‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ Reunion 2025 — Is It Happening?
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Rumors of a the Dick Van Dyke Show reunion had the internet in a frenzy on Thursday (April 18) as reports claimed that CBS confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom for 2025.
UPDATE 19/04/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Can you believe it's been 62 years since the Dick Van Dyke Show first aired?! (62 years, 6 months, 16 days to be exact.)
Why in the world did the Dick Van Dyke Show end?
When the Dick Van Dyke Show came to an end after 5 years in June 1966, million viewers tuned in to say goodbye to Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) and Laura Petrie (Mary Tyler Moore). And since then, they have been itching for a reunion.
The Dick Van Dyke Show without Laura Petrie?
After the tragic passing of Mary Tyler Moore in 2017 how are the writers going to handle the absence of Laura Petrie. It seems pretty hard to imagine. “The right thing to do for the show, at least at this point, is to have that character pass,” a source close to the production says.
Would a Dick Van Dyke Show reunion disappoint people?
The Dick Van Dyke Show aired from 1961-1966 and is considered one of the most influential TV shows ever on pop culture. Although no original episodes have been shot since, it has remained a regular feature on many station's schedules. But Van Dyke said he's not sure if the Dick Van Dyke Show would work today. “I don't want to see old Rob Petrie,” he told a journalist (Van Dyke turned 98 in December). “Everyone’s going to have different vision of what the character is like, so to have that materialize is going to disappoint most people,” he added.
Still hoping for a Dick Van Dyke Show movie?
In a recent interview, Dick Van Dyke said he can't imagine a Dick Van Dyke Show reunion hitting the big screen. “I'd rather people go, ‘Oh, please! Please!’ than ‘I can't believe you did that. It was horrible.’”
What about a Dick Van Dyke Show reboot?
Recasting the Dick Van Dyke Show for a modern reboot. Hollywood is known for remaking remakes of films or tv series and the studios might think it would be great to bring the story back with a new set of characters.
Be it in the form of a Dick Van Dyke Show reunion, a Dick Van Dyke Show movie, or a Dick Van Dyke Show reboot, if you had to start filming today, who would you cast in what role?
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