A Netflix revival could afford Tales of the City some new opportunities. For one thing, a Netflix project wouldn't face the same restraints that kept PBS from airing the first broadcast uncensored, and the present day setting would give a brand new take on the world that has already been built. The books of Tales of the City were especially notable for tackling the issue of the AIDS crisis; a 2017 take on how the crisis has been handled could certainly be worth watching.