"The Munsters" Return to TV
Creepy comedy family The Munsters are heading back to the small screen in a new TV show with help from director Guillermo Del Toro, according to reports. The original series, starring Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo, ran for two years between 1964 and 1966 and it spawned several films before it was revived in the 1980s for a spin-off called The Munsters Today, which ended in 1991.
Now executives at Universal are reportedly planning to bring the ghoulish group back once again, with Pan's Labyrinth director Del Toro taking a behind-the-scenes role in the project.
Bosses at TV network NBC are said to have commissioned a pilot episode, according to EW.com.
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"Eddie Munster" Slams Redo Idea
The Munsters star Butch Patrick has criticized plans to bring the creepy comedy family back to TV - insisting a new version of the classic show is "not going to do well".
The former child star, who played Eddie Munster in the 1960s TV show, is outraged by reports suggesting bosses at America's Universal studios are working on a new series based on the original program, which starred Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo.
And Patrick is adamant a new format will not be popular with viewers.
He tells TMZ.com, "Honestly, it should be left alone. I think it shows they are desperate for content. Unless they get (comic) Brad Garrett to play Herman, it's not going to do well."