# And the new "Bosley" for Charlie's Angels is... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 18, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539 "2018-09-18T15:43:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/1 "2018-09-18T15:43:11Z")
…[Patrick Stewart??](https://www.newsarama.com/41867-patrick-stewart-to-play-third-iconic-leader-bosley-report.html) I have to admit, I never saw that one coming. The idea that there are several teams of Angels running around sounds interesting. ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/2 "2018-09-19T00:32:19Z")
Sounds like Stewart may have officially reached the slumming-for-roles phase of his career. The conversation usually goes something like this: Agent: Patrick, I have an offer for an interesting role. The character is based… Stewart: Does it pay? Agent: Yes. Stewart: I’ll take it. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/3 "2018-09-19T01:00:56Z")
No one asks the question: in the age of Atomic Blonde and Wonder Woman and empowered women everywhere, do we need Charlie’s Angels anymore? Aren’t they a bit…dated? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/4 "2018-09-19T01:12:32Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > No one asks the question: in the age of Atomic Blonde and Wonder Woman and empowered women everywhere, do we need Charlie’s Angels anymore? Aren’t they a bit…dated? I agree. We had the original series back in the seventies. We had the remake series which failed because the premise was completely outdated. We had the movie which made fun of the premise. And we had the sequel which got made because the first movie was a success. What’s left to say? I’ll grant you that good writing can compensate for a bad premise. But I have a hard time believing that this show is going to focus on its writing. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/5 "2018-09-19T01:34:48Z")
remake shows are all the rage now, Murphy Brown, Will and Grace, Hawaii 5-0 , etc. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/6 "2018-09-19T02:31:47Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > remake shows are all the rage now, Murphy Brown, Will and Grace, Hawaii 5-0 , etc. Magnum. ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/7 "2018-09-19T02:32:24Z")
> [@minlokwat](#): > > Sounds like Stewart may have officially reached the slumming-for-roles phase of his career. > > The conversation usually goes something like this: > > Agent: Patrick, I have an offer for an interesting role. The character is based… > > Stewart: Does it pay? > > Agent: Yes. > > Stewart: I’ll take it. See _Olivier, Lawrence_ or _Caine, Michael_. Just cuz a guy is a genius artist, doesn’t mean he’s not allowed to make money for their families. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/8 "2018-09-19T02:36:02Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > remake shows are all the rage now, Murphy Brown, Will and Grace, Hawaii 5-0 , etc. Has Mark Wahlburg no [shame](https://variety.com/2018/film/news/mark-wahlberg-six-billion-dollar-man-moved-2020-1202820421/) at all? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/9 "2018-09-19T03:32:53Z")
Awww…and I was so hoping that the new Bosley would be Tom Arnold. I guess he’s busy doing other things. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/10 "2018-09-19T03:45:53Z")
Do you think Fantasy Island is coming next? Actually, that could be interesting. Just say “no” to the Love Boat. We have to take a stand somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/11 "2018-09-19T04:21:51Z")
Looking at the women who were cast, it seems pretty clear that there was one person who picked the women and that he (or she) had a very specific type. That’s three slightly tomboyish looking, emotionless waifs in slightly different palettes of skin color. Granted, I like that look. But I feel like a factor in the success of a movie like this is that each girl is clearly different than the other ones. That way, you can identify with the one who most closely matches you - if you’re a woman - or lust after the one who is the most your type - if you like women. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/12 "2018-09-19T05:32:39Z")
> [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](#): > > See _Olivier, Lawrence_ or _Caine, Michael_. Just cuz a guy is a genius artist, doesn’t mean he’s not allowed to make money for their families. Or De Niro, Robert. I was watching Goodfellas a couple of weeks ago and I thought _‘Oh yeah, that’s right, Robert De Niro used to make good movies.’_ ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/13 "2018-09-19T05:45:45Z")
Yeah, sure, why work when you can… not work? That’ll keep an actor fed. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/14 "2018-09-19T08:27:22Z")
> [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](#): > > Just cuz a guy is a genius artist Oh, let’s get real - neither the _Star Trek_ nor the _X-Men_ franchises are high art. Patrick Stewart can definitely act, but he’s _never_ been above a paycheck. Which is exactly what I’d expect from him, given his background. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/15 "2018-09-19T13:00:31Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Oh, let’s get real - neither the _Star Trek_ nor the _X-Men_ franchises are high art. Patrick Stewart can definitely act, but he’s _never_ been above a paycheck. Which is exactly what I’d expect from him, given his background. ”First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don’t come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.” — Sir Michael Caine Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/16 "2018-09-19T13:18:23Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Do you think Fantasy Island is coming next? Actually, that could be interesting. Just say “no” to the Love Boat. We have to take a stand somewhere. They did Fantasy Island with Malcolm McDowell. I liked it. It was a lot darker. Didn’t last ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/17 "2018-09-19T13:20:31Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > remake shows are all the rage now, Murphy Brown, Will and Grace, Hawaii 5-0 , etc. Murphy Brown, Will and Grace, Roseanne… those are completely different animals. They are not remakes, they are returns of old shows with the same cast. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/18 "2018-09-19T13:23:49Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > They did Fantasy Island with Malcolm McDowell. I liked it. It was a lot darker. Didn’t last Just looked it up. 20 years ago? Really? It doesn’t feel that long ago. Only lasted 13 episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/19 "2018-09-19T13:28:36Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > ”First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don’t come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.” — Sir Michael Caine and also: > [@](#): > > “I’ve never seen [Jaws 4]],” Sir Michael, 83, said on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show. > > "Somebody said, ‘Have you ever seen Jaws 4?’ I said, ‘No. But I’ve seen the house it bought for my mum. It’s fantastic!’ " ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539/20 "2018-09-19T13:37:13Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > They did Fantasy Island with Malcolm McDowell. I liked it. It was a lot darker. Didn’t last There was always a dark, Robert Bloch-esque underbelly to _Fantasy Island_. “Smiles, everyone! Smiles!” was concealing a deeper and more terrifying secret below the mysterious isle, perhaps a slumbering Old One from a long forgotton time only known to the now-extinghuished natives who once occupied the island. Stranger [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-bosley-for-charlies-angels-is/821539.md?page=2)