Household Issues alum Bryton James just lately revealed he “acquired fairly far alongside” on an thought to revive the traditional sitcom in a brand new format that includes unique solid members like star Jaleel White.
Talking to Leisure Weekly, the actor — who portrayed teen Richie Crawford from Seasons 2 by means of 9 — stated he’s “had an thought to take the present and switch it into an animated collection,” by “taking the outdated episodes and modernizing them and sort of ranging from scratch for the brand new era.”
The Younger and the Stressed star who just lately marked the primary crossover with CBS sister sudser Past the Gates added that he even acquired “a manufacturing firm in line to finance” the animated reboot and was aiming to convey “all people on board.”
“It’s sitting in Warner Bros.’ fingers proper now,” the Emmy winner instructed the outlet. “That plan remains to be sort of floating round on the market, and I’m nonetheless attempting to pursue it.” Per EW, a supply accustomed to Warner Bros. Animation stated the corporate is conscious of the mission however that it has not moved past James’ curiosity.
Airing from 1989 by means of 1998 on ABC and later CBS and which was spun off of Good Strangers, Household Issues centered on the Winslows, a center class Black household residing in Chicago. The collection, which was created by William Bickley and Michael Warren and developed by Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett, launched the careers of Reginald VelJohnson (who performed patriarch Carl), White (who performed the eventual popular culture mainstay Steve Urkel) and James (who performed Carl’s nephew).
Final yr, White revealed that he shot down reprising his position of the nerdy next-door neighbor in a potential separate reboot of the sitcom that was a part of the TGIF block of programming. “If it’s only a money seize … I’m not excited by that,” he stated on the time. “If I contact something that’s related to Household Issues, I need to advance the legacy and I need to assist the children’ careers.”
