I absolutely hate these "diversity" remakes, as well as the whole thing with replacing male superheroes with female superheroes (Thor, for example). It's not anti-woman. I have no problem with, and enjoy the female superhero characters, but please, make them their own person, don't do the replacement thing in the name of diversity.
As an example of the right way to do it is the James Bond Franchise. Make Idris Elba the new Bond not because he's black, but because he'll simply make an awesome Bond. Also, keep Bond a man. If they ever make Bond a woman, even the most kickass actress you can imagine, it will ruin the franchise. If you want a female agent, create a new character and a new franchise. If it's done as good as the Bond franchise, I'll look forward to watching it.
I saw they're bringing "24" back, and while they're not using a new actor as Jack Bauer, they are basically doing a Jack Bauer replacement with a black guy who will absolutely not be able to pull off the type. The white guy equivalent would be casting Jim Parsons (Sheldon on "The Big Bang Theory") in the roll. Excellent actor, totally not right for this kind of roll. In this case they are turning it into a "hip hop 24". But I guess that's the new audience that's ruining TV for me.
Get off my lawn!
