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Yes, The TV Show Reboots Need To Stop, No, Not All Of Them Bring The 'Good Ol' Days' Like People Think

Here's to hoping 2019 has fewer television reboots.

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Yes, The TV Show Reboots Need To Stop, No, Not All Of Them Bring The 'Good Ol' Days' Like People Think
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Over the past few years, streaming services and television networks have brought back countless television classics.

Thanks to Netflix, we have revamped versions of "Full House," "Queer Eye," and "Gilmore Girls." NBC and ABC brought back '90s classics "Will and Grace" and "Roseanne." Even Disney recently released the trailer for the new "Kim Possible" movie.

While these television reboots allow us viewers to bask in all of their nostalgic glory, television networks and streaming services need to stop bringing back the classics (except for Jordan's Peele's "Twilight Zone" reboot - that's totally allowed).

Half of the time, these shows are not nearly as good as the original.

While there may be an exception given to "Queer Eye," half of these television reboots are not nearly as hilarious or original as the first time the series was on television. Seeing the Tanner girls all grown up in "Fuller House" is great and all, but not as good without Michelle getting into some sort of trouble. Uncle Jesse and Uncle Joey only show up every so often, so why even watch? Could you imagine if there was an attempted remake of "Seinfeld?!" It would not be nearly as funny without the original cast members or characters.

It feels as if every episode revolves around a cameo of a former cast member.

When watching the first season of "Fuller House," I was constantly waiting for the studio audience to being clapping like maniacs as famous "Full House" characters like Steve or Aunt Becky graced through the kitchen. When "Will and Grace" was rebooted, the first episode back on air was full of old jokes and classic lines from the first time it was on television. These shows cannot survive off of old content. Make something new out of it!

There's nothing new about them.

Again, "Fuller House" revolves around D.J. who is living the exact same life as her father in "Full House." In the rebooted version of "Roseanne" Roseanne still finds herself in situations that pit her against everybody. The "Twin Peaks" reboot still involves the same twisted stories, just more intense versions.

While they are remade and supposed to be based off their original series, viewers, especially those who have seen the original, will be wanting newer and more modern content. These characters cannot be living the same lives or telling the same jokes, just in modern situations. More thought and character development should be thrown into the storyline.

No one asked for it.

Honestly, it feels like there are reboots of old television shows nearly every few months. My personal thought is that television networks are losing the younger generation, so they are attempting to reel them in by rebooting all of their childhood classics. Clearly, it was not working too well. Especially for Disney, because after they released the trailer for "Kim Possible," dozens outlashed on Twitter about how corny it looked. We get it, television and streaming networks, you want the views and the money.

Maybe if these television and streaming services made these old shows available on their platforms, they wouldn't have to remake all of these countless television classics.

Some of these shows definitely "struggs to func."

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