He was one of the more highly advertised "alive but won't be in the show" original cast members. They asked him, and he declined. I find that a bit bizarre... I mean, A-listers lining up just for cameos and this guy can't spend 6 months on a revival of the show that made him? Surely it would have made retirement a lot easier. To each their own I suppose.antron wrote:Apparently Michael Ontkean declined to return as H S Truman in the reboot, as he has "retired". I suspect Lynch and Frost are repeatedly taunting him with the phone call dialog to his old character. "you'll get through this".
The best story though, undoubtedly, goes to why The Arm is now The Evolution of The Arm. Can't make that shit up.