Munster Reboot

The NBC remake of the Munsters is going full steam ahead and over the past few weeks plenty of news has come out about it.   When it was announced pretty much everyone did a collective eye-roll but as time goes on certain elements of the upcoming show may make some turn around on their negative opinions of the upcoming remake. 

Eddie Izzard

First of all Brian Fuller is writing and producing, which is one of the things that makes us at the Hideout believe there may be some hope for the show.  While most of his shows may not be the successes that a LOST or NCIS may be, but they have been some pretty fun and imaginative stuff.  If anyone was born to remake Munsters second (would love to see his take on Addams Family first) it is Bryan Fuller.  Bryan says The Munsters “will NOT be a remake of the original,” but rather, a “strange hybrid of the popular comedy Modern Family and HBO’s True Blood.” In other words, dark and a little twisted, but with “a lot of heart and comedic elements.

Charity Wakefield



On board to direct the pilot will be Bryan Singer, who produces House MD, but directed Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil, X-Men & X2, and, unfortunately, Superman Returns. 

So far two actors have been announced.  One will be Eddie Izzard, who will be taking the role of Grandpa Munster, and Brittish Actress Charity Wakefield of Sense & Sensibility.   Not a bad start from what sounded like a bad idea, let's hope it leads to a great finish.