Posted on 02/20/2020 1:14:26 PM PST by Red Badger
Fans of the beloved old CBS show Walker, Texas Ranger will be sorely disappointed to hear it will be getting the CW treatment in its reboot. In addition to Walker getting a new female partner, media reported on Wednesday that he will have a “gay, conservative younger brother.”
The new series will be titled simply Walker and star Jared Padalecki (Supernatural) who will also executive produce. The original, which starred Chuck Norris as Texas Ranger Cordell Walker and aired eight seasons from 1993-2001, was a wholesome, moral show about good vs. evil and roundhouse kicks. With the show, movie actor and world champion martial artist Norris gained a cult following that went beyond the series and spurred comedic and fantastical “Chuck Norris facts,” like “Chuck Norris can strangle you with a cordless phone” or “Death once had a near-Chuck-Norris experience.”
According to Variety, Keegan Allen was brought on to play Walker's brother Liam in the revival:
Described as smart, slightly smug, but with a strong moral compass, Liam is Walker’s younger gay and conservative brother who has been recently promoted to assistant DA. Liam and Walker are close, but Liam gives his brother no shortage of tough love. Liam has always stayed close to home, often sacrificing his personal life in favor of his family duties. In Walker’s absence, he stepped up to take Walker’s kids under his wing. Liam’s close relationship with Walker’s son and daughter makes Walker slightly jealous.
Knowing the CW, now that Walker is back, Liam will have plenty of opportunity to explore his gay personal life for audiences to watch. It will also be very interesting to see how the CW interprets the conservative side of his character – or if they even know what a conservative is! Something tells me the gay representation is more important to them than getting the far less frequent conservative representation right.
In the description of Walker it says he will "find unexpected common ground with his new partner." No doubt there will be lots of misogyny for “one of the first women in Texas Rangers’ history” to fight and lessons for Walker along the way. No word yet on if there will be a trans or non-binary character, but you can be sure something like will be a nice little Easter egg in there, too.
Woke Walker, Texas Ranger: coming soon to a TV near you.
What a person does when no one is looking is 100% of their character.
I have a friend who is a full time evangelist. About 30-35 years ago, he and Chuck Norris used the same gym. My friend said he had several opportunities to share the Gospel with him.
I’ve probably seen all the Walker episodes. So I assume his gay brother gets kidnapped every other week?
Lucas
“What a person does when no one is looking is 100% of their character.”
You’re saying what a person does in private is public. It’s no one’s business what anyone’s choice is. And no one should trespass on anyone’s privacy to find out. Same for you and me. And Hollywood shouldn’t display something to sensationalize it just to sell their sponsors’ crap.
Besides if no one ever looks because they have no reason to without being enticed by it being pointed out in public, what difference does it make? It’s not story, it’s deviate sensationalism that should have nothing to do with the story any more than James Trivette was black. It was not mentioned, so it never made any difference. And I applaud then for that. Sexual preference should be handled the same way.
rwood
Chuck Norris gives you AIDS just by saying you have AIDS.
Next you’ll tell us you can watch The Mandalorian without paying Disney!
The real “Walker, Texas Ranger” was Samuel Hamilton Walker for whom the .44 cal. Walker Colt was named. He was killed in the Mexican-American War. I never saw or heard of the TV show before.
Gay AND conservative? Definitely possible in real life, but impossible in anything coming from Hollywood. If they are portraying a character that is labeled a conservative in a good light, you can bet that just means he is slightly to the right of Stalin. Look for the character to rant about gun control, “far right extremists”, or something similar by the second season.
Go woke,
Go broke.
The Crappy Streets of San Francisco?
Doesn't ring.
I can neither confirm nor deny.
Yea it gets much better as it goes on.
Chuck goes bad?
WTF
I haven’t watched since Mary and Lucifer end up in that alternate universe with Lucifer’s baby just being born.
Haven’t found the time..
I hope Jensen Ackles get a new show....He seems like a pretty cool dude.
I was watching that new Magnum on CBS All Access for a while....it was alright i guess then i just kinda forgot about it.
whatever...i got about 15 shows on my list that i want to binge watch..maybe i’ll get to some of them before i die some day.
Wow, they actually found a way to make “Walker, Texas Ranger” even worse!
Unbelievable!
Believable....................
I wouldn’t patronize these creeps
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