1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: straight Fire? Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for Friday, 3 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: March fourth. It's Friday. You guys feeling it? Huh a 4 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,159 Speaker 1: little Friday action? Uh man, listen. It has been a 5 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: long week. Final day of hosting Undisputed today. Obviously you'll 6 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: catch me on there with Buker and Jennings. It's been 7 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: a great week. I'm not gonna lie. A lot of 8 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: fun and um, you know, my mom's in town. I 9 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: think I mentioned, And of course I try to push 10 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: the envelope when you get assistance, and yeah, you know 11 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: you're getting assistance with the kids now with a dog 12 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: who you may hear every now and then on the podcast. Um, 13 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: it's great. I went to a Laker game this week, 14 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: went and played soccer this week, went out for a 15 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: beer with somebody's this week. You just try to you're 16 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: able to do a little bit more. And yeah, I'm 17 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: gonna give you guys a little bit more than normal 18 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: on this podcast because guess who's stopping by. Don't you 19 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: know it? You remember him because he's been on the 20 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: pod before, but this one a little bit different. He 21 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: from Salam former NFL player. He's doing something so cool 22 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: right now. He is writing for the show bell Air 23 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: on Peacock And of course, if you guys listen to 24 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: the pod last week, you know I fell in love 25 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: with the TV show bell Air when I watched buzz 26 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: through four episodes last week with my young son. It's 27 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: awesome show. It is the Fresh Prince reimagined. Uh, if 28 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: you haven't seen it, I highly recommended. It's awesome that 29 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: the interview with him about being in the writer's room 30 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: and how he landed on the show and working with 31 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: the talent and the basketball scenes and I mean, you 32 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,559 Speaker 1: guys are gonna really really enjoy this interview. But first 33 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: we must address a couple of things that went down 34 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: in the association Thursday night. I don't really want to 35 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: talk about the Lakers. They got smoked by the Clippers again. 36 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: I don't know what to listen. It's bad, okay, you know, 37 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,679 Speaker 1: it's ugly. They fall down by seventeen in the first half, 38 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 1: and the clawback within four. Austin Reeves puts on a show, 39 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: It's like, oh, Lakers in this this should be fun. 40 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: And then the Clippers basically just didn't miss three pointers 41 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: the rest of the freaking game. I mean, at one point, 42 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: I think they were fifteen of twenty three from three, 43 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: and it's just like nobody would miss. Luke Kennard, Covington, 44 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: Reggie Jackson had a whale of a game. But to Morris, 45 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: every a mere coffee is splashing threes and it was 46 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: almost comical, like they were just in zone. The confidence 47 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: levels off the charts. Tyler's got them playing well. Listen, 48 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: no Paul George, no Kawhi Leonard Clippers, who I derisively 49 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: referred to as the paper clips. They deserve a lot 50 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: of credit and the Lakers don't deserve much because I 51 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: just saw so many pathetic efforts from the Lakers and 52 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: is beat down. Listen, Carmelo Anthony can't guard anybody, but 53 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,239 Speaker 1: he can score. DJ Augustin, you know, just got off 54 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: the bus joining the team, and they're like throwing him 55 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: in there in the first half. I mean, he looked 56 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: a little bit out of sorts. He's gonna have to 57 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: get up to speed. But this is the same story 58 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: as usual, Like if they're not getting Anthony Davis the 59 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,399 Speaker 1: defense and improving, they give up over thirty in each 60 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: of the first three quarters. Clippers topped hunted before the 61 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 1: third quarter ended, Like they're not playing any defense at all, 62 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: and they don't have the offense to overwhelmed teams. But 63 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: you're sick of hearing about the Lakers. Two other notes 64 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 1: in the NBA, and I will talk about the combine 65 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: very briefly. Everybody's loving Job Morant and the Job Morant Show. 66 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: Is he the m v P you know, thirty eight points? 67 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: And um, you know we talked about it on Undisputed 68 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: a couple of times, like, is he the face of 69 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: the NBA? Is the most exciting blake? He's a good player, period. 70 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: The Grizzlies are a good story period. They got smacked 71 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: by the Celtics, who, by the way, and I've talked 72 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: him up, guys, this is a dangerous team in the playoffs. 73 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: They're really underrated right now. Tatum went for thirty seven. 74 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: You know me, I'm I'm a humongous Tatum fan, but 75 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: that that Celtics team is very, very good. But the 76 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: other one, Um, we'll briefly talk about Kevin Duran's return. 77 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: I thought it was gonna be the highlight, but then 78 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: the Nets blow it in the second half. Katie thirty 79 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: five minutes thirty one points was fantastic, But no Kyrie, 80 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: no Ben Simmons, Uh Dragic got the start, played Seth 81 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: Curry did not shoot it that well, Patty Mills came 82 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: off the bench. But ultimately they did not have enough firepower. 83 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: And you're like, oh, they lost to the Heat. Well, 84 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: here's the only problem is the Heat didn't play all 85 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: their guys. You know Spoilster he did this last year. 86 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: He would do some sandbagging where he doesn't play Jimmy 87 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: Butler against great teams because he doesn't want to show 88 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: his full hand. So they started a couple of guys 89 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: who they don't normally start. They did not play Butler. 90 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: They they played Duncan. I'm sorry, they played Tyler hero 91 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 1: coming off the bench. Cody Martin had a game. And 92 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 1: then Max Strusce, who's one of the craziest stories in 93 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: the NBA. Guys pretty damn good. I'd never heard of 94 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: him before he started playing and putting up a ton 95 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: of points. Bam out of Bio dominated inside as Biggs 96 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: can do against the nets, and the nets need Ben Simmons. 