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It's Been a Minute

Judy Greer on 'Reboot' β€” And Why Are There So Many Reboots, Anyway?

It's Been a Minute

NPR

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 β€’ 8.8K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 23 September 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

We talk TV REBOOTS. Guest host Elise Hu chats with Judy Greer about her role in the new Hulu series Reboot; her work as a comedic actress, and the state of television. Then, Elise talks with Daniel Herbert, associate professor of film and TV at the University of Michigan and co-editor of the book Film Reboots, about why so many old shows are being remade now. Plus, a special reboot-themed "Who Said That!" with Rob Pearlstein, co-executive producer and writer of the CBS MacGyver reboot (note: Rob is also Elise's partner) and his sister Joanna Pearlstein, opinion editor at The New York Times.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Melissa's daughter, Eva. Today on the show we will be talking about TV reboots.

0:06.0

Alright, let's start the show!

0:09.0

Hey y'all, you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR. I'm Elise Hugh.

0:13.0

Love em or hate em, once popular TV shows seem to keep getting recycled these days,

0:18.0

either as sequels, prequels, or what seems most common, reboots.

0:23.0

So today we're diving into reboots themselves, the business behind them

0:27.0

and how they affect what stories get told is all coming up later in the show.

0:31.0

But first, these reboots are happening so often that a new Hulu series is a sitcom

0:37.0

about rebooting a sitcom.

0:40.0

Reboot the show takes place behind the scenes as the cast and crew

0:44.0

of a once popular fictional show from the early Aughts,

0:47.0

come back together again for its new rebooted version.

0:50.0

It's like a show about second chances.

0:53.0

We were all given the second chance, this cast of characters who's been called back to Hollywood

0:59.0

to reboot this show that they did 15 years prior and that we all have a reason for needing it.

1:05.0

That's actor Judy Greer who stars in reboot as Bream,

1:08.0

who was once the breakout star of the hit family sitcom,

1:11.0

but then disappeared from Hollywood.

1:13.0

In reboots first episode, Bream reunites with her old flame and fellow cast member

1:18.0

played by Keegan Michael Key and explains her post-show life.

1:22.0

She married a duke and became a duchess in a Scandinavian sounding country.

1:26.0

It's cold and dark for much of a year there,

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