{"id":189310,"date":"2025-12-18T02:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T02:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/189310\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T02:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T02:56:07","slug":"what-season-2-wouldve-been-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/189310\/","title":{"rendered":"What Season 2 Would’ve Been About"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe recent cancellation<\/a> of Netflix<\/a>\u2018s \u201cBoots<\/a>\u201d after just one season struck a blow for representation, as a ground breaking coming-of-age queer drama series set in the Marine Corps. But it was also notable for another reason: \u201cBoots\u201d was the final show to be executive produced by TV legend Norman Lear<\/a>,\u00a0who had helped develop the project before his death in December 2023.<\/p>\n

\n\tBrent Miller<\/a>, who served as Lear\u2019s producing partner and ran his Act III Prods. shingle, shared his disappointment with Variety that \u201cBoots\u201d won\u2019t continue: \u201cBut I do feel so grateful that we were able to make the show \u2013 and I couldn\u2019t be more proud of the show we made.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAs for where \u201cBoots\u201d might have gone in Season 2, Miller added, \u201cOur creator, Andy Parker, had always intended to take the boys to war in a Season 2.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCreated by Parker, \u201cBoots\u201d was based on Greg Cope White\u2019s book \u201cThe Pink Marine.\u201d Miles Heizer starred as Cameron Cope, a disillusioned, closeted \u201890s teen who signs up for the Marine Corps with his best friend Ray McAffey, played by Liam Oh. Despite the unwelcoming environment (LGBTQ people were banned from the military at that time), the pair grow into themselves and form lifelong friendships with their fellow recruits as they navigate the social and physical hazards of boot camp.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor the Lear family, the news of the \u201cBoots\u201d cancellation has, of course, been overshadowed by the tragic deaths of Rob and Michelle Reiner. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTo be perfectly honest, it would be extremely difficult for Norman to focus on anything but the Reiners and their family at this time,\u201d Miller said.\u00a0\u201cHowever, had he heard the news of our cancellation prior to the Reiner tragedy, I\u2019m rather confident he would\u2019ve reacted with disappointment, but simultaneously sit in gratitude for having had the opportunity to make the show we made. He would\u2019ve been proud to know that the last show to bare his name was so meaningful to so many in the 196 countries Netflix serves. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAnd although he was aware that cancellations happen all of the time for various business decisions, he would empower myself, our fellow EPs and Sony to do everything humanly possible for our actors, writers and producers to try and find ourselves a new home,\u201d added Miller, who now runs A House On Brame<\/a>\u00a0Productions. \u201cAnd of course, he would have encouraged the fans to make their voices be heard in the loudest ways possible to ensure a Season 2 \u2013 wherever, whenever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe timing of Lear\u2019s final production ending right when the Reiner news came to light was an unfortunate coincidence. Lear was good friends, of course, with Rob Reiner\u2019s father Carl Reiner, and later cast Rob Reiner in his breakout role on \u201cAll in the Family\u201d as Mike \u201cMeathead\u201d Stivic. Lear also helped Reiner in his role as a filmmaker, serving as a producer on Reiner\u2019s \u201cThe Princess Bride,\u201d something Lear was very proud of.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs the Lear family wrote in a statement this week<\/a>, \u201cThe Lear Family is devastated by the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner.\u00a0Norman often referred to Rob as a son, and their close relationship was extraordinary,\u00a0to us and the world. Norman would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place, and they pursued that through their art, their activism, their philanthropy, and their love for family and friends.\u00a0Lyn Lear had remained very close with them and said, \u2018The world is unmistakably darker tonight, and we are left bereft.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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