97 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: So if if you have noticed a theme in the 98 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: NBA down the stretch, Lakers need a d nets, need 99 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 1: Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving. And finally we get to 100 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: what's becoming a real story. Is this Draymond Green situation 101 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: with the Warriors. No Draymond Green, Warriors just get destroyed 102 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: in Dallas. And in what I think is one of 103 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: the craziest stats of the year, Uh, Steph Curry did 104 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: not do anything in the fourth quarter. Like I saw 105 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: the shot somebody was sharing his shot chart in the 106 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: fourth quarter and they essentially doubled and triple teamed him. 107 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 1: He did not even attempt a shot in the fourth quarter. 108 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: And you know, I watched this at the MAVs Lakers 109 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: game at Staples. The defense that Dallas play was phenomenal. 110 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: Remember Lakers could get nothing down the stretch. They did 111 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: not allow Curry to attempt a shot in the fourth 112 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 1: How crazy is that? Now Clay did play, he was 113 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 1: not very good. Jordan Pool had a solid game. No 114 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: Draymond Green equals no defense. And sometimes you get you 115 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: get a little lucky. But this Luca don Chich MAVs thing. 116 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 1: Remember plus twenty last week MAVs to win the West, 117 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: Luca forty one, ten and nine unguardable. I see this 118 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: the new meme with him as Skinny Lucas unstoppable, fat 119 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: Lucas pretty damn good too, And he's not really fat, 120 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:42,919 Speaker 1: He's just unstoppable. Right now, I don't know who in 121 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: the league can guard him, and the MAVs are surging. 122 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: This is crazy. For all this hype about him being 123 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: in the Sixers, the MAVs had the exact same number 124 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: of wins as the Sixers. For all this type about 125 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: honest and the defending champion Bucks, the MAVs also have 126 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: thirty eight wins. So when it gets to m v 127 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: P time, you know, oh, Yoki just carried the Nuggets. Yeah, 128 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: I know, Lucas Maps have a better record, And don't 129 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 1: give me this supporting cast stuff. They're starting Reggie Bullock, 130 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: Dwight Powell, Jalen Brunson, and Phinney Smith. Din Wittie Is 131 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: has was a great addition. Burton's has not really found 132 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: his groove yet, but once he does, just this is 133 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: a dangerous Dallas team. I really liked him. I'll tell 134 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: you this. If Curry and Lebron Corey or Lebron do 135 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: not represent the West in the finals, I would gladly 136 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: watch Luca. The rest of the West. Like, listen, I'm 137 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: not gonna lie like John Morand's exciting, but you could 138 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: just buzz through those highlights, like I just don't know 139 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: if that's like high level basketball. They are a fun 140 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: team and high flying, but I just I don't know 141 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: if I'm making an appointment viewing to watch the Memphis 142 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: Grizzlies if they make the NBA Finals. Um so, just 143 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: just monitor this Warriors team. They're really struggling without Draymond Green, 144 00:07:56,280 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: while the Mavericks ser search and um, Dallas gonna be 145 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,239 Speaker 1: a problem in the playoffs, folks, I'm excited for it. Finally, 146 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: I want to wrap up with the NFL Combine, which 147 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: and this is like a bizarre story. I don't know 148 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: how many of you guys are into the Combine. I 149 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: obviously way into it. I've attended it a couple of times. 150 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: A few times. Actually, we saw a historic opening day 151 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: at the Combine when it came to forty times. All 152 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: these wide receivers were setting I mean it was crazy, like, guys, 153 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: are all guys shorts of dudes are running for three's. 154 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: There was a four to one, which would have been 155 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: the record, and then a couple hours later they come 156 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: out and say we had to adjust all the times 157 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: they were off. I was like, what, I don't really 158 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 1: know what that's about. Apparently they changed the guy who 159 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: used to run the who used to run the stopwatch there? Uh, 160 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: I think it was Castle. He used to run it 161 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: um for the NFL network. UM, And this was the 162 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: first year a guy named Mark Ross took over. And 163 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, Mark Ross like doesn't know how 164 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: to work a stop watch because all his times were adjusted. 165 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: Kind of a slap in the face to the guy. 166 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: But um, wow, just these guys were blazing and now 167 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: it looks it turns out that they weren't actually running 168 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: historically great times. And I don't know how that's going 169 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: to work with the gambling because I didn't get to 170 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: I didn't have an opportunity to get down any money 171 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:27,599 Speaker 1: this year. Unfortunately, when you when you got undisputed, like, 172 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: this was my top priority all week. This was my 173 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: focus the entire time, and I wasn't. I didn't even 174 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: have a chance to look at the gambling lines at 175 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: at the combine. But um, for sure there'll be NFL 176 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: draft lines to be had and then college, but I've 177 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: been doing more college basketball work. Very excited for the 178 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: Championship Week tournaments on the horizon. However, I think you 179 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: guys are absolutely gonna love this interview with e From Salam, 180 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: a writer for the cool Peacock streaming show bell Air. 181 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: Jason likes to think he knows everything when it comes 182 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: to sports. I know what sports stands want, but for 183 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,559 Speaker 1: everything he doesn't. He knows a guy who does. Let's 184 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: just say I know a guy who knows a guy 185 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: he knows another guy. All right, let's welcome into straight fire. 186 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: A guy who's been on before. But when I heard 187 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: that he's secured a writing gig on bell Air, that 188 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: new show on Peacock. And you guys know I I 189 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: talked about on the pod last week. I'm a huge 190 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: fan of this show. I have was like, I've got 191 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: to get him back on from Salam, what is up, 192 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: my man? I'm awesome. I can't believe. I don't want 193 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: to put you in hero status yet, but I mean 194 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 1: this show is just so cool. Like I have. I 195 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: have a ten year old son and we watched it 196 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 1: together and I was like, oh, this is some dicey language, 197 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: but I'm all about the show. From the from the 198 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: music to the basketball, the storyline. Dude, how exciting is 199 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:54,079 Speaker 1: it to be part of something of this level. This 200 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:57,959 Speaker 1: is awesome. It's extremely exciting. And when I was first 201 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: brought the project only two thousand, uh twenty, I was 202 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: excited about it because this is my error. I grew 203 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: up on The Fresh Prince, you know, and it meant 204 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: so much to us, uh and the culture at the time. 205 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: It was a fashion Uh, it was a fashion beacon. 