ABC May Reboot 'Alias': Our Picks for TV Shows That Deserve Another Shot
Friday, May 28, 2010
Meghan Carlson
Senior Writer, BuddyTV
A "reliable insider" at ABC has let it slip that the network is in very early talks to reboot J.J. Abrams' successful spy series
Alias,
reports E! Online.
Kristin Dos Santos got the scoop, and also quotes the insider as saying that an
Alias 2.0 would merely "borrow elements" from the series that combined the talents of Jennifer Garner, Victor Garber and Michael Vartan in an increasingly complex brew of mystery and mythology.
In other words: No Rambaldi prophecy. But maybe a new Sydney Bristow! Exciting, yes--but, again, these talks are still very initial. And it's more likely than not that Abrams would
not be involved.
Like any network with an itch for a big-name remake, ABC's final decision won't be so much about improving an already spectacular original, but capitalizing on it:
'According to this source," writes Dos Santos, "ABC is hoping to hold onto its lost
Lost audience with a re-envisioned J.J. Abrams series, in light of
FlashForward not working out so well."
We may not know what will become the next
Lost (as if anything ever could be!) but we do have our own ideas about canceled shows that deserve a good ol' Hollywood spit and polish.