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“Hollywood’s out of ideas” has become a cliché at this point. Every remake, reboot, sequel, and adaptation is greeted with a collective groan, despite tons of shows and movies with brand-new ideas rolling out too. On the other end of that spectrum, there’s also clearly an appetite for the familiar. And that’s as obvious on TV as anywhere, with revivals of beloved series rolling out constantly. (Netflix has led the charge in this area.)
But what are the best and worst TV revivals? TV revivals aren’t new. Saved By the Bell: The New Class premiered in 1993, for example. But they’ve become a staple of TV as we know it in recent years.