I was there, lying on the sofa, homemade focaccia in hand, ready to play something in the background while scrolling my phone. The plan was simple: something light, something familiar. But then Kate Hudson appeared on my screen – not in the emblematic dress in yellow satin without back that we all associate ourselves, how to lose a guy in ten days, but in a daring and adapted red suit.
So, I did what any lover of pop culture would do in the early 2000s: I gave a shot to his latest project. Although I was not exactly captivated by a basketball show, I ended up watching six episodes in a row because spoiler: it is much more than another Netflix comedy.
Running point, as its title suggests, features the always impeccably dressed and never without drama Kate Hudson. Recently promoted to the president of Los Angeles Waves, a popular basketball team in California, Isla (played by Kate) must manage the family business with a major obstacle: she has no idea of how to do so. With all eyes on her and the pressure of directing a sports empire that has always been led by men, Isla must prove that women can prosper in such positions. And she has the help of a lot to get there, starting with her brothers and sisters.
So when my screen landed on Justin Theroux, who plays Isla's big brother, I had to take a break because I knew that a good cast was on the way. Ness (Scott McCarthur) and Sandy (Drew Tarver) are also joined, then there is the Latin -lost Latin brother, Jackie, played by Fabrizio Guido, giving Isla the spotlights as a female leader of the series.
Or I thought … until Brenda Song presents himself. My jaw literally fell. One thing is to see one of my actresses of favorite bridal movies on the screen (Wars bride never ages), but it was a pure nostalgia of the 2000s when his emblematic character “Yay! Me from the life of Zack & Cody returned as an eliminary of Isla.
This is the thing about bringing the actors – they grow with you. I used to ask my father a pink unicorn, in Tipton style from London. Now, I curse my colleagues just like Ali (the character of Brenda).
But let's not forget the romantic interest of Isla, the pediatrician Lev Levenson, played by none other than Max Greenfield, also known as Schmidt from New Girl. This time, it's no longer the guy who comes out more. Instead, he is a “beautiful and kind doctor in his forties, has never been married and interested in going out with women her age”, as Sandy says in the series.
Retouribacks in 2025 television series
Adam Brody, now a heart of the mid -1930s in Nobody Want This (who returns for season 2 this year), and Frankie Muniz, awakening our inner child with his return as Malcolm to Malcolm in the middle, are just a few names that make a return to Hollywood. But my question is, why now?
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Since 2021, we have seen a resurgence of our favorite stars on television. The restarts are everywhere, and more and more consequences for the stories that we loved in the 2000s are published. Adolescent programs like Icarly on Paramount + and Raven's house on Disney +, with adult comedies and dramas like that on max, bringing emblematic sex and the city Girls, or brewing on Paramount +, with Kelsey Grammer returning to his most famous role. We also saw the resurrection of this show from the 70s with this show from the 90s on Netflix and the unexpected return of Dexter with Dexter: New Blood.
Nostalgia is at a record level and streaming platforms know it. The generation of the 2000s is now in their thirties, with disposable income and time to engage in programs and characters with which they grew up.
This is what makes the race point so interesting. It's not just a basketball show; It is a chance to reconnect with a genre and a casting that feels fresh and familiar. With guest stars like Macaulay Culkin and Scott Disick, the show is a fun return to the past. Running Point could well be another comedy, but it brings back beloved characters and actors while showing us how they grew up over the years, and we grew up with them.
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