According to reports, the live-action Fairly OddParents reboot is set to begin filming at the end of June in Los Angeles. The Nickelodeon series ran from 2001 to 2006, resuming production in 2008 until creator Butch Hartman left the network in 2018. The series followed the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda. Although his godparents could grant Timmy’s every wish, they usually backfired, leading him to run into problems with his rivalrous babysitter, Vicky, and his aloof yet well-intentioned parents.
Fairly OddParents is one of many Nickelodeon shows being rebooted by Paramount+ as part of their CBS All Access rebrand. This isn’t the first live-action adaption for Fairly OddParents, as fans remember the 2011 film, A Fairly Odd Movie. The movie portrayed Timmy as a 23-year-old man still in the fifth grade attempting to maintain his childlike nature to keep his fairies. In all, the show earned three live-action films throughout its run, all of which used a mixture of CGI fairies with real human actors, yet it is unclear if the latest reboot will continue this pattern.
Hartman's return to the project makes it probable that viewers can expect much of the same antics from Dimmsdale they remember fondly. Little is known about the reboot's plot at this point. Still, the show promises to reintroduce old characters, giving some updated origin stories to meet older and newer audiences' expectations. The show also plans to bring in original characters never before seen in the town of Dimmsdale.
Alongside Fairly OddParents, Paramount+ is set to reboot a live-action Dora The Explorer and Avatar: The Last Airbender, as well as a modernized revival of the iCarly series. If this feels like an overwhelming attempt to prey on childhood nostalgia, it’s because it is. Other streaming services have had success with this tactic, including Netflix’s Full House and Peacock’s Saved By the Bell, so Paramount+’s methods may work in the service’s favor.
It’s yet to be determined whether the live-action Fairly OddParents will follow the footsteps of Drake Bell's portrayal of the iconic animation. However, it’s probably safe to say that fans would rather return to Timmy Turner's childhood than to a 23-year-old version of the character, especially if Paramount+ is set on using nostalgia to draw in viewers. Devoted viewers understand that if Timmy gains maturity, he loses his fairies. Perhaps the reboot will lay the groundwork for the series to finally say goodbye and watch Timmy grow up for real, just like the people who have been watching him since the beginning.
Source: DiscussingFilm
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