I have mixed feelings about this.
One one hand, I like my nostalgia, and I adore Tim Curry; particularly as Dr. Frank N. Furter.
On the other, Lavern Cox totally gives me life!
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I was lucky enough to see him. There was a wonderful moment when he sang out, āDonāt dream itā¦ā and someone in the audience yelled, āFUCK IT!ā
There was a long pause while Head tried very hard not to laugh.
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Sweet jesus, I should have Googled before responding. I somehow missed that he played Frank on the West End. AWESOME. I thought you were just dream-casting.
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Iām a bit torn on the take for Frankenfurter. I think i wouldāve preferred Laverne Cox to not try to channel Tim Curryās version so muchā¦ but it might be a catch-22, change it and people will be upset, try to stay close and people will be upset. I wouldāve liked to see a fresh interpretation, but iāve been on board for a remake since i first heard of it and iām still looking forward to it. Itās hard to tell how itās going to go with just a 30 second trailerā¦
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ugh, that does not sound like a promising story start.
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the criminologist is Ben Vereen?!
To cast a square as a square makes some sense I guess. Heāll probably do just fine, but it seems so left-field.
A black actor playing Frank-n-Furter? Republicans will be outraged!
Oh wait.
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Ben Vereen is not a square. Watch this, where he is a primary dancer, and rethink that.
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Ooh, Ripper!
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Why arenāt they doing this as one of the āLive Musical Eventsā that have been popular on broadcast channels in recent years? This seems like a huge missed opportunity, and could have completely derailed the āwhy do a remakeā complaints. The Grease live broadcast production was surprisingly good compared to the Sound of Music and Peter Pan snoozefests, a live broadcast Rocky Horror would have been a brilliant way to up the ante.
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yes, and perhaps then it could have included the audience participation aspect, which is a big part of what makes Rocky Horror so magical.
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lol, my 3rd grade music teacher had us doing a version of that song. Hadnāt heard it before or since.
meh, broadway musical hippie exploitation is not exactly coolāto meābut I concede your point. My concept of who Ben Vereen is was him doing the Jerry Lewis telethons and the Tony Orlando show in the 80s. It was pretty wack but I guess he was kinda locked into that scene, career-wise. In any event, it works for Dr. Scott.
ETA:
I think you two have the right idea.
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I feel like adding some of the more popular audience call-outs would take this broadcast into āhard-Rā territory pretty quickly 
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yeah, theyād have to do it on HBO, not FOX
Here you go:
And a better quality video, even without the fishnets:
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Thatās actually hitting where Iām still getting reservations. If itās FOX, I assume itās a broadcast TV event. (They do still have those, right?) Iām really at a loss as to how RHPS could be done correctly after it meets the TV censors. Iām left with mixed feelings, for many of the reasons already discussed, but this remains my most concerning negative right now.
You had sex with Giles? You had sex with Giles? On the hood of a police car?"
Twice?!?
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Iām going to do something that I would usually berate others for - criticise without even examining the evidence.
Nope, not even going to watch the trailer for this.
Looks like a really, unbelievably bad, shitty joke version.
Besides, the RHPS has been done to death.
This looks something like flogging a dead horse, setting it on fire, parading it around town, choking it and then burying it.
No.
Just no.
Of all the things that never needed a remake . . .
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