I love sitcoms about families. However, I wish they weren’t so sweet and innocent all the time because that is not what it was like when I grew up!
Free Bert on Netflix is not your average family comedy because the kids say and do things you can’t do on broadcast TV! And we need more of that!
The show is about Bert Kreischer—shirtless comedian, party legend, perpetual wildcard—finds himself in uncharted territory when his daughters are accepted to an elite Beverly Hills private school. When his unbridled antics turn his family into outcasts, he decides to “put on a shirt” and stifle his true nature to better fit in.
Free Bert debuts on January 22nd.
Make sure to watch out for the younger daughter, played by the spitfire Lilou Lang. She is going to be a star!
In November, Netflix announced that they are bringing back A Different World for a sequel series with Debbie Allen, who worked on the original, producing.
Today, they announced that four of the sitcom’s original stars are reprising their roles for a few of the new show’s 10-episode first season.
Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Cree Summer, and Darryl M. Bell will once again play Dwayne, Whitley, Freddie, and Ron, respectively. Their return makes sense, especially since the show is centered around Wayne’s daughter, who is going to her parents’ alma mater, Hillman College.
The quad released a statement, “A Different World is back!!! YAY!! We are over the moon to bring this much-anticipated sequel with our returning legacy stars Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Cree Summer, and Darryl M. Bell! These beloved characters are returning in a major way that respects their history while engaging exciting storylines that are relevant to issues of today.
“Throughout the season, fans will have a chance to reunite with these O.G. characters and see how their lives have evolved into ‘A Different World.’ And as the story unfolds, there will be more cast surprises in store for longtime fans. We can’t wait for lovers of the show to experience this new chapter as a real continuation of the legacy show, and we’re excited to welcome new audiences to Hillman.”
Boots, a show about two boys who sign up for the Marines in 1990, thinking that it will be like camp, who find out very quickly that it is not.
They and the other recruits are abused both mentally and physically by their commanding officer. It gets so bad that one of them dies because of it.
Basically, it is how Pete Hegseth wished he could run the military. And I did not even mention that several of the cadets and a commanding officer were in the closet because it was before Clinton’s policy of don’t ask, don’t tell.
Anyways, it was a well-received show that did well with viewers. However, not well enough to be promoted to a second season. Therefore, Deadline reports that Norman Lear’s last show is one-and-done.
They also said that Boots cannot be shopped around because it is owned by Sony, and Netflix does not allow outside studios to shop series cancelled by the streamer.
Since there is no clear reason for the cancellation, I have my theories on why it was not renewed for a second season. I wonder if the current administration asked for it to happen because it was Hegseth’s dream playbook. Or if Netflix is going to start cancelling shows because they need the money to buy Warner Bros? Or maybe the second season did not sound like something people would watch because they were going from Boot Camp to the Gulf War.
I don’t usually watch military shows, but I could not stop watching this one. However, I was not looking forward to them fighting the war. There was something about them in Boot Camp that made it different than most of those other shows.
Back in February, Netflix announced that they were working on a sequel to A Different World, the 1987 spinoff of The Cosby Show. Today, they revealed that it is happening.
According to Tudum, the series will center around Tony winner Maleah Joi Moon (Hell’s Kitchen), who will star as Deborah, the free-spirited, well-intentioned yet rebellious youngest child of Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) and Whitley Gilbert’s (Jasmine Guy) characters. The series follows Deborah as she enters her freshman year at their HBCU alma mater and finds the shadow of her parents difficult to escape. She sets out to build her own legacy — while having the time of her life — alongside a whole new generation of Hillman’s best and brightest.
“There couldn’t be a better time than now to reboot A Different World,” Debbie Allen, who will return as a director, told Tudum. “Our show changed lives, tripled the enrollment of historically black colleges and gave a strong voice and platform for Young Black America. The incredible fresh young talent we have discovered paired with the lovable audience favorite OGs makes this much-anticipated return a must-see on Netflix.”
The first season will consist of 10 episodes. And you can watch all six seasons of the OG on the streamer to prepare for the sequel.
