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Live action TV has had a number of moments where the casting has engendered excitement. Here are a few:

Shows with their own pages:

Other examples:

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: JEFFREY COMBS AS WEYOUN.
  • They're doing another adaptation of Sherlock Holmes? Another one? And it's going to be set in modern-day instead of period? Didn't they already try doing that back in the '40s? Wait... it's being created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss? MARTIN FREEMAN is Watson?? And BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH is Holmes? Holy shit!!
    • They're bringing in Mary Morstan and she's being played by Martin Freeman's partner Amanda Abbington?? Are there enough ways to say hell yes to this???
    • SERIES THREE!!!
  • Jane Espenson (of Buffy, Battlestar Galactica, and Caprica fame) is on the writing staff for Torchwood: Miracle Day! As are Doris Egan, whom one may know from Dark Angel and House, and John Shiban, whom one may know from Supernatural and The X-Files.
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent had two. After it was decided to bring in a second pair of detectives (due to D'Onofrio becoming clinically exhausted), it was announced that the second pair would have Chris Noth, reprising his role as Mike Logan from the original series. And recent trailers have revealed that the next detective on the show would be played by Jeff Goldblum.
    • And then, after D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe left the show in the 8th Season, Goldblum had an entire season to himself. However, middling ratings created a threat of cancellation, so he ended up jumping the ship and didn't renew his contract. So now what? Will they just stop the series? Wait...VINCENT D'ONOFRIO IS COMING BACK??? WITH KATHRYN ERBE??????? WOO-HOO!!! (and a nice inversion of Final Season Casting, to boot)
  • The new Knight Rider show has a fair share of haters, especially fans of the old series. But it seems like the producers were paying attention to the Transformers fandom and they have revealed an episode where a villain from the old series returns, KITT's Evil Counterpart KARR. To top it off, they also brought back the original voice actor for KARR, who is... yes, Peter Cullen. The show is still hated, but no one can argue that bit of casting.
    • Given that the new KARR looks more like Optimus Prime than the old KARR, one wonders if this isn't just a happy coincidence.
  • Family Feud, in the first John O'Hurley season, fashioned the set into an updated version of the classic Richard Dawson/Ray Combs set.
  • What's this? Million Dollar Password? Oh, they're just twisting the classic to fit in with today's big money shows. It's actually more like Pyramid and...Oh, Betty White is going to be on an episode? When's it on???? NO, NOT BETTY WHITE!
  • They're making The Sarah Connor Chronicles, a TV show based on the Terminator franchise, WITHOUT Arnold Schwarzenegger? - Hold on - they're replacing him with RIVER TAM!!!
  • The New York television station WPIX 11 is known for doing this a lot. Even as they became a partial O&O of The WB and later an affiliate of The CW (obviously having to use their programming as well as others that appeal to modern audiences; i.e. Jerry Springer, Friends reruns, etc.), they would often present nods to their past, especially for those who grew up with the station in the '70s and '80s. Among them have been: Honeymooners marathons on New Year's Day; a retrospective on The Magic Garden; the Halloween 2008 return of Chiller Theatre; and one of the most popular, the return of the Christmas Day Yule Log since 2001. For a time they used to have a prime time block of '70s sitcoms on Saturdays, and for their 60th anniversary, a marathon was dedicated to classic programs that used to be seen on WPIX.
    • Of course the most visible moment that caused celebration now would be the fact that the station has stripped itself of the "CW" logo and goes by "PIX 11" (complete with slightly updated version of the "Circle 11" logo it used in its heyday).
    • In December 2013, staffers at WPIX discovered a hidden vault, containing dozens of unique things that the channel ran dating back to The '50s - including the original master tapes of the Christmas Yule Log, a Billy Martin special, TV shows ranging from The Honeymooners to The Wonder Years, and a once-lost Christmas Episode of The Magic Garden (which they aired on Christmas Day 2013). At the end of the article, they mention having "several off-site storage warehouses [they] plan to explore soon" - meaning that there could be even bigger discoveries made. We Wait...
    • In 2016, the original version of the Yule Log, thought for the longest time to have been damaged beyond repair, was somehow found and scheduled to air on December 24, exactly 50 years to the day where it aired the first time.
  • With Season 2 gone and done, and Season 3 scripts about three-quarters of the way through, Heroes was looking less and less like must-see TV. And then they rehired Bryan Fuller of Pushing Daisies as Writing Counselor. Yes, the guy who wrote the episode "Company Man".
    • And now we've gotten something even cooler: Heroes will return in a 13-episode series called Heroes Reborn! (No relation to the Marvel event).
