For my fellow Fresh Prince fans, think this is going to be good?
Film Bel-Air [2 Season Pilot Confirmed by Will Smith]
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For my fellow Fresh Prince fans, think this is going to be good?
now this is a story all about how
I thought this was meant to be a concept trailer?
My life got flipped-turned upside down
It seems to be way too dramatic and dark for what the show portrayed in such wonderful ways and authentic ways. When two cultures clash and try to assimilate/adjust to each other in order to co-exist, it's not going to be all dark and rough all the time. There will be fun and laughs mixed in between. The show was funny and hilarious full of culture/music, but exploring it/approaching it the way they did was amazing.
The movie seems to just fill in the blanks in ways that make it more 'serious' and dark
Yeah but it's totally going to get picked up on the back of this trailer.
But if Will Smith isn't cast as Uncle Phil they can get fecked.
That looks awful.
It looks like the type of thing that sounds alright in your head, for about an hour.
It's a fan made trailer, if you watch it in that way purely as a hypothetical concept then it's kinda funny, kinda sad.
To a word that's what everyone in my whatsapp group said yesterday
The feck is this
Fresh Prince can never be re-done. Any attempt to do it will be utterly shite.
Is that youtuber Jonathan Morrison at 00:36? 
So weird
That doesn't look interesting even remotely.
Will Smith reacts to the trailer
I wonder if anything more will come out of it, it's a good pitch but pretty doubtful.
Watching WS reaction and revisiting the whole idea and realising the potential to tackle current issues.... I'm down. Hopefully it happens and is on point.
As mentioned before, it’d be more compelling if Will Smith was the Uncle Phil figure of it.
Really excited for this, Will Smith confirms a 2 season pilot.
2 season order is pretty impressive... They must have a lot of faith in it.
I'll definitely watch it.
I'll definitely watch it.
Well that's nice! All I've ever heard /read is about the bad blood between them.
The trailer looked awful but there is a good idea there. Will Smith needs to become the Uncle Phil figure, i cant see a simple recreation with different actors being any good.
Thats nice to see. Always wondered why they replaced her. Heard numerous rumours over the years, from her falling out with Will to her falling out with rest of cast, to her being being too dark (not sure where that one came from)...
Nice they get along. Its a shame the real Uncle Phil has passed cos it would have been cool to see each one make a cameo even if its for a different role.
Will this be another vehicle to promote his shit kids?
Holy shit, she looks great
Wow
I'd go back and ask that guy for advice... Wow that's so profound
Granted it's a better idea than straight-up remaking it but I think it misses the idea behind what made it a great show - mixing humour with pathos.
It's like people. You get somebody who's always so serious about shit all the time and you can never take him seriously. Now, if he's funny a lot of the time but comes out with a good point every once in a while then you tend to take it on board.
In other words, the philosophy of Mr Pigeon.
It's like people. You get somebody who's always so serious about shit all the time and you can never take him seriously. Now, if he's funny a lot of the time but comes out with a good point every once in a while then you tend to take it on board.
In other words, the philosophy of Mr Pigeon.
Must be one of the few people that loved the original show and thought that the trailer above was actually pretty fecking cool. Very different vibe naturally, but seems pretty relevant. Id give it a go.
Tell us more, O wise one.
I'm in the same opinion. A comedy remake would have flopped
A serious take transformed for 2020 is a good idea especially if they can still have the bits of charm that the show had.
The show tackled some really serious issues at the end of the day
-wills father
-being arrested for driving slow
-carlton taking the drugs (speed)
-uncle Phil being in hospital
Those are some episodes that stick out initially
Agreed. There was another where Carlton gets a gun after Will gets shot which was another excellent episode discussing serious issues in addition to the ones you mentioned.
A lot of the success of this will depend on the cast and their personalities. That’s what made the original so good.
He's not wrong though. Hair whipping, faces constantly scrunched up like distressed puppies, talking about how air doesn't exist and they're both rocket scientists because they eat a lot of kale. Twats.Wow
The original fresh prince was a good show, but it still holds up well. Is it a full reboot or telling a very similar story?
Wonder how many of his kids star in it?
Wonder how many of his kids star in it?
I didn't realise the Smith kids were such a point of contention.
If the Carlton dance doesn't feature in this then I'm out.
If the Carlton dance doesn't feature in this then I'm out.
Is this still a thing that's happening? Just remembered this thread and thought there hasn't been much mention of it in a while.
Luke-warm reviews for this.
60% on RT
60% on RT
I watched first 3 episodes on Saturday.
It's pretty good.
Very 2022 but you feel like you know everyone.
Carlton though, I hate the guy big time already.
Hillary is Hooooot
It's very dark In places, first episode expands a lot on how Will gets into trouble (2022 style) and basically is moved to stop him from being murdered in retaliation to pulling a gun on local dealer.
It's pretty good.
Very 2022 but you feel like you know everyone.
Carlton though, I hate the guy big time already.
Hillary is Hooooot
It's very dark In places, first episode expands a lot on how Will gets into trouble (2022 style) and basically is moved to stop him from being murdered in retaliation to pulling a gun on local dealer.
It's really good, I think most of the bad reviews are coming from idiots that didn't realise this isn't a comedy. The music choice is great throughout.
I see Will Smith plugging the alchemist in this series too...
I see Will Smith plugging the alchemist in this series too...