The original 4400 was released in 2004, before the whole superpowers thing became as hyped as it is today. It added a realistic layer missing from the comic series. That was the main reason of the success, given it was quite an average show otherwise (too much drama, some poor story choices, etc.).
It would be reasonable to assume the remake of an 18-year old show with 7.3 on IMDB should have some improvements to be a success nowadays.
The new show did none of that. It has poor story, execution and full of cliches. Remake adds nothing of value and tanks with the things already existing in the original. Alas, from the very beginning the story diverges quite significantly, so it cannot be called a remake any more anyway.
Why would you make a remake of 4400, if "The Manifest" is already a copy / heavily inspired by the old 4400.
Why not make a new fresh story without reusing the franchise? The result would still be bad, but at least without the disappointed fans.
And why reuse the franchise if the plot is so divergent from the original from the start?
It would be reasonable to assume the remake of an 18-year old show with 7.3 on IMDB should have some improvements to be a success nowadays.
The new show did none of that. It has poor story, execution and full of cliches. Remake adds nothing of value and tanks with the things already existing in the original. Alas, from the very beginning the story diverges quite significantly, so it cannot be called a remake any more anyway.
Why would you make a remake of 4400, if "The Manifest" is already a copy / heavily inspired by the old 4400.
Why not make a new fresh story without reusing the franchise? The result would still be bad, but at least without the disappointed fans.
And why reuse the franchise if the plot is so divergent from the original from the start?