I guess they are rebooting The Fresh Prince. The article I read used one of the red flag buzzwords “reimagining”. Article finally said the show plans to address “race and class”. I mean what would a show be in current year if it didn’t lecture us about race for the 10000th time.
I’m sure it will win awards. The three easiest ways to win are to “address racism”, have a female led program that bravely attacks the patriarchy, or a show about immigration where the not so subtle message is anything less than open borders is evil.
I’ll be happily watching reruns of Little House on the Prairie and Sanford and Son.
I doubt it. I’m wondering who was asking for a dark dramatic version
Gotcha. The thing is that the original show did a good job using humor while talking about some issues. Like when Carlton was told he wasn’t really black
Can't maintain perpetual victim status while acknowledging that culture and character aren't written in stone with your melanin content.