"Malcolm in the middle" is one of the best sitcoms since the 2000s. It is a chaotic, pleasant, strange, absurd and dark funny comedy for the most uneven family of TV. This is not a simple case of "parents simply do not understand", but a case of deep deficiency of adults, through their heads, which also have to deal with Satan's nets for children.

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What the show did so special was her team. Of course, it is easy to say a series that lasted seven seasons did so because it had a great ensemble, but "Malcolm in the middle" was really perfect in this regard. Whether it is Brian Cranston to be the god of sweet buffons like Patriarch Hull (role so good It almost cost his cranston his chance to act in "Breaking Bad") or JustinAin Berfield basically played live-action Bart Simpson as a lynx (think about it), and the primary team, and even the accompanying players were phenomenal. This is also the reason why fans have spent years wondering when the hell we had to get a tracking season.

Well, now we actually get a "Malcolm in the middle" rebirth. The special four episode will unite most of the main team of the original show-turning Cranston, Berfield, Frankie Muniz (Malcolm), Janeein Katzmarek (Lois) and Christopher Masterson (Francis)-Appeared to Eric. The character will instead play the Kaleb Ellosworth-Clark in a bit of retelling that actually makes sense.

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It should not be surprised that Sullivan does not repeat his role as Davy for the Revival "Malcolm in the Middle". Sullivan was 9 years old when "Malcolm in the middle" first started airing, and he was only 15 years old when the show ended. After the show, Sullivan slowed his acting career before he stopped completely after appearing in the 2010 crime "Twelve" crime.

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In short, Sullivan simply withdrew from acting after "Malcolm in the middle" And it turned into the private life of the Academy, studied by Victorian literature. He has not appeared on the unification for the show or to give interviews since then, after completely moving away from Hollywood's spotlight.

Sullivan is not the only one. For the most part, Muniz also gone greatly from Hollywood After his teens and instead chose to follow other interests - including becoming a successful car racer.

Of course, it depends on Sullivan whether he wanted to return for a "Malcolm in the middle" rebirth or not. However, although it is fair to be sad that viewers will not receive full unification of the whole Wilkerson family, what we get is the best possible alternative.

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The most striking thing about the Leosht-Clark that takes over the role of Davy is that it brings an unusual resemblance to Sullivan. If someone had to look at Davy's photo as a child in the early seasons of Malcolm in the middle, you could easily deceive yourself to think he grew up to become Lleesworth-Clark.

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More to the point, in the era of Deepfakes and digital de-aging, audiences and Hollywood have lost gratitude for the art of good retelling. The history of the film and TV is full of excellent repetition choices that surpassed viewers' heads, "Crazy Men" re -examines Bobby Draper three times to "bone" doing the same thing as "Malcolm in the middle" and recounting a young character (Namely, Parker Booth) when he returns as an adult.

Again, Elsvorth-Clark looks a lot like Sullivan, which certainly helps. But there is also a question of performance. No matter how good an actor as Sullivan, his absence from the stage does not guarantee that his acting chops will be translated into an adult character. Elsworth-Clark, though maybe not the most famous actor, has been around for some time and has been part of shows like "Fargo", "Space" and "Hell of the Wheel". If you want the focus to be on the characters, and not just watch the actors again together, this is the best scenario for Davy's diversion.

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The union of "Malcolm in the middle" will flow to Disney+.