Michael Harris
Screenwriter
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- Jun 4, 2001
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That's what I liked about it. It was subtle, simple, and mysterious and made me want to know more.
Hmmm...The CW is rebooting "The 4400" with a direct-to-series order:
Like the original, the new version will focus on 4,400 overlooked, undervalued and marginalized people who disappeared over the past 100 years who are all returned in an instant, having not aged at all and with no idea what happened. They also discover they've been returned with upgrades, and likely for a specific purpose.
Ariana Jackson ("Riverdale") executive produces with Anna Fricke ("Wayward Pines") and Laura Terry.
Even though the premise is the same, presumably the returnees will be mostly in their late teens and early twenties, and improbably attractive. I enjoyed the original a lot, even though it's dated now, but that show had the benefit of Ira Steven Behr behind the secenes. Jackson, Fricke, and Terry all come from Greg Berlanti's writing mill.
Yes, that "too CW" is a fear, but I am willing to give it a try.Hmmm...
After all these years I still have this wish in the back of my head that they would revive, or at least properly conclude, the original series.
I’ll probably check this out because I liked the premise of the original show. I hope it will be a worthy reboot, but I share Adam’s concerns about it being “CW-ized”.
And then, when they age out or start asking for too much money, the network can just send them to the Carousel.Y’know, the CW should really get behind a remake of Logan’s Run, that way an entire cast under age 30 would make perfect sense.
And then, when they age out or start asking for too much money, the network can just send them to the Carousel.