ALF reboot...

*Raph's Girl* · 08-01-2018, 06:58 PM

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...tv-1202892541/

*drgon78* · 08-01-2018, 08:20 PM

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

*Raph's Girl* · 08-01-2018, 09:45 PM

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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* · 08-01-2018, 10:14 PM

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* · 08-02-2018, 12:48 AM

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* · 08-02-2018, 01:29 AM

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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* · 08-02-2018, 06:25 AM

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

*sdp* · 08-02-2018, 12:23 PM

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

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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

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* · 08-02-2018, 12:28 PM

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

*TigerClaw* · 08-02-2018, 07:37 PM

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~~ · 08-03-2018, 10:03 AM

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* · 08-03-2018, 02:57 PM

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

*Prowler* · 08-03-2018, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 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...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.

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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.

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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* · 08-03-2018, 08:58 PM

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~~ · 08-03-2018, 11:06 PM

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* · 08-04-2018, 06:18 AM

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.

*Coola Yagami* · 08-04-2018, 03:38 PM

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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* · 08-04-2018, 04:00 PM

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

*Prowler* · 08-04-2018, 04:03 PM

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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* · 08-04-2018, 05:34 PM

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

There was a TV Movie called Project ALF. You can find it on Youtube.

08-01-2018, 06:58 PM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	ALF reboot... 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...tv-1202892541/ __________________

08-02-2018, 12:48 AM	#5
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	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. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

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08-03-2018, 08:58 PM	#14
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,712	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. __________________ "I was down with TMNT once, but then they changed what TMNT was. Now what I was down with is no longer TMNT and what TMNT now is seems weird and scary. And it'll happen to YOU." Check out my blog for Comic Reviews and other things. https://markepicblogofrandomness.blogspot.com/ I also started The AEW Crew, the All Elite Wrestling Fan Club! https://www.facebook.com/groups/637508120044168/

08-04-2018, 04:00 PM	#18
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	If I remember right from the first Alf movie the Tanners were sent into witness protection and were living in Iceland. __________________

08-01-2018, 08:20 PM	#2
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	Now this sounds interesting...if it is the same voice actor.

08-01-2018, 10:14 PM	#4
frank_one Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern Europe Posts: 2,253	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.

08-02-2018, 06:25 AM	#7
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	I wonder if any of the other cast members will get any cameos.

08-03-2018, 10:03 AM	#11
~~Vegita-San~~ Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,089	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.

08-03-2018, 02:57 PM	#12
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	How many of the original cast members are still acting...or even still among the living?

08-03-2018, 11:06 PM	#15
~~Leonardo_thebest~~ Banned Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Canada Posts: 197	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.

08-04-2018, 06:18 AM	#16
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	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.