ALF reboot...

[Raph's Girl]

And the next series getting a reboot is..... ALF?! Ugh. *face palms*

And one of the ideas is that Alf has been in some bunker at Area 51 since the series finale and he emerges and sees how much the world has changed.

That makes no bloody sense at all considering the made for tv movies that have come out the last couple years. Plus the talk show he had!

https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/alf-reboot-warner-bros-tv-1202892541/

[drgon78]

Now this sounds interesting...if it is the same voice actor.

[Raph's Girl]

Now this sounds interesting...if it is the same voice actor.

Im sure Paul Fusco is 100% involved in this. He's involved in every Alf project.

[frank_one]

Funny fact: in Italy Alf was voiced by the same actor who provided the voice for Scrooge McDuck in the Ducktales series and other cartoons.

[Wildcat]

Cool. I think the plot sounds fine considering how long it’s been. It sounds like a continuation. I’ve actually never seen the TV movie that was meant to be the series finale. I’m guessing it connects just fine.

[Cure]

That makes no bloody sense at all considering the made for tv movies that have come out the last couple years. Plus the talk show he had!


I don't think anyone is gonna care about Alf continuity as much as you.

[drgon78]

I wonder if any of the other cast members will get any cameos.

[sdp]

I've never watched any ALF, a little before my time, does it hold up as a cheesy sitcom?


And one of the ideas is that Alf has been in some bunker at Area 51 since the series finale and he emerges and sees how much the world has changed.

That makes no bloody sense at all considering the made for tv movies that have come out the last couple years. Plus the talk show he had!



Couldn't they have captured him again?

[plastroncafe]

Gordon Shumway's coming back to tv?
Huh.
2018 is just full of surprises.

[TigerClaw]

I read that this isn't a reboot. More of a continuation. ALF gets out of Area 51 and see how much of the world has changed since.

[Vegita-San]

Maybe he had to stay in area 51 because they where not ready to announce him to the world yet. the military may have accepted him, doesn't mean ordinary citizens did.

would be nice to get some cameo's from the old show. that ralph machio like neighbor and the daughter maybe.

[drgon78]

How many of the original cast members are still acting...or even still among the living?

[Prowler]

And the next series getting a reboot is..... ALF?! Ugh. *face palms*

And one of the ideas is that Alf has been in some bunker at Area 51 since the series finale and he emerges and sees how much the world has changed.

That makes no bloody sense at all considering the made for tv movies that have come out the last couple years. Plus the talk show he had!

https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/alf-reboot-warner-bros-tv-1202892541/

Well, I recall ALF saying that aliens from Melmac live up to 600 or something. He gave a number in an episode and told his host family that everyone knows where their time comes in Melmac. Alf himself was like 235 years old or something. So if he spent 2-3 decades at a bunker that's like the equivalent of a human ageing 3-4 years or so. That being said, Brian and his sister(forgot her name) are adults by now and Kate and Willie are probably dead And if they're alive they're old, very old.

Also, i recall reading that Alf was supposed to be accepted by society eventually after getting captured. He wasn't gonna get dissected and live in Area 51 forever. But the series got cancelled and thus ended on a cliffhanger. Come on now, that's a very sad ending for a lighthearted family comedy like Alf.

How many of the original cast members are still acting...or even still among the living?

Yeah, Willie wasn't that young at the time anymore. If he is alive still then he is pretty old.


I don't think anyone is gonna care about Alf continuity as much as you.

Yeah, it'd be best just to reboot it then continuing it ages after it ended. How many of the original show fans still care about Alf even or remember it well enough? Not like it had much going on, anyway. If they want to get a new generation into Alf they should just reboot it instead.

[Coola Yagami]

if it's a continuation, I kinda hope they go with ALF keeping his 80's vibe and him having to adapt to modern technology. I don't want him using smartphones as if he was born with one in his hand in the first episode. I'd love to hear his wisecracks regarding how much stuff has changed since then. If he was like, in stasis or something, he'd almost be a time traveler.

[Leonardo_thebest]

I hope they explore how that family stayed together despite all the odd behavior between them.

Alf was the most normal thing in that household.
Willy Tanner was most definitely on the edge of a meltdown, and Alf had nothing to do with it.

[drgon78]

I wouldn't say he had nothing to do with it, more like he was just adding fuel to a fire he didn't start.:lol:

[Coola Yagami]

I hope they explore how that family stayed together despite all the odd behavior between them.

Alf was the most normal thing in that household.
Willy Tanner was most definitely on the edge of a meltdown, and Alf had nothing to do with it.

