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Leave a CommentIn order to give me an excuse to talk about One Day at a Time, the Netflix sitcom that made me laugh and cry and talk an awful lot about how much I like Rita Moreno, we decided to talk about three properties we’d like to see rebooted. Whiskey Jenny wins this round. It’s not a competition, but if it were, Whiskey Jenny would win it. #JusticeforDrive
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What we talked about:
One Day at a Time (Netflix)
Terry Crews paints a picture
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Y’all, I am so embarrassed. There is a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot being made with a black lead and a black lady as the showrunner. And obviously I knew about this and just forgot that I knew about it and thought that I made up the whole notion. Grr I hate when I am a dingbat.
Drive (Fox TV show)
Man of La Mancha
Brian Stokes Mitchell singing “The Impossible Dream”
Frozen 2 teaser
this is the song from Man of La Mancha that Vanessa Hudgens could have. it’s his niece, not his sister.
The Game (CW, then BET, show)
All-American (CW show)
the Chronicles of Narnia, CS Lewis
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Credits
Producer: Captain Hammer
Photo credit: The Illustrious Annalee
Theme song by: Jessie Barbour
Transcripts by: Sharon of Library Hungry
Transcript is available below the jump.
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