00:00For you, I'm sure you always had a vision of what you wanted this to be and it came to fruition,
00:04but what was surprising for you, I guess, about people's response, the audience response and the
00:10industry response to this project during season one? It's interesting how polarizing, especially
00:15when it was announced, the show was, you know, before any episodes aired. Because you have people
00:20like myself who just love the Fresh Prince, you know, it's something that we grew up on. It's a
00:24touchstone of our culture. It's a touchstone of television in general. And so, you know,
00:29people are very protective of that, which I understand, you know, but, you know, what I
00:33always tell people about this, this idea, you know, in Bel Air, it wasn't an idea that was born in a
00:38studio, boardroom or anything like that. You know, this was something that came to me when I was
00:42driving down the road, my hometown in Kansas City, and the vision for it hit me. And it was birthed
00:47from a place of passion, you know, and so I think people sense that and why we've been able to accrue
00:53such a passionate fan base is because they really feel that we love the stories that we're telling.
00:58We're not trying to be like the Fresh Prince Bel Air because you can't do that again. What they did
01:02was a once in a generation moment that stands on its own. And in the same way, since day one,
01:07the vision has always been about creating the show that ultimately stands on its own as well.
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