Not TV, but I watched the start of the 1996 remake of Romeo & Juliet set in modern Verona Beach with Leonardo DiCaprio & Claire Danes.
I remember it being played during public HS English class to merge the Shakespeare coursework with modern Hollywood sensibilities.
I was shocked watching it decades later because I didn't remember that they cast Link from the Matrix Revolutions to play raceswapped transvestite Mercutio as Romeo's best friend.
Within minutes of the movie opening, they have blackfaced classic Shakespeare characters doing drag shows.
Not TV, but I watched the start of the 1996 remake of Romeo & Juliet set in modern Verona Beach with Leonardo DiCaprio & Claire Danes.
I remember it being played during public HS English class to merge the Shakespeare coursework with modern Hollywood sensibilities.
I was shocked watching it decades later because I didn't remember that they cast Link from the Matrix Revolutions to play raceswapped transvestite Mercutio as Romeo's best friend.
Within minutes of the movie opening, they have blackfaced classic Shakespeare characters doing drag shows.
Mercutio (or was it Benvolio?) was always a bit faggy tho