      • It took a while for the cast to be announced as to who would and wouldn't be returning. There was quite a stir when news broke that Masi Oka would reprise his role as Ensemble Dark Horse Hiro Nakamura.
  • Kamen Rider:
    • Kamen Rider Decade worried the fans with the cherry red, plastic-looking costume for the eponymous hero. Then came the trailers showing practically every Rider from the 2000s involved in a single, gigantic battle against an unseen foe (It was the very virst scene of the series). Not to mention the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger crossover and the Kamen Rider BLACK RX arc (the latter complete with Tetsuo Kurata reprising the role of Kotaro Minami).
      • Five words: All Riders vs. Great Shocker. The rejoicing continues to pile up with each new bit of news, including the fact that Black and Agito will be played by their original actors (Note that the former was before the Black RX arc was announced).
      • It was announced that pop singer Gackt will be playing Riderman, whose original actor has passed on. The fact that Gackt is One of Us and has healthy respect for Kamen Rider means it counts as an ATFR.
    • Kamen Rider Double recieved a similar treatment. Many made gay jokes over the Fusion Dance aspect. But then they revealed a single detail about the suit that made the fans want in at the press meeting. A silver bifurcated scarf, just like the Showa era Riders.
    • The Heisei era riders are going to get novel sequels, with most getting the writers who worked on the shows directly involved. One particular delight is that one of Hibiki's main writers before the controversial ReTool is going to be working with the Hibiki novel.
    • So for the franchise’s 50th Anniversary, three special project announcements have been planned. Let’s see what these announcements are-wait, the Kamen Rider Double sequel Manga Futo Detectives is getting an Anime Adaptation?! Kamen Rider BLACK is getting a reboot?! Man, with those two announcements already being this good, what could the third one possibly be-HIDEAKI ANNO’S GOING TO DIRECT A SHIN KAMEN RIDER FILM?! EVEN IF THERE IS NO GOD OR BUDDHA, THERE REALLY IS KAMEN RIDER!
    • Discotek Media has done the unthinkable and managed to license an older Rider series that isn't released by Shout Factory: the original Kamen Rider BLACK, just in time for its Black Sun reboot!
  • Legends of Tomorrow has this line from the trailer: "I have seen Men of steel die and dark knights fall." Cue excited squealing.
  • A remake of The Prisoner? Oh man, it's gonna be a lame Americanized hack job, etcetera...But then, Ian McKellen said..."Be seeing you". And There Was Much Rejoicing.
  • Gameshow Marathon is going to be hosted by Ricki Lake? RICKI F'N LAKE?!!? And C-list celebrities will be playing all the ga...oh wow, is that a recreation of the CBS Match Game set? And the NBC version of Card Sharks, going back to the ORIGINAL rules??? And the Big Board lives!
  • Michael Schumacher's coming back to Formula One? Oh fuck yeah, I'm watching again!
  • The average Discworld fan's reaction to the The Colour of Magic miniseries news. "Meh, that really wasn't one of his best books. And David Jason as Rincewind? Are they kidding? HOLY CRAP, JEREMY IRONS IS PLAYING THE PATRICIAN! TIM CURRY AS TRYMON! CHRISTOPHER LEE AS DEATH! THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!"
  • Oh, they're making a new superhero drama on NBC called The Cape. Eh, we've already got one superhero drama wait is that Keith David and is that Summer Glau and holy shit this is going to be awesome!
  • Glee was announced to be getting a second AND third season before its first season was even finished airing. Needless to say the fans were pleased.
    • The addition of Darren Criss to the cast excited a large portion of the gleeks.
    • Two fandoms rejoiced at once when it was announced that Joss Whedon was going to direct an episode. More rejoicing when it was revealed that Neil Patrick Harris was guest starring in the episode. YES PLEASE!
    • The news that Darren Criss and the Warblers will be releasing an album of their own was greeted with multiple, ear-piercing squeals.
    • However there was an inversion for the first confirmed song of the prom episode. Friday.
    • No doubt quite a few will rejoice when they hear that Finn and Rachel WON'T be going through any more drama. Of course, half of them are genuine shippers and the other half is utterly sick of Finchel drama.
    • Remember when glee was renewed for two more seasons simultaneously when it first started? It happened again near the end of season four, with a fifth and sixth season confirmed. The fandom was just as pleased as last time.
  • Well done, ''SVU. You've killed off yet another AD— hey, is that Alex Cabot? Boy, is Liv going to be pleased to see you!
  • The news that Netflix bought the rights to adapt A Series of Unfortunate Events into an original series, a full 10 years after the failed attempt to adapt the books into films. On top of that, Daniel Handler himself will be executive producing, and the director will be none other than Barry Sonnenfeld, who has plenty of experience working on darkly funny cult favourites.
