I love when television ensembles have reunions. These days, when casts get together again, it’s usually on a talk show or in a magazine. I want more shows, though, where we don’t see the actors and actresses and how they look now, but the actual characters and their lives today.
First and foremost, my dream reunion show is Full House. I am absolutely aware of how dorky that sounds, but that was my favorite show growing up, and to this day I can still tell you exactly what happens in each episode after only watching the first ten seconds. All three Tanner girls are grown now, and even Uncle Jesse and Aunt Becky’s twins would be out of high school. Did they have more kids? Is Danny re-married? Did Joey ever move out? There are so many questions that need answers!
Beverly Hills, 90210 would make for another great reunion show, and it would be the easiest to do, considering there’s the new 90210. A few characters have made appearances, like Kelly Taylor, her mother (who they turned back into an alcoholic), Donna Martin and Brenda Walsh, but they were not given justice. I don’t care about these new kids; I want to know how Steve and Janet are, what Brandon’s been up to, where Valerie is, etc. etc.
I happen to know many, many twenty-somethings like myself who would die for a Saved by the Bell reunion. Shoot, I know people who would personally finance the project. I don’t know what I would rather see: the characters following the paths you expect (Jessie is a feminist leader, Lisa a fashion designer, etc.), or them going off in completely opposite directions (Screech is no longer creepy). Maybe a mixture of both would work well. You can’t tell me these actors wouldn’t be interested, either; I don’t think it would be that hard to pull Mario Lopez away from Extra, or Mr. Belding from God-knows-what.
As if my choices didn’t already give away the fact that I grew up in the 1990s, my final dream reunion has to be Boy Meets World. I loved that show, and I can’t be the only one who wants to know how Cory and Topanga are doing. Maybe they decided they got married too young, and divorced? Or they have tons of children? Is Shawn still a big part of their life? I’m most interested in what Eric is up to, and would love to see him somehow still connected to Mr. Feeny. They could be roommates!
There are countless other reunions I would love, from Family Matters to The O.C. What do you want to see?
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I totally joke with my friends about what would happen on a Full House reunion, especially considering how everyone turned out irl.
Yes, they could base it on how they are in real life! D.J. is now an evangelical Christian mom, Stephanie a recovering addict, Michelle a bajillionaire, etc. etc.
Spaced! It has to be Spaced. I need to know what Tim, Daisy, Mike, Marsha and Brian are doing.
And if Tyres is still dancing at traffic lights!
My So-Called Life! Is Jordan still leaning? Did Tino ever show up? Is Danielle still annoying? So many questions…
What I would really like to see instead of reunions is re-do’s. Â Wouldn’t it be nice to see Alley McBeal finish without Billy getting a brain tumor and turning ridiculous? Â The same with Roseanne winning the lottery.
If I had to pick a reunion it would have to be Gilmore Girls. Â Actually, I’d be quite happy if they just brought that show back.
Gilmore Girls had such an unsatisfactory ending that it feels more like it went on a prolonged hiatus and we’re left here wondering what happened. I’d love like a mini series with maybe three episodes where we could se where they are today.
All the living Doctors.
The cast of the Cosby Show for Cliff and Claire’s 50th anniversary (which is in 2 years).
The cast of Northern Exposure, dealing with a post-Palin Alaska.
 The cast of the Cosby Show for Cliff and Claire’s 50th anniversary (which is in 2 years).
Just so you know, this fact blew my mind! 50 years?!
Well, they celebrated their 27th anniversary in 1991…yes, I went and checked the episode list on Wikipedia….but I know, eh?
Oh my gosh, that would be an awesome episode of The Cosby Show.
Since I have watched all 7 seasons probably 6 times, I think I need to know how Rory Gilmore did with her journalism career. And we all need to know how Luke and Lorelai are doing. Has Paul Anka gotten used to stairs? Did Suki have a fourth child?
And really, one word: Jess.
But, a dream reunion show would have to be Voyager. Sure, they showed us one aspect but at the end, you know that aspect is no longer correct. (and I really want to see Naomi and Echeb – however you spell it – married and working together) Did The Doctor really choose THAT as his first name? Maybe with the new ending, he would have chosen something less… boring, typical?
The OC sort of wrapped things up at the very end and I like imagining Ryan Atwood as a rugged do-gooder architect. :)Â And Firefly gave us Serenity. A glorious gift.
