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"This is how we take The old from the new The new to the old The old from the new" |
Cobra Kai (Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg, 2018 - Present Day)
Considering how nostalgia plays a big part in courting today's audiences, it can be all too easy in becoming over reliant on it. Nine times out of ten, it's a lazy effort. In recent years, we've seen franchises from yesteryear incorporate the past to propel their way forward. Based on some of today's recent failures, modern elements don't have a leg to stand on, without being held up by successes from the past. Bad writing is largely to blame; the inability to write new content without making it appealing, says a lot about today's hack writers. Hence, why yesterday's hits are today's remakes, reboots and re-imaginings.
The beauty in Cobra Kai is it triggers all the member berries while mixing in new elements, without being detrimental to the familiarities of the past. Established characters like Johnny Lawrence aren't undermined by new characters such as Miguel Diaz; in fact, old and new characters grow and flourish together. Real pity when you see other television shows and feature films fail to achieve this.
Season four of the series, has been one of the best for me - outside of the now classic first one. It may be farcical and soap operatic at times, but it has its head on right, and knows how to build and expand, without pissing on its own legacy. As a result, Cobra Kai appeals to multiple generations and had me binge-watching it in just two sittings.
Cobra Kai is also blessed with a killer soundtrack which continues the theme of mixing the old with the new:
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