206 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: What was Will wearing? The language, the music, all of 207 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: these things that that that show meant to our generation. 208 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: When it was brought to me that they were doing 209 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,839 Speaker 1: the reboot, I was so excited to to be asked 210 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:36,319 Speaker 1: to be a part of that that I just couldn't wait. Yeah, um, 211 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: I do want to ask you. You mentioned the language, 212 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: and listen. I for me, I think it's cool that, 213 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: you know, you can say some off color stuff on 214 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: streaming networks, But are you surprised at the level of 215 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: language that they're pushing on this, you know, given you 216 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 1: know Will Smith on The Fresh Prince back in the nineties, 217 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: nothing like this, right, Well, no, it's not the same show. 218 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:01,319 Speaker 1: And and that's like watching the first episode, you'll realize 219 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 1: it's not the same show. We never lived in Philadelphia, 220 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 1: We never saw what that part of of Will's life 221 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 1: was on the original Fresh Prince, and so we wanted 222 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:17,319 Speaker 1: to start it uh as close to uh the realities 223 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,559 Speaker 1: of today as we possibly could and really see that 224 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: fight and how that fight transpired and how that lends 225 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: to the journey of Will in bel Air. And in 226 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: terms of language, it's the language being used every day, right, 227 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: this is how kids interact. If you, once your son 228 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: gets about three or four more years older, you'll sneak 229 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: by his room and you're here some things that you 230 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: wish you could unhear. And and so as a sixteen, seventeen, 231 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:52,079 Speaker 1: eighteen year old uh in high school, Uh, these are 232 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: the conversations. This is the type of language they're using. Uh. 233 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: And you balance that with the black excellence of Uncle 234 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: Phil and Unviv and what they're trying to instill in 235 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:08,599 Speaker 1: their kids. And and this notion of the more successful 236 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:12,439 Speaker 1: you are, the less black you you become was something 237 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: that we really wanted to tap in and dispel. Now, 238 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 1: I don't want any spoilers. Obviously we watched up through 239 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: episode four. You I didn't want to watch episode five 240 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: before I had you on um obviously you wrote episode five, 241 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: and I guess one of the questions, I'm very curious 242 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: how you got into this, Like, I'm sure there's a 243 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: lot of people out there who like sports but also 244 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: like writing and TV and everybody's watching like this golden 245 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:39,679 Speaker 1: era of streaming television shows. Was there like an audition? 246 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: Or like did you did you gotta know somebody? Or 247 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 1: like how does this tell us how this came about? Well, 248 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: I I've started my I've been in film and and 249 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: and entertainment for almost sixteen years now, even when I 250 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: was playing I produced my uh my first movie back 251 00:13:55,760 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: in oh four, I believe, so I had always uh 252 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: been comfortable in this space. Uh not until about four 253 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: years ago did I really get into writing. My wife 254 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: for a birthday present got me an introduction introduction to 255 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: screenplay writing course which really allowed me to put all 256 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: these ideas that had swirling into my head down on paper. 257 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: And I had just about three and a half years ago, 258 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: I just finished my first screenplay and I was talking 259 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: to one of my neighbors, a good friend of mine, 260 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: who was a prolific writer, and he was starting a 261 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: project over at Stars called The Continental based on the 262 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: john Wick, uh the hotel in the John Wick movies. 263 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: And he said to me, Wow, the way you express 264 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: you know what you just wrote and what you're about 265 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: to write. I think that dynamic would be great in 266 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: our writer's room. And he was like, I would like 267 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: you to become part of the team. And I was 268 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: really my first uh for into being on a television 269 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: show in a writer's room. But it was similar to 270 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: a locker room. Right. You get a group of talented 271 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: people around and you try to build out this story 272 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: and these characters, and you guys have one goal, right, 273 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: you have one goal is to to make the best 274 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: show you possibly can and you use the brilliant minds 275 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 1: that go into creating these shows. Uh. It was. It 276 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: was amazing just to number one, sit and watch and learn, 277 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: but to be a part of that process. So a 278 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: lot of it is who you know, but you had 279 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: to you had to go down that road. Who you know. 280 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: Who you know gets you into the room, but the 281 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: actual writing keeps you in the room. So this is 282 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: my soret show that I've been on. Wow, Um, I'm curious, 283 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: tell me what Day one in the writer's room of 284 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: bell Air is like. Um, it was exciting. It was 285 00:15:54,760 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: nerve wracking because I was with some dynamic writers, Morgan Cooper, 286 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: who uh was the visionary behind that reimagining, and he 287 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: had he had done about five year four and a 288 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 1: half years ago, he had done a trailer that he 289 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: had a mock up trailer that that he shot himself 290 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: and put on on YouTube and overnight eve with millions 291 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: and millions of views, which led will Smith into like, hey, 292 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: who is this? I need to find this guy? Which 293 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: got us to where we are now. And just being 294 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: in that room with those creative minds, uh, it was impressive. 