Re-Mocking "The Munsters": Why Did "Mockingbird Lane" Fail? It's Real Simple: Because They Killed That Guy At the End- Herbie J Pilato

Loved the new castLoved the new setsLoved the directionLoved the writingA genius remakeExcept when they killed that guy at the endYou don39t do thatNot on a remake of a beloved show that means so much to millionsAnd not after some of the characters right before hand promised that such a thing wouldn39t happenBut it did happenWhen they killed that guy at the endWas totally loving it until they did thatWhy on Earth would anyone allow that to happenquotAnyonequot being the characters the producers the writer or the directorWhy would they allow for such a tragic and dreadful thing to happen at the end of a remake of a beloved classic TV show that has been enchantingly embedded in the psyche of TV viewers since the dawn of timeWhyBecause quottheyquot think quotedgyquot is funny and hip and intriguingTo some extent of course it isThe every extent it39s notTo every extent it39s a dragAs it was with Mockingbird LaneViewers don39t want downers anymore Leaven that to Hector or Dexter or whatever those meanspirited shows are calledThe original Munsters TV show was a happy showWe liked those peopleWe loved having them in our living roomsNot so with how they were presented on Mockingbird LaneEveryone there looked constipatedIn fact a lot of characters on a lot of the new shows look constipatedWhat is THAT all aboutViewers don39t want constipated charactersAnd viewers don39t want anyone attacking beloved memories of past classicsViewers want respect innovation and geniusAnd we got that on Mockingbird LaneUntil they killed that guy at the endHerbie J Pilato is an actorwriterproducerexecutive who has worked for Syfy AampampE TLC Bravo The Discovery Channel Universal Warner Bros and Sony The author of a number of acclaimed classic TV tiein books The Bionic Book Life Story The Book of Life Goes On The Bewitched Book Bewitched Forever The Kung Fu Book of CaineThe Kung Fu Book of Wisdom and NBC ampamp ME My Life As A Page In A Book Herbie J is also the Founder and Executive Director for The Classic TV Preservation Society a nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gap between positive TV shows and education wwwClassicTVPSblogspotcom the Creative Director for Erie Street Entertainment a TV production company that is geared toward scififantasy and familyoriented material wwwErieStreetEntertainmentblogspotcom and the President of PopCulture Consultants an entertainment consulting firm wwwPopCultureConsultantsblogspotcom He appears frequently on TV in shows like the TV Guide Channel39s new series 100 Moments That Changed TV and Entertainment Tonight He has performed on daytime soaps like General Hospital and The Bold and The Beautiful as well as classic TV shows like The Golden Girls and Highway to Heaven Herbie Jamp8217s new book TWITCH UPON A STAR THE BEWITCHED LIFE AND CAREER OF ELIZABETEH MONTGOMERY will be published in November by Taylor Trade Publishing To preorder the book click on this link httpsrowmancomISBN9781589797499 andor for more information please email hjpilatoyahoocomRead all Herbie J39s MediaBizBloggers commentaries at Herbie J39s Classic TV CornerCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates MediaBizBloggerThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaBizBloggerscom management or associated bloggers MediaBizBloggers is an open thought leadership platform and readers may share their comments and opinions in response to all commentaries

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