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Swept up in enthusiasm

A faux tweet noted that Fremantle has acquired the rights to Supermarket Sweep and plans to bring the grocery larceny show back to TV markets around the world.

I know about the power of game show nostalgia, but this news set off incredible happy happy joy joy all over the Interwebs. Last I counted, there were more than fifty stories in Google News about the revival, all of them gurgling with bliss. Who knew that there was such pent-up demand for Al Howard's old chestnut from the 1960s (plus the later rewinds)?

This spasm of exaltation from a site called Romper is typical. Supermarket Sweep Is Coming Back, Because Dreams Do Come True. Well, gee, I hope the revival - whenever it arrives - fulfills the writer's dreamy hopes. I liked the show myself, because it spoke to the universal human desire to shoplift and get away with it. But I've never had dreams about it.

The linked story hopes that Fremantle doesn't mess too much with the format. As long as the merry thieves get to run wild though a supermarket, most viewers should be happy.

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