  • Pretty much every announcement regarding the Live-Action Adaptation of The Walking Dead has gotten this reaction. First came the news that Frank Darabont, maker of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, two of the greatest films of The '90s, was the executive producer, and was writing and directing the pilot. Then came the fact that Robert Kirkman was directly involved as a part of the creative team, including writing the fourth episode. And then came the trailer and the behind-the-scenes footage, which revealed that AMC is not holding back one bit on the violence.
  • Joss Whedon is making a new show! And it stars Eliza Dushku! Wait...is she about to kiss a sexily scarred Amy Acker?! And she's wearing DOMINATRIX GEAR this episode? And she seems to have been lesbians with SUMMER GLAU?!?!
  • Many people like to pretend Season 8 of Smallville didn't exist. Season 9 had mixed but better results. So people were a bit skeptical about Season 10....wait...is the final Big Bad! The Suicide Squad! The possibility of Lex returning! Well okay I gue...huh...John Schnider AND John Glover are going to have guest roles! OH MY GOD, IS THAT THE SUPER SUIT!?. Yeah, this is gonna be awesome!
  • The news that Margaret Mountford would be returning for the interview episode in Series 6 of The Apprentice (UK) was greeted with widespread jubilation.
  • Wait, another superhero story on NBC? Yawn— Is that Keith David and Summer Glau? In the same movie? While the nerds of the internet go Nerdgasm in the corner, you can be damn sure there will be rejoicing.
    • Rejoicing, yes, but evidently this did not translate into anyone actually bothering to watch the show.
  • Fringe - Leonard Nimoy as William Bell. Anyone?
  • No more JJ or Prentiss on Criminal Minds during season six? And they're adding a new agent named Seaver who looks like JJ? Forget it, I'm done with this show...Wait JJ and Prentiss are coming back as regulars for season seven? Seaver was Put on a Bus? YES! YES! YES!
  • Fans of Whose Line Is It Anyway? were happy to hear about Drew Careys Improvaganza.
    • Wait, Whose Line? is being revived in the summer of 2013? Aww, Drew Carey's not gonna be hosting...but Colin, Ryan, and Wayne are guaranteed in every episode? Summer can't come fast enough!
      • ...wait, Laura Hall announced on Reddit that she and Linda Taylor are returning?!
  • The Australian series Underbelly didn't need to do this as it was already a smash hit, however there was a promo that introduced the characters...was that Tom Croydon?
  • BRIAN BLESSED is going to be in the new series of QI? On the Christmas episode? SIGN ME UP, PRONTO.
  • The rotation of guest announcers on Wheel of Fortune following longtime announcer Charlie O'Donnell's death. Almost everyone was pulling for Jim Thornton, since he was the only one who seemed to put any enthusiasm into his work. Finally, at the end of season 28, he was confirmed as the permanent announcer.
  • A television series of the book Good Omens...ehh...the film never happened and that was fortunate so perhaps th- Terry Jones is in charge?! YES!
  • They're making a new Cosmos...with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
  • A TV series of American Gods is being made, with Neil Gaiman writing for it.
  • Arrested Development is coming back for another season? Now I can die happy.
  • Billy Crystal's going to host the Oscars again!
  • The Closer is ending in summer 2012? OH NO! Wait...did you just say there's going to be a spinoff?? Starring Mary McDonnell as Sharon Raydor?? OH DEAR GOD YES PLEASE!!
  • FX is making an Anger Management TV series? Oh, god. It's gonna suck without Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler. It'll be even worse because none of the original actors are reprising their roles and it's very loosely based on the movie, meaning no original plots or charac—WAIT!! CHARLIE SHEEN'S GONNA BE IN IT?!?!?!?!?! AFTER BEING FIRED BY THE CBS EXECUTIVES FROM Two and a Half Men?!?!?!?!?! EPIC WINNING.
  • From The Colbert Report: The Better Know A District series is coming back with Nancy Pelosi agreeing that, since Stephen Colbert threw his might behind the "Disclose Act", will encourage the Democratic Congresspeople to come on his show for the interviews.
  • From The Cape: Summer Glau and Keith David? You mean we get River Tam/Cameron and Sergeant Foley/David Anderson/Goliath/Doctor Facilier on the same screen together? Hell yes. And Bear McCreary is doing the score!
    • Bear McCreary has more resources to work with, namely a live traditional studio orchestra to match the retro orchestral scores of superhero movies (which in themselves are retro homages to early Hollywood action movies, which in turn are inspired by late Romantic symphonies and tone poems). On Battlestar Galactica and Caprica he was fairly limited to whatever unconventional instruments he could find or play himself, which led to a much more musically unique (for US TV) soundtrack.
