Blast from the past
The future of television is looking decidedly ’90s.
TWINPEAKS
Recap An FBI agent disappears while investigating the disappearance of a young girl named Laura Palmer in a small town called Twin Peaks. Pop- culture contribution Incest as a storyline way before Game of Thrones made it popular. Reboot status Co-creator and director David Lynch has finally committed to an 18-episode arc, with original cast members Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee returning in 2017, causing super-fans to
virtually high-five one another online.
THEX-FILES
Recap FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigate paranormal occurrences and conspiracy theories. Pop-culture contributions “The truth is out there,” “I want to believe,” the Smoking Man and an upswing in trench-coat sales. Reboot status There’s no news yet about what we can expect from the six-episode miniseries “event,” set to air on FOX in 2016. Although it’s rumoured that Mulder and Scully have broken it off for good, we’ll
still be watching. #theybelongtogether
FULLERHOUSE
Recap In the original Full House, widowed father Danny Tanner brings up his three daughters in San Francisco with the help of Uncle Jesse and Uncle Joey. Pop-culture contribution Roughly a million catchphrases, such as “How rude” and “Have mercy.” Reboot status Netflix is bringing the Tanner family back in 2016. The show follows D. J. Tanner Fuller ( Candace Cameron Bure), a widow and mother of two
with a third child on the way.