The Next Generation of ‘Turner & Hooch,' the Jonas Brothers' ‘Olympic Dreams,' a Beastly Dating Game, and ‘Married' in Houston are all on the horizon.

What is a good television show? In contrast to this, the Disney+ series "Turner & Hooch" is a misguided reimagining of the original, which attempts to pass itself off as some sort of revival while being a remake of the original. As a result, we get a semi-confused police drama that no amount of drooling or heartbreaking puppy-dog eyes can save.

The series, which has a tenuous link to the 1989 film, centers on Scott Turner (Drake & Josh's Josh Peck), a US Marshal located in San Francisco who happens to be the son of the character played by Tom Hanks. In what amounts to a convenient plot device, Scott's father passed away lately, leaving behind a huge big, exuberant canine who is "almost like the original Hooch came back" for Scott to take in.

Scott, understandably, does not want the furry monster to damage his apartment, which is why the episode follows the same beats as the film. Scott also meets a new prospective love interest, Erica (Glee's Vanessa Lengies), who works as a police dog trainer and is quickly taken with him, despite the fact that he is excruciatingly slow to pick up on such signs.

Turner & Hooch, created by "Burn Notice" producer Matt Nix and action director McG, has a reasonably respectable background for a show of this nature, but it fails to offer anything particularly noteworthy in the three episodes that have been released so far. In reality, they're scattered throughout the show, including an odd "Die Hard" spoof and a semi-serialized mystery that takes a long time to get going.

Despite the fact that the film is intended to be relatively family friendly, the tone is inconsistent. Part of this could be explained by the thinness of the source material; the original, while entertaining, was hardly a classic, and as a result, no one was particularly enthusiastic about this.

Peck is endearing enough, but after a while, watching the lovable French mastiff get himself into trouble or steal a bunch of donuts (being around cops has its advantages on the latter score) starts to feel like watching a TV show from the days before everyone had cable, let alone streaming, which makes this feel like a TV series from the days before everyone had access to streaming.

At best, the series adds to a long tradition of wonderful movie/TV mutts (the Disney+ flicks "Togo" and "Lady and the Tramp" among them) who don't just hear "Blah blah blah" when people shout instructions at them, but actually understand what they're being told. However, even if Hooch is a model of patience and commitment, after a few episodes of "Turner & Hooch," it's difficult to share that same patience and loyalty with him.

The first episode of "Turner & Hooch" will air on Disney+ on July 21.