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Two things that will not make me give a spinoff series a shot - Q and Jack. Like the Borg and Data, Q has been done. Come up with something new - preferably not surrounding the most unnecessary character created Jack Crusher.

I don’t think I have ever been tired of a character the way I am over Data. Dear God let the character die and stay dead. How many times does Spiner have to basically do the same scenes?

As far as I recall all the characters in the original lived in apartments in the city. There were a few episodes that had scenes in those places.

Season 3 was my favorite season. I think it’s because I loved surgical intern Carter.

I’ll take the first couple of seasons over the last couple any day. I tried to watch an episode from season 9 and couldn’t get through it. It doesn’t help that I think NC had the worst cast addition ever with the court reporter character (Annette?) at that point. She was the first character they added that was just beyond annoying and just not funny (IMO).

The pilot had its moments and my favorite line that still cracks me up is when Lana introduces herself to Harry when she finds out he’s the judge… Harry: couldn’t you just die? It’s all in the delivery.

Melissa Rauch does that to. Their bodies are facing the audience while they’ll say their lines. It’s just bizarre and takes you right out of the scene. If they need to read off cue cards there are more natural ways to do it.

I think Gurgs is the only character that fits in the show. Olivia has potential if the actress toned down her delivery. Neil is honestly a waste of space. In the original Mac and Charles Robinson added so much and was hilarious while Neil is just there. Give me the back and forth of Harry and Mac any day.

The best part of the episode was the writers calling back to Dan losing an election to a dead guy.

They can reference Mac and Christine by having their kids appear. It really sucks that half the cast is gone. I think if Markie Post hadn’t passed Christine would be Abby’s mom. It’s hard to imagine that Roz won’t make an appearance next season.

Possibly setting up for a spinoff?

I know it’s supposed to be nudge nudge wink wink but no way do I see Harry naming his daughter Abracadabra or a woman letting that happen. It was a very weak joke. Harry would have named his daughter Melanie before that nonsense.

Not only she would have had to keep him away but Wesley would have had to play dumb - or does he not know he has a brother? Plus they would have to explain why she left her son when she already raised one on a starship and they would have to explain how Deanna the empath never read Beverly as hiding something. How do you write this without completely ruining Beverly?

None and the funniest part of that scene was when she bought in character witnesses in wheelchairs: Harry: Mr. Reynolds, were all these men as happy as that before they met Mrs. Smith? Mr. Reynolds: No, but they could all WALK. I don’t think the current writers have anywhere near the talent to come up with an episode like the Day in the Life episodes.

If the reason was good OG Dan would have given up his spot - if it meant he could score brownie points with the judge - absolutely.

This show is the brainchild of Melissa and her husband. Any issues are definitely on them.

Can someone explain to me what I watched there? It collapsed and then fell through the sky??? I had no idea what I was watching.

And the main reason why Harry was respected and his coworkers were loyal to him was due to the kind of judge he was - and we were not just told that - the writers showed us that. Abby IMO is the weakest link in this show and I don’t see that getting better at all.

Her voice does sound strained - might be due to not being young anymore. Personally no version will be better than the first season.

The original may not have always spent time in the courtroom but in the early seasons the defendants played a bigger part. Examples of that is the first episode where the whole plot line was learning about Harry by how he tried his first case. Or the prostitute Carla who made a few appearances that drove story involving Harry. Yakof who was another defendant who made multiple appearances, the Wheelers - there are other examples where the plot was driven by what was happening in the courtroom but in this version that is not happening at all.

With how little they are in the courtroom I will be surprised by a Wheeler appearance.

I don’t think Rauch is a strong enough lead either. Her delivery is awkward. At this point I think she is the weakest part of the cast.

I don’t think Larroquette would have agreed to do this show if Dan was going to be the same guy but in an old man’s body.

This is the first episode I had zero interest in. The coworkers being that interested in the dating life of someone who 1. is a widower and 2. they have basically just met was just not a fun premise to me. I also think these writers are forgetting what made Night Court Night Court - the insane cases and the characters that came through. The court seems to be a forgotten character.

With all the reboots it’s amazing that no one is interested in adapting them. Is Starz the only company that can adapt those books? Can Gabaldon not shop them around?