I like imaging Ryan the same way! :)
I agree with Gilmore Girls. That last season was such a hot mess, I would love something that could resolve it all and restore my fond memories.
I am still riding the Jess train for Gilmore Girls, even after all this time. I watch them on ABC Family all the time, and in my mind, Rory becomes a journalist and ends up with Jess, after serious world traveling and soul searching, of course. God, I still love that show.
Ooo, good post! I would have to second Full House, and also add Dinosaurs – because I simply refuse to believe that they just all f’ing died at the end of the series, and Home Improvement. Really, they should just do an entire TGIF line-up. Let’s be honest. If you’re going to do one, you have to do them all. I would watch the hell outta that.
Can we stray into retro movies, though? Because Back to the Future. Seriously. I saw the cast reunited on, I believe, Good Morning America a year or so ago, and it made me unspeakably happy – and those were just the actors! I want to know if Marty McFly ever became a rock star, if Doc Brown & Clara spent the rest of their days whizzing through time, and what havoc the next generation a la Biff Tannen would have wrought!
Sigh. I guess this is what fan fiction is for, yes?
They really need to reinstate TGIF. That whole block was so fun. And there were CROSSOVERS! I loved that. It was like Disney Afternoon. A whole night of reliably funny TV grouped together.
(Now that I think about it, I could probably name most all of the shows that appeared in the TGIF lineup – at least the ones I liked. I know there were a few I thought were dumb.
For real!
Edit: Damn. How do I embed a YouTube video here?
The easiest way is to c/p the actual embed code, then use the HTML tab on the comment reply box to drop it in. It will also work if the YouTube link isn’t a hyperlink, but the blog keeps second guessing us when we try to do that.
Ok, let’s give it a try!
ETA: No, still not working for me. Sadness. I accept my fate and humbly ask that everyone ignore this.
I watched Dinosaurs when it was on, but I didn’t remember how it ended. Not that long ago, someone mentioned the finale, so I went and found it on YouTube. I spent the rest of the day completely and utterly bummed out.
I loooooved TGIF. One of my favorite articles I’ve ever written was about TGIF, and it was so fun reading the comments from like-minded readers. If the article wasn’t on another website, I’d link to it.
Party Down and Friday Night Lights would be my top two. I really need to know how Matt Saracen and Tim Riggins and Landry and Tyra and MOST IMPORTANTLY the Taylors are doing.
Wherever they are, Tami Taylor is still busy being a badass all over the place, I am sure.
I think FNL is doing another movie.
I need to finish watching that series. I’m around season 3. Julie is the one person I find completely unlikeable. :/
I head that too – in the context of Tim Riggins not going to be in it, which is a shame.
I want a ‘Friends’ reunion. Rachel had her baby the same month that my daughter was born, so that would make Emma 9 now. Monica and Chandler’s twins would be about 7. And the triplets would be teenagers. But I want to know if Phoebe and Mike ever had kids. I want to know if Joey stayed in California. I want to know if Ross and Rachel ended up together. These things keep me awake at night! Well, not really, but I do think about it a lot, especially when I rewatch the last season.
Oh my God, I would be lying if I told you that this wouldn’t make me happy (or if I told you I didn’t have all 10 seasons on DVD). The last episode makes me cry EVERY TIME I SEE IT. I love Friends.
I only have seasons 1-6 on DVD but my local CW station shows two episodes every morning, at 9 and 9:30, and the 9:30 slot just completed the final season last week. No matter how many times I see it, I get all teary-eyed and anxious waiting to see if she got off the plane!
Roseanne reunion!! I loved that freaking show.
I’d say Buffy but I’m afraid it’d be fucked up so I think just leave as is.
The comic books do a great job at picking up where the show left off. Still fucked up, but good.
I need those.
See, I wish I had never ventured into the written stuff. Some things cannot be unread…
“Buffy’s 15-year high school reunion” has movie potential. I mean, that crater is large enough to hold one epic dance party. Plus whatever fight inevitably ensues.
Hm, I hadn’t thought of that angle. They’ll mostly be dead or vampires though. Â Except for Jonathan and the core scoobies.
Jonathan? Do you mean Andrew?
