Upon hearing the revival talks, Jonathan Joss, who voiced John Redcorn on the animated comedy, responded, 'I definitely would love to be part of such a return. It's a great show.'
- August 9, 2017
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During its panel at the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Tuesday, August 8, FOX announced that the network was considering to revive two of its shows, "King of the Hill and "24". FOX Television Group chairman and CEO Dana Walden revealed that the network had "preliminary conversations" with the animated show creators Greg Daniels and Mike Judge about bringing Hale, Dale and the folks from Arlen back to life.
"I would like to explore that. We had a very preliminary conversation given what's going on in the country; they had a point of view about how those characters would respond. But again, it was one meeting and I hope to revisit it," Walden said. "The meeting was probably two and a half months ago."
She continued, "They're both very busy and it was really just a first exploratory, 'Are you excited about this? Is there potential in that future?' And they were both excited about it." However, Walden noted that since "they're working on a lot of different things individually, so it's about finding time."
Jonathan Joss, who voiced John Redcorn on the animated comedy, was excited upon hearing the revival talks. "It's exciting!" the San Antonio native said in a phone chat with MySA. "I've heard rumors. I definitely would love to be part of such a return. It's a great show, nothing like it on TV, and I'm sure viewers will embrace it once again."
Following a propane salesman in Arlen, "King of the Hill" debuted in 1997. The series quickly became fans' favorite and one of FOX's longest running animated series, before concluding in 2010. "King of the Hill" won two Emmys.
The network also revealed that it had not given up on "24" franchise. Walden said that FOX was exploring new ways to take on the franchise. "We are really exploring what the future might be, perhaps as an anthology storytelling franchise," she opened up. "We felt really good about a lot of the last season. It was a hard decision to make, whether to bring it back or not. We let Corey out of his obligation so he could do his Broadway play. It felt like the right thing to do, to take the pressure off around upfronts."
"It felt like, where we left off, we can continue telling stories about those exact characters," Walden went on saying. "It felt very close to the original. Our goal is to make something that generally extends the life of the franchise. Viewers got a taste of '24' again. It had the urgency of real time. It whetted their appetite."
