T.V. Revivals Have Become Dangerous, Lazy Replicants

Just stop already. "Each joke is played with a knowing wink, with countless call-backs to episodes of yore. It’s reminiscent of a breaking of the fourth wall, but done in a fashion so grand and garish it becomes spectacle viewing. It also reminds viewers of the more cynical purpose behind the series returning to television: not because there’s more of a story to be told, but because there’s more money to be made by manipulating our desire to derive comfort from the familiar."

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