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HBO's "Harry Potter" TV reboot is set to premiere on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, with fans eager to see what a new generation of actors will bring to the Wizarding World. But the person audiences may be most curious to hear from probably will not be watching at all: former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, the actor admitted that he has little interest in checking out the new adaptation.
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Radcliffe admitted, "Honestly, I don't know if I'll watch it. I've already watched a lot of 'Harry Potter,' and I've been in plenty of it, too. I also hardly watch television. I haven't seen 'Breaking Bad' or 'Mad Men.' There are a lot of classic shows I've never watched. And, you know, eight hours is a lot of anything to sit through." (He was referring to the HBO series' expected eight-episode seasons, with each episode running roughly an hour.)
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Radcliffe also believes Dominic McLaughlin, the young actor taking over the role of Harry, does not need any pointers from him. "He's got it. He doesn't need any advice from me. If I tell you something, then the next time someone interviews him, they'll say, 'Dan said this is how you should do it.' I don't want to haunt this poor kid through every interview, so I have no advice for him. He's going to be amazing. I hope I'll get to meet him someday, and I'm very excited about that."