Walden said she was initially “skeptical” about the Lethal Weapon reboot, but the pilot was so good it “leapt over the bar” to land a prime time spot on the Fox fall schedule.
I guess this is obvious, that they’re mining nostalgia, but the marketing angle I hadn’t considered before.
She also stressed that, despite the volume of reboots, original programming is still the main focus.
Fox has new versions of 24, Prison Break, Lethal Weapon and The Exorcist lined up for its 2016-17 slate, and was essentially asked “what’s the deal?” at the Television Critics Association presentation this week.