On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 5:34 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote:

> The original show was a showcase for Jackie Gleason's talents. Plus some
> help from Art Carney. Who could be showcased like that today? A younger Jim
> Carrey. Bernie Mac, but he's dead. There's probably a dozen Broadway stars
> but they have no name recognition.
>

Don't overthink it. They only want the name "The Honeymooners," not the
format or the episodes. They take two males and two females and write a
sitcom around them. That is as much as the new series will have in common
with the Gleason version.

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