295 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: But the thing that I felt comfortable with was me 296 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: tapping into what this was. And this shows for the 297 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: culture and for the When I say culture, I don't 298 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: mean African Americans, I mean the culture of this country. 299 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: The culture that moves this country. Um. That's hip hop, 300 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: that's um, you know, urban, that's progressive, that's exciting. And 301 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: I consider myself all of those things. So I've figured, hey, 302 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: I'm you know, who who who better than me to 303 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 1: to lend my my thoughts and my opin to a 304 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:16,199 Speaker 1: show of this caliber. Um, you know, I'm trying to 305 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:19,199 Speaker 1: think like back and again, it's a little different. But 306 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: when we when when we were doing you know, TV 307 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 1: shows at FS one, and we had the producers in 308 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: the room and some of the writers, and we had 309 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: some of the talent, you know, we would talk about 310 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: like what idea should we talk about today? And what 311 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: about this? And people pooh pooh, well I'm really hot 312 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 1: on this, and then like three people would be like, 313 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 1: now I'm not feeling that. That's tired, that's played out, 314 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: And you're like, well, okay, that stinks. And then you know, 315 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: you go around. I'm wondering, you know, how how does 316 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: that work in a TV room setting? Obviously you've got 317 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: to you know, build a career arc of Carlton, who 318 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 1: I gotta get into because everybody hates Carlton, you know, 319 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: um and will. But like, how does that work? Like, 320 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: is there is there a is one guy who overrides 321 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: everyone or is it basically a group consensus on Hillary 322 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,680 Speaker 1: should turn down this job to do such and such 323 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: and such. It's a combination, right, Like, um, everybody's pitching, 324 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: so everybody in the room is pitching. There are different 325 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 1: levels of writers, staff writers, story editor, executive story editor, producer, 326 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 1: UH consulting producer, Coy P. So on and so forth. 327 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: The higher you are, the bigger your voice is um. 328 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: But it's a collective, right, So I might pitch something 329 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: and someone may add on to it. Right, So it's 330 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: like legos. Right if I if I build a foundation, 331 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: then everybody else has something to put on top of it, 332 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: to build on top of it. So next thing, you know, 333 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:45,239 Speaker 1: you got a skyscraper, right, and it's everybody starts with 334 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: this and then it ends, you know, touching the ceiling 335 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: and that. That's kind of like how a writer's room works. 336 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 1: Like you may have half to pitch and then you 337 00:18:57,680 --> 00:18:59,959 Speaker 1: spark something and someone else or you may be like, man, 338 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,439 Speaker 1: I don't wonder if and then I don't generate a 339 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: whole another train of thought for the room. So we 340 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: always say there's no bad pitches. So if you want 341 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:11,879 Speaker 1: to throw something out there that you may not, I 342 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: think it's good. This is how you said, you say, 343 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: this isn't it? But right, this is not the pitch, 344 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,239 Speaker 1: but what about something like this? Right? And that just 345 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 1: gets people thinking in a in a in a different 346 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 1: way than then you then the story was going at 347 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 1: the time, and it works. Man, It's it's very clarvibrative 348 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: I want to drill down on Carlton because universally, you know, 349 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:39,439 Speaker 1: Carlton in the old Fresh Prince was like funny and 350 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: a nerd and likable, right, very likable. I mean even 351 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: if you're laughing at him, you like the guy. Well, 352 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: let me pushed back before you finished the dynamic between 353 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: Will and Carlton and the original Fresh Prince, they hated 354 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: each other, but it didn't seem so severe because they 355 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: did through comedy. So when you're looking at a relationship 356 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:08,120 Speaker 1: like the Odd Couple, right, not the radio show, the 357 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:11,919 Speaker 1: the original, the original Odd Couple, when you're looking at 358 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:16,919 Speaker 1: a relationship through comedy, it doesn't hit his hard, right. 359 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: But when you're looking at a relationship that same relationship 360 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: without the jokes, you're like, oh wow, I mean Carlton. 361 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: Carlton hated Will. Will hated Carlton not until the third season, 362 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: I believe when they really start, you know, being each 363 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:42,440 Speaker 1: other's ally. Now coming coming up our Carlton's harsh, right. 364 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: But what you have to do is you have to 365 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: look at it through Carlton's lens. This is a cousin 366 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:55,440 Speaker 1: he hasn't seen in years. He's invaded his space. He's 367 00:20:55,520 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: taking the time that Carlton has taken granted with Uncle Phil. Right, 368 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 1: that scene in episode two when Uncle Phil is out 369 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 1: there shooting with Will, What would that do to you 370 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: as a sixteen year old kid. They never had to 371 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: encounter any of that stuff. I can't imagine. So Carlton 372 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 1: is just not hating Will, just to hate Will. Right, 373 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: everybody's they're telling everyone, we have to make adjustments for Will. 374 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 1: He's got into whatever the reason he has to we 375 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: we have to, you know, protect Will and Carlins Like 376 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: what about us? Like, he's the first time I see him, 377 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: He's in my clothes, right, he comes to my school, 378 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: he's kissing the first day for the first episode, he's 379 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,399 Speaker 1: kissing the girl my ex girlfriend. So how can you 380 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 1: hate Carlton and not understand where he's coming from. I 381 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 1: need to love Will because Will is Will, like he's 382 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: you know, both are possible, but the whole he's a schemer, 383 00:21:56,560 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: you know, um is a drug the over drug use. Um. 384 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 1: You know. I thought that power. The scene with the 385 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: N word in the locker room was pretty powerful. Yeah, 386 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:08,119 Speaker 1: that was one of my favorites. Um. I thought that 387 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: was just well acted by everybody. UM and I don't know, man, 388 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: I just really like the show. But anyways, on Carlton, like, 389 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:22,120 Speaker 1: name one redeeming quality he has right now? Um? Right now? Yeah, 390 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 1: I mean there's nothing to like