JamesG
03-22-2021, 03:11 PM
Debbie Allen on the Roadblock to Rebooting "A Different World": "We've Been Wanting to Do It Forever"
by Mikey O'Connell
March 22, 2021
With so many '90s shows finding new audiences, is there a second life for "A Different World"?
We've been wanting to do it forever. Honestly, it's strapped behind the whole situation with Bill Cosby — which is unfortunate. But the show was his idea. There's a studio and network situation where they can't allow any money to go into his company.
I said, "Can't we contribute it to schools or something?" But you can't take somebody's name off of a show. "A Different World" needs to have a second life, and we know how to do it. I was so close to doing it with Issa Rae.
Like a proper reboot?
We were going to do it again, yeah. Then the question was posed, "Will he take his name off of it?" And that's not going to happen. It's sad because we need it right now.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/debbie-allen-on-the-roadblock-to-rebooting-a-different-world-weve-been-wanting-to-do-it-forever
by Mikey O'Connell
March 22, 2021
With so many '90s shows finding new audiences, is there a second life for "A Different World"?
We've been wanting to do it forever. Honestly, it's strapped behind the whole situation with Bill Cosby — which is unfortunate. But the show was his idea. There's a studio and network situation where they can't allow any money to go into his company.
I said, "Can't we contribute it to schools or something?" But you can't take somebody's name off of a show. "A Different World" needs to have a second life, and we know how to do it. I was so close to doing it with Issa Rae.
Like a proper reboot?
We were going to do it again, yeah. Then the question was posed, "Will he take his name off of it?" And that's not going to happen. It's sad because we need it right now.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/debbie-allen-on-the-roadblock-to-rebooting-a-different-world-weve-been-wanting-to-do-it-forever