>>> WELCOME BACK, REBOOTS ARE ALL THE RAGE AND NBC’S NATALIE
MORALES FOUND THE LATEST HIT
SHOW MAKING A COME BACK "MAD
ABOUT YOU."
ABOUT YOU." >> GOOD MORNING, YEAH, IT SHOT
ON A LOS ANGELES SOUND STAGE,
ONCE HOME TO "I LOVE LUCY," NOW
THERE’S ANOTHER BELOVED TV
COUPLE INVITING US BACK INTO
THEIR HOME 20 YEARS AFTER WE
FIRST MET THEM.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> YOU HAVEN’T SEEN ME IN 20
YEARS.
YEARS. I WALK INTO A RESTAURANT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I SAY, WOW, LOOK AT YOU, YOU
LOOK FANTASTIC.
LOOK FANTASTIC. >> BELOVED TV COUPLE JAMIE AND
PAUL BUCKMAN ARE BACK.
>> IF YOU LOOK REALLY CLOSE.
>> I’M LOOKING CLOSE.
>> IF YOU PUT YOUR GLASSES ON.
>> THESE ARE READING.
>> JUST.
>> JUST. >> I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.
>> THE "MAD ABOUT YOU" DUO WHO
FIRST ENTERED LIVING ROOMS IN
1992 ARE RETURNING TO TELEVISION
LATER THIS MONTH AND FANS WILL
FEEL LIKE THEY’RE REUNITING WITH
OLD FRIENDS.
OLD FRIENDS. >> WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR NOW?
>> I THINK WE HAVE SOME FOOD.
>> SWEETIE, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT
THIS.
THIS. YOU TALK INTO THE FREEZER,
NOBODY CAN HEAR YOU.
>> OLD FRIENDS WITH A NEW TWIST,
NO LONGER NEWLYWEDS BUT NOW
EMPTY NESTERS.
EMPTY NESTERS. >> WHOA, WHAT’S ALL THIS?
>> THIS MY DARLING IS PARADISE.
OUR FIRST BREAKFAST IN TAHITI,
NO KIDS, NO RUSH, JUST YOU AND
ME AND THIS CHAMPAGNE
ULTIMATELY.
ULTIMATELY. >> I THINK SO MANY OF THE
VIEWERS WHO WATCHED AND FELL IN
LOVE WITH YOU TWO AS A COUPLE,
THE BUCKMANS, EARLY ON ARE
PROBABLY APPROACHING, LIKE ME,
THAT TIME IN THEIR LIVES WHERE
THEIR KIDS ARE GROWING UP AND
GETTING READY TO HEAD OFF TO
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE. >> WE WERE 100% SURE WE WOULD
NEVER BE SITTING HERE ON THE
"TODAY" SHOW DOING A REBOTTOMOT,
ONE OF US, PROBABLY PAUL FIGURED
OUT, THIS IS WHEN MAY BELIEVE
WOULD BE LEAVING.
WE COULD WRITE ABOUT THAT.
>> IT WAS THE SAME PLACE THE
PILOT STARTED A HUNDRED YEARS
AGO, WHICH IS THE MARRIAGE
HOOPLA IS DOWN, AND IT’S JUST
THE TWO OF YOU, IT’S LIKE, OH,
OKAY, THIS COULD BE INTERESTING.
>> THE AWARD WINNING SERIES
RETURNS WITH SOME NEW FACES LIKE
GROWN UP MAY BELIEVE PLAYED BY
ABBY QUINN, BUT FAMILIAR ONES,
TOO.
TOO. HELEN HUNT AND PAUL RISER BOTH
SAY IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG TO FALL
BACK INTO CHARACTER.
>> FIRST DAY ONSET, WAS IT LIKE
RIDING A BIKE.
>> THE FIRST HALF WAS NOT.
THE FIRST HALF, I WAS ALSO
DIRECTING, I THOUGHT LIKE,
UH-OH, IS THIS SHIP GOING TO
FLOAT STILL, MAYBE IT ISN’T.
AND I WOULD SAY BY THE MIDDLE OF
THE SECOND DAY, I LOOKED AT
PAUL, AND SAID IT FEELS LIKE WE
TOOK THREE MONTHS OFF.
WHAT’S HAPPENING.
WHAT’S HAPPENING. >> SEVEN YEARS WAS A VERY
INTENSE, LOVING, TIGHT KNIT
FAMILY SO WHEN YOU GET THE
FAMILY BACK TOGETHER, IT WAS
REALLY, IT WAS GREAT, AND IT WAS
SURPRISINGLY SMOOTH.
SURPRISINGLY SMOOTH. >> ALSO HELPFUL, THE SET AN
ALMOST IDENTICAL BLUEPRINT TO
THE ORIGINAL, WITH SOME SLIGHT
UPGRADES.
UPGRADES. >> WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME BACK
AND FEEL FAMILIAR, BUT YET YOU
HAVE TO UPDATE IT A BIT BECAUSE
YOU FEEL BAD IF THESE PEOPLE
HAVEN’T BOUGHT A NEW COACH IN 20
YEARS.
YEARS. >> I HAVEN’T BOUGHT A NEW COACH
IN 16 YEARS.
>> AND THEN I GOT TO GET MY ACT
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> NEW COACH IN PLACE, RISER AND
HUNT TOOK ME ON A TOUR.
>> WE HAVE ADDED THIS CHAIR AND
DO YOU KNOW WHY THIS IS THE
CHAIR WHERE WE DON’T HAVE THE
STRENGTH TO MAKE IT TO BED.
WE JUST GO, PULL OUT.
>> IT REALLY IS 20 YEARS LATER.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> FROM THE BEDROOM TO THE
BATHROOM TO WHAT SHOULD BE MAY
BELIEVE -- MABEL’S ROOM.
>> SADLY WHEN SHE MOVED OUT, WE
MADE IT AN INDUSTRIAL SPACE,
BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT YOU GET FOR
MOVING OUT ON US.
>> AND NO HOUSE TOUR WOULD BE
COMPLETE WITHOUT A STOP IN THE
KITCHEN, WHICH RISER SAYS REALLY
ONLY WORKS BECAUSE OF THE
SWINGING DOORS.
SWINGING DOORS. >> HONEY, IF YOU DON’T SAY
HONEY, THERE’S NO SWINGING,
WATCH HOW FUNNY IT’S NOT.
THE DOOR IS ALREADY OPEN.
HONEY, SEE NOTHING.
>> NOT FUNNY.
>> I WAS SOLD, AND I THINK PAUL
KNEW IT.
KNEW IT. >> WE DO HAVE ANOTHER FAMILY
LOOKING AT THE HOUSE, SO IF YOU
ARE INTERESTED.
ARE INTERESTED. >> I’M VERY INTERESTED.
>> PLEASE WE NEED AN OFFER BY
THE END OF TODAY.
>> WE’LL TALK.
>> AND I DO LOVE THE DECOR SO I
AM IN.
AM IN. "MAD ABOUT YOU" RETURNS TO
SPECTRUM ORIGINALS NOVEMBER 27th
WITH THE FIRST EIGHT EPISODES
AND ANOTHER EIGHT IN DECEMBER.
THIS RIGHT NOW IS A LIMITED RUN,
AND WE’LL SEE WHERE IT GOES.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE VIEWERS’
APPETITE.
APPETITE. >> THEY HAVE SUCH GREAT
CHEMISTRY.
CHEMISTRY. I USED TO WATCH IT.
WHY I LIKED IT SO MUCH, THEY
SEEMED LIKE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS.
>> RAPID FIRE DIALOGUE.
YOU KNOW, THE WILL AND GRACE WAS
ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE TEN