You think Im not sad that Hillary didnt win?
That Im not terrified about what Trumps about to do?
Im used to things not going my way.
I love this country as much if not more than you do.
And dont you ever forget that.
For Barris, Lemons was something he had to write.
It was just difficult.
Barris had already had a Dre-like blow up at his writers in the writers room.
I felt really bad.
I apologized, he said.
But then he realized that his emotions were not anachronistic.
So Barris took his emotions and went for it.
That song has haunted me forever, says Barris.
The strange fruit she is talking about in that song is our bodies hanging from the trees.
Maybe the lesson to be learned is from the people who have risen from that era.
The civil rights era wouldnt have happened without the support of everyone.
If we can get past this racial b.s.
Despite the near-universal praise for the episode, Barris says the table read didnt go all that well.
I got very nervous, he adds.
Despite his anxiety, Barris moved forward primarily because he didnt have another episode to shoot in its place.
The response he says has been overwhelmingly positive.
I was surprised, he says.
Thank you for trying to show both sides.
But he cant promise that he will stay away, either.
Theres a chance, admits Barris.
Its a new environment we are entering.
The Hollywood Reporter first reported thenews.
My dream cast for it is something in the realm of Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller.
I think its going to be younger [than the original] because thats where streetball is right now.
And I would love if Woody and Wesley would do a cameo.
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