about this guy. It 391 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 1: is because well, in the episode you're watched next to yes, 392 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 1: please don't so I'll just say you can see his 393 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:42,239 Speaker 1: his compassionate side for the people, for the people he trusts. Okay, right, 394 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: he doesn't trust Will right now, he doesn't know Will 395 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: in his house, eating his food, driving his driving one 396 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 1: of the cars, wearing his clothes, talking to his girl. 397 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:58,679 Speaker 1: Right Like, Carlton was the end all be all at 398 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 1: bell Air Academy. Now there's this new shiny kid who 399 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: comes in and he's taking some of that that uh 400 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 1: that that gusto that Carlinton has worked in his whole 401 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: life to build, and he's living in the same house 402 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: as you, right Like it would be it would be awkward, 403 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: of course, of course it would be. Um. I want 404 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 1: to ask, are there any other performer professional sports athletes 405 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,120 Speaker 1: on the in the writer's room? You're the only that's 406 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: that's pretty cool. Yeah, I'm not a unique I'm just 407 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:33,919 Speaker 1: a writer, man. Like now, I'm just a writer, Like 408 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 1: I played in the Super Bowl and all of that. 409 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 1: But I'm just I'm just a writer who played in 410 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,880 Speaker 1: the super Bowl. Just a writer. That's it. Fox Sports 411 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 412 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot 413 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app search f 414 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. I am curious do you 415 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: go to the set for at all? I produced? So 416 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: what happens with writers? Writers produced their episode? So not 417 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: like on a on a movie, directors uh have end 418 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: all be all on set, but in in television they're 419 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: different directors, right because once you started filming, like when 420 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: we started filming, the first day of production for episode 421 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: one was the first day of prep for episode two. 422 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,200 Speaker 1: That's why you have different directors because while one director 423 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 1: is is shooting an episode, the other directors prepping preparing 424 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: for the next episode. So the writers have the ultimate 425 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:44,879 Speaker 1: task of helping the director facilitate the vision of the 426 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: script because we've all lived with the script. We know flow, 427 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,639 Speaker 1: we know where it's going. And these directors are coming 428 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,359 Speaker 1: in doing a phenomenal job, but it's for ten days 429 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 1: and then they're off to the next show or the 430 00:24:56,040 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: next you know, things that they're doing. So for writers, uh, 431 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 1: we have to put our producer had on them because 432 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,919 Speaker 1: it's up to us to make sure the continuity of 433 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 1: the episodes and everything is tracking. It's I don't know 434 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,479 Speaker 1: if you're gonna like this question, but uh, you know, 435 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 1: in Hollywood, among the movies right now, it's it's almost 436 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,400 Speaker 1: it's very difficult to get difficult to get a movie 437 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 1: made that did not it is not like a remake 438 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 1: or a Marvel You know, you could just keep making 439 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 1: Batman movies, Spider Man movies every year. They're gonna make 440 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: those automatically, come with an idea, Yeah, we'll do it. 441 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:31,400 Speaker 1: Bell Air is kind of in that realm and TV. 442 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:34,880 Speaker 1: But here's the difference. Like, I really like this bell 443 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: Air twist, and I just wonder I saw today that 444 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: they're remaking, uh what white men Can't Jump? And now 445 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 1: you're in there in the bell Air writing room. You're 446 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,879 Speaker 1: integral to this whole process. How do you feel about 447 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:53,199 Speaker 1: the whole remakes and hearing white men can't jump? Right? Yeah, Like, 448 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: I don't mind a remake, but you have to be 449 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: done right and we can't duplicate what you have. We 450 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: made sure we didn't give you the Fresh Prince of 451 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:06,880 Speaker 1: bel Air. We wouldn't be able to duplicate that. It's 452 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 1: one of those shows that stands alone, Like we wouldn't 453 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: we steer clear of the comedy angle, uh and the 454 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:15,879 Speaker 1: sitcom angle, because why would you remake something like that? 455 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 1: Like it doesn't need to be expanded upon through a 456 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:24,160 Speaker 1: comedic lens. But given our social climate and the things 457 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 1: that are going on right now, and the traumas and 458 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 1: and mental health that, especially for African Americans in our communities, 459 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:34,200 Speaker 1: we we don't talk about these things. This was an 460 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: opportunity to really hit on the aspect of you take 461 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:41,199 Speaker 1: a kid who's grown up in a certain situation, a 462 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:45,120 Speaker 1: certain place West philadel Helphia his whole life. He's thriving there, 463 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 1: and you snatch him out of that and then you 464 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,360 Speaker 1: place him in a place where it's deemed to be 465 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 1: better for him. The trauma that goes with that, we 466 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: don't talk about that. All we're saying is, oh, Will 467 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 1: gets to go to bell Air and being in action 468 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: and what about mentally the trauma of leaving your mom, 469 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 1: your best friend, things that you know, that all the 470 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:11,640 Speaker 1: things that you know and love, How does you deal 471 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: with that? As a as a teenager, Like they never 472 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: really hit on that in the sitcom because it's supposed 473 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 1: to be funny. This is a will coming of age 474 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: story in terms of everything he thought he was supposed 475 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:33,919 Speaker 1: to be and and and wanted to be. Changes with location, 476 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 1: How do you deal with that? Yeah? Um uh? They 477 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,879 Speaker 1: did another one, Cobra Kai. Are you watching that? I 478 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:44,680 Speaker 1: love that? It's great. Yeah, that's another remake. But it's also, 479 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:47,640 Speaker 1: like I would say, it's a little different than I mean, 480 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: it's it's different than that. They got the same core actors, 481 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: they're just you know, thirty years older or whatever. But 482 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 1: it's it's almost like, I don't know from you're a smart, 483 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: forward thinking guy. Are we in the realm where you 484 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: need to mind through TV shows? TV shows, find one 485 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: that you can tweak and then pitch it to Apple 486 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:10,320 Speaker 1: TV or Peacock or because these streaming services all need content? 