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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [James Poniewozik](https://time.com/author/james-poniewozik/) ## James Poniewozik May 14, 2015 1:13 PM UTC  Kermit and Gonzo in ABC's new mockumentary The Muppets Kermit and Gonzo in ABC's new mockumentary The MuppetsEric McCandless/ABC by [James Poniewozik](https://time.com/author/james-poniewozik/) ## James Poniewozik May 14, 2015 1:13 PM UTC One of the most backhanded compliments people give to TV is “it’s like a movie!” It’s meant well–to say _Breaking Bad_ was “cinematic” is to say it looked gorgeous in a way TV didn’t used to–but it also implies that film is inherently superior. Still, the analogy is useful for describing how the business has evolved in the megamultichannel era. _The Sopranos_ and its successors created a kind of auteur-driven model of TV a la the Hollywood of the 1970s. _Game of Thrones_ is–both creatively and business-wise–the equivalent of a blockbuster epic. And with the growth of streaming and cable outlets, [there’s even a kind of “indie TV,”](http://time.com/3682354/tv-independent-film-sundance/) series like _Togetherness_, _Transparent_ and _Rectify_ that share the sensibility of indie film. This week, the broadcast networks presented their fall schedules for advertisers at the “upfronts” in New York City. And much of their new programming shows that broadcast TV is like the movie business too: specifically, the big-studio summer tentpole market, increasingly driven by reboots, franchises and superheroes. NBC is bringing back _Heroes_ as _Heroes Reborn_, proving as the comics have that no superhero dies permanently; it’s also reviving the ABC sitcom _Coach_. Fox will have an _X-Files_ “event series,” a serial version of _Minority Report_ and a cop twist on the Frankenstein story. ABC will roll out a new, mockumentary edition of _The Muppets_ and (let me know if you find out who asked for this) _Uncle Buck_. CBS is making series adaptions of _Limitless_ and _Rush Hour_, plus the high-profile comics franchise _Supergirl_ in the fall. The CW will have the _Flash_–_Arrow_ spinoff _Legends of Tomorrow_ (though to be fair, DC Comics series have been part of the network’s DNA since _Smallville_ on its predecessor The WB). As [Joe Adalian wrote in Vulture](http://www.vulture.com/2015/04/tv-remake-full-house-coach-x-files.html), the motivations seem to be much the same in TV as in movies: in an increasingly saturated entertainment market, it’s an easier pitch to try to reach viewers with already familiar brands. It’s not only the big broadcast networks doing this, of course: Netflix is giving us the _Fuller House_ reboot and a series version of _Wet Hot American Summer_. But the broadcasters, who need the biggest audiences to sell ads, have the most incentive to stick to the familiar. (Sometimes there are corporate incentives too: see Disney’s aggressive pursit of synergy between ABC’s Marvel TV series and the movies.) Mind you, this isn’t automatically good or bad. One of the greatest TV series of all time, _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_, was a TV reboot of a movie (albeit a rethinking and a vast improvement). And while I don’t want to fall into the trap of reviewing a show based on the trailer, one of the fall series I’m most looking forward to is _The Muppets_, which _Big Bang Theory_ producer Bill Prady is reconceiving as a mockumentary (an approach that makes sense, since it fits the inside-showbiz parody that was an element of _The Muppet Show_). But it does make it more welcome to see the occasional series idea that isn’t based on an established brand or setting (plenty of cop and hospital shows next season too). I’m curious to see ABC’s _Oil_, about a subject–the fast-money petroleum boom in North Dakota–that could be fascinating if done right, and Fox’s _Scream Queens_: admittedly, it sounds like something from the Ryan Murphy Random Series Generator (_American Horror Story: Glee_, basically), but at least the screen isn’t saturated with horror comedies right now. As Fox learned last season with _Empire_, often the key to both creative and mass-market success in TV isn’t compete originality or imitation, but a concept that’s both familiar (It’s _Dynasty_…) and not (…in the hip-hop industry). But that’s easier said than done. Instead, many of next fall’s debuts will be using essentially the opposite of the pitch NBC once used to advertise comedy reruns: Maybe you haven’t seen it before–but it’s still old to you. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3857721/fall-tv-reboots-muppets-x-files/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3857721/fall-tv-reboots-muppets-x-files/"},"headline":"Upfronts Roundup: Fall TV, Like Summer Movies, Plays the Imitation Game","datePublished":"2015-05-14T13:13:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:10:45.577Z","description":"The broadcast schedule is big on reboots, franchises and superheroes.","url":"https://time.com/3857721/fall-tv-reboots-muppets-x-files/","keywords":["Television","upfronts"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9041e642b4254395/6987efa3524fc01346df0b0d/139233_0591.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"James Poniewozik","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/james-poniewozik/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9041e642b4254395/6987efa3524fc01346df0b0d/139233_0591.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"KERMIT THE FROG, GONZO THE GREAT","caption":"KERMIT THE FROG, GONZO THE GREAT","creditText":"Eric McCandless/ABC","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3857721/fall-tv-reboots-muppets-x-files/","name":"Upfronts Roundup: Fall TV, Like Summer Movies, Plays the Imitation Game"}}]}] ```