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How does the new Bel-Air
differ from the original?

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[Music plays]

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"Do you know why 
I'm here from Philly?"

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"Scrap on the 
ball-court..."

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Well, for starters, things
are a whole lot edgier.

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"...and now some bad man 
from Philly- he want to

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deal with you." 

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This reboot of the classic
sitcom reimagines the story

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of a young Black man
moving to L.A. as a mature

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high school drama.

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"You came to Bel-Air for 
a better education."

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Compared to its predecessor,
this version has lots of iffy

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content.

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There's some brief gun
violence and fighting, a teen

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character snorts cocaine,
and the language includes

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F-bombs, S-words, and
use of the N-word.

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"What the hell is my life?"

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On the other hand, the series
boasts a majority Black cast,

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shows different views of
Blackness that move beyond

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stereotypes, and shares
lessons in compassion,

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maturity, and self-control.

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[Music plays]

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Common Sense says Bel-Air
is OK for teens 14 and up.

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