We've spoken quite a bit about Bryan Fuller's (Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me) Munsters reboot, Mockingbird Lane, which was to be a dark comedic drama ... and which never quite emerged. The show has had a problematic run and will almost surely never get a full series order. However, NBC has decided to show Fuller's pilot because, well why the hell not?
Airing Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. ET, this will likely be the only time you'll get a chance to check out this weird project. Based on the preview below, the show has some interesting moments but doesn't really look all that exciting. Tune in Oct. 26 and see for yourself.
-Aaron Sagers
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Bryan Fuller tweets 'Mockingbird Lane' Munster pics
If you've been following the developing production of the NBC Munsters reboot Mockingbird Lane, you'll know that Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me, The Amazing Screw-On Head) is behind the dark dramedy. Well, like most of us, he apparently can't stop from spilling some beans on social media and has provided a few glimpses from the production as it comes together. Here's a peek at the Munster house. Check out Charity Wakefield as human cousin Marilyn and Eddie Izzard in his grandpa clothes after the jump.Portia de Rossi is Lily Munster in 'Mockingbird Lane'
De Rossi, known for her comedic chops on Arrested Development and Better Off Ted, will join the project written by Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) with the pilot directed by Bryan Singer.
Says Deadline, "Mockingbird Lane is described as a reinvention of the 1960s sitcom about The Munsters, a family of 'monsters' — vampires, werewolves and Frankenstein, and their 'plain' cousin (Charity Wakefield) — that will feature striking visuals in the vein of Fuller’s ABC dramedy Pushing Daisies. Jerry O’Connell plays family patriarch Herman Munster, who is married to Lily (de Rossi), a vampire, with whom he has fathered a 10-year-old boy, Eddie (Mason Cook). Eddie Izzard plays Grandpa. The role of Lily was played by Yvonne De Carlo in the original Munsters sitcom. This marks de Rossi’s return to NBC, where she was attached to a comedy project, The Smart One, last development season. NBC ultimately passed on the script, which landed a pilot order at ABC but didn’t go to series."
Says Deadline, "Mockingbird Lane is described as a reinvention of the 1960s sitcom about The Munsters, a family of 'monsters' — vampires, werewolves and Frankenstein, and their 'plain' cousin (Charity Wakefield) — that will feature striking visuals in the vein of Fuller’s ABC dramedy Pushing Daisies. Jerry O’Connell plays family patriarch Herman Munster, who is married to Lily (de Rossi), a vampire, with whom he has fathered a 10-year-old boy, Eddie (Mason Cook). Eddie Izzard plays Grandpa. The role of Lily was played by Yvonne De Carlo in the original Munsters sitcom. This marks de Rossi’s return to NBC, where she was attached to a comedy project, The Smart One, last development season. NBC ultimately passed on the script, which landed a pilot order at ABC but didn’t go to series."
Jerry O'Connell cast as Herman Munster in 'Mockingbird Lane'
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| Concept art of the Mockingbird house, courtesy EW |
Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller is behind the reboot (which is exec-produced by Bryan Singer, who will also direct the pilot) and says he wants the show to be like an "American Harry Potter" with elements from American Horror Story, but for the entire family. He has said the show - which will feature a wardrobe influenced by Alexander McQueen - will almost be like a Real Housewives of Transylvania and show "what monsters would be doing if they lived in our society today ... How they would look, how they would interact."
As for Herman, Fuller has said the Frankenstein-monster character (originally played by Fred Gwynne in the 1960s) will be assembled from many people parts, and in a zombie-like state of constant decay.
EW notes the show’s pilot had a subplot where Herman needed a heart transplant, "which involves finding a living 'donor' for a replacement." Presumably that operation would be conducted by vampire/mad scientist Grandpa, who will be played by British comedian Eddie Izzard.
One other note about Mockingbird: Since the show will be airing on NBC (a network owned by NBCUniversal Media), that means Fuller will have access to the closely guarded Universal Monsters library. So - in addition to Dr. Frankenstein's creation, Dracula and the Wolfman - we might expect to see the Invisible Man, the Creature from the Black Lagoon and a few other familiar faces on the show.
UPDATE: Portia de Rossi has been announced as playing Lily in the reboot
- Aaron Sagers
Bryan Singer to helm 'Munsters' remake
X-Men and Superman Returns director Bryan Singer will be directing the pilot for one-hour dramatic re-imagining of 1960s show The Munsters, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Executive producing the show alongside Bryan Fuller (Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies), Singer's version will be an "edgier and slightly darker take exploring origins of Herman and Lily Munster (originally played by Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo) and how they arrived at the famed 1313 Mockingbird Lane address." The original show, which aired 70 episodes from 1964-66 on CBS, featured a Frankenstein monster (Gwynne) created by a Dracula-esque Grandpa (Al Lewis) as a mate for his vampire daughter (De Carlo). Together, they had a werewolf son (Butch Patrick), a human niece and a pet dragon. Yup, sounds like it's just right for a dramatic treatment.
In the words of Gwynne himself, from his character Jud Crandall of Pet Sematary, "Sometimes dead is better."
Executive producing the show alongside Bryan Fuller (Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies), Singer's version will be an "edgier and slightly darker take exploring origins of Herman and Lily Munster (originally played by Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo) and how they arrived at the famed 1313 Mockingbird Lane address." The original show, which aired 70 episodes from 1964-66 on CBS, featured a Frankenstein monster (Gwynne) created by a Dracula-esque Grandpa (Al Lewis) as a mate for his vampire daughter (De Carlo). Together, they had a werewolf son (Butch Patrick), a human niece and a pet dragon. Yup, sounds like it's just right for a dramatic treatment.
In the words of Gwynne himself, from his character Jud Crandall of Pet Sematary, "Sometimes dead is better."