It has been revealed that Warner Bros. TV is to revisit one of the most popular sitcoms of the 1980s. ALF, which stands for Alien Life Form, ran from 1986-1990 and was a huge pop culture hit at the time, Reports surfaced late yesterday revealing that the property is set to be remade with Warner Bros. currently searching for a writer to look at the update.
The premise of ALF was as follows.
A smart-mouthed creature, ALF (aka Alien Life Form), crash-lands in a suburban garage. His spaceship is beyond repair, he’s ugly, he’s short, he’s got a bad attitude. What’s a family to do? Why, take in the furry creature, of course, and watch as he comments on humankind and tries to eat the cat — a delicacy on his home planet of Melmac.
ALF had a total of 102 episodes during its five-year run and was really, really good. I can’t wait to see what they do with the reboot. Here’s a reminder from CNN on what all the fuss was about back in the 1980s.
