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Bad_Mojo 03/16/21 4:59:57 AM #1:	ABCs reboot of The Wonder Years has found its new Kevin (or rather, Dean) in Elisha Williams. TV Line reports that Williams (Puppy Dog Pals) will play the lead role of Dean in the series, the analogue to Fred Savages Kevin in the original. Dean is described as an inquisitive and hopeful 12-year-old [who] is trying to figure out his place within his Black family and the world at large, while coming of age in a turbulent time. The official description of Dean adds, Though a little insecure, a tad awkward and a bit self-conscious, he is determined to make his mark on the world around him. Savage, who is directing the pilot and is a co-executive producer, revealed the news to Williams alongside writer Saladin K. Patterson in a video call that was released online. You can see that below. Williams joins Saycon Sengbloh, who will play Deans mom Lillian, in the project. The new series takes place in the 1960s like the original, set specifically in 1968 Montgomery, Alabama. The show centers on middle-class Williams family. The original show ran from 1988 through 1993 and was also set in 1968 to start, though the location of the Arnold family was never specified. --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:951759317] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>ABCs reboot of The Wonder Years has found its new Kevin (or rather, Dean) in Elisha Williams. TV Line reports that Williams (Puppy Dog Pals) will play the lead role of Dean in the series, the analogue to Fred Savages Kevin in the original. Dean is described as an inquisitive and hopeful 12-year-old [who] is trying to figure out his place within his Black family and the world at large, while coming of age in a turbulent time. The official description of Dean adds, Though a little insecure, a tad awkward and a bit self-conscious, he is determined to make his mark on the world around him. Savage, who is directing the pilot and is a co-executive producer, revealed the news to Williams alongside writer Saladin K. Patterson in a video call that was released online. You can see that below. Williams joins Saycon Sengbloh, who will play Deans mom Lillian, in the project. The new series takes place in the 1960s like the original, set specifically in 1968 Montgomery, Alabama. The show centers on middle-class Williams family. The original show ran from 1988 through 1993 and was also set in 1968 to start, though the location of the Arnold family was never specified. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 03/16/21 6:48:03 AM #2:	Well, I think it has potential --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:951760419] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>Well, I think it has potential </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SomeLikeItHoth 03/16/21 6:58:04 AM #3:	Ive now lost complete interest of this reboot. Ill just stick to the original. --- FAM FOREVER. <cite>SomeLikeItHoth posted [p:951760535] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>Ive now lost complete interest of this reboot. Ill just stick to the original. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 03/16/21 6:59:51 AM #4:	I'm surprised they are having it take place in the 1960s. Wasn't the big thing about the original Wonder Years that each episode was set exactly 20 years before the air date? I assumed that'd be what they do, so it starts in 1991 and goes forward from there. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:951760561] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>I'm surprised they are having it take place in the 1960s. Wasn't the big thing about the original Wonder Years that each episode was set exactly 20 years before the air date? I assumed that'd be what they do, so it starts in 1991 and goes forward from there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 03/16/21 7:03:19 AM #5:	JE19426 posted... I'm surprised they are having it take place in the 1960s. Wasn't the big thing about the original Wonder Years that each episode was set exactly 20 years before the air date? I assumed that'd be what they do, so it starts in 1991 and goes forward from there. Yeah, that would have been nice --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:951760604] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>JE19426 posted... </cite> <quote>I'm surprised they are having it take place in the 1960s. Wasn't the big thing about the original Wonder Years that each episode was set exactly 20 years before the air date? I assumed that'd be what they do, so it starts in 1991 and goes forward from there.</quote> Yeah, that would have been nice </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
opopopza 03/16/21 7:13:17 AM #6:	Wonder Years is my favorite show, I've watched the first season so many times I can recite entire scenes. This just feels like it's missing what made the show so great. It's a dad looking back on his normal childhood. The societal and historical events are for the most part right below the surface, as a kid you don't fully grasp the context of the things around you. The Vietnam War is waging, but Kevin is still just a normal kid with girl problems. This reboot might be great, but it seems like they are taking a much less subtle approach by making it about a black family in Montgomery during the Civil rights movement. If they wanted a reboot, it should have been set in the 90s, that would've allowed them to tell new stories but still keep the same concept. --- Can you say David Hasselhoff? <cite>opopopza posted [p:951760690] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>Wonder Years is my favorite show, I've watched the first season so many times I can recite entire scenes. This just feels like it's missing what made the show so great. It's a dad looking back on his normal childhood. The societal and historical events are for the most part right below the surface, as a kid you don't fully grasp the context of the things around you. The Vietnam War is waging, but Kevin is still just a normal kid with girl problems. This reboot might be great, but it seems like they are taking a much less subtle approach by making it about a black family in Montgomery during the Civil rights movement. If they wanted a reboot, it should have been set in the 90s, that would've allowed them to tell new stories but still keep the same concept. