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Feb 21 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I'm really digging Bel Air. I know HBOMax is probably kicking themselves about not doing the show. The comparison contrast is fascinating in way that enhances appreciation of both shows.
I think Geoffery and Uncle Phil had some links to the "bad man dem" back in Philly. How else is he going to afford that 15 million dollar house and have the "back channel" connections to negotiate Will's transition. What would be interesting is if Will's dad was caught up in that
I know they're making the characters earn it, but I'm hoping Will and Carlton end up having a better relationship. A subtle complexity built between then on the original, and I hope it's replicated in the new show.
The key is criminal defense. The same way Oscar Goodman, before becoming the Mayor of Las Vegas, was Tony "The Ant" Spilotro's attorney....yes, the model for Joe Pesci in Casino.

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Feb 21
Rewatching Luke Cage while I can on Netflix. They're going to do what they do. It's theirs. I just hope they don't sit on it for years to allow for an easier reboot, or re-air it with a different mix, or the N-Word muted. I'd love to do commentary tracks, or the original credits
The original credits, before we did our more conventional bumpers, was LUKE CAGE in a yellow American International Pictures/"Tarantino" font. The jogging sequence from 106 was the original opening, with Luke jogging to Bill Withers "Harlem".
The other things that got lost in the 101 cut was the full song for Raphael Saddiq's "Angel". I still miss the flute solo. I was going forsomeMichael Mann shit with the intercut of the violence in the club with the musical performance, but I just didn't have the juice to keep it
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Jan 7, 2021
It happens this weekend. If you watch the patterns, Trump hates Camp David. He always goes to Maralago or Bedminster. They isolate him at CD and either the 25th happens or Impeachment happens. Don’t underestimate how shook the power structure is right now.
The Senate is the holiest of Holy’s. They were lucky that the invasion was just the hillbillies. Imagine what a trained strike team could have done, or the hostage situation that could have ensued, particularly since they were “looking for” Pence and Pelosi...
That’s why behind the scenes there will be more of a bipartisan effort do something. Because the whole game is at risk. The fact that his Twitter is quiet and aides are backing away shows that the chess game is in play.
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Aug 29, 2020
To not be sad for a minute...to fully appreciate the genius of Cobra Kai, watch "The Karate Kid" and then watch the series. The characterization is genius. The show is going to blow up on Netflix.
The thing you have to appreciate is something I learned at Marvel: every villian is the hero of their own narrative. The irony is that William Zabka is now Pat Morita: a super in a run down building. And Daniel LaRusso is the villian. It's a class flip.
And the fact that they use "Iron Eagle", the original Guru of color helps hapless white boy reach his full potential as a launching point for Zabka is so double meta. It also proves a fact that, given enough time, there's something classic in everything.
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Apr 4, 2020
As good as School Daze is, the directing leap that Spike Lee makes from School Daze to Do the Right Thing to Mo Betta Blues to Jungle Fever to Malcolm X in less than 5 years is astounding. Back to back. Every single year. You just gotta keep at it.
Most important screenwriting lesson my uncle and John Singleton taught me is to watch movies constantly. To rewatch and rewatch. Film es otra lengua como espanol. The only way to become fluent is to constantly practice.
The advantage the younger generation has is that all these films are at your fingertips on Netflix. You don't have to build the massive DVD and Bluray collection (although you need them later for the commentaries).
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Watchmen is amazing. I have no idea where it's going...and that's a great thing. Sometimes as Fanpeople we adhere so close to the mythology, we want things to match what we're familiar with. Damon took a much tougher road....
He wanted an audience to experience the same mindfuck we felt thirtysomething years ago when Watchmen dropped as a comic...it's a true adaptation because this show has adapted the previous mythology and evolved...
If the comic was ragtime, and Zach Snyder's adaptation was swing, Lindelof's "Watchmen" is BeBop. It's taken the chords of a standard and flipped them inside out, the way Charlie Parker turned "Cherokee" into "Koko."
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