I really can't comment on the '91 series, since I didn't see it when it was on and I've never had the heart to shell out money for the tapes (they're on video, aren't they?), especially after hearing mostly negative things about it. Maybe if I run into them in a video rental place or something I might check them out.
However, as far as a new series in general, I'm not sure if I'm in the minority here or not, but I always just cringe everytime I hear about the possibility. It just seems to me that while the original series was hokey in a good way, a new series would be hokey in a horrifyingly bad way. Maybe it's because I just really love the kitsch factor of the original show, with the sketchy plots and touch and go acting that seemed come along with the soap opera format. A clean, slick, prime time sort of production of the show really doesn't appeal to me at all. I guess it could work as geared to a new audience who is unfamiliar with series, but I don't think I could go for it as a viewer of the original show. Any thoughts?