To think that it all started when coronavirus forced the producers of the 21st century remake of One Day at a Time to produce an animated episode earlier this year. The series, originally on Netflix, is now on the Pop Network (formerly TV Guide Channel), and soon to be bound for CBS, home of the original One Day, as filler for the fall.
One Day co-creator Alan Mannings also worked on another of Norman Lear's classic sitcoms of the 70's, Good Times, and now, that series is being rebooted as an animated series, also for Netflix.
The ageless Lear, well into his 90's, has seen Good Times get a 21st century revival via the Live in Front of a Studio Audience specials he's curated with late night host Jimmy Kimmel for ABC. This time, Lear is partnering with NBA star and producer Steph Curry (Holey Moley) and pop culture geek Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, American Dad, etc.) to develop a new, animated spin on the Evans family. To remind one and all of the source material, here's a sample open/close from the 70's:
The animated Good Times is due next year. Ya wonder if Jimmie Walker is looking for work, or maybe Curry can reach out to former cast member turned pop icon Janet Jackson to help with the soundtrack.......
2 comments:
Umm....yay?
Was anybody asking for this? Who, in 2020, was thinking, "You know what needs to happen on streaming services? A remake of of Good Times...as a cartoon!" We're turning sitcoms into cartoons now? Is it the 1970's again??
This whole idea just sounds so wacky. I mean, when was the last time you heard anybody even talk about Good Times?
As I wrote, they recreated an episode---with a cameo by John Amos---last year for ABC. This is how desperate they are for "fresh" content.
And if you think that's bad, they're bringing back "The Weakest Link" in 2 weeks, with Jane Lynch as host....
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