"Trust me boss, the PERFECT way to promote our indie show is to make ourselves look like self-important cynical assholes by calling a successful well-loved pilot from another indie studio unoriginal, AND having OUR characters beat up THEIR character because we're cooler"
After a certain age, your parents slowly become your children. They ask simple questions, repeat stories, and depend on your patience the way you once depended on theirs. Very few understand this role reversal. What looks like innocence or inconvenience is really time coming full circle. Don't correct them harshly. Don't rush them. Care for them the way they once protected you. This is not a burden. It is repayment.