Orange Is The New Black Death: How Would You Make Your Favourite TV Show Historical?

Forget Downton Abbey or The Tudors, there is a whole new way to watch historical TV shows! By just adding or changing a word to your already favourite show, you can totally recreate it to suit yesteryear! Okay, sure you won't be able to actually watch these magnificent creations, but the trending topic on Twitter #HistoricalTVShows has had our imagination running away with us...

After late night game show Midnight asked people to tweet in their best ideas to make a TV show historical, Twitter exploded with genius ideas to make their favourite shows historically relevant. To those who enjoy history, or just love a really, really great pun, here are the best tweets from the #HistoricalTVShows campaign...

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia

#HistoricalTVShows It's Always 1776 in Philadelphia @midnight pic.twitter.com/uqvdWTHWca
— Eric Schwartz (@ericschwartz) March 10, 2016

Orange is the New Black

William of Orange is the New Black #HistoricalTVShows
— Chasfax (@chasfax) March 10, 2016

The Addams Family

The Adam's Family#HistoricalTVShows @midnight pic.twitter.com/UqX2MgOKun
— Rick G. Rosner (@dumbassgenius) March 10, 2016

Third Rock From The Sun

#HistoricalTVShows Third Reich From the Sun
— Chris Watts (@BrutusWatts) March 10, 2016

Boy Meets World

Boy Meets World War II #HistoricalTVShows @midnight
— Boredom Daily (@BoredomDaily) March 10, 2016

That's So Raven

That's So Roman #HistoricalTVShows @midnight
— Lisa Lemon (@mseric) March 10, 2016

Modern Family

Modern Stone Age Family#HistoricalTVShows @midnight pic.twitter.com/KYVXNefyA7
— joshingstern (@joshingstern) March 10, 2016

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother, Married Her, Then Had Her Beheaded #HistoricalTVShows
— Emily Hawker (@emhawkerblog) March 10, 2016

16 And Pregnant

13 And Pregnant...The Middle Ages #HistoricalTVShows @midnight
— William Wellek (@RRPounder) March 10, 2016

The Big Bang Theory

The Earth is Flat and There's No Big Bang Theory #HistoricalTVShows @midnight
— Portmanteau Jones (@SadlyCatless) March 10, 2016

Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Keeping Up With The Carthaginians #HistoricalTVShows @midnight
— Jared Montana (@Jarmadillos) March 10, 2016

Doctor Who

Doctor Who Puts Leeches on You #HistoricalTVShows @midnight
— Portmanteau Jones (@SadlyCatless) March 10, 2016

Say Yes to the Dress

Say Yes to the Headdress #HistoricalTVShows @midnight pic.twitter.com/oL0GxQqSzJ
— TJ Wharry (@twharry) March 10, 2016

The Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries of Anne Frank #HistoricalTVShows @midnight
— Portmanteau Jones (@SadlyCatless) March 10, 2016

The Jetsons

The SuffraJetsons #HistoricalTVShows
— Bunniboila (@bunniboila) March 10, 2016

Man Vs Food

Man Vs Food #HistoricalTVShows @midnight pic.twitter.com/jgIWrCtWij
— Alex Dale (@typofoto) March 10, 2016

The Real Housewives of [Miscellaneous City]

The Real Housewives of Henry VIII @midnight #HistoricalTVShows
— Belladonna (@CzexanCzich) March 10, 2016

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