Duffer Brothers Say No to Reboots: "If it's Great, Leave it Alone" | Emmys 2017

The transcript discusses the idea of rebooting beloved childhood TV shows, with a focus on shows like The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, and The Golden Girls. It explores the concept of a TV version of The Bodyguard with a role reversal, where the speaker is the celebrity being protected. The conversation touches on the relevance of social messages in older shows like Good Times and the potential for diverse casting in reboots. The discussion concludes with thoughts on the ethics of rebooting shows, suggesting that only those with source material not properly adapted in the past should be considered for reboots.

Which TV show did the speaker express a desire to reboot with a more ethnically appropriate cast?

• I Dream of Jeannie

• Fantasy Island

• The Bionic Woman

• The Golden Girls

In the speaker's envisioned TV version of 'The Bodyguard', what role do they want to play?

• The antagonist

• The director

• The celebrity being protected

• The bodyguard

What is the speaker's opinion on the messages from the show 'Good Times'?

• They are only relevant in certain cultures

• They are outdated

• They are still relevant today

• They were never relevant

What role does the speaker consider for themselves in a reboot of 'Fantasy Island'?

• The island owner

• A guest

• Tattoo

• Mr. Rourke

Under what condition does the speaker believe a TV show reboot is acceptable?

• If the original cast is available

• If the original had poor ratings

• If the original was a success

• If the original source material was not properly adapted