Blasts from the past: Recent and future TV show remakes

Original air dates: 1992-1999

Remake’s air dates: 2009-Present

The 1990s Fox sudsy spinoff of “Beverly Hills, 90210” about backstabbing, blackmailing twenty-something West Hollywood residents looking for love, lust and ladder climbing opportunities got a sexy face-lift in 2009 when it was revamped for the CW. Despite the return of original cast member heavyweight Heather Locklear, the show’s small ratings and fan base might mean that the network will serve these new residents an eviction notice.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Original air dates: 1976-1978

Remake’s air dates: 2007

NBC plugged so much high-dollar buzz, expectation and conflicting re-imagination into David Eick’s dark, techno-slick “Bionic Woman” remake in fall 2007 that the lighthearted, woman-empowering original became an overpowered machine destined to self-destruct.  (Alan Zenuk / Associated Press)