LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥 The 75th Emmy Awards will be studded with cast reunions and recreations of classic moments from a dozen beloved shows throughout television history.
鈥淎ll in the Family," 鈥淕rey's Anatomy," 鈥淕ame of Thrones,鈥 鈥淢artin鈥 and many more series will get the special treatment at in Los Angeles, with many getting renditions of their sets, including the bar from 鈥淐heers.鈥
鈥淚t was really about, how can we celebrate 75 years of television differently?鈥 the show鈥檚 executive producer Jesse Collins told The Associated Press.
The first such scene will come within the 10 minutes of host , and the moments will be spread throughout the Fox telecast.
鈥淭he core of it,鈥 said Dionne Harmon, another executive producer, 鈥渋s really celebrating television and to honor the shows of yesterday while we honor the shows of today."
Collins, Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay from Jesse Collins Entertainment are producing the Emmys for the first time, after previously putting on the Oscars, American Music Awards and BET Awards.
With the tribute segments they're seeking to show decades of television in its full variety of styles, formats and periods.
From the Emmys' earliest days in the 1950s will come 鈥淚 Love Lucy;鈥 from the 1960s, 鈥淭he Carol Burnett Show,鈥 whose title star recently at age 90; from the 1970s, 鈥淎ll in the Family,鈥 whose legendary creator, TV legend , died last month at 101.
鈥淐heers鈥 will represent the 鈥80s. 鈥淎lly McBeal鈥 and 鈥淢artin鈥 will represent different sides of the 鈥90s. The television-game-changing 鈥淪opranos鈥 will show up from the early 2000s.
Shows still on the air 鈥 鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy鈥 and 鈥淎merican Horror Story鈥 鈥 will also be represented.
Bits featuring 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥 and 鈥淭he Arsenio Hall Show鈥 will show up for variety and talk.
鈥淲e just tried to pick ones that we felt like we could successfully pay tribute to,鈥 Collins said. 鈥淲e have a pretty vast array of comedies and procedural dramas and talk shows, just trying to touch all the different areas.鈥
And the shows come from all four networks and HBO, a perennial Emmys juggernaut that this year has all three of the top nominated shows 鈥 鈥 and was home to the winningest drama of all time, which is also among the classic shows getting honored.
鈥淲e have a great 'Game of Thrones' moment,鈥 Collins said.
Producers didn't give specifics on who will be appearing, and said not to expect everyone from every show.
Reunions aren't possible for all of them, of course. 鈥淚 Love Lucy,鈥 whose key cast members have all been dead for decades, will get a recreation by actors playing Lucy and Ethel.
Other shows have few left to reunite. 鈥淎ll in the Family鈥 only has two surviving major cast members, Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers. The same is true of 鈥淭he Carol Burnett Show," with only Burnett and Vicki Lawrence still alive.
They also said not to expect a reunion of the cast of 鈥淔riends,鈥 though the show will include some tribute to .
Emmy producers said they tried to take a different approach to each of the segments to make sure it doesn't start to feel like a repetitive trope.
鈥淲e want to make sure people remain entertained and engaged so you never really know what you鈥檙e going to see, even with the reunions,鈥 Rouzan-Clay told the AP.
While wrangling multiple actors from different eras is never easy, and synching schedules was a tangled thicket as everyone became available again with the end of the that pushed the show from , organizers didn't have to twist many arms to get people to take part.
鈥淧eople are happy to be back and happy to celebrate,鈥 Harmon said. 鈥淚t is a monumental year. Everybody was really excited to come be a part of this.鈥
