Vancouver-shot 1980s CBC TV series Danger Bay set for revival

With TV series reboots, remakes, and revivals (welcome back, X-Files) all the rage, a locally shot TV series is also getting into the game.

Unfortunately, it's not the series that Ryan Reynolds wanted back on the air.

The family-friendly adventure-drama series Danger Bay, shot in Vancouver from 1984 to 1990, is being revived.

Only in Canada would a seaborne show include cast members with aquatic names: Ocean Hellman and Christopher Crabb.

Hellman and Crabb told ET Canada that they'll be reprising their roles as siblings Nicole and Jonah, who reunite when their marine biologist father, Dr. Grant "Doc" Roberts (played by Donnelly Rhodes), goes missing.

The series was aimed at children and teens, and it did address environmental and wildlife issues. It'll be interesting to see how much such issues, including climate change, extinction, and pipelines, will be tied into the new storylines, considering how heightened awareness has become since the original series was shot.

But the real questions are: Will Dr. Donna Chen (Michelle B. Chan) get an actual storyline? And does Dr. George Dunbar (Hagan Beggs) actually live in Dunbar?

Well hey, if that series is getting another go, what other locally shot series could be revived?

Northwood, starring Lochlyn Munro? Edgemont, starring Kristin Kreuk? KidZone, where Sarah Chalke got her start? 

Or how about the sci-fi series Highlander, set in the fictional city of Seacouver, Washington?

By the way, did you know The Tom Jones Show was shot in Vancouver from 1980 to 1981, with guests like Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan, and Donny and Marie Osmond? 

Or before Justin Bieber, there was The René Simard Show...

(It turns out the Georgia Straight editorial department is a goldmine for obscure local TV trivia.)