Posted on 07/08/2020 11:56:34 AM PDT by EdnaMode
A reboot of The Wonder Years has landed a pilot production commitment at ABC.
The new half-hour comedy series would focus on how a black middle class family in Montgomery, Alabama in the turbulent late 1960s made sure it was The Wonder Years for them too. That puts the new show in the same time period as the original series, which was set between 1968 and 1973. A mini writers room for the show will be opened once ABC approves a pilot script.
Saladin K. Patterson will write and executive produce. Lee Daniels and Marc Velez will executive produce via Lee Daniels Entertainment. Fred Savage, the star of the original series, will direct the pilot and executive produce. Neal Marlens, the co-creator of the original series, will serve as consultant. 20th Century Fox Television will produce, with both Patterson and Daniels currently under overall deals at the studio.
The original Wonder Years aired from 1988 to 1993 on ABC for six seasons and over 100 episodes. It focused on the Arnold family, with Savage playing youngest child Kevin. Daniel Stern provided the voice of Kevin as an adult, looking back on his childhood growing up in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The show was well-received by audiences and critics. Over the course of its run, it received a Peabody Award, multiple Humanitas Prizes, four Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe.
Patterson most recently worked as a writer and executive producer on the FXX comedy Dave. Prior to that, he was the showrunner on the TBS comedy series The Last OG. His other TV credits include The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, Psych, The Bernie Mac Show, and Frasier.
Daniels is a celebrated filmmaker, having received two Oscar nominations for his film Precious. His other films include Lee Daniels The Butler and the upcoming feature The United States vs. Billie Holiday. On the TV side, he is known for co-creating the Fox dramas Empire and Star.
In addition to his acting work, Savage has become a sought-after TV director in recent years. His directing credits include multiple episodes of shows like Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Conners, Modern Family, The Goldbergs, and 2 Broke Girls.
so apprpriating white character roles and stories is also racist
why cant they come up with something original
it wont be believable anyway, a dad will be at home
in real life over 85% of black babies born out of wedlock, no dad around
I liked it better when it was called “Everybody Hates Chris”.
You must have had a depressed childhood. Sure it was humorized a bit. But overall it was realistic to most of us. We either experienced some of those things or else we knew someone who did.
its not like there aren’t several specific black tv channels already.
zero white specific ones though
She has a very impressive....umm......I.Q.
lets not forget the obligatory republican bashing that will occur
How about “Yo Mama’s Family”?
Her Interest Quotient is very high!
family ties had a ‘conservative’ character on it because it was used to be mocked at by the rest of the cast
really rhat’s all they ever use a comservative character for, mocking and abuse and ‘learning liberal lessons’
Theres never been a real black named Bubba!
A family oriented show about a black family is fine, but they really should have picked a different name. Label something a reboot and it already has two strikes against it. Do something that at least pretends to be fresh.
Can we do a “white” version of “What’s Happenin’” or maybe “Good Times”?
Can’t see the line, can ya Russ.
The less tv and movies I watch, the better it is.
What a waste of production money.
All the reason why white people should dinancially abandon everything Disney. We have the money, and money is power. Another BLM woke company. Cancel thier channel and any resort trips, FOX hulu and ESPN are easy to ignore.
wasn’t Eerybody Hates Chris kind of like a black wonder years? More funny than sentimental but it was still the same sort of show.
Funnily enough, he wrote several Frasier shows. I remember them because they were not very funny.
You KNOW there will be little cryptic messages blasting out at us.
No Thanks.
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