Comment on First Look at the 'King of the Hill' Reboot Reunites Hank and the Gang
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Oh god…Hank is going to be a trump supporter officially in canon now, isn’t he?
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck…
In the same way the original show intentionally avoided addressing 9/11, Iraq, or the Bush presidency I hope the revival has the sense to focus on the local lives of the characters instead of Trump.
The closest the original ever got to specific high level politics was the episode with then Governor Bush where Hank was rattled by his handshake rather than any comment on policy by the show.
They also did a thing where Jimmy Carter reunited Hank and his dad while building a house.
And Bill also dated a mayor. Although I’m unclear if that’s a fictional mayor, or a real mayor in Texas. So that one may or may not count…
With carter having been out of the WH for decades at that point, I didn’t consider him a “current” political figure. My point, the forest through the trees, is that KOTH tended to shy away from up to the minute real world political specifics, and instead went for wider cultural issues. Doing an episode revolving around a current hot issue is more South Park’s game.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 week ago
He’s not wearing a red hat. Thankfully neither is Dale.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I want to know how they’re going to handle Dale, since his voice actor died.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’m afraid they’ll try to use AI to recreate it…