The networks are scared! They fear “Six Feet Under.” They fear “The Shield.” They fear “The Dead Zone.” Why else would they be screwing around with the likes of “The Rerun Show”?
It airs 9:30 p.m. Thursday on NBC. Of course we’re watching!
TV Guide says:
TV Guide says:
Debut: Memorable sitcoms get makeovers as a repertory company of comedic actors perform the original scripts word for word but “without the boring parts.”
“It's a celebration and a sendup at the same time,” says co-executive producer David Salzman. “Since we can't change the words, we add extra layers of comedy, starting with the physical.” Sight gags complement the cast's deft exaggeration of characters' mannerisms, as well as their contemporary interpretations of the lines. Each installment contains two condensed sitcom episodes, opening with “The Partridge Family” and “Diff'rent Strokes,” in which Arnold (Candy Ford) loses a girl to Willis (Don Reed).
The Hollywood Reporter says:
Repurposing never looked this good or came across this funny … Credit exec producers David Salzman and John Davies with assembling a cast that is indeed ready for primetime. Maybe even more challenging, credit them for persuading Columbia TriStar to open wide its vaults to provide the raw material for six episodes. Other shows scheduled to get the "Rerun" treatment are "Saved by the Bell," "What's Happening!!" "Married ... With Children," "The Jeffersons," "One Day at a Time" and "Bewitched." For a trivia challenge, spot the furniture and other items that actually were used in the original productions.
Variety says:
… elevates the kitsch factor in already kitschy fare … Paul Vogt is a cross-dressing hoot as Mrs. Garrett in "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes," his acting gracefully off the mark and his dialogue often inane. … Vogt takes the house mother to another level.
USA Today says:
You'll find little hilarity in Rerun, but you may find enough passable silliness to while away a summer half-hour. … the Facts spoof is more humorous and more accurate, if a bit mean-spirited. In a running joke that comments on the show more than reflects it, a constantly eating Blair becomes heavier with each appearance.
The Los Angeles Times says:
… plays like a pair of tiring "Saturday Night Live" sketches … a talented newcomer cast that earns a few chuckles but can't overcome the strained premise.
