Subj : Re: state of movies
To   : The Lizard Master
From : Brian Rogers
Date : Sat Sep 18 2021 08:04:00

Hello Lizard Master;

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 TLM> That is a different point though, the original point dealing with the
 TLM> Wonder Years I strongly disagree with.  Redoing the wonder years in the
 TLM> same year with a white cast would have been uninteresting.  

When you mention the name "Kevin Arnold" I think of Fred Savage. He just 
happens to be one particular race. Had another actor of another race played
the original Kevin Arnold it'd be a different story... at least for me. I'm
probably the least racist person you'd ever meet.

 TLM> Move the
 TLM> year to the 90's or using a black cast shows a whole new perspective.
 TLM> I saw the actor that plays the new "Kevin Arnold" and he was in tears
 TLM> talking about how excited he was to play a positive black role and that
 TLM> experience.  Makes a lot of sense to me and way more interesting.

As a totally new show, new character names, etc that'd be fine. To try and
live off of an existing name that was successful I find to be a bit
cowardess. That'd be like stealing source code from a successful program
and making the screens dark and calling it the same name but claiming YOU
wrote it.

I'm not against the theme or topic of the show, I'm against them riding on
the coattails of what was once a successful show and trying to turn it into
something it's not. The show should have it's own name along with the
characters and not consider it a reboot. An example of a good reboot is
the Connors... and even that show changed it's name due to Roseanne wigging
out with the mouth pollution.

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