Visionary director Guillermo Del Toro has already made a name for himself in film and in books … next, he is making the move to television. Del Toro has reportedly signed on to work with Universal Studios to bring back a modern, revamped version of the hit 60′s TV series The Munsters … an idea that I think may have some serious bite, considering Del Toro‘s masterful talent:

Creepy comedy family “The Munsters” are heading back to the small screen in a new TV show with help from director Guillermo del Toro, according to U.S. reports. The original series, starring Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo, ran for two years between 1964 and 1966 and it spawned several films before it was revived in the 1980s for a spin-off called “The Munsters Today”, which ended in 1991. Now executives at Universal are reportedly planning to bring the ghoulish group back once again, with Pan’s Labyrinth director Del Toro taking a behind-the-scenes role in the project. Bosses at TV network NBC are said to have commissioned a pilot episode, according to Entertainment Weekly

I used to love watching reruns of The Munsters (as well as rival TV series The Addams Family) when I was very young so I’ve been a fan of these characters for a long time. I loved how within their own household only the “normal” cousin Marilyn Munster was the freak (ie. she was odd because she wasn’t a monster). As a big fan of Guillermo Del Toro‘s work and vision, I think a remake of this TV show could be very very cool. I cannot see how Del Toro would be satisfied with putting out a sub par sitcom so my guess is that his version of The Munsters will be a bit more cerebral … at least, that is my hope. Classic TV show remakes always worry me … especially shows that I love so dearly … but I have faith that Guillermo Del Toro will do his best to make a great TV show. Will it work? That remains to be seen … but I’m kinda looking forward to what he comes up with. Any fans of The Munsters out there? What do y’all think of this idea?

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