I'm with Xavier - it's going to be hard to read and understand some. Many for me actually.
And if they go for 20-24 pages... man! Even 15 pages of something that loses you is not going to be fun.

So, what to do, what to do

     
I also think a week is too little for that. Should be two weeks at least.

OMG I just remembered... I have a 48 hour film project coming up. Not sure I'll get to this challenge! Gonna try though.

Surprised that no one has pick Hogan's Heroes or Green Acres. The former would make a great drama and the latter a great horror

Dave, I almost picked both of those.  Hogan's Heroes could have been made "Stalag 17" like.  I thought "Green Acres" could have been turned into a family drama where Oliver and Lisa have domestic issues because she wants to return to NY, there's battles with neighbors, etc.  I also thought about the Beverly Hillbillies being made into a family series where instead of staying in Beverly Hills, they return to Bugtussle (or wherever they lived) and totally change the lives of everyone that lives there, greedy business people wanting to steal from them, and so on.

There's a ton of material to steal from in the 60's:  Gomer Pyle, I Dream of Jeannie, Andy Griffith, The Brady Bunch (that one is just begging for someone to reboot), Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Combat, My Three Sons, and on and on.  I honed in on one immediately and now may regret going with one of these others.

I don't agree that we need to know the series in order to judge the scripts appropriately. It's the same thing as saying audience won't be able to tell if a reboot is good or not unless they have watched the original series. A successful reboot can be judged on its own merits. Was it a good story? Did you enjoy reading it? Would like to watch more of it? I don't think we're being asked to take the original in consideration while judging the entries. Whether they respect the rules and actually reinvent the original instead of just rehashing it --to borrow Dan term, I honestly believe that has always been the admins job. We are not here to disqualify entries. We're here to smell and sip storytelling wine and speak of its taste.

I can't speak for the admins though. That's what I think.

Yo Dan! I'm getting way ahead of myself but does the logline need to be entirely different from the original?

Quoted from FrankM This is a really interesting concept. I have a bit of an idea, but I need to let it gel for a bit to see if it has any chance of working.

I think my original idea would have turned out way too political, though I won't mention the show in case someone smarter than me figures out how to make it work.

Quoted from Gary in Houston Dave, I almost picked both of those.  Hogan's Heroes could have been made "Stalag 17" like.  I thought "Green Acres" could have been turned into a family drama where Oliver and Lisa have domestic issues because she wants to return to NY, there's battles with neighbors, etc.  I also thought about the Beverly Hillbillies being made into a family series where instead of staying in Beverly Hills, they return to Bugtussle (or wherever they lived) and totally change the lives of everyone that lives there, greedy business people wanting to steal from them, and so on. There's a ton of material to steal from in the 60's:  Gomer Pyle, I Dream of Jeannie, Andy Griffith, The Brady Bunch (that one is just begging for someone to reboot), Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Combat, My Three Sons, and on and on.  I honed in on one immediately and now may regret going with one of these others.

Sure you'll write a stellar one

Quoted from realxwriter I don't agree that we need to know the series in order to judge the scripts appropriately. It's the same thing as saying audience won't be able to tell if a reboot is good or not unless they have watched the original series. A successful reboot can be judged on its own merits. Was it a good story? Did you enjoy reading it? Would like to watch more of it? I don't think we're being asked to take the original in consideration while judging the entries. Whether they respect the rules and actually reinvent the original instead of just rehashing it --to borrow Dan term, I honestly believe that has always been the admins job. We are not here to disqualify entries. We're here to smell and sip storytelling wine and speak of its taste. I can't speak for the admins though. That's what I think.

I agree with this. The point of a rebooted TV show isn’t just to appeal to the audience that loved the original, it’s meant to draw in a new audience who never watched the original.

Every entry should appeal to today’s audience, as in us, regardless if it’s familiar or not. If it doesn’t meet the requirement of rebooting the original show, then those who do know it can call that out.

I was initially gonna do Power Rangers (I already wrote a film reboot 11 years ago), but I don't know if it would've been different enough... or too much of a rehash. Every season is essentially a reboot anyway.

I've picked my show and two alternatives. Here comes that PM.

Quoted from DanC Sure.  As long as you adapt it and make it your own, cool.  I just don't want to see an episode based on an old series. Take Bewitched.  You can write a pitch for the new idea for it.  But you can't submit an episode based on the old series.  For ex. I wouldn't want to see Endora changed Darren into a dinosaur as punishment for hurting Sam's feelings about a dress she bought. Hope that helps. Dan

Never watched Bewitched, so that reference unfortunately doesn't help much. This OWC is much tougher than I initially expected, but I'm gonna keep brainstorming.

~Zack~

Quoted from DustinBowcot So you're getting private messages with the writers telling you what they are writing?

Ummm, yeah, because I'm running this.  I have to know who's picking what.  Don and I didn't want 10 versions of the same reboot.  I can't vote since I'm running it.  So, I have to let Don know who's doing what and let the rest of the people know that a show has been claimed.

Questions??

Dan

Quoted from jayrex To judge if the person did a good job, it helps to know the original series.  As I've never seen the original Moonlighting, I wouldn't be able to judge if this was successfully executed.  This is a tough ask for us readers. I've only seen Quantem Leap & Monsters.  So I'll only read those efforts.

I disagree.  First off, all the series are gonna be listed, so anyone can check out a trailer on them.  Secondly, if we only commented on what we knew, then anyone who writes a story about boats, space, fantasy, should exclude anyone that doesn't understand them??

I'm looking for a reboot.  That's what separates it from just another episode.  You don't need to know the old Lost in Space series to know if the new one is good or not.  As a matter of fact, I'd say that the only chance that a show has to get another season is to make the appeal for fans and non-fans alike.

Dan

Quoted from FrankM I think my original idea would have turned out way too political, though I won't mention the show in case someone smarter than me figures out how to make it work. I honestly think this series will get a reboot treatment in three or four years when Trump is either reelected or voted out, and there is enough time for the original characters to have grandchildren without any teen births. EDIT - Incredibly obscure quote/hint... Son: Well, it skips a generation. Father: That means your kids won’t have it. Son: (long pause) Don’t even joke about that, Dad. The idea was that his kids don’t have “it” but his grandkids do, setting up similar tensions between kids/grandkids as in the original series.

Try to do it regardless.

Dan

UPDATED LIST THUS FAR:

Here are the shows that have been claimed:

Knight Rider is closed.  There are 2 entries.

Monster

Friday the 13th The Series

Dark Shadows

6 Million Dollar Man

Quantum Leap

Branded

Moonlighting

Space Ghost

Columbo

Nightmare on Elm St.

Mayberry RFD

Cosby Show

Green Acres

Gilligan's Island

Note.  Mayberry might be closed b/c I saw interest in a second person who wants it.  PM me second person.

Dan