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Roxana Hadadi:I think your read on the reboot formula is right, Jen.
(Cough,Velma, cough.)
(I cannot keep forcing myself to cough, so:That 90s Show.)
We have this conversation all the time, right?
I sympathize with how Well, who knows how this is going to go?
But series that thread the needle betweennot too differentandjust different enoughare feeling increasingly rare.
Is nostalgia the only thing to blame for this, Jen?
Who or what can I yell at?
JC:Oh, you might shake your fist at a lot of things.
But the tone is an inconsistent mess and so is its character development.
Make it make sense, Roxana!
Plus, Velma can be romantically interested in both Fred and Daphne without that being super-confusing to understand!
Why doesVelmahave such resistance to believing that bisexuality exists?
But all of that feeds into my biggest issue: Does anyone involved in this reboot actually like theScooby-Dooproperty?
Do you have any foundational issues you need these projects to address, Jen?
How did the newSaved by the Bellget it right, and, say,That 90s Showget it wrong?
Hey, someone mentioned Zima!
Oh, how cute, this scene is an homage to the music video for Blind Melons No Rain.
All of those things aresooooo90s!
Both are traditional sitcoms that are not exactly intended to be grounded in reality, and I get that.
Am I being way harsh, Roxana?
They dont argue about it or bond over it they dont really have much interiority at all.
Do new viewers care that these characters are the children of the previous shows main crew?
As skeptical as I was of both of those series, those performances drew me in.
Did they do the same for you, Jen?
The show itself is still finding its footing.
And this being night court, there are always weird cases coming through the doors.
Thats really key to a good reboot for me.
(I dont think this is true.
It just sometimesfeelstrue.)
Its no mystery whyVelmadoesnt succeed as a reboot.
It does succeed, however, as a cautionary tale for future reboots.
