Through the 2000s, The Proud Household emerged as one of the crucial common reveals on Disney Channel. One of many few animated sitcoms to place African American characters entrance and middle, the collection turned a favourite amongst each children and adults. So it was fairly shocking when the present went off the air after only some years. Fortunately, it’s since returned within the type of the revival, Louder and Prouder (which could be streamed with a Disney+ subscription). However earlier than that present obtained the greenlight from the Home of Mouse, the producers pitched a live-action model of the beloved present, and it sounds wild.
Let’s be trustworthy, The Proud Household’s format positively matches up with the motif that’s often related to live-action, multi-camera (or single-camera) comedies. So it wasn’t too shocking once I spoke with producers Ralph Farquhar and Bruce W. Smith, they usually advised me they’d pitched concepts for such a manufacturing. Nonetheless, the 2 actually threw me for a loop once they revealed one particular concept. Farquhar defined that they weren’t simply trying to make a straight-forward sitcom – they wished to inject some features of animation into it as nicely:
Effectively, to be completely trustworthy, after we first went off [the air], we felt like, ‘Why are we off?’ So Bruce and I had been pitching yearly since 2005, up till we obtained picked up [for Louder and Prouder], and we pitched live-action, we pitched live-action and animation, we pitched an entire bunch of issues. So Proud Household may, I feel, clearly actually work as a live-action present. However one factor I used to be personally all the time enamored with was the entire notion of getting live-action characters that did squash and stretch, you realize?
I actually wasn’t anticipating to listen to these sentiments from Ralph Farquhar, who’s produced and written for loads of notable reveals like Comfortable Days, Moesha, and Actual Husbands of Hollywood. Given his expertise, I might’ve assumed that he’d have thought up a present that’s a bit extra conventional – and retains up The Proud Household’s custom of welcoming large visitor stars. However then once more, the truth that he’s accomplished all of it may very well be a serious purpose why he wished to attempt one thing that’s a bit extra unconventional. It might be a kooky concept, but it surely’s a tantalizing one as nicely. The notion of an actor enjoying Oscar Proud in a reside setting and nonetheless getting crushed and stretched like his cartoon counterpart is humorous.
In fact, there are some sensible components that might must be thought of if the undertaking was to materialize. Bruce W. Smith added that it could be difficult to seek out actors who would possess the distinct attributes of a number of the characters. A few of their options actually lend themselves to animation, and there’s one specific member of the forged that Smith used for instance that vital level:
You’ll be able to’t have Zoey in case you don’t have these lengthy skinny legs, you realize? The place do you go to forged that individual? What nation do you go to to forged that individual? [Laughs] However I agree, there is a wild hybrid that may very well be very fascinating.
If anybody may work out the logistics, it could in all probability be these two. They’ve confirmed to be extremely cerebral as evidenced by the truth that they took some large BTS notes for Louder and Prouder into consideration forward of Season 2. I sincerely hope we get to see a live-action Proud Household manufacturing some day. But when we don’t, I’ll stay content material, contemplating the reveals they’ve already delivered simply stand alongside the nice Black sitcoms from the previous few many years simply the way in which they’re now.
The second season of The Proud Household: Louder and Prouder is now streaming alongside different nice titles on Disney+ this February. You too can take a look at CinemaBlend’s 2023 TV schedule for info on reveals which are premiering and returning this yr.
