I, like many women of my generation, absolutely LOVED the 1992 movie "A League of Their Own." Because of that, I got goose bumps the first time I saw the trailer for the new "A League of Their Own" TV series, which premieres Friday on Amazon's Prime Video. The previews of the eight-episode reboot have fans like me excited to get another glimpse of the world of women's baseball in the '40s. But that doesn't mean we're not apprehensive, nervous about what we'll see and how it compares to the nostalgia felt about that film.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, co-creator and star Abbi Jacobson warns viewers that the show will be "as original as we could make it, being based on that real league," referring to the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, but adds there will be nods to the movie. The trailers hint at racial tension and same-sex romance — and at first blush it appears the beloved movie has been updated to bring issues of race and gender to the forefront.
Of course, there are going to be differences between a two-hour movie and an eight-episode show simply because there is so much more time. And that's really what this show is about in a sense — turning the volume up on things the movie was only able to briefly touch upon while also muting things that were at the center of the film.
