TheClearcoatKid t1_jd7tb29 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 1:40 PM Reply to TIL The Dick Van Dyke Show was originally written entirely by Carl Reiner, about stories from Reiner's life, and starred Carl Reiner. The pilot was unsuccessful so it was reworked with Dick Van Dyke playing Robert Petrie. by jamescookenotthatone When Carl Reiner was informed that there was interest in rebooting the show, he told the producers, “It didn’t work. The show was cancelled.” They told him, “Don’t worry about it. We’ll get a better actor to play you.” Permalink 16
TheClearcoatKid t1_jd7tb29 wrote
Reply to TIL The Dick Van Dyke Show was originally written entirely by Carl Reiner, about stories from Reiner's life, and starred Carl Reiner. The pilot was unsuccessful so it was reworked with Dick Van Dyke playing Robert Petrie. by jamescookenotthatone
When Carl Reiner was informed that there was interest in rebooting the show, he told the producers, “It didn’t work. The show was cancelled.”
They told him, “Don’t worry about it. We’ll get a better actor to play you.”