Take a Look at the New Mockingbird Lane

So, a lot of fans aren’t too pleased about the remake of the classic show ‘The Munsters,’ a remake which has been retitled ‘Mockingbird Lane,’ and it doesn’t help matters that this new show is going to be a serious drama instead of a lighthearted sitcom. But, if you are one of the people out there looking forward to a new show featuring vampires, werewolves and more, then I have got some goodies for you! One is the very first image from the project, a picture of Mockingbird Lane itself, and second is an interview with creator Bryan Fuller.

Check out the new Mockingbird Lane:

I have to admit, that is perfect. I love the creepiness of it, as well as the grandeur. When speaking about the mansion, Fuller said “We wanted [the mansion] to have feeling of the original. We wanted a house in the neighborhood that children would walk past faster than other houses.”

For more info on the new show check out Bryan Fuller’s interview with EW:

EW: How did you first become involved with this project?
Bryan Fuller: It started when I was at the Tim Burton exhibit in New York and he had all these monster family portraits. And I thought there should be a show about a family of monsters. But any show about a family of monsters is going to be calling back to the original show about a family of monsters. We are reinventing The Munsters because if we didn’t everybody would just say, “You’re ripping off the Munsters!” So why not just make it official?

What excited you about the idea?
I always loved the original and was much more a Munsters child than an Addams Family child. The Munsters were the more relatable family. The Addams family looked normal but they acted weird and were sort of mal-socialized in a way. The Munsters were a more functional, sane family unit, they just looked different. [The shows] were almost inverses of the same idea. Obviously, Addams came first, then The Munsters took advantage of the Universal monsters and what they brought to the table. What excited me was to tell this story — and it’s going to sound strange in regards to this property — in a grounded, more realistic way.

And that tonal focus is why you changed the title?
The script is such a dramatic departure from the tone and style of the original show. If we continued to call the show The Munsters, people are just going to to think we’re doing The Munsters. We’re doing a reinvention and re-imagination of this property. I love the Universal monsters. I love The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man, The Wolfman, Phantom of the Opera, The Mummy. There’s so many great characters we can run through this metaphor of family storytelling that it just felt it was ripe to do as a one-hour dramedy. Having all those elements to play with, the toy box is really, really full.

Read the full interview HERE.

What are your thoughts on ‘The Munsters’ remake? Are you looking forward to it or will you be passing on this one?

– Moonlight

By Moonlight

Moonlight (aka Amanda) loves to write about, read about and learn about everything pertaining to vampires. You will most likely find her huddled over a book of vampire folklore with coffee in hand. Touch her coffee and she may bite you (and not in the fun way).

4 comments

  1. I’m not a fan of remakes but this one sounds like it is well worth a try. The Munsters to me was kind of silly and not as good as the Adams family. Therefore I’m looking forward to it be more serious and the fact that it is inspired by Tim Burton makes me really excited about it. I love all of Tim Burtons work and I can’t wait to see how each character fits into “society”.

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  3. Do we live in a bizarro world or what??? A stupid comedy version of the gothic-horror classic “Dark Shadows” hits the cinema, while a serious rendition of the ’60s sitcom “The Munsters” is made. What the hell is wrong with this picture?

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