Just as Blackish (where the Zoey Johnson character is introduced) is a reboot of the Cosby Show, Grownish is a Reboot of Different World where the self-discovering Denise Huxtable character goes off to college.
Just as in the case of Different World, Grownish gives the viewer a few little chuckles but without the supporting main cast from Blackish the show falls flat (just as Different World did a few years ago).
The mistake here is that the Zoey Johnson character is groomed to look and react precisely the way that Denise Huxtable did, which was increasingly dull as the show progressed. Everything from the hair and wardrobe through the reactions are all basically identical. The only different is that there are cellphones and laptops now. (Sigh.)
What saved Different World were the episodes when Denise visited her family (or vice versa). (No spoiler for Grownish.)
Not a great idea to reboot both the Cosby Show AND ALSO Different World, Kenya Barris and Yara Shahidi. The first of the two would have been enough.
No offense to the really gorgeous Yara Shahidi (producer and also the lead character), but this show wasn't interesting enough to continue watching. Blackish was much more touching and funny.
Just as in the case of Different World, Grownish gives the viewer a few little chuckles but without the supporting main cast from Blackish the show falls flat (just as Different World did a few years ago).
The mistake here is that the Zoey Johnson character is groomed to look and react precisely the way that Denise Huxtable did, which was increasingly dull as the show progressed. Everything from the hair and wardrobe through the reactions are all basically identical. The only different is that there are cellphones and laptops now. (Sigh.)
What saved Different World were the episodes when Denise visited her family (or vice versa). (No spoiler for Grownish.)
Not a great idea to reboot both the Cosby Show AND ALSO Different World, Kenya Barris and Yara Shahidi. The first of the two would have been enough.
No offense to the really gorgeous Yara Shahidi (producer and also the lead character), but this show wasn't interesting enough to continue watching. Blackish was much more touching and funny.