Oh, For The Love Of...
With apologies to the classic TV theme song… Green Acres may once again be the place to be!
Those of you who know me in "real life" know that I consider Green Acres to be one of the true unsung heroes of television. A show that never got its
due, Acres was a loopy, surreal half hour of absurdist comedy. Unfortunately, it too often was deemed as nothing more than one of CBS's long list of "rural" sitcoms (in the 60s and very-early 70s, CBS was known for its stable of rural-themed comedies)... along the likes of Petticoat Junction and The Andy Griffith Show, and therefore the show did not get the respect that it most certainly deserved. Green Acres was, without a doubt, in a league of its own... a perfect storm of absurdity and surrealism.
Now, word is surfacing that we may soon see a remake of the inimitable Green Acres!
How is such a magnificent thing possible, you may ask? Well, we have the writers strike to thank for this potential
good fortune. You see, the networks are looking for just about anything that can be produced for prime time without the use of the members of the Writers Guild of America. One avenue being explored by the networks is new productions of past prime-time hits… complete with the original scripts! You see? If the scripts have already been written, then no WGA members need to be involved in the production!
And this is where Green Acres comes into play. Richard Bare, the director of the classic Acres, has purchased the rights to the surreal series from the estate of Green Acres creator Jay Sommers. If Bare has his way, he’ll soon be assembling a new cast for a revival of our beloved Green Acres. Bare is now pitching the networks on the concept.
Admittedly, the original Green Acres is one tough act to follow. And a pale, disappointing copy of the original is certainly a distinct possibility. But being that the original Acres director would be heading up the project, I'd be very interested in seeing what Mr. Bare would come up with. So will it actually happen? Well, I'm keeping my fingers crossed... but I can't help wondering: who would play Arnold Ziffel? The original Arnold is an especially tough act to follow...
Those of you who know me in "real life" know that I consider Green Acres to be one of the true unsung heroes of television. A show that never got its
due, Acres was a loopy, surreal half hour of absurdist comedy. Unfortunately, it too often was deemed as nothing more than one of CBS's long list of "rural" sitcoms (in the 60s and very-early 70s, CBS was known for its stable of rural-themed comedies)... along the likes of Petticoat Junction and The Andy Griffith Show, and therefore the show did not get the respect that it most certainly deserved. Green Acres was, without a doubt, in a league of its own... a perfect storm of absurdity and surrealism.Now, word is surfacing that we may soon see a remake of the inimitable Green Acres!
How is such a magnificent thing possible, you may ask? Well, we have the writers strike to thank for this potential
good fortune. You see, the networks are looking for just about anything that can be produced for prime time without the use of the members of the Writers Guild of America. One avenue being explored by the networks is new productions of past prime-time hits… complete with the original scripts! You see? If the scripts have already been written, then no WGA members need to be involved in the production!And this is where Green Acres comes into play. Richard Bare, the director of the classic Acres, has purchased the rights to the surreal series from the estate of Green Acres creator Jay Sommers. If Bare has his way, he’ll soon be assembling a new cast for a revival of our beloved Green Acres. Bare is now pitching the networks on the concept.
Admittedly, the original Green Acres is one tough act to follow. And a pale, disappointing copy of the original is certainly a distinct possibility. But being that the original Acres director would be heading up the project, I'd be very interested in seeing what Mr. Bare would come up with. So will it actually happen? Well, I'm keeping my fingers crossed... but I can't help wondering: who would play Arnold Ziffel? The original Arnold is an especially tough act to follow...
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