While it’s true that Walker is a rebooted version of the 1990s drama Walker, Texas Ranger, it’s definitely not a copy of the original. Jared Padalecki, who stars on the show, points out that we’re in a very different time than the ’90s. Because of the way things have changed since then, he told us, you can expect to see a lot of socially and culturally relevant issues written into the show’s stories. (Click on the media bar below to hear Jared Padalecki)