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" In the '80s, all the movies became predictable. "

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" With 'The Librarians,' we want to be a smart, fun, crazy, genre show, but we also want to be something that people of all ages can watch and enjoy. That, to me, does seem to be increasingly harder to find. "

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" As for 'Independence Day,' we never intended to do any films in that series beyond the first one. "

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