'Wonder Years' Reboot Arrives, and ABC Viewers Have Plenty of Thoughts
09/22/2021 09:16 pm EDT
There's More to Look Forward To
Starting the show off with the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was tough to watch for this Twitter user. Despite such, she looks forward to watching the rest of the season unfold.
Art Imitates Life for One Viewer
This Twitter user echos many viewers' thoughts about the show being told through Black characters. She also gives Savage his credit for helping bring the show back and reimagining it through a different setting.
The Original Star of the Show Helped With the Reboot
Fred Savage played the lead role on the original and serves as an executive producer on the reboot. This Twitter user gives Savage his kudos for telling the story through a different lens.
Viewer Says the Show Puts a Face to the Times
For viewers not alive during the 60s, many have only heard or read about it. For this Twitter user, it's good to see both good and bad representations of the times.
'The Wonder Years' Has a Fan After Episode 1
This Twitter user has no complaints about The Wonder Years thus far. They are loving the storyline, cast, and especially Don Cheadle.
Viewer Loves The Content
There's nothing better for this viewer than the incorporation of real-life current events of the time. it's difficult to ignore what was taking place in the 60s, especially amid the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the American south. President John F. Kennedy was a supporter of the movement and was assassinated, leaving many Black Americans devevstated. The double blow came in 1968 after Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was also assassinated.
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