Will Smith Producing Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reboot ( discussion)

[RoomService]

Ashley is so invisible she may as well be Judy from Family Matters in this version.

I believe the gay theme in the first season turned many people away from that character. I watched season two and three and I found them quite enjoyable, and I’m eagerly anticipating the fourth and final season.

 

[Costanza]

That's why I said the show has to start the same way.

It just didn't have to follow the same path as the sitcom and as a result, hardcore Fresh Prince fans can see storylines coming a mile away.

Oh, I just read that as you saying it as a negative.

Without having seen seasons 2 & 3, just based on your description, I can see what you’re saying.

 

[Costanza]

I believe the gay theme in the first season turned many people away from that character. I watched season two and three and I found them quite enjoyable, and I’m eagerly anticipating the fourth and final season.

People complaining about gay characters strikes me as unnecessary bitching, just like white people complaining about a black ghostbuster or whatever. The original Fresh Prince came out, no pun intended, in the early 90s and had zero LGBT presence. The show is based in CALIFORNIA, that is just not realistic in the 2020s!!!

Haters gonna hate but that’s a problem for the haters, not a problem with the show. If Gilligan’s Island was reimagined today, they better not just have 7 straight white characters. That was seen as okay in the 60s or 70s but it isn’t now and the same goes for Fresh Prince and the 90s vs now.