From: ijball@mac.invalid   
      
   On 2/14/26 10:46 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:   
      
   > On 2/14/26 10:06 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:   
   >> Adam H. Kerman  wrote:   
   >>> Ian J. Ball  wrote:   
   >>>> On 2/14/26 8:55 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:   
   >>>>> anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> Ubi is such a shithead, he editted the quote, removing the citation the   
   >>> original article, to make it appear that the O.P. had plagarized instead   
   >>> of providing a synopsis.   
   >>>   
   >>> https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/baywatch-stephen-amell-fox-   
   >>> reboot-1236662974/   
   >>>   
   >>>>>> Stephen Amell has landed a lead role in Fox's upcoming "Baywatch"   
   >>>>>> reboot.   
   >>>   
   >>>>>> Amell will star as Hobie Buchannon, described as the "wild child we   
   >>>>>> all loved from the original series" who "is now a Baywatch Captain,   
   >>>>>> following in the footsteps of his legendary father, Mitch."   
   >>>   
   >>>>> Did he watch the show? Hoby was nothing like a "wild child".   
   >>>   
   >>>> Agreed - Hobie was never a wild child, and by the end of his run on the   
   >>>> series had become a "responable" lifeguard drone like the rest.   
   >>>   
   >>> Amell will be 45 when this goes into production.   
   >>>   
   >>> David Hasselhoff was 36.   
   >>   
   >> He’s playing the son of the HasselDorf character and the original   
   >> actor is 55 at this point.   
   >   
   > Wait! Is that true?!... IMDb says Jeremy Jackson was born in 1980 which   
   > would make him... 46.   
   >   
   > So Amell is actually right on the nose in terms of age casting.   
      
   Now, it looks like Brandon Call is almost 50, but he played the role   
   just in the first (NBC) season, while Jackson played him the rest of the   
   time, so I am going to give the nod to Jackson here.   
      
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