Small screen versions of Lethal Weapon (Fox), Taken (NBC), Training Day (CBS), The Exorcist (Fox), Time After Time (ABC) and Frequency (The CW) are all headed to the small screen this autumn, along with a string of new takes on old shows. But why?

C21TV canvassed the opinions of Warner Bros Worldwide Television Distribution's Jeff Schlesinger; FremantleMedia North America's Craig Cegielski; Propagate Content's Ben Silverman; Amblin Television's Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank; CBS Studios' David Stapf; Lethal Weapon exec producer Matt Miller; and MacGyver showrunner Peter Lenkov.