487 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: Is that the move right now? I'll tell you what. 488 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,440 Speaker 1: Somebody it's almost like you got something cooking. But but 489 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:19,440 Speaker 1: somebody owns those I p s. Right, A lot of networks, 490 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:23,880 Speaker 1: a lot of studios own those ips, So why wouldn't 491 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:28,359 Speaker 1: you repurpose them? You own them already Yeah, generate more 492 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:31,200 Speaker 1: income off an I P that's been sitting in the 493 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: vault or on the show somewhere. M that's the most 494 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: it has to be. You have to do. If you're 495 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 1: gonna do it, you have to do it right though. Right. 496 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:41,719 Speaker 1: A lot of reboots don't even get off the ground 497 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 1: because you have to you have to approach it with 498 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: a different lens than what you can't remake the same thing. Yeah, 499 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 1: are you have you watched Wonder Years yet? Yes, we 500 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 1: just started, so the police don't say we only saw 501 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: the first step first two episodes. I think I really 502 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 1: like it. It is not anything like I thought it 503 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 1: would be though, right, which I think is kind of 504 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 1: good for me. But my kids aren't as into it. 505 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 1: It's a little bit heavy for for U. For one year. 506 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 1: It's it's we saw the flip side of that coin. 507 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 1: When I want to use one of my favorite shows 508 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: growing up. I wanted to meet and Mary Winnie Cooper 509 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: like that. You're not the only one who love the 510 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: love of my life, you know, so, Uh, it's um, 511 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: you know, seeing it the same time period, uh for 512 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 1: an African American, which is vastly different than that same 513 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: time period for a white American. I think it's a 514 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: different take, and it's a it's a it's a spin 515 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 1: that resonates with you know, the people in our generation 516 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: who grew up during that time, right, like even my 517 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 1: dad like a little bit older than us now, but 518 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:56,120 Speaker 1: they that's the that's their experience. Yeah, you get to 519 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: you get you get to eat these TV watchers and 520 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:01,120 Speaker 1: then the people who grew up in the sixties. Yeah, 521 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 1: so you know, I understand that, but it's a different approach. 522 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: You gotta take that different approach. It's a little heavier 523 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 1: than the original uh wonder years, but they did, you know, 524 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 1: tap on the Vietnam War and and some heavy issues 525 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 1: and the loss of life and and and and things 526 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 1: like that. So I'm all for remakes. I'm also for 527 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:28,520 Speaker 1: original content. I love a fresh, new idea that can 528 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 1: be executed and and done well. Um it. I almost 529 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 1: have been like an excited mode right now. I'm thinking 530 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 1: of shows as as as I hear you talk, do 531 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: you think that that someone will attempt to remake Different 532 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: Strokes with a twist? Um? Because I was. I love 533 00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 1: that show and I can still watch some of the 534 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: reruns due but from I saw an episode that I 535 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:53,560 Speaker 1: don't even remember. You know, you only remember like the 536 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:57,240 Speaker 1: overarching thors, right, I didn't know there was like a 537 00:30:57,320 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 1: child predator episode of Different Strokes? Did you know that? 538 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:02,600 Speaker 1: Yesause I happened to be watching. I'm like, wait, what 539 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 1: the hell's going on here? I don't remember this episode 540 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: of course, because we weren't old enough to process that. 541 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: You're looking at it through an adult lens. Now, we 542 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:14,720 Speaker 1: were like, what's going on? Remember Silver Spoons? Silver Spoons 543 00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 1: another show like that. Did they try to bring that 544 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 1: back yet? No? But I'm saying they used to come 545 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 1: on right after Different Strokes and they had one of 546 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 1: those episodes where uh, somebody was giving out candy and 547 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 1: they was trying to molest uh Dudley and and and 548 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 1: Ricky like remember like it just wow? You know they 549 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 1: were throwing those hard hitting topics inside of of these sitcoms. 550 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 1: Same with The Fresh Prince of bell Air, the episode 551 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: where you know, why am I the iconic episode why 552 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:49,600 Speaker 1: why my dad don't want me? You know what I mean? 553 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: With Will Smith and and uh, um, what was this? 554 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 1: What was louse? Who was it? Was Ben Vereen playing 555 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 1: loose Smith? Oh? That's right? Yeah, yes, I don't totally 556 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 1: remember now that you say everybody, um, but that that's 557 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 1: a that's an issue, that's a uh you know, a 558 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 1: fatherhood and the neglect issue wrapped around a sitcom and 559 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: a comedy and we want to tap on a little comedy, 560 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: but we want to really uh speak to some of 561 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 1: the things that are going on and some of the 562 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: things these young adults are are having to deal with 563 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: right now. What about growing pains? I love that show, 564 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 1: but but again I don't even remember, like what was 565 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,800 Speaker 1: the generalhood. When you want to remake something, you have 566 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: to what's the angle? Though? Yeah, what you need an angle? 567 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: And I don't know that that's you can't just have 568 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:51,680 Speaker 1: the the same dynamic and the same thing because it's 569 00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:55,520 Speaker 1: just like they're just older people. Yeah, it seems like 570 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 1: you guys hit the sweet spot. You took a comedy 571 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 1: and you flipped it kind of into a drama and 572 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 1: modernize it. It's not a remake, it's a reimagine. Reimagine. 573 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:07,360 Speaker 1: We didn't we don't. We didn't remake FRESHPENSI of bell Air. 574 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 1: We reimagined Bellairs. So it's not it's not a lot 575 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 1: of people like man, I didn't expect this. I thought 576 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:19,920 Speaker 1: it was gonna No, it's a reimagining those words. Words 577 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:24,840 Speaker 1: mean something and reimagining something that's completely different than remaking something. 578 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 1: I know, it's it's probably not a popular thing to 579 00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 1: say even but I honestly like I prefer this one 580 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 1: to the old one because it pushes the envelope and boundaries. 