Original sentence: "  The remaining three Monkees (Dolenz, Jones and Tork) tour sporadically, most recently in 2001., appeared the following year and met with moderate success.Four young musicians were placed in a similar series based on the original show, this time "updated" for the 1980s.Nesmith was forced to sit out most of these reunion projects because of prior commitments to his bustling Pacific Arts video production company.The show and its accompanying album sank quickly without a trace.The sudden revival of The Monkees in 1986 helped move the first official Monkees single since 1970, "That Was Then, This Is Now," into the American Top 20
Edited sentence: "  Understandable, since it seems that Nesmith at every turn will back out of commitments; Nesmith was contracted to perform on the 1997 US tour but simply failed to show up, forcing The Monkees to do last-minute alterations.(Ironically, MTV was developed by Warner/Amex from a concept originally created and sold to them by Nesmith himself., appeared the following year.Four new young musicians were placed in a similar role to the original show, this time "updated" for the 80s.Nesmith wasn't interested in participating, citing prior commitments.The remaining three Monkees (Dolenz, Jones and Tork) tour sporadically, most recently in 2001.The show only lasted six episodes, and the album did not match the success of their namesakes.The sudden revival of The Monkees in 1986 helped move the first official Monkees single since 1971, "That Was Then, This Is Now," into the American Top 20.This 2002 outing has been the last Monkees tour to date.Tork left the band at the end of the 2001 tour; undeterred, Dolenz and Jones toured the following year