The Wonder Years reboot to focus on a Black family in 1960s Alabama

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A new family is set to get by with a little help from their friends, as the theme song goes. The Wonder Years, the nostalgic 1980s-'90s comedy-drama about a young boy growing up in the 1960s, is coming back with a new look. ABC will reboot the iconic show to focus on a Black family in 1960s Alabama, and Fred Savage, who starred as young Kevin Arnold in the original show, will direct.

The half-hour show will cover the same time period as the original show, which was took place from 1968 to 1973. Filmmaker Lee Daniels will serve as executive producer, with Saladin Patterson as writer and executive producer.
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The Wonder Years reboot to focus on a Black family in 1960s Alabama

Fred Savage, who starred as Kevin Arnold, will direct the new show.
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I kinda think the audience for a show set in the 60's is pretty limited.

Wonder Years worked because by the time it came out those people were in there 30's so you had a big built in audience.
 
cryptoadam said:
I kinda think the audience for a show set in the 60's is pretty limited.

Wonder Years worked because by the time it came out those people were in there 30's so you had a big built in audience.
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Wonder Years set in the 90's
 
cryptoadam said:
I kinda think the audience for a show set in the 60's is pretty limited.

Wonder Years worked because by the time it came out those people were in there 30's so you had a big built in audience.
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Rock n roll, and the 60's and 70's are re-surging in interest, probably some execs saw the data and decided to revive this show with a spin.
 
Black people deserve better than some reskinned reboot tbh. All this thinly veiled inclusion is lame and so ham handed.

Even the new black Batwoman is more exciting than this
 
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oagboghi2 said:
Another show to remind me that white people are racist.

I almost forgot. Thank you ABC
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Yeah, I mean how many decades are going to go by before this stops being the only takeaway from any black show. I miss the 90s when black shows were just regular shows starring black people.
 
Grinchy said:
Yeah, I mean how many decades are going to go by before this stops being the only takeaway from any black show. I miss the 90s when black shows were just regular shows starring black people.
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Given that it's being done by ABC and given the time period, this is going to end up being an even more serious "Black-ish" isn't it?

I really liked "Black-ish" but if I want a show that's going to get even heavier than that then I may as well watch "The Wire" again.
 
Honestly calling the a Wonder Years reboot is not helping it. As a premise for a sitcom it seems fine, but I'd give it an original title so people don't associate it to a reboot and bash it.
 
Pagusas said:
I wish we'd get some 1950's shows. Golden age American is always a decade I love.
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Truth told I think that era pisses people off more these days, "Don't worry my sugar honey wifey, you can stay at home with the kids, my six hour a day job will be enough to own this 3 bedroom luxury house, our first car, land ownership and pay for all our shopping needs. However we might need to save for a month or two to afford that second car".
 
cryptoadam said:
I kinda think the audience for a show set in the 60's is pretty limited.

Wonder Years worked because by the time it came out those people were in there 30's so you had a big built in audience.
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It still appealed to people that weren't in that age range. Most kids I knew loved the show even though we had no attachment to the 60's, and I remember my parents caring little for it even though it should have been more nostalgic to them.

I guess having it set in the 80's/90's would make it more relevant to kids of that era that are grown up now, but I don't think it would hold that same weight as a time period like the 60's does.
 
cryptoadam said:
I kinda think the audience for a show set in the 60's is pretty limited.

Wonder Years worked because by the time it came out those people were in there 30's so you had a big built in audience.
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I was very young when it came out, but I always appreciated the show. The experiences he had while growing up weren't that outdated. Few shows have ever recreated those moments that well.

We all know what this show is going to be about. Stirring up more racial tension. How he's not allowed to have white friends or like white girls. Getting stopped by the police. Etc etc
 
BigBooper said:
In a different timeline, this could be a decent show.
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This is where I'm at. It's a strong premise and Fred Savage directing kinda sorta justifies keeping the Wonder Years name. If it'd been announced five or ten years ago, I'd be very intrigued. In 2020 I'm interested but wary.
 
I think this show sounds interesting enough, and using the same name makes sense for marketing IMO. To the extent this counts as a reboot, I am cool with reboots like this. Its a different story with someone else's perspective.
 
Sounds like an interesting premise. I might check it out. I think The Wonder Years as a concept is a non-specific enough concept that a reboot like this is just fine.
 
Presumably this is a kids show. Does "The Wonder Years" have ANY resonance with that demographic?

I could sorta see a grown-up spin off with Savage as a dad (wait, has that already been done?) but this is just a name grab. Minimal interest no matter who is in it or when it is set.
 
Fred Savage makes good TV. His IMDB is stacked to heaven. Normally I'm not into reboots but as long as it keeps the tone of the original I don't see the problem.
 
I have no problem with this. Not everyone in the 50s and 60s was white in USA!

Although I can already see the episode plots..... racism, black son/daughter wants to go on a date with a white person and shit hits the fan, someone trying to get a job and not allowed because he's black etc.....
 
It doesn't sound like that place in the US for a black family had many wonder years, so I guess the show will be all about racism.

I mean, I watched the old one growing up but I'm kind of tired of everything being about racism.
 
Azurro said:
It doesn't sound like that place in the US for a black family had many wonder years, so I guess the show will be all about racism.
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Pleasantville retread. Perhaps the wonder years weren't as wonderful as you once believed whitey.
 
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