SSNP 313 | ”Set It Off” on the Left - and Don’t Remake It!

2019-09-25

Everything that ain't tied down is getting "rebooted"! Where are the original ideas?! Sitting in drawers unmade because YOU (yes, you!) would rather go see superheroes and CGI lions at your local bijou! Okay, that might be hyperbole. Might, I tell you. In this episode, the SSN Crew wades through the plethora of announcements for "new" takes on "Saved By the Bell," "Set it Off," "The Craft," "Punky Brewster", and "The Boondocks." We give our takes on which of these (if any!) will make it. Plus - we celebrate Janet...

Okay, that might be hyperbole. Might, I tell you.

In this episode, the SSN Crew wades through the plethora of announcements for "new" takes on "Saved By the Bell," "Set it Off," "The Craft," "Punky Brewster", and "The Boondocks." We give our takes on which of these (if any!) will make it. Plus - we celebrate Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation 1814" turning 30, little Spanky McFarland running around in blackface 80 years ago, dive into Netflix's "Big Mouth" (!), and hope that Dobie Gillis can get his errant cousin Shane Gillis together.

SHOW NOTES:
• 0:00:00: Say Something Real: Reviews
◦ Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1819 (Album, 1989)
◦ Advice and Consent (Film, 1962)
◦ Our Gang: Anniversary Trouble (Short film, 1935)
◦ (The Many Loves of) Dobie Gillis (TV, Amazon Prime)
◦ Menace 2 Society (Film, 1993)
◦ Scooby-Doo background music
◦ Steve Jobs (Film, 2015)
◦ Home Again (Film, 2017)
◦ Lucifer (TV, Netflix)
◦ Styling Hollywood (TV, Netflix)
◦ The Family (TV, Netflix)
◦ American Horror Story: 1984 (TV, FX)
◦ Cannon Busters (TV, Netflix)
◦ Disenchanted (TV, Netflix)
◦ Big Mouth (TV, Netflix)
• 0:50:48: Say Something New: Entertainment News
◦ "GLOW" renewed for fourth and final season
◦ "Raising Dion" trailer
• 0:57:42: Main Discussions: Remakes, Remakes, Remakes!
◦ Sony: "The Craft"
◦ New Line: "Set It Off" and "House Party"The Craft
◦ Peacock - NBC's new streaming service: "Saved by the Bell," "Battlestar Galactica," "Punky Brewster"
◦ HBO Max: "The Boondocks"
• 1:59:46: Say Something Nice Challenge
◦ Shane Gillis is hired and immediately fired by Saturday Night Live for racist podcasting

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