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Post by CMWaters on Jan 16, 2018 11:31:22 GMT -5
*Waits for the Simpson's joke with Pogs to get out of the way before continuing.
Talking with a friend of mine last night somehow led us to discussing Alf.
Got me thinking...save for that weird talk show thing in the early 2000s, we haven't seen anything with him, and the character is relegated to that Simpson's joke for the most part.
Is there any feasible way that Alf could be revived for modern times, and if so...should he? I mean, the character had not only the live action series, but two animated shows and a 50 issue comic in his heyday.
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Post by jimwilliams on Jan 16, 2018 11:34:04 GMT -5
I actually liked the animated Saturday morning show.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 11:37:01 GMT -5
The guy who created him (and voiced him) still does the character from time to time - he was doing some new material for MeTV when they started airing ALF a year or so back.
Part of it could be "no one else wants to make an ALF revival" or could also be "he, probably having all the rights, doesn't want to make an ALF revival."
Deserve? Sure, why not. But since Muppet revivals don't seem to stick well, I can imagine people (including his creator) maybe being discouraged with one for ALF...
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 16, 2018 11:40:03 GMT -5
A cartoon might work. I think the concept though is way too goofy for today for a live action one to work.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 11:46:00 GMT -5
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Sure. Why not.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jan 16, 2018 12:04:31 GMT -5
I doubt a live action show happens again. The cast hated working on ALF. Plus the creator and owner of Alf is rumored to be really hard to work with.
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Post by edgestar on Jan 16, 2018 12:11:08 GMT -5
I'll stick to my dvd's  One of my favorite episodes, when they got a Nielsen box. Alf: remember that time when you told me to rig the ratings? Willie: I NEVER TOLD YOU TO RIG THE RATINGS!! Alf:.....wrll, you didn't tell me *not* to..... |
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Post by unc40 on Jan 16, 2018 12:47:09 GMT -5
No Alf does not deserve a revival. Has our entertainment industry gotten so bad they can't think of anything original so they just reboot old shows like MacGyver, Full House, Boy Meets World and Family Matters.
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Post by Malcolm on Jan 16, 2018 12:50:39 GMT -5
If they do ever bring back Alf, I could see them doing one of those Mockumentary type sitcoms like Modern Family or The Office. Like a study of Alf or something.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jan 16, 2018 12:59:20 GMT -5
Honestly, it was terrible even back then. LOVED it as a child, tried watchin as a grown man and thought: "f***, how did this even make it past a pilot?"
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Jan 16, 2018 13:17:16 GMT -5
I think once we solve poverty, homelessness and world conflict we should focus on an Alf comeback
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Jan 16, 2018 13:50:01 GMT -5
No Alf does not deserve a revival. Has our entertainment industry gotten so bad they can't think of anything original so they just reboot old shows like MacGyver, Full House, Boy Meets World and Family Matters. Yes. Yes it has. |
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jan 16, 2018 14:17:55 GMT -5
No Alf does not deserve a revival. Has our entertainment industry gotten so bad they can't think of anything original so they just reboot old shows like MacGyver, Full House, Boy Meets World and Family Matters. Only one of those shows is a reboot |
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jan 16, 2018 17:20:52 GMT -5
Sure. No reason for it not
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 16, 2018 17:49:55 GMT -5
I doubt a live action show happens again. The cast hated working on ALF. Plus the creator and owner of Alf is rumored to be really hard to work with. yeah part of the reason it wasn't brought back was because the live action actors pretty much hated working on the show and having to dodge the tunnels and stuff they had to build for Alf to walk. I could potentially see another cartoon with live action bits of the puppet maybe. |
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jan 16, 2018 17:54:43 GMT -5
I doubt a live action show happens again. The cast hated working on ALF. Plus the creator and owner of Alf is rumored to be really hard to work with. yeah part of the reason it wasn't brought back was because the live action actors pretty much hated working on the show and having to dodge the tunnels and stuff they had to build for Alf to walk. I could potentially see another cartoon with live action bits of the puppet maybe. I think it was on a E! True Hollywood Story,but anyways the entire cast said they would not come back for another season. The stress of working on that set was so bad it caused the lady playing the daughter to develop an eating disorder. And seems like she pretty much quit acting after ALF. While the show was fun,and holds up decently,the Marvel/Star Comic was even better. Loved the Evolutionary War crossover they had in one of the Alf Annuals. |
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jan 16, 2018 18:59:27 GMT -5
Revival? "Revival" implies that there has been a point where ALF wasn't at the forefront of pop culture relevancy, something I refuse to accept.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2018 9:11:32 GMT -5
Honestly, it was terrible even back then. LOVED it as a child, tried watchin as a grown man and thought: "f***, how did this even make it past a pilot?" This all day. Watched an episode in June because my wife wanted to watch it and...it was awful. |
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 20, 2018 10:37:05 GMT -5
Egads no.
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Post by wildojinx on Jan 20, 2018 10:42:17 GMT -5
How about we compromise, we get a reboot of 3rd Rock from the Sun where Alf is their pet?
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One of my favorite episodes, when they got a Nielsen box.
