tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post6058921496897291455..comments2024-03-25T14:00:23.934-04:00Comments on The Land of Whatever: A casting mistake could doom "Mockingbird Lane" before it startshobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-51546109593149011212012-06-14T09:04:30.176-04:002012-06-14T09:04:30.176-04:00Like I said, they're looking for a piece of th...Like I said, they're looking for a piece of the audience attracted to the "Twilight" movies and CW's Vampire Diaries (Lily & Grandpa are supposed to be vampires, anyway). O'Connell's misfortune of late is another factor, but whomever is doing the casting isn't doing his/her homework. Neither is NBC.......hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-5544566274129932742012-06-14T05:17:28.284-04:002012-06-14T05:17:28.284-04:00How do they intend to make this a dramatic reboot?...How do they intend to make this a dramatic reboot??? <br /><br />The original made sense as a comedy in having the majority of the family look like classic movie monsters, while Neice Marilyn was the "oddball". How is the same premise going to work in a dramatic format? <br /><br />Besides, as you mentioned, reboots of some shows are not always a good idea, especially if the original was so beloved for decades. <br /><br />I remember years ago, Brad Garrett did a great impersonation of Herman Munster during his old standup routines! If anyone should have been cast as a (comical) Herman in a reboot, it should have been him.<br /><br />I can't imagine Jerry O'Connell doing this at all either! It's not going to come out well at all!magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com