a pie maker and Lily is an old crush of his who was dead but now isn’t but they can’t ever touch or she’ll die again but it’s super adorable and just the best and why can’t I convince anyone to watch it and when they cancel it I will be devastated.
Eddie discovers he has a magic finger that makes dead people taste good. (Stay with me.) Helena Bonham Carter reprises her role as Aunt Mrs. Lovitt, She teaches Eddie to make people pie in a way that is light-hearted and fun. Maybe they sing.
The Munsters become successful business owners and are finally accepted in the town of Mockingbird Heights.
I miss Pushing Daisies so much.
I even dressed up as Chuck for Halloween a few years ago and had a pie box with cup pies in it. Siiigh! Nothing else is close enough to being that cute.
“I am. I am that cute.” -Zooey Deschanel
I hope Eddie dates a furrie and Marilyn tries to explain to the family that she’s not just being open-minded about his werewolfiness, and it turns into a parable about how you shouldn’t fetishize people who are different just because their thick fur and sharp claws might seem “exotic” to you.
So, the way to succeed in Hollywood is to already have succeeded, and then reboot an already succesful show? So… I should just quit now then?
Butch Patrick must be chomping at the bits for a soundbite on the reboot or even a cameo appearance.
It would be so great if Butch Patrick reprised his role as Eddie. And if another fan wrote to him based on his performance in the revamped Munsters and they fell in love. One can dream.
“I’m the Munster! Gotta love me!” – New catchphrase for whoever, I dunno… the kid.
Kelly, you really need to get on the Pushing Daisies bandwagon because it is DELIGHTFUL.
Can you auto-tune snaps?
Episode title. Two words: ‘Hairy palms’. Issues & Comedy ensue.
Part two is called ‘Hot Dog’.