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Published online on Monday, Nov. 02, 2009
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Television executives are dusting off old television shows for remakes. In addition to ABC's "V," there are plans for a new version of "Dallas," "Hawaii Five-0" and "The Streets of San Francisco." The idea is that fans of the original series will draw viewers to the new version. The approach has not always gone well.
"Battlestar Galactica": The first series about a group of space travelers was on the air 24 episodes in 1978. The updated version traveled the TV galaxy from 2003-2009 via 75 episodes.
"The Bionic Woman": The original series about a woman with super abilities ran 63 episodes from 1976-1977. NBC's 2007 effort lasted eight episodes.
"Cupid": Even Jeremy Piven could not keep this 1998 series, about a man who claims to be the love god, on the air more than 14 episodes. The 2009 version ended after seven shows.
"Dragnet": The 1967-70 version of the 1951 police drama was on the air for 98 shows. A new version with Ed O'Neill launched in 2003 and ran only 22 episodes.
"Knight Rider": David Hasselhoff's series about a talking car ran 1982-1986 for 91 episodes. A total of 17 shows of the new version aired in 2008 and 2009.
"Melrose Place": The lives of residents in a Los Angles complex kept viewers interested from 1992-1999 to the tune of 227 episodes. The new version, that launched this year, is up to eight episodes and counting.
"90210": "Beverly Hills 90210" ran from 1990-2000 for a whopping 324 episodes. The new version is in its second season and just hit the 32 episodes mark.
"V": The two miniseries shown in 1983 and 1984 ran a total of five parts.
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