That Firefly reboot sounds like an abomination.
There are a lot of great shows that you can't realistically reboot because the cast was a big part of what made the show great, and it just won't feel right with different actors. There are still others that worked then, but won't work now (I strongly suspect Night Court will ultimately prove to be in this category).
Highlander is a good suggestion... I feel like the 90s is the sweet spot here because there were good shows or good concepts that were just undersupported. I think if I could pick one show that would have been so much better if it had been made in a modern TV environment, it's Babylon 5. And I didn't think most of the cast was even all that great, subject to a few exceptions (cough Peter Jurasik cough). It had all the drawbacks of low budget 1990s sci fi TV. But can you imagine that show with the budget and backing of The Expanse? Come on.
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