Baywatch existed and was successful pre-internet, and it attracted a certain demographic who believed scantily-clad humans on television constituted entertainment (not a judgment call; there was a time I could count myself amongst their ranks). But anyone with a phone or a tablet can find scantily-clad anything within seconds now, and they don't need to endure bad acting in the bargain.
I understand it was once the most valuable international property, so the compulsion to try to resurrect it was going to be too big to resist, but there is no audience for this series anymore. On Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 5:27:43 PM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: > Another addition, and this time it IS from the original... David Chokachi > as Cody Madison, whom now runs the beachside bar and grill: > > https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/baywatch-reboot-cast-david-chokachi-cody-madison-1236665854/ > (link) > B > > M-D November, to moi, Feb 16th: > > It's not mentioned in the HR article, but Amell's character is meant to be > the son of The Hoff's character from the original run (previously played by > Jeremy Jackson), so the implication is that this is a continuation of the > original series' timeline, not a full reboot. (And, presumably, that > Hasselhoff could show up as Emperor of LA County Beaches or something.) > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/8fb7f2e9-1190-4d20-bfcd-f77fd03a652en%40googlegroups.com.