      • Perhaps a remnant of BSG, The Cape's theme opens up with a brief erhu (Chinese bowed instrument used frequently in the score to BSG) passage.
  • Man, it sucks that no Ultra Series has been officially released aside from the original and Tiga, and the former not to the Tsubaraya's approval and the latter is out of print... Shout Factory is releasing Ultraseven?! Though Tsubaraya can't license it directly it's not through Chaiyo?! And it's coming out at the end of 2012?! Yay!
    • Ultraseven, Ultraman, and Ultra Q are all being streamed at ShoutFactory TV?! Woohoo!!
    • Ultraman Leo, Ultraman 80, Ultraman Max and Ultraman Mebius are legally available to watch on Crunchyroll! And yes, this is legit. As long as Crunchyroll supports your country, you're good to go. Not to mention these 4 are the first toku to air in the service! Ultraman X has become the first Toku series to livestream on Crunchyroll too! And Ultraman Nexus, Ultraman Gaia, and Ultraman Ginganote  have joined the lineup!
    • 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the Ultra Series and Tsuburaya is celebrating it with a new series, Ultraman Orb!
    • The Toku Network has become the first channel to air Ultra series in America in subbed format, including Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle, Ultraseven X, and many of the above-mentioned Crunchyroll series!
    • Huh? The first 2 Ultra series on Blu-ray? Cool I guess, it doesn’t really help an American Ultra fan if they already got DVD releases befo- hold up a second. Tsuburaya Productions got the licensing problems straight after the Chaiyo controversy? And they made a deal with Mill Creek Entertainment to release the Ultra series in the US? And there's more Ultra series sets coming out on Blu-ray as the months go on? Thank Ultraman it's finally happening!
  • Primeval is being uncanceled in 2011 for two more seasons? Hell yeah!
    • There's going to be a Tyrannosaurus rex and Liopleurodon in the fifth season? Hooray!
    • A spin-off series in Canada? A theatrical feature film in America?! YAY!!!
  • There's gonna be a Sequel Series to Boy Meets World and Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel have signed on to return!!
    • And it's been picked up for 2014!!!
    • Even better, they're gonna be showing re-runs of Boy Meets World to show this new generation "how it all started"!
    • Two words for the sequel: SHAWN. RETURNS. Twice even, in the 1st season, no less!
  • Mac Taylor finally has a likeable, serious girlfriend on CSI: NY AND he just told her he loves her onscreen? Yes!
    • The fandom rejoiced to hear Aiden was making an appearance after being fired, then a collective groan went out when she was killed and only appeared in flashbacks.
  • Charlie is returning to Supernatural for another episode? HECK YES! Oh, and there's a new time travel episode this season! Those episodes are usually pretty good. Awesome. Wait, a character from the past is going to come to the present? Oh... okay. Wait. What? THEY'RE JOHN WINCHESTER'S PARENTS? YESYESYES!
    • Lately, Supernatural has been improving again, though what if it's cancel- Did The CW just renew the show early? (along with Arrow and The Vampire Diaries, making it an ATFR moment for their fandom too) And there's already ideas up to Season 10? YEEESSSS!!!! (For hindsight, The CW almost never renews shows early, due to the network's business model and limited budget.)
    • Chuck is back in season 10! Yes, it's a cameo, but the next season brings him back again! And the fans are right, he is literally GOD!!
    • The season 11 finale brings back Mary Winchester. No, we're not talking about ghost or hallucination or some other being pretending to be her. The one whose death set off the series in motion, the one who is the foremost motivation for the brothers to begin hunting, she's alive for good. Fans are not only excited for her, but the potential stories she could bring to the table with her sons, their allies, and the modern world in general. The Winchesters' journey have come full circle.
    • Okay, "Devil's Bargain" was a solid episode, though I'm unsure about the Ketch-Winchester alliance...hang on, who is that in Asmodeus' prison...GABRIEL???!!?!
    • Season 13 in general seems to shape up many a reaction from the fanbase for bringing back dead (some for very long) supporting characters. You have Gabriel in the above, but there are also Bobby and Charlie, two much beloved supporting characters brought back by taking advantage of the alternate universe. They are not the same as the originals, of course, but the catharsis is still there. Rowena and Billie are also back after being unceremoniously killed off in the last season, and the fans are even more surprised with the decision in episode 19 to bring back the highly disposable Naomi, showing that anything really is possible in the series. Also, even if the show's second attempt at a spin-off failed yet again, people are already clamoring for Jody's makeshift Wayward Sisters to return, as their solid set of characters are too good to be left at the wayside.
  • The Tribe was an awesome show, it's such a shame they cancelled it after the cliffhanger that was Season 5...Wait, there'll be a sequel novel that continues the story? YES! There IS a god of bringing back quirky, obscure shows!
