Current:Home > MyRyan Reynolds reboots '80s TV icon Alf with sponsored content shorts -Aspire Money Growth
Ryan Reynolds reboots '80s TV icon Alf with sponsored content shorts
View
Date:2025-04-14 15:19:23
Ryan Reynolds is indulging his love for '80s nostalgia, and it's out of this world.
Reynolds is rebooting Alf, the furry brown alien of the eponymous sci-fi comedy from the 1980s, with a series of sponsored content shorts on his Maximum Effort Channel. The "Deadpool" star previewed some of the extraterrestrial hilarity in a trailer montage posted Monday.
In the video, Alf can be seen discussing and using various products with their human friend Eric, including mobile network operator Mint Mobile, doorbell camera brand Ring and television streamer Fubo.
The Maximum Effort Channel, which launched in June as part of a deal with Fubo, acquired the rights to the "Alf" sitcom and will incorporate branded segments called "Maximum Moments" into reruns of the original series. The channel is also available to stream on platforms such as Amazon Freevee and Tubi.
"We love taking risks and blurring the lines between shows and sponsorship because we believe both can be equally entertaining," Reynolds said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Weekly. "Besides my irrational love of Alf growing up, one of the reasons we licensed this show was precisely because ('Alf' co-creator) Paul (Fusco), Shout! Studios and our intrepid brand partners wanted to plot with us to bring Alf back to life."
"Alf" ran from 1986-1990 and starred Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson and Fusco as the voice of Alf. The series won a People’s Choice Award for favorite new TV comedy program in 1987.
Ryan Reynolds:'Terrible' stress dreams haunted Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell while shooting 'Spirited' singing
Taylor Swift says sweet hello toBlake Lively, Ryan Reynolds' kids, confirms Eagles fandom
veryGood! (2315)
Related
- 'Most Whopper
- Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025
- Now that the fight with DeSantis appointees has ended, Disney set to invest $17B in Florida parks
- Novak Djokovic withdraws from French Open due to meniscus tear in his right knee
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- Former protege sues The-Dream, accusing the hitmaking music producer of sexual assault
- Amanda Knox reconvicted of slander in Italy for accusing innocent man in roommate’s 2007 murder
- Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025
- Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
- How shots instead of pills could change California’s homeless crisis
Ranking
- North Carolina justices rule for restaurants in COVID
- Jonathan Scott makes fun of Drew Scott's lavish wedding, teases nuptials with Zooey Deschanel
- How Biden’s new order to halt asylum at the US border is supposed to work
- The 50 Best Fashion Deals for Father's Day 2024: Men's Wearhouse, The North Face, Callaway, REI & More
- Pregnant Kylie Kelce Shares Hilarious Question Her Daughter Asked Jason Kelce Amid Rising Fame
- When does 'Love Island UK' Season 11 release in the US? Premiere date, cast, where to watch
- Why Brooke Shields Is Saying F--k You to Aging Gracefully
- Big GOP funders sending millions into Missouri’s attorney general primary
Recommendation
Could your smelly farts help science?
Is Google News down? Hundreds of users report outage Friday morning
How shots instead of pills could change California’s homeless crisis
When does 'Love Island UK' Season 11 release in the US? Premiere date, cast, where to watch
Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
Geno Auriemma signs 5-year extension to continue run as UConn women's basketball coach
Israel confirms deaths of 4 more hostages, including 3 older men seen in Hamas video
Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025