And so what if some are vamps now? Harmony has been pretty freaking hilarious anyway, and you could get some major mileage out of Buffy having to show up with Spike as her date. I’m not sure who Faith would bring, but her presence would be guaranteed to cause some awkward for Dawn. No idea what to say about Cordelia, since I’ve not seen Season 5 of Angel. Best of all? NO REASON for Riley to show up. Hell yes!
I’ve put way too much thought into this.
Whoops, Jonathan dead too. Â Right. Andrew got stabby. Â Well Andrew isn’t in their class…his brother is. Â Cordy won’t be there but I won’t ruin the why for you. Â And Faith would be Principal Wood’s date.
I have a soft spot for Riley since I met the actor and he was so sweet and friendly and had that huge grin. Sigh/
Yeah, Buffy would be my choice as well, but I don’t know what I’d do if it sucked. I personally never got into the comic books, but that might have to do with the format – I’m not a comic book reader.
I just want to know what Zander and Willow are doing.
And Giles. I love me some Giles.
Giles is one sexy mothafucker.
Fond memories of his singing are the only reason I watched “Repo: the Genetic Opera.”
Oh yes. Â His singing works for me.
I’d love a Roseanne reunion, but let’s just pretend the last season didn’t happen.
What last season? I think all that burnt up in a fire.
Whatever, I’m still waiting on Arrested Development. I know that’s coming, but I can’t wait any longer. It needs to happen TODAY.
Yes, please.
And the longer the delay, the more the fear…
Cosigned!
YES, please and thank you.
Boy Meets World is such a good idea!
I have been longing for some kind of Veronica Mars reunion. Kristen Bell has been so vocal about her support for doing a movie, but nothing has ever gone anywhere. I need CLOSURE.
Ditto on Veronica Mars! Did you ever watch the short-lived show Terriers? It was on a couple years ago, also about private eyes and also set in San Diego. I wanted to see Veronica solve a case with them so badly!
I’ve never heard of it! I’ll have to give it a look.
OMG. Veronica Mars! They just need to bring the show back! Why did it have to end?!
Did Keith become sheriff again?! How did V.’s internship with the FBI go? Could she make it work with Mopey Boy? Did Logan get therapy? Did they get back together? Did Wallace eat ALL the cookies, again? Did Mac find a good boyfriend who treated her right and appreciated her talents? (Did Weevil’s skin finally clear up?)
Yessssss all of these questions!! I hated that they left the election up in the air. They could have at least mentioned something about it in that short pilot they shot for the 4th season at the FBI.
Easy: Inara/Mal and Simon/Kaylee from Firefly. I just want Firefly back, dammit.
Also: I need a convergence of characters – Star Trek TNG’s Geordi and Data need to meet Troy and Abed from Community. This just needs to happen. I will die a happy nerd.
Star Trek TNG is getting a crossover comic with Doctor Who (11th doctor). The squee noise I made upon learning of this was probably only audible to dogs.
Mind=blown. I am still catching up on the DocWho TV series – just started on the 10th Doctor now. I kinda miss the 9th. I know it is old news by now, but why such a short stint for the guy?
His choice. I think he got burned somehow on Who because 9 has said that he doesn’t want to come back for a 50th anv. episode.
Definitely.
Yes.
(Still figuring out the ropes here; hope that works.)
YES.
Simon and Kaylee (and River) during the Final Big Battle in the Serenity movie had me in tears. TEARS. And I have a heart shaped piece of coal where my heart should be so that’s saying something.
*sigh* I want this reunion to happen so bad.
a) I just got an account today and this is my first comment! How exciting!
b) They had a post with show reunion photos over on Pajiba today – I didn’t know a bunch of the shows but it was pretty nice.
c) Ha, I’m gonna be super obvious here and say Firefly. But just imagine, seriously.
Captain Tightpants needs to come back into my life.
I made my bf watch Dr. Horrible with me a few days ago and re-experienced the unthinkable storm of smarminess that Nathan Fillion is capable of unleashing with his face. It was glorious, in a hateable way.
I wish I knew how to post .gifs because this is the perfect opportunity for the Hammer=Penis.
hahaha yessss. that is my favorite Captain Hammer quote.
I would be more gung ho about a Firefly reunion, but I really like Castle. I don’t know if I am willing sacrifice Castle to Firefly. Although it would be nice to have more sci fi on TV and not just cop dramas.