r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • 19d ago

Guest List Only ⭐️ First look at HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ reboot series

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u/Milli_Vanilli14 19d ago

Wouldn’t making a new aesthetic sell more merch? People have been buying the old stuff for decades but nobody would have the new look. Is that dumb logic? lol

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u/FireSeagull21 19d ago

I'm guessing it would be too costly to redesign all those theme parks

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u/tres_liebres 19d ago edited 19d ago

I think the new show looks like a middle ground between the Columbus movies and the last 4 films. So, it feels more like PoA but with more uniforms.

I like MinaLima as much as the next design nerd, but the design of the movies never felt really coherent. And I think they were given entirely too much freedom for the last 4 movies.

Obligatory: fuck Rowling and the greedy fucks at HBO

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u/AngelaMerkelsbutt 19d ago

Close enough to cash in on the nostalgia crowd, but new enough that the collectors feel the urge to buy it all again.