Chuck creators say the show would be hard to get off the ground in today's reboot-heavy environment

Entertainment Weekly

Although co-creator Chris Fedak joked that "we would be so rich" if Chuck premiered in 2020 instead of 2007, fellow co-creator Josh Schwartz said: "If we were doing it today, it would have to be called like Get Smart. It would be a re-imagination. If you’re doing an original show that wasn’t based on any IP, that was a blend of genres — I mean, it was an uphill battle at the time when we were competing against like Bionic Woman reboots and Knight Rider reboots to do something that felt weird, unclassifiable, and original. In some ways, that’s become even more of an uphill battle. I think we’re lucky. I think we did the show at the exact right moment of the show." Schwartz is familiar with reboots, having revived Dynasty and Nancy Drew -- while also developing a reboot of his own show Gossip Girl for HBO Max. Fedak and Schwartz were also asked about doing a movie in wake of this week's virtual reunion. "I would say within the first 10 seconds of the table read, everybody fell so effortlessly back into their parts and the chemistry was still there, and it was just such a joy to watch that we both hung up from the table (and) were like, 'Damn, it feels like we could more of this,'" said Schwartz. "I think it would really be about, what’s the story and what’s the demand? I think we’re really proud of the legacy of the show and the series it felt, so anything that you do after the fact you want to make sure it feels like it would live up to the original."