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His stunt queen azz still ain't done the Star movie he promised either but got time to do an entire reboot that will be cancelled soon.
 

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Wow, a nuclear Black family without a mixed race wife or daughter.
1. You have no idea of the racial makeup of all these people - you just see dark skin and made some assumptions. Meanwhile, you can be mixed and have dark skin like Naomi Campbell, Tatyana Ali, Ryan Destiny

2. Stop playing that goofy azz game of trying to separate Black folks from one another by skin tone
 

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Why not just create a brand new story instead of tying it to the Wonder years?
I’m guessing it’s because people would forge a connection anyways, or make reference to it the same way any show with four female friends is some how a call back to SATC (Girlfriends, Girls).
 

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nah, nope.

ew to LD for trying to make a yt people’s show Black, ewwww

and I actually used to watch and love The Wonder Years, so hell no...a dumb bm strikes again

Mr. LD, you are NOT as creative as the yt people you surround yourself with have gased u up to be. shyt looks alike well produced ko oning.
 

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I think they are tying it to The Wonder Years to attract an already established audience to it or at least the name rings bells. It rings more bells than if it were a new show with no connection at all.

However, The Wonder Years was such a classic that this show will constantly be compared about not living up to it. How do you live up to a classic?

I think the premise could work if it’s a legitimately good show with good writing. But the fact that Lee Daniels is involved let’s me know it’ll be filled with melodrama, and not nuanced and multi-layered like the original one.
 

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Somebody said it's still centering dem folks so...Yall know Mr. Daniels can't be trusted to tell Black Stories.
 

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I think they are tying it to The Wonder Years to attract an already established audience to it or at least the name rings bells. It rings more bells than if it were a new show with no connection at all.

However, The Wonder Years was such a classic that this show will constantly be compared about not living up to it. How do you live up to a classic?

I think the premise could work if it’s a legitimately good show with good writing. But the fact that Lee Daniels is involved let’s me know it’ll be filled with melodrama, and not nuanced and multi-layered like the original one.
Agreed, this show was one of my favorites. It was such a touching and well written show. I watched a episode the other day, still made me cry, and still stands up. Crazy to see life from the parents point of view now instead of Kevin and Winnie. Definitely Going to rewatch.

This show was gold. They should not touch this.
 

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Agreed, this show was one of my favorites. It was such a touching and well written show. I watched a episode the other day, still made me cry, and still stands up. Crazy to see life from the parents point of view now instead of Kevin and Winnie. Definitely Going to rewatch.

This show was gold. They should not touch this.
 
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I can’t trust him to do this remake any justice. He’s gonna turn it into an agenda filled mess.



Of course, saw a trailer with a girl putting a boy into a headlock, that aggressive little girl/weak boy narrative.

God knows what else agenda he will pull because that's how shows are these days.
 

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I feel the same about this remake as I did with the 2012 remake of Steel Magnolias. I loved every actress in the remake, but they should've left that classic alone.

And they should leave this one alone too.
 

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