581 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 1: And maybe because I'm out here in l A now 582 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:38,720 Speaker 1: and and you know, I kind of know some of 583 00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:40,760 Speaker 1: the stuff that you guys are writing about in the 584 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:42,880 Speaker 1: areas and so forth, but I don't know, I really 585 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:47,480 Speaker 1: I'm really connected with this one. Well, it's tapping into 586 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:52,400 Speaker 1: the now of it all right, Like it's tapping into 587 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:55,000 Speaker 1: what's going on now and the look of it and 588 00:33:55,080 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 1: the field of it, and um, the sound of the music. 589 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 1: All of the music represent now, and so we were 590 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:08,640 Speaker 1: we can relate to that, right Like you drive he 591 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 1: drives by here, I know where that is. Right Like 592 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:14,759 Speaker 1: you you're you're old enough now as an adult to 593 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:18,560 Speaker 1: process Oh, you know, you may be driving down the 594 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:21,080 Speaker 1: street and be like, man, oh they're shooting bell Air 595 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:24,919 Speaker 1: over there right now. Like all of these things are 596 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:29,040 Speaker 1: are tangible, and like even if you own Universal Studios, 597 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:32,200 Speaker 1: if you go on the backlot tour, they drive right 598 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 1: by our sound stage. Here's reimagining of you know, fresh 599 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:40,960 Speaker 1: Prince of bel Air and it's part of of the zitgeys. Now, yeah, 600 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 1: I'm curious who gets maybe hopefully as you did. Do 601 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:48,440 Speaker 1: you remember who gets credit for making his ringtone the 602 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 1: Freeway song? I think it's what we do um in 603 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:56,839 Speaker 1: terms of who got Like I mean, you guys, are 604 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:59,560 Speaker 1: you guys are reimagining Will. You're making him a character 605 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:02,040 Speaker 1: and then every time his phone rings it's this freeway 606 00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:03,920 Speaker 1: so like that's his ring tone, Like I have my 607 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:09,320 Speaker 1: certain ring tones. That to me is awesome that it 608 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:12,640 Speaker 1: was very adamant about the look and the field and 609 00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:16,799 Speaker 1: the sounds of of of what this bell Air was 610 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:20,239 Speaker 1: going to be and all of it matters. Like when 611 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: the kids at the end of in the episode episode one, 612 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:27,440 Speaker 1: after the game I will hit the game when he 613 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 1: shot and they're in the locker room and they go 614 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:32,960 Speaker 1: into the dreams and nightmares meek Mill and then we 615 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:35,200 Speaker 1: come out of the locker room into the real song 616 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: with uh with bike Rex on the handle, like all 617 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 1: of that for the coaching, like being out here in Cali, 618 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:45,400 Speaker 1: we're looking like what is that but in Phil it 619 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:49,480 Speaker 1: everybody know who that is. Everybody knows you know what 620 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:52,200 Speaker 1: that means. You know that, Like so we t happened 621 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:55,080 Speaker 1: into that. Okay, I see you right, Like when he 622 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 1: you know, he gets in the car and it said 623 00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:00,959 Speaker 1: they're at the dance, Are there at the skating all 624 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:04,120 Speaker 1: of that, You're you're we're tapping into what that feel 625 00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:08,000 Speaker 1: is wherever they are. You guys even hit on the police. Uh. 626 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:10,040 Speaker 1: And again I've only seen through four, but like at 627 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:12,759 Speaker 1: the roller rink with the whole defunct police thing, that 628 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:14,920 Speaker 1: kind of you know, I was a little fired up 629 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:17,600 Speaker 1: for that one. I'm not very happy, but listen, that's 630 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:21,879 Speaker 1: good television. And all of these stories gonna play out, 631 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:27,240 Speaker 1: everything play out, and and and we were very aware, 632 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:30,600 Speaker 1: incognizant of how we wanted to tell the story, how 633 00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:32,960 Speaker 1: we wanted to build character arcs, and what we wanted 634 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:36,359 Speaker 1: to do with this first season of the show. Um, 635 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:39,160 Speaker 1: I saw you guys had lethal shooter the guy on Instagram, 636 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:44,239 Speaker 1: Uh doing some basketball stuff. How are the basketball? Yeah? Yeah, 637 00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:46,640 Speaker 1: I know, I like, I mean, you know, selfishly, I 638 00:36:46,640 --> 00:36:48,200 Speaker 1: see the guys he trains, I'm like, I can hang 639 00:36:48,239 --> 00:36:50,640 Speaker 1: with these guys. I just need an end to get 640 00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:52,399 Speaker 1: in one of these damn games, even because I play 641 00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:57,640 Speaker 1: in like two or three times a week. Um, guys, listen, 642 00:36:57,680 --> 00:37:00,319 Speaker 1: if you ever need an extra somebody who looked young 643 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:03,040 Speaker 1: but isn't that young and is in shape. Oh my god, 644 00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 1: I'm killed to be on episode point guard. You a 645 00:37:06,239 --> 00:37:09,440 Speaker 1: shooting what we got? I'm like a shooting guard. Yeah, okay, 646 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:13,440 Speaker 1: all right, that I could get buckets. I listen, I'm 647 00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:15,600 Speaker 1: throwing my hail Mary. I'm sure my kids will laugh 648 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 1: at me when they if this comes to fruition. But yeah, 649 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:20,640 Speaker 1: like listen, man, by the way, I'm curious, how are 650 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:23,560 Speaker 1: the basketball scenes they do? They look pretty good. They're 651 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 1: they're good there. It takes a lot of time to 652 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:29,239 Speaker 1: shoot them. It's a lot of we're not we we 653 00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 1: don't just play a game and you just film the game, right, 654 00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:34,840 Speaker 1: and they get set up every shot, So it breaks 655 00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:37,080 Speaker 1: up the flow in the rhythm of it sometimes because 656 00:37:37,120 --> 00:37:41,200 Speaker 1: you're just trying to get specific things. Uh, and then 657 00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:44,400 Speaker 1: editing takes over and you know it's it's hit and 658 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:49,040 Speaker 1: missed sometimes. But I think we're we're trying to, you know, 659 00:37:50,239 --> 00:37:54,200 Speaker 1: be as authentic as possible. Fox Sports Radio has the 660 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:57,160 Speaker 1: best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of 661 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:00,600 Speaker 1: our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot com and when 662 00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:03,080 Speaker 1: in the I Heart Radio app, search f s are 663 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:06,320 Speaker 1: to listen live. Are you watching the show All American 664 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:09,759 Speaker 1: on the CW? I do watch All Americans? So I'm 665 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:11,960 Speaker 1: curious what do you think about the football scenes for 666 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:13,960 Speaker 1: those because I didn't think they were bad. I know 667 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:15,839 Speaker 1: it's got to be tough to film, but I like 668 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,960 Speaker 1: that show. What's High It's it's high school, right, so 669 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:24,160 Speaker 1: it's high school football. Um, you can only do so much, right, 670 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:27,520 Speaker 1: Like you have to realize half of those guys have 671 00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:30,440 Speaker 1: never played football before their lives. Like this is a 672 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:33,959 Speaker 1: real thing. Like half of those guys have never ever 673 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:38,680 Speaker 1: played football. They're actors. There's a reason why things look 674 00:38:38,719 --> 00:38:43,200 Speaker 1: the way they look. And the story isn't supposed to 675 00:38:43,239 --> 00:38:46,440 Speaker 1: be the sport. It's supposed to be. The sport is 676 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:51,120 Speaker 1: the backdrop, especially in bel Air, Like we're not basketball 677 00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:54,120 Speaker 1: centric in bell Air, Like this is about the relationships. 