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g0ldie 03/16/21 7:14:13 AM #7:	SomeLikeItHoth posted... Ive now lost complete interest of this reboot. Ill just stick to the original. anyway, I didn't know a reboot series was coming out. I'll give it a chance. --- https://imgur.com/mApEnf3 <cite>g0ldie posted [p:951760702] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>SomeLikeItHoth posted... </cite> <quote>Ive now lost complete interest of this reboot. Ill just stick to the original.</quote> anyway, I didn't know a reboot series was coming out. I'll give it a chance. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 03/16/21 7:43:05 AM #8:	I actually love the premise of an analogue perspective to the suburban working class Arnolds. Fred Savage knows what he's doing and he wouldn't sign up for nostalgia-driven followup like his bro Ben if he didn't think this was a cool idea. --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:951760995] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>I actually love the premise of an analogue perspective to the suburban working class Arnolds. Fred Savage knows what he's doing and he wouldn't sign up for nostalgia-driven followup like his bro Ben if he didn't think this was a cool idea. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Relient_K 03/16/21 8:03:58 AM #9:	I like the original and I'm sure I'd enjoy this as well. --- We all ate the biscuits, Fighter. We can all see through time. [ER] <cite>Relient_K posted [p:951761269] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>I like the original and I'm sure I'd enjoy this as well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dat_Cracka_Jax 03/16/21 8:18:04 AM #10:	Why is this called a reboot? --- http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8131/flame201010170949481638.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5517/cateyes.gif Rams: 7-9 <cite>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted [p:951761488] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>Why is this called a reboot? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dat_Cracka_Jax 03/16/21 8:19:04 AM #11:	opopopza posted... This reboot might be great, but it seems like they are taking a much less subtle approach Nothing is subtle these days --- http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8131/flame201010170949481638.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5517/cateyes.gif Rams: 7-9 <cite>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted [p:951761503] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>opopopza posted... </cite> <quote>This reboot might be great, but it seems like they are taking a much less subtle approach</quote>Nothing is subtle these days </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Myzery 03/16/21 8:46:18 AM #12:	JE19426 posted... I'm surprised they are having it take place in the 1960s. Wasn't the big thing about the original Wonder Years that each episode was set exactly 20 years before the air date? I assumed that'd be what they do, so it starts in 1991 and goes forward from there. I hate to tell you this, but 20 years ago was 2001. --- When you kill a man, you're a murderer. Kill many, and you're a conqueror. Kill them all, oh you're a god. <cite>Myzery posted [p:951761954] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>JE19426 posted... </cite> <quote>I'm surprised they are having it take place in the 1960s. Wasn't the big thing about the original Wonder Years that each episode was set exactly 20 years before the air date? I assumed that'd be what they do, so it starts in 1991 and goes forward from there.</quote> I hate to tell you this, but 20 years ago was 2001. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 03/16/21 8:52:50 AM #13:	Myzery posted... I hate to tell you this, but 20 years ago was 2001. Lol, I need some sleep. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:951762075] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>Myzery posted... </cite> <quote>I hate to tell you this, but 20 years ago was 2001.</quote> Lol, I need some sleep. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
smoke_break 03/16/21 8:57:26 AM #14:	Myzery posted... I hate to tell you this, but 20 years ago was 2001. Oh shit. I know that shouldn't come as a surprise but I guess I just never thought about it. Where has the time gone, my goodness. --- https://imgur.com/mOCFlRv <cite>smoke_break posted [p:951762168] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>Myzery posted... </cite> <quote>I hate to tell you this, but 20 years ago was 2001.</quote>Oh shit. I know that shouldn't come as a surprise but I guess I just never thought about it. Where has the time gone, my goodness. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g0ldie 03/16/21 8:59:01 AM #15:	Myzery posted... I hate to tell you this, but 20 years ago was 2001. now I am upset --- https://imgur.com/mApEnf3 <cite>g0ldie posted [p:951762202] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>Myzery posted... </cite> <quote>I hate to tell you this, but 20 years ago was 2001.</quote>now I am upset </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Relient_K 03/16/21 9:18:06 AM #16:	Myzery posted... I hate to tell you this, but 20 years ago was 2001. Reason enough not to have it be "20 years ago". The main difference would be that it's pre smart phones and pre social media. And pre/during war on terror. --- We all ate the biscuits, Fighter. We can all see through time. [ER] <cite>Relient_K posted [p:951762642] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>Myzery posted... </cite> <quote>I hate to tell you this, but 20 years ago was 2001.</quote> Reason enough not to have it be "20 years ago". The main difference would be that it's pre smart phones and pre social media. And pre/during war on terror. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 03/16/21 12:08:35 PM #17:	g0ldie posted... now I am upset Me too. Its the year I graduated --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:951767289] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>g0ldie posted... </cite> <quote>now I am upset</quote> Me too. Its the year I graduated </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AbstraktProfSC2 03/16/21 12:21:34 PM #18:	i feel like a black kid growing up in the 60s would be substantially different than a white kid. like at least dont call it a reboot --- Talk about backseat fishing. <cite>AbstraktProfSC2 posted [p:951767726] in The Wonder... [t:79351305]...</cite> <quote>i feel like a black kid growing up in the 60s would be substantially different than a white kid. like at least dont call it a reboot </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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