http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/06/entertainment/la-et-tv-remakes6-2010apr06
Kenneth Johnson has seen this show before. A major network excitedly re-envisions an original television series and trumpets its latest reincarnation as if it were the second coming of "Friends." As the creator of the original series "Bionic Woman" and "V," Johnson knows sometimes the new vision works and sometimes it doesn't. (NBC's "Bionic Woman" didn't. "V," still on ABC and considered a bubble show for renewal next season, has so far.) With little more than a month left before the major networks announce their new fall schedules, a slew of iconic "re-envisioned" shows from previous decades are being considered for next season. Three pilots that seem to be generating buzz already are NBC's "Rockford Files," CBS' "Hawaii Five-0" and CW's "Nikita." " 'Re-imagined' is right up there with [the word] 'Titanic,' " said Johnson, who was also behind the original television movies series "The Incredible Hulk." "I think trying to take something that's become truly iconic in the public's mind and reinvent it is always a dangerous prospect. People remember the original projects often with such clarity and fondness for the elements that make them so iconic and successful, it's very difficult to recapture that lightning in a bottle."
