Arts Entertainments

In search of: a reboot with new episodes and Leonard Nimoy (or a reasonable facsimile)

The original SEARCHING FOR … was a very popular series on television from 1977 to 1982. Rod Serling was the host for a short time before his passing. Leonard Nimoy became the face of the show and the one we remember best. His fluid delivery of lines, voice inflections, and laid-back personality helped garner high ratings. Add to that the show’s content that covered popular topics that were listed in the opening sequence by Nimoy in his best Spock voice: “Lost Civilizations, Aliens, Myths and Monsters, Missing Persons, Magic and Witchcraft, Unexplained Phenomena.”

Leonard Nimoy was such an iconic part of the original series. I think the next History Channel reboot needs it just as much as the original. The problem is that he passed away a while ago. So, I thought maybe the History Channel could find a way to bring it back. You may use a spirit medium or find a child who says, “I see dead people.” However, try a digital recreation and a mix of voices. So, I realized … All they need is a Nimoy clone and there is one available!

Zachary Quinto played a young Spock in the Star Trek movie reboot and played him again in two more Trek movies. Quinto is a talented actor and, even with the original Spock alongside him, he delivered the character in an almost supernatural way. That performance forever linked him to Nimoy and I suppose that’s why he was chosen to present the new IN SEARCH OF …

Fifth is also the executive producer. He offered this statement on the reboot: “I am very excited to reimagine ‘In Search of’ and explore new questions and phenomena with all the advancements in science and technology that we have benefited from in the last forty years since the original series aired. for the first time. In the spirit of my dear friend Leonard Nimoy, we intend to honor and perpetuate his unending curiosity for the world and the universe we live in. Our director Eddie Schmidt and our partners at Propagate, Universal Television Alternative Studio and FremantleMedia International have ignited the process with enthusiasm and intelligence, and History is the perfect home for this unique and compelling series. “

He’s not Nimoy and he’s not trying to be. However, it is difficult to see Zachary Quinto as anyone else in the role of host of the reboot. There is a slight resemblance without Spock’s makeup, but there is more. Zachary Quinto delivers the same low-key, positive delivery that Leonard Nimoy did while hosting the original show. The reboot also gives Quinto a chance to shine because it is not just a reboot, but an experiment.

The show appears as a “unscripted television” show. As Spock would say, “if the presenter is supposed to read some kind of material prepared to present various segments of each program, I don’t see how it would be unscripted.” And if Bones answered him, he could say, “For once, I have to agree with that green-blooded inhuman computer.” Spock could thank you for the compliment, but I also wonder what “unscripted” means in this case.

I hope and believe that we will see something new and unique. A reality-investigation documentary-style program best suited to viewers today. The original SEARCHING FOR … could have lasted another five years if I hadn’t tried to make the seventies in the eighties. It retained the iconic, but very old-fashioned theme from the 1970s, featuring outdated synth music from the late 1960s.

The original show aired on cable reruns a while ago and got good ratings. However, it was not a program that attracted viewers under the age of fifty. I loved the original for its content, but watching those episodes was like watching the AIRPORT movies of the 1970s with that bad camera work, the main characters and silent movie star Gloria Swanson got into her last role in the movie before changing planes for the trip to Heaven. The shows just gave off that ’70s vibe.

The reboot has to be something new and different, but not too different. We don’t need another Gong Show reboot with Mike Meyers playing a fictional British comedian who was never the host and making a bad impression of himself. That explains the presence of Quintus. It satisfies the nostalgic crowd, while attracting a younger crowd. At least ten episodes are expected and hopefully the ratings on The History Channel will provide the reasons for more. The show will premiere in Fall 2018.

The only advice I can offer Zachary Quinto is the same advice Bones offered Scotty in STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME. They were in a plastics factory trying to get enough materials to build a whale tank aboard their confiscated Klingon spacecraft with no money or anything to trade. Scotty was supposed to be a visiting expert from Scotland and he was giving an extraordinary performance. Bones looked at Scotty and said, “Don’t get lost in the role!”

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