    • And now, five words: There will be a movie. To elaborate, it will be written by the director of the original series. The special effects in it will be done by the same company that created Lord of the Rings. And they are planning to release it in 2014. That sound you just heard was the collective squeeing of everyone who has ever asked; 'But where the hell did that boat go?' It is happening, people.
  • The firing of Dan Harmon and the ensuing hiatus had Community fans worried about Season 4. However let the fans rejoice by saying. COMMUNITY IS BACK AND IT'S JUST AS GOOD AS EVER!
  • Disney Channel pulling a "NickRewind" on Wednesday midnights... We kid you not. Not to mention it was also right timing since it's the channel's 30th Anniversary. (Even though it's one show for a whole hour though, but who cares? It's the nostalgia that's important!)
    • And the 1st show aired that night? Even Stevens! Cue the big THANK YOU from oldschool Disney Channel viewers and fans.
  • Shame the 24 movie apparently is never going to get made... looks like we'll never get to see what happens to Jack Bauer after the series ende—- wait, what's this? A potential revival of it as a 12-episode limited series? OH YES, YES, YES!
  • Whose Line Is It Anyway? is returning! Wayne, Colin, Ryan, Laura, and Linda are all going to be coming back!! Yes!!
    • Fans were a little miffed most of the fourth chairs didn't appear in Season 1 (except Jeff Davis), but Greg Proops showed up in season 2, they got excited.
    • Brad's returning too!
  • To celebrate the 4th of July in 2013, MTV did a marathon of music videos all day.
  • After all these years, Batman (1966) is finally being released on DVD!
  • After 22 years, Win, Lose or Draw returns to Disney Channel!!
  • Fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 were thrilled when RiffTrax and Cinematic Titanic were created. Between the two shows, every cast member who ever played a main character during any season of the show is back in business riffing cheesy movies. Some fans still miss the robots.
    • Oh it gets better...THERE'S A KICKSTARTER TO BRING THE SHOW BACK!!!! Started by Joel himself!
      • Season 11 of the resultant revival did well enough that Netflix greenlit Season 12. And though it's only six episodes instead of 14 this time (so it can be of consistently higher quality), the targeted movies include The Asylum's ripoff of Pacific Rim, the original Ator movie for Cave Dwellers fans, and — and this REALLY made the fans rejoice — Mac and Me!
  • NHK World's added on AT&T U-verse TV this around February 2014? That's really awesome!!!!
    • Oh, it's HD only then.
  • Hannibal is getting a third season! This also gives a lot of reason for Bryan Fuller fans to celebrate, since this marks the first show he's created to receive more than two seasons!
  • So Community has been cancelled before the #sixseasonsandamovie promise, the fandom is depressed and gloomy... Until YAHOO SCREEN FINANCES A SIXTH SEASON! WITH DAN HARMON! Now all we need is a movie...
    • But it won't be the same without Donald or Yvette...WAIT IS THAT KEITH DAVID?!!
  • Fans of 2006-2011-era Disney Channel were enthralled at the news that the Ensemble Dark Horse actress from Hannah Montana, Emily Osment, would star in a new sitcom for ABC Family, Young & Hungry, co-executive produced by Ashley Tisdale. More excitement happened when Tisdale posted a picture on Twitter while its first episodes were being filmed standing next to Phill Lewis, a/k/a Mr. Moseby note , on set, with news that he would be directing episodes, and still more good news when Tisdale made a special guest appearance on a Y&H episode.
  • Sam Raimi is working on an Evil Dead TV series? And Bruce Campbell is returning as Ash?! And Lucy Lawless is co-starring? And it's going to be just as ridiculous, snarky, over-the-top, and bloody as ever? Groovy.
  • Well, after the financial failure of Muppets Most Wanted, it looks like the end of Muppets once and for all... Wait! ABC IS DOING A NEW MUPPET SERIES? And the pilot is being written by the producer and the co-creator of The Big Bang Theory''?note 
    • Remember in the first quarter of spring 2015 when ABC was working on a pilot for a mockumentary-style revival of The Muppet Show? Well, not only was it well-received, but as of May it's going to series!!! Expect The Muppets to show up during the 2015-16 TV season.
    • Now it's officially been confirmed for fall 2015, Tuesdays at 8/7c! And there's a trailer out already! Since then a concrete date for the premiere (September 22) was announced.
    • Well it's official now. A new Muppets short-form series has been confirmed for Disney+. Suffice to say rumors had been spreading for a few years now, but it does mean we're finally going to get new Muppets content.note 
  • It really sucks that Tom Bergeron is leaving America's Funniest Home Videos, and I bet whoever they hire is gonna be nowhere near as goo— wait, WHAT? CARLTON IS THE NEW HOST?! YES!!! *starts blasting "It's Not Unusual" and doing the Carlton Dance*
  • Sisters is finally coming to DVD!
