Unpopular opinion – a Legally Blonde television series isn’t the best idea. Yes, yes, we know. It’s definitely an unpopular opinion and we can respect that about opinions. Some are popular and some aren’t.
Here’s the thing – Legally Blonde is Elle Woods. Elle Woods is Reese Witherspoon. And we’re pretty positive (okay, 100% positive) that we don’t want anything that doesn’t further her story.
ESPECIALLY if it is being written by Gossip Girl developers/executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Now don’t get me wrong, we do love Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and we watch all of their shows. But, they have a very distinct voice and it is very dramatic and gossipy. When it comes to Legally Blonde, there is a distinct voice that is needed and their trademark voice ain’t it.
The only good thing about this whole thing is that Hello Sunshine and Reese Witherspoon are involved.
Now, this all being said, none of this comes as a shock to us, because well, we knew that when Amazon took over the MGM catalog, there were quite a few properties that were identified as potential television/streaming series.
Yes, we know that it’s Amazon’s right to develop their IP’s and we’re not hating on that per say. What we just want is some new stories.
Not every IP needs to be recycled. We said what we said.