Back in October of last year we passed along the news that NBC had their hearts set on reviving “The Munsters” with “Pushing Daisies” creator Bryan Fuller. There was even talk of Kristen Bell playing Marilyn Munster (aka the “normal” Munster), although obviously all of that chatter eventually died away and the project seemed dead and buried.
But it looks like a new regime at NBC is interested in bringing back the ghastly family, which Fuller will again be in charge of. In addition to “Pushing Daisies”, Fuller worked as a writer on shows like “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “Heroes”.
According to The Hollywood Reporter,
Fuller’s new look is said to be an edgier and slightly darker hourlong take exploring origins of Herman and Lily Munster (Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo) and how they arrived at the famed 1313 Mockingbird Lane address.
Of course, you can’t have a reboot/remake nowadays without it being “edgy” and “dark”. Not even the f*cking “Munsters”.
What’s interesting to me about this is, the “The Munsters” wasn’t even a wildly popular TV show. It lasted only two seasons, from 1964-66. Even so, these freaks are ingrained in the pop culture and have been trying to make a comeback ever since. (You’ll recall that the Wayans brothers were at one point attempting to mount a big screen version; I’m sort of glad that one didn’t work out…)
Kristen Bell