  • The Colbert Report is ending?? What?? You can't take away half of the funniest, sharpest political satire on American television!!! What do you mean the Report is end— wait. It's ending because Stephen Colbert is taking over for David Letterman on The Late Show?? THERE IS A GOD!!!
  • Better Call Saul Wait, someone took the first letters of each episode of Season 2 and rearranged them- FRING'S BACK?!?!?! AS IN GUS FRING?!?!?! GUS FRING WROTE THE NOTE?!?!?! HOLY SHIT, THE CREATORS HAVE CONFIRMED THE ANAGRAM IS INTENTIONAL!!!! GUS FRING'S RETURNING IN SEASON 3!!!! IT'S OFFICIAL!!!!!]]
  • Fans of The Wiz found a reason to rejoice for NBC's live adaptation after learning that Stephanie Mills, who originated the role of Dorothy Gale on Broadwaynote , would do some Remake Cameos as Aunt Em.
    • Viewers who lamented NBC casting the lead characters of their previous musicals out of Stunt Casting or Nepotism found relief when NBC announced an open casting call for Dorothy Gale - asking for an African-American female performer between the ages of 18 and 27, ensuring that Dorothy's actress would come closer to Mills' age during the original Broadway run (18) than Diana Ross did when she starred in the movie (at age 33).
      • NBC ended up picking Shanice Williams, a then-19-year old actress with more experience in community theater than TV. This video of her singing "Home" with Stephanie Mills gave some people assurance, even before watching the special, that she would make a great Dorothy.
    • NBC buoying the rest of the cast with such highly-regarded African-American actors, singers, and actors/singers as David Alan Grier, Queen Latifah, and Uzo Aduba also helped lend the production some credibility.
  • Excuse me, The BBC, but are you feeling alright? I thought you just mentioned Robot Wars. You did? It's coming back?!
  • After 8 years, Gilmore Girls is returning, to be produced by Amy and Dan Palladino with most of the original cast.
  • Many, many fans were alienated when the producer of Mythbusters laid off the build team in the penultimate season of the show in 2014. In late 2016, Grant, Tory and Kari officially announced that they have been roped back by the producer of Mythbusters for their own show, White Rabbit Project, which was commissioned by Netflix and will be officially available in December 2016. Cue the delighted squee of the fans of the build team.
  • Quite a shame that the Titans series that TNT was planning won't be happenin... wait what? DC is making that series? Dick Grayson will feature in it? Architect of the Arrowverse Greg Berlanti will help make it? Pardon me for a moment. (Cue massive SQUEEE!)
  • WILL & GRACE HAS BEEN RENEWED FOR A NINTH SEASON! THE CAST ARE REPRISING THEIR ROLES! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! REPEAT, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!
  • After several subtle hints, Lionel Lutor, Clark and Lex being former best friends, with the mention of Canon Foreigner Chloe and her Wall of Weird, the chances of Supergirl (2015) sharing the same mythology of Smallville, and the chance that Smallville could be set on an alternate Earth in the Arrowverse, isn't too hard to believe. The participation of Erica Durance and Sam Witwer kept many people on board.
  • The Arrowverse Suit Up trailer is pretty fun but it doesn't inclu.. wait is CW saying that we just might get Black Lightning (2018) as part of the Arrowverse.
  • Legends of Tomorrow is confirmed to be renewed for Season 4? Good news, although not too surprising as it's been a hit show for the CW. John Constantine will be a cast regular cast member for the fourth season, with Matt Ryan reprising his role again? Time to celebrate!
  • Oh, Noddy's Toyland Adventures is finally coming to the US and it's going to be in another show that's an Importation Expansion of the original series. I don't think it's going to entertaining at a-wait, the show has celebrity cameos by people like Carol Kane, Gilbert Gottfried and Betty White? One of the characters is a lobster parody of Johnny Carson? The songs are sung to the tunes of famous ones, including two which are spoofs of songs from Grease? The toys occasionally make pop culture references? This sounds like a very fun show!
  • Many fans reacted to this when they found out that Roseanne was going to be revived, only for their excitement to be cut short after a post on Twitter got her in trouble, only for the excitement to rise again when a spin-off called The Conners was announced around the same time.
  • Fans got very excited for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina when they heard that Kiernan Shipka - of Mad Men, Feud and Flowers in the Attic fame was cast in the lead role. Many even noted her resemblance to Melissa Joan Hart - who played Sabrina in the 90s sitcom.
