Check out my review of the new Netflix animates series, Good Times!
In this irreverent reimagining of the TV classic, a new generation of the Evans family keeps their heads above water in a Chicago housing project. An unfiltered adult comedy with the voices of Yvette Nicole Brown, J.B. Smoove, Wanda Sykes and more.
From Showrunner Ranada Shepard. Executive Producers Stephen Curry, Norman Lear and Seth MacFarlane.
Criminalizing black babies? Everyone associated with this project should be ashamed of themselves.
Show should be cancelled
There’s no difference between this and family guy and if blk ppl can’t make fun of blks then what di we want.. to hide who some of us are ? I grew up in the projects a lot of ppl act this way
@@chrispbacon1167it is so annoying how everyone is complaining about this. Lmao, stewie from family guy regularly k*lls people but a black baby is a problem? Lmao the show was funny
@chrispbacon1167 there most definitely is a difference. The equivalent of a black family guy is the Cleveland show, they had messages, had some stereotypes about the family and showed other ones throughout the show, but it wasn't a walking cesspool of those most fked up stereotypes and exaggerated animation. I'm not sure how you can compare family guy with this. I can't honestly think if anything to compare it to. It's not making fun of everything and everyone. It's making fun of black people. Not even subtly or satirical like boondocks and even they had messages as they addressed certain things in the community or the US period. They are not the same... at all. Maybe people's standards got lower.
@@chrispbacon1167 The way you said "blk people make fun of blks" and not we make fun of ourselves says a lot about where your head's at about this show. It wasn't made by a black person - even the original is stolen work. Do research. There's layers to this, and most black people can feel that the energy is off.
This is the type of show the evil BET executives from The Boondocks would have made.
Debra Lee-vil
Funny thing is that espiode really predicted what B.E.T. was about to be now you have Tyler Perry as the current Debra Lee putting out shows like the misandriest Sistas and the over the top ridicolous The Oval and let not Forget the abomination known as The B.E.T. Awards
BLACK EVIL TELEVISION
Lmfaooooo yes!
The Boondocks had a message though. We don’t have a Huey on this show.
I watched the first episode I knew I personally had to leave it alone when the opening scene was the dad in the shower singing the original Good Times theme song with a roach. I’m definitely not this show’s target audience
Just like in real life, you see a roach you run away or kill it! I watched it on a bootlegged site, but couldn't go passed the roach! ❌
IKYFL!!! Tell me that's not how it starts...df?
@@hotchocolategirl1der I wish I was lying…I really wish I was😔
@hotchocolategirl1der nah that's how it starts😂😂😂
And singing it with Cree Summer!!! She's the ROACH!!
On one hand I want to sympathize with Black entertainers as I know getting jobs can be harder for them but I cannot believe they read the script and didn't find any issue with it.
I want to be empathetic to their plight as well, but at the same time, these type of do anything black folks are one of the main reasons this type of content becomes mainstream.
I am sympathetic, and there are some voice actors haven’t said much, understandably. Except YNB, who is staunchly defending this project?
I can be sympathetic bc they don't always get a whole script and the script can change after they've joined the cast and been working on the project already.
To go this low with this stereotypical drivel? Nah, it can’t be that hard
JB Smoove has been employed for 20 years on "Curb your enthusiasm", and came straight to this. No sympathy from over here. I couldnt get past the 1st minute, the intro with the toddler on the corner, and then dude in the shower singing Good Times with a roach was enough.
Glad you reviewed it because I don’t want to see it now
I did it for you.
I watched it's okay. I trust you're not missing anything.
I was never gonna watch this shit
It was funny! 😀
This is kinda free advertising.
Not the original batch of COVID?! 🤣
That Tom Hanks batch 🦠
That was so funny !
I really like how you try to pull positivity from this ridiculous show. Kudos to you!
Lmao I be trying 😩
It’s bad enough that this ish will be streamed in America but this will be streamed internationally. People across the globe who have never interacted with black Americans will see this and the negative stereotypes of us will be further reinforced. Smdh! Edited to add: So I went to IMDB and this cartoon will be streamed on the Netflix platform in these other countries: Australia Brazil Canada Germany Ecuador Spain France United Kingdom India Italy Japan Mexico And that is just for this “opening weekend”. Netflix could add more countries later on. They spoil the well before foreigners even personally interact with African Americans.
Great point!
That's how it always is...q
Damn…I’m tired
Yup. I lived overseas for years. Before Obama, the only thing they saw about blackfolk was rappers and whores. No lie.
YUP. I hate it here.
Yo, even as a pasty white dude, I hate this remake, or whatever you want to call it, with a passion. I would almost say- offended. I grew up watching the original "Good Times" with my father, we ourselves lived in a housing project. It was so refreshing as a kid to see honest, hard-working poor folk just trying to survive and deal with the same issues so many people we knew around us (and we) had. It was a show I could really connect with and who's characters pain and happiness I could feel when i watched. This show is a disgrace to all of that, and IMO anyone involved should feel ashamed. This looks like a tacky cartoon some edgy middle schoolers threw together. Just absolutely spits on everything the old show accomplished and stood for. I legitimately think what happened is some out of touch rich people saw the concept and went "Hahaha poor people stuff. Thats funny. I used to be poor." and agreed to be on/make this show. Even the celebs who grew up poor haven't struggled in over 20 years. They're sell outs. They should stick to garden parties and cucumber sandwiches and other privilege people things. I dont think Wanda Sykes has ever struggled in her life- i pretty sure she grew up well off to begin with. She just panders.
I agree 💯 percent Ty and much love @microusb42069 -PositiveVibesByAlan
Dang that’s crazy . Instead of giving good quality black new fresh stories they want to give a new take on a old story but make it ghetto
High key I would be 1,000% with a good animated version of A Different World.
They could have had them move out getto like the other one and have Thelma be a mom cause she was pregnant
I agree 💯 percent -PositiveVibesByAlan
The trailer told me issa hell naw!!!
The trailer alone told me enough lol 🙅🏽♀️🙅🏽♀️
I really