Okay, I watched the trailer to the 21 Jump Street remake.
What in the hell did I just see?
21 Jump Street was my favourite television show when I was a child. The programme was launched on Sky TV in the late summer of 1990 and - for the next three years- I would religiously spend each Sunday at 7pm watching the show.
The series centred around an undercover police unit that tackled crime within US high schools. The concept was good for its day. It covered topical issues ranging from auto theft to AIDS.
When I heard that there was going to be a cinematic remake, my curiosity was piqued. I had heard of movie versions of the series being created from as far back as 2002 so I was always sceptical of these rumours.
And then I saw the trailer.
Oh. No. What. Have. They. Done?
They've turned the drama series into a comedy.
No lie.
Why did Hollywood think a 21 Jump Street reboot had to be a comedy. Could they have just done the film and use a different title instead?
Ironically, on the day that I am writing this, word has now reached me that a Police Academy remake has been given the green light.
Let's hope it isn't rewritten as a drama.
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