  • Elseworlds (2018) had quite a few moments that made the fans cheer:
    • When going to Earth-38 to recruit Supergirl what do we hear? "Somebody saaaaaaaaaaave meeeeeeee..." That's right the theme song for the original CW superhero show is used for the first time on a very long while.
    • John Wesley Shipp makes a return for the crossover but as who? Jay Garrick? Henry Allen? Nope he returns as the original 90's series Barry Allen Flash!
    • Speaking of the 90's Flash, what does he have to say to John Diggle from Arrow? "You're not wearing your ring." Cue cheers from everyone praying for the long held theory of Diggle one day becoming a Green Lantern being true.
    • The very final shot has the Psycho Pirate saying "Worlds will live. Worlds will die. And the universe will never be the same." Nooooo. The CW has already given us so much, they couldn't possibly be implying..."Coming Fall 2019. Crisis On Infinite Earths." Oh yes they would!
  • Andi Mack has evoked a lot of these reactions with its groundbreaking LGBT storyline (Cyrus looked back! Cyrus came out!!! TJ looked back!?!). But none have brought as much joy as Cyrus Goodman saying the word gay for the first time ever on Disney Channel!
  • Think CW announcing Crisis On Infinite Earths was great? You ain't seen nothing yet!
    • Brandon Routh was confirmed to be playing a version of Superman once more but not just any version. He showed up at SDCC 2019 wearing a Superman shirt... with the symbol belonging to the version from Kingdom Come!
    • Know how the "Suit Up" trailer hinted at Black Lightning (2018) possibly joining the Arrowverse? Well that came full circle as it was confirmed characters from the show would have a role in the event.
    • Bruce Wayne has a role here! Well a version of him anyways. Who plays him? Oh just the one and only Kevin Conroy! That's right, the iconic voice of Batman will be playing him in live action!
    • Want to know just how far the creators have gone with superheroic additions to the event? They managed to get Burt Ward to sign up for it. An iconic actor from one of the most iconic live action superhero series to join a live action adaptation of one of the most iconic comic book events ever!
    • Perhaps the greatest announcement was that one of the main actors from Smallville would be reprising their role for the event. Who are they? Tom Welling as Clark Kent! That's right, they got the lead actor of the show that made Arrowverse's existence possible to return and reprise the role of Superman. Not only are they giving fans something they have longed for since the inception of the Arrowverse but they are giving even more as it's also confirmed that Erica Durance is reprising her role as Lois Lane. And it has been confirmed that this will be in continuity for Smallville with the event following up on their lives after the show ended.
    • The fourth hour of the event had the Flash introduced to a version of the Flash... played by Ezra Miller! Nobody could have predicted it, nobody was expecting it, but one of the most wished for interactions between the DC shows and DC movies has actually happened.
    • The final hour of the event shows the restored worlds of the multiverse, which are the settings of shows that don't air on the CW. This leaves it an open possibility to see these shows appear in future events and include Titans (2018), Doom Patrol (2019), Swamp Thing (2019), Stargirl (2020), and what may well be the world of the upcoming Green Lantern series on HBO Max.
    • By the end of the event the worlds of Supergirl (2015) and Black Lightning (2018) have been merged with Earth-1 to create a new Earth-Prime. Exciting enough by itself but then it shows the assembled heroes of this new Earth sitting at a round table with each chair having their personal symbol. That's right the Arrowverse has finally brought together the world's finest to create the Justice League!
      • Even better? The ending has the heroes hear monkey sounds before showing a crate with the name Gleek on it. As this happens the theme song of the Superfriends cartoon plays, with the very final shot showing that the heroes are meeting in the Hall of Justice!
  • RuPaul's Drag Race
    • British fans of the series had been clamoring for a UK version for years, complete with speculation over who should host it and who would make it on as contestants. It was first announced in 2014 but languished in Development Hell for four years. Then in 2018, it was announced that not only was the first season of Drag Race UK finally in production, but it would be hosted by RuPaul himself, making it the first Foreign Remake of Drag Race to have his direct involvement. Once the season was underway, the rejoicing continued, as fans were happy to see it showcase British culture rather than emulating American drag.
    • Any time a queen has a substantial fanbase before competing on Drag Race, there is much rejoicing when she announced as being part of the cast. Courtney Act, Derrick Berry, Mayhem Miller, Nina West, and several others were big names in drag culture long before appearing on the show.
  • With Runaways (2017) on Hulu and Cloak & Dagger (2018) on Freeform, any hopes of the much-loved crossover from the comics appearing on TV were seemingly dashed...until an announcement out of nowhere in 2019 that Cloak and Dagger would be appearing in an episode of Runaways' third season.