I'm pretty sure it won't be the Tanners anymore. It'll be an all new family. It'll be cool if the remaining members cameo.

I can see an episode where the Tanners discover ALF is back and want to take him back but by now he's too cozy with the new family and they'd miss him too much.

[Raph's Girl]

If I remember right from the first Alf movie the Tanners were sent into witness protection and were living in Iceland.

[Prowler]

If I remember right from the first Alf movie the Tanners were sent into witness protection and were living in Iceland.

Wait there ere Alf movies? Also, witness protection?!

[TigerClaw]

Wait there ere Alf movies? Also, witness protection?!
There was a TV Movie called Project ALF. You can find it on Youtube.

[Prowler]

Iwonder if they'll use the puppet this time or just make ALF cg. Did you know the ALF sets were very unpleasant and a lot of work to shoot, because it was difficult working with a puppet on set? Actors hated the experience, it seems.

Willie(Max Wright) apparently let himself go as he got older. As for Andrea Olsen, the actress who played Kate's and Willie's daughter Lynn, she has aged rather well, I must say.

Come to think of it, it seems none of the actors amounted to much after ALF. Raquel was Jerry's mother in Seinfeld, but the rest? I don't watch a lot of tv, but don't recall seeing them in other major movies or tv shows.

Tbh, I never cared much about most ALF characters asides from Alf and Willie. Alf and Willie had a lot of chemistry and had some of the best moments together in the show. hard to believe Max Wright once attacked the puppet out of fury during a shoot :lol:

Trevor was entertaining as well.

[Utrommaniac]

I think I've only actually seen one episode, in a hotel at some point.

Revolving around the family cat disappearing and everyone thinking that he had eaten it. Which resulted in him going in search of it, accidentally finding the wrong one, then ended up in a pound because he was mistaken for a dog and found the real cat and then busted himself out with the cat.


And then the family just...had two orange cats.

[Prowler]

I loved Alf when I was a kid but I doubt I'd enjoy it much as an adult. The show sure was a big hit, though.

[drgon78]

Alf and Willie had good chemistry.

The neighbors were funny as well.

I also liked the daughter but never cared much for the wife or son.

[Coola Yagami]

Iwonder if they'll use the puppet this time or just make ALF cg. Did you know the ALF sets were very unpleasant and a lot of work to shoot, because it was difficult working with a puppet on set? Actors hated the experience, it seems.

Willie(Max Wright) apparently let himself go as he got older. As for Andrea Olsen, the actress who played Kate's and Willie's daughter Lynn, she has aged rather well, I must say.

Come to think of it, it seems none of the actors amounted to much after ALF. Raquel was Jerry's mother in Seinfeld, but the rest? I don't watch a lot of tv, but don't recall seeing them in other major movies or tv shows.

Tbh, I never cared much about most ALF characters asides from Alf and Willie. Alf and Willie had a lot of chemistry and had some of the best moments together in the show. hard to believe Max Wright once attacked the puppet out of fury during a shoot :lol:

Trevor was entertaining as well.

CG on a tv show budget?

[drgon78]

I would much prefer Alf as a puppet/person in costume.

[Prowler]

CG on a tv show budget?

Well the show was a pain to shoot. Long shifts and full of trap doors for Paul Fusco to control the puppet. Actors hated working on the show. Unless shooting long running tv shows with puppets on set has improved a lot since the 80s, then it's gonna be a miserable experience for everyone again.

[TigerClaw]

What I would like this new series to do. Is have the Tanners reunite with Alf. They could have Brian Tanner be all grown up and having a family of his own. And he finds Alf.

[Coola Yagami]

Well the show was a pain to shoot. Long shifts and full of trap doors for Paul Fusco to control the puppet. Actors hated working on the show. Unless shooting long running tv shows with puppets on set has improved a lot since the 80s, then it's gonna be a miserable experience for everyone again.

I know, I read the stories. Didn't one of them break their leg when they accidentally fell through the trap doors? It's been lots of years, if they're even considering doing this, they must have figured out a way to get around it, while still using the puppet.

I know CGI exists for special effects of certain Marvel and DC shows, but a fully CGI ALF would not look good on a crappy TV budget. Maybe in a live action movie, where they can rival the CGI used on Rocket and Groot, but these guys are talking about a tv series.

[Andrew NDB]

Sounds like this is coming courtesy of Shout! Factory?

https://deadline.com/2022/02/alf-distribution-rights-are-acquired-by-shout-factory-which-plans-new-wave-of-pop-culture-content-tied-to-1980s-sitcom-1234959444/