Once the shock has worn off it makes for some really interesting storytelling. This dynamic shift sees Will struggling to fit in upon arrival whereas Carlton (played by Olly Sholotan), threatened by Will's popularity potential, shuts him out to stay on top.ĭon't check out just yet. Yes, nerdy, can't get a girl, can't dance Carlton is the king of Bel-Air Academy. Uncle Phil isn't soft around the middle, Hilary is no vain, money-obsessed air-head but has an entrepreneurial streak and drive and Carlton…brace yourself… is popular. This uncertainty of their personalities and physicalities is likely to be compounded further by the introduction of the Bankses. Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank Getty Images Fearing for her son's life Viola, aka Vy (April Parker Jones), ships him off to live with Aunt Viv (Cassandra Freeman) and Uncle Phil (Adrian Holmes).Īs he's chauffeured to his new home by Jordan L Jones' Jazz and greeted by Jimmy Akingbola's Geoffrey, the first thing any hardcore fan will question is the characterisation of some of their favourite characters. However after a B-ball game ends in gunshots and Will getting arrested, Will finds himself on gangster Rashaad's hit-list. "I moved to LA and started The Fresh Prince and all of my friends started getting killed and going to jail," said Smith.īel-Air begins with Will (Jabari Banks) on top of his game, an honour roll student with a basketball scholarship at the tip of his fingers. In fact it's pretty good.Īs mentioned it gets a little closer to Smith's real-life experiences of how he left Philly – not just to straighten himself out and keep out of trouble but to keep him alive. In truth the re-conceptualised Bel-Air isn't bad. Openly you despise it (perhaps out of fan loyalty to the original) but a couple of bites in and you find it's all that. Put it this way, you may just find yourself in a similar position to the late James Avery's uncle Phil and the Philly cheesesteak sandwich. Sky Is the Bel-Air reboot worth watching? He posed a question, 'What if The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was a drama instead of a comedy?" The Peacock drama first began life as a bit of Youtube fanfiction by the now series director and writer Morgan Cooper. It's easy to chalk it up to just another money-grabbing ploy – a way to piggyback on the Fresh Prince legacy for financial gain, but in truth, Bel-Air was born out of adoration. So when the reality of a reboot came to light people threw shade harder than OG Uncle Phill disposing of Jazz. Thanks to the power of streaming, it's also taken up residence in the hearts of the modern generation too, its humour and lessons still relevant and relatable today. The comedic talents of Will Smith, playing the young Philly street kid from humble beginnings who is thrust into wealth is etched into most of our childhoods. King, Jay Leno, William Shatner, Regis Philbin, Richard Roundtree and Jaleel White (Family Matters) also guest star.Fewer words strung together strike as much joy as: "In West Philadelphia born and raised, on the playground is where I spent most of my days…" (You will now be mentally singing this for the next hour.) Chris Rock, Wayne Newton, Dick Clark, B.B. With their home sold, the Banks parents head east to be closer to Ashley and Hilary butler Geoffrey (Joseph Marcell) moves to London Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) attends Princeton and Will looks forward to his post-college future. In the series finale, he shows the house to prospective buyers played by classic sitcom stars Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford and Marla Gibbs (The Jeffersons), and Gary Coleman and Conrad Bain (Diff'rent Strokes). When Philip (James Avery) presides over a high-profile Hollywood case, his ambition almost ruins his marriage. After Will (Will Smith) becomes Hilary's (Karyn Parsons) talent coordinator, her show goes national and she is lured to New York, where Ashley (Tatyana Ali) hopes to model. Television’s freshest comedy, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, hits its stride in its sixth and final season.
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