678 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:58,080 Speaker 1: This is about the growth of will And as well 679 00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:00,880 Speaker 1: as all of our characters. So we didn't want to 680 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:07,359 Speaker 1: just be a basketball show. We've seen that and we 681 00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:10,960 Speaker 1: wanted to make sure we told compelling stories outside of 682 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:14,920 Speaker 1: the sports landscape. Yeah, I think I think All American 683 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:16,799 Speaker 1: does a good job. I like the basketball scenes in 684 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:20,040 Speaker 1: bel Air. Um it is. It's got to be difficult 685 00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:22,400 Speaker 1: to do sports, you know. I'm just curious we can 686 00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:27,000 Speaker 1: wrap on this just Jabari Banks? Can can he hooper? Oh? Yeah, okay, 687 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: Well he kind of looks like an athlete. Yeah, he's played, 688 00:39:29,239 --> 00:39:31,880 Speaker 1: he's played before, he's played in high school and stuff 689 00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:34,080 Speaker 1: like that, so he can hoop. Um. I guess we 690 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:37,480 Speaker 1: can wrap up with this kind of a non TV show, 691 00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:39,960 Speaker 1: not about bell Air. But I am curious. I haven't 692 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:43,120 Speaker 1: talked to you since the Super Bowl. Any thoughts on 693 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:48,760 Speaker 1: like just the overall theme of Tom Brady leaves New England, 694 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:52,240 Speaker 1: goes to Tampa, wins the Super Bowl, Matthew Stafford leaves Detroit, 695 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:55,439 Speaker 1: goes to the Rams, wins the Super Bowl. I've tried 696 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:58,600 Speaker 1: to think that this could be a trend, and I 697 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:02,319 Speaker 1: wonder like his Russell ll next, is Aaron Rodgers next? 698 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:05,600 Speaker 1: Because we haven't really seen this before from you, you know, 699 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:07,960 Speaker 1: you played in the league. Like quarterbacks go places and 700 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:12,239 Speaker 1: they stay there. This feels newish, does it not? It does, 701 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:16,360 Speaker 1: because you know the simple factors that caliber of quarterback 702 00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:21,120 Speaker 1: is very rarely available, right, Like, so this won't be 703 00:40:21,160 --> 00:40:26,600 Speaker 1: a trend because when's the next time a team is 704 00:40:26,600 --> 00:40:30,120 Speaker 1: going Like even Green Bay Aaron Rodgers is as a psychopath. 705 00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:35,160 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, they're like, whoa, 706 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:37,719 Speaker 1: what do we replace him with? Right? Do we get? 707 00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:40,160 Speaker 1: What do we get rid of them? Now? Or like 708 00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:43,440 Speaker 1: teams don't hand over see Seattle the same way they 709 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:46,040 Speaker 1: why would they hand over Russell Wilson? Well, I guess 710 00:40:46,080 --> 00:40:49,400 Speaker 1: the risk of losing Russ next year or whenever he's 711 00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:55,360 Speaker 1: doing and then he signed through, so the risk of 712 00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:57,680 Speaker 1: losing him. But for Aaron Rodgers, like okay, I would 713 00:40:57,719 --> 00:40:59,279 Speaker 1: agree with you, Like what are you gonna do? Like 714 00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:01,360 Speaker 1: why the hell would draft Jordan Lung? I would make 715 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:03,040 Speaker 1: him ride out of the contract and then if he 716 00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:04,840 Speaker 1: wants to go, he can go. But I'm not gonna 717 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:09,640 Speaker 1: give him away, right m hmm. It's just it's more 718 00:41:09,719 --> 00:41:12,040 Speaker 1: fun that way, isn't it. If if guys leave and 719 00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:16,440 Speaker 1: move that the ratings are interest But from you know, 720 00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:20,000 Speaker 1: in the NBA, it is super exciting every year. Hey 721 00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:23,920 Speaker 1: where's hey? James Harden wants out Ben Simmons. This is 722 00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:26,440 Speaker 1: just happening so often. I think that drives the interest. 723 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:29,759 Speaker 1: Now obviously it's nowhere near the NFL's interest, But I 724 00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:32,640 Speaker 1: don't know he from like, It's just I think change 725 00:41:32,680 --> 00:41:34,839 Speaker 1: is good around the league? Is it not? Is? But 726 00:41:35,080 --> 00:41:39,200 Speaker 1: you can't like Detroit they I mean Matthew Stafford was 727 00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:41,920 Speaker 1: dying in Detroit. Yes, so they did him a solid. 728 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:44,600 Speaker 1: They were like, okay, look, you gave us twelve great years. 729 00:41:45,080 --> 00:41:49,359 Speaker 1: We apologize. We're gonna let you go live. Right. Tom 730 00:41:49,360 --> 00:41:52,480 Speaker 1: Brady was done in New England, We apologize. Right, Tom 731 00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:55,320 Speaker 1: Brady was done in New England. Right, So he chose 732 00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:59,120 Speaker 1: to leave Peyton Manny came off injury. They had replaced 733 00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:04,200 Speaker 1: with Andrew Love, so he was free to go. But 734 00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:10,680 Speaker 1: for a team competing like Green Baby right had a 735 00:42:11,440 --> 00:42:15,640 Speaker 1: home field and you know all of those things. Aaron 736 00:42:15,719 --> 00:42:19,000 Speaker 1: Rodgers is the m v P. You let him go? Well, 737 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:20,880 Speaker 1: I mean, what are we? What are we doing? We who? 738 00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:24,120 Speaker 1: You let him? Thank you? I guess the larger thing 739 00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:27,840 Speaker 1: than is so if somebody drafts you, you know you're 740 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:29,520 Speaker 1: stuck with them. And you know, if you have a 741 00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:31,799 Speaker 1: good run like Rogers, did you win a Super Bowl? 742 00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:33,560 Speaker 1: You're not going anywhere? Are you gonna sign long term. 743 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:36,000 Speaker 1: You think it's peach and then you know they fired 744 00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:38,920 Speaker 1: the coach, they got new management, and it's like I 745 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:41,280 Speaker 1: kind of went out. It's and I hate the franchise 746 00:42:41,600 --> 00:42:46,080 Speaker 1: works for elite quarterbacks right like this is. It's it's 747 00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:48,440 Speaker 1: only a handful of maybe not even a hand but 748 00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:51,000 Speaker 1: it's only a really a handful of elite quterback. It's 749 00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:55,600 Speaker 1: on't like five guys just would actually pertain to you 750 00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:57,319 Speaker 1: know what I mean? Everybody else they can go and 751 00:42:57,360 --> 00:42:59,360 Speaker 1: move and move pieces and you can do all of 752 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:01,680 Speaker 1: that if you wan't too. But it's only real, five 753 00:43:01,800 --> 00:43:06,279 Speaker 1: real guys that you would be like, yeah, you're not 754 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:09,360 Speaker 1: going anything. Yeah yeah. And my Jets, of course, have 755 00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:13,040 Speaker 1: never had one of these. It stinks. Man. Maybe Zach 756 00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:14,759 Speaker 1: Bilson's a guy, but that's a that's a big way 757 00:43:14,840 --> 00:43:17,800 Speaker 1: al right. From Saloon, great stuff. Everybody. You need to 758 00:43:17,800 --> 00:43:20,640 Speaker 1: watch bell Air. I mean, this show is awesome. It's 759 00:43:20,680 --> 00:43:23,600 Speaker 1: the fresh Prince of bel Air reimagined into bel Air. 760 00:43:24,120 --> 00:43:26,839 Speaker 1: I love it. Man. Congratulations on all your success. Thank you, brother, 761 00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:28,480 Speaker 1: I appreciate you, alrighty From