As an ardent, perhaps obsessive, Harry Potter fan, I can’t say I was thrilled when I learned HBO was rebooting the beloved film franchise as a TV show.
Like millions of other Harry Potter enthusiasts, the books and movies have been a key part of both my adolescence and adulthood, offering a magical refuge from a not-so-dazzling Muggle world. Theme parks, Broadway shows, mega stores and audiobooks have kept the spellbinding story alive not just for my generation, but for younger Potterheads as well.
But I never thought we’d get an on-screen retelling just a decade and a half after the films wrapped up. What was the point of doing it all again with a brand-new cast, beyond the obvious monetary gain?
Hollywood is stuck in a loop of recycling successful TV shows and movies to make an easy buck. I thought Harry Potter was safe from that phenomenon, at least for a
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