  • The War of the Worlds (2019): Another adaptation of HG. Well's famous novel. Except this time, rather than update the story to the present day, it will finally be set in the original era.
  • The Mandalorian: In March of 2020, it was announced that Rosario Dawson was joining the cast of The Mandalorian as Ahsoka Tano, former Padawan of Anakin Skywalker before his fall to the Dark Side, and one of the few people to survive a one-on-one fight with Darth Vader himself. Fans were screaming from the very joy of the news.
  • So, after all these years of dreams and waiting, not only is the coolest bounty hunter in Star Wars history back but getting his own show?!
  • January 7, 2016 will forever go down in history as a national day of celebration for Teen Wolf fans, as it was the day it was announced Crystal Reed (Allison Argent) would be returning to the series for a one-off appearance.
  • Hmmm...these recent times are very tough to get through with everything closed, and it's getting pretty boring watching the offerings of most streaming services. Let's see if Apple TV Plus has anything interes-HOLD THE PHONE, WHAT'S THIS? Fraggle Rock: Rock On!? Now we can dance our cares away once more!
  • Man, it sucks that PBS has lost the rights to many of HiT Entertainment's shows. I can't belie- wait, Universal Kids added Barney & Friends to the schedule? THIS IS GOING TO BE SUPER-DEE-DUPER!
  • I still can't believe ABC cancelled All My Children. It has been Nine years, and no other Soap has been able to take its place, not even the attempted 2013 revival. Well time to surf (insert social media platform here). Wait a tick of the clock...what's this article say? Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are producing a new Prime Time version!?! And hallowed and visionary creator Agnes Nixon's son will also be involved!?! AND THE KANES AND SANTOS FAMILIES WILL BE BACK IN THE CENTER OF ALL THE DRAMA!?! AWWW YEAH!!!
  • I miss The Muppet Show, the whole series isn't even on DVD. Wait, what's this? IT'S COMING TO Disney+ in February 2021?? CUE THE KERMIT "YAYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  • So season 2 of ''Batwoman was better than expected. I wonder who the next villain will be. It's gonna be Poison Ivy? AND SHE's BEING PLAYED BY Bridget Regan? SHE GETS TO PLAY AS ANOTHER SAPPHIC VILLAIN?! Sign me up!
  • After original series creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino left the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender adaptation citing creative differences, several fans lost faith in the project altogether. However, longtime fancast Paul Sun-Hyung Lee being chosen to play Uncle Iroh was met with almost-unanimous praise, even enough to turn some around on the series.
  • Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is good and all, but it would be cool if there was a Mister Rogers' Neighborhood spin-off that was similar in tone to the original show...wait a minute, what's this Donkey Hodie thing? A puppet-based spin-off of Mister Rogers featuring several Muppet Performers created by the people who made Jack's Big Music Show and Nature Cat? That sounds pretty cool!
    • The show is great so far, but I'd love it if more characters from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood made appearances. Wait a minute, did they just say that King Friday the 13th will make an appearance in in "The Royal Hosts"? Wow!
      • So an article about the upcoming second season of Donkey Hodie was released. What do they have planned for us-wait a minute, Trolley is going to make an appearance? Woah!
    • It's nice that a deal for books was inked before the show began, but other merchandise would be nice...wait a minute, we're getting toys, various print-on-demand merchandise and a music album for the show? Hee-hawesome!
  • Well, it seems like PBS Kids released their new channel schedule to tie into the premiere of Rosie's Rules, and it already seems like a bummer, with five shows leaving for good-wait, did they add Mister Rogers' Neighborhood to the weekend schedule following the success of Donkey Hodie? What a beautiful day, indeed!
  • What will Disney+ add in October? Well, aside from Werewolf By Night, there's nothing of interest or particually special-wait, are those all four seasons of Bear in the Big Blue House listed? Now that's something to celebrate!
  • It's a bummer that HBO Max pulled The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo due to budget cuts. It was a really fun show, and it would be great to see any episode besides the two that remained online again...wait a second, PBS Kids got the rights to air the show as a lead-in to their Family Night block on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays beginning in February 2023? There is hope after all!
  • Man, it's a shame that U-Tan is leaving Inai Inai Baa!. Let's hope the new puppet character is just as...wait a minute, they're voiced by Ayaka Saitou? And they have a family like the second puppet character, Kuu? It might be worth checking out.
  • It's a bummer that the PBS Kids channel doesn't air reruns of shows from the 90's and the 2000's save for long runners like Sesame Street and Arthur, instead mainly focusing mainly on newer shows...wait, Roku TV added a channel called PBS Retro, featuring reruns of Zoboomafoo, Kratts' Creatures, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Reading Rainbow and most surprisingly of all, Thomas & Friends? Now that's something worth watching.

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