Adrian Holmes & Cassandra Freeman Interview: Bel-Air
Bel-Air is a new dramatic take on the original series, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Will is still from West Philadelphia and he definitely finds trouble in his neighborhood, his mom sends him to live with this Uncle Phil, played by Adrian Holmes and Aunty Viv played by Cassandra Freeman.
Adrian Holmes and Cassandra Freeman step into the iconic roles of Phil and Vivian Banks in the re-imagined series, ‘Bel-Air’. The pair discuss why the original series, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is such a staple in American pop culture they also talk about the takes on these on Uncle Phil and Aunt Viv.
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Amazing job on this show. I absolutely love it. I've only seen the first three episodes and I can't wait for the rest. It's an amazing show. The first question I have for you guys is about the original series. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is one of the most iconic sitcoms in television history. Why has it stood the test of time for such a long amount of time? That's for both of you guys.
Cassandra Freeman: It's a timeless story about family, that's all. This family happens to be dealing with class, and also race, and America. But it's mostly just a story about family. You can't get more timeless or universal than that story. The thing that Will Smith did that was genius, is that it happened to be surrounded by hip hop. There you go.
Adrian Holmes: They didn't shy away from topics that were real, real serious heavy topics, and explored it with laughter and comedy. A lot of people could relate to the original show because it addressed a lot of issues that we were all dealing with and going through.
Cassandra Freeman: And being aspirational at the same time. I mean, this is universal people. This
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