Starsky & Hutch female remake in the works at Fox

That sounds terrible.

Their fathers went to prison? WTF?

In which multiverse does anyone care enough for this to exist?

Except for last part it sounds like Cagney & Lacey.

David Soul gave his views on this in tweets last year

https://twitter.com/DavidRSoul/status/1630999915961937920
@DavidRSoul
“He’s Starsky. I’m Hutch.” Paul Glaser & I are proud to have given life and longevity to STARSKY & HUTCH, a TV series that ran for 4 years but over the past 4 decades has become an international ‘brand’ that continues to be enjoyed ’round the globe. It appears FOX is planning to re-imagine the original series with two women in the S&H roles. We’re just letting FOX know that we’re still around and happy to help pass the torch—if they’ll have us. It would certainly add credibility to the series and our legion of fans would applaud! #StarskyAndHutch

Every article mentions the ‘original’ actors by name. So why not just reboot Paul and me—as a couple of old farts solving piddly-ass crimes at the assisted living facility where we would now live? Who can do Starsky and Hutch better than him and me?

finally. a tv show about female detectives.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/starsky-and-hutch-remake-fox-1235326782/

The modern “reimagining” of Starsky & Hutch will center on two female detectives, Sasha Starsky and Nicole Hutchinson. They solve crimes in the offbeat town of Desert City while staying true to their friendship, their awesomeness, and somehow also trying to unravel the mystery behind who sent their fathers to prison 15 years ago for a crime they didn’t commit."

Why am I not surprised by this?? It would probably do better on Netflix or some other streaming platform more than local TV where it won't even last a season

Why not just remake Cagney and Lacey?