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   Ian J. Ball to All   
   Re: BAYWATCH - you have failed this city   
   14 Feb 26 22:46:36   
   
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   From: ijball@mac.invalid   
      
   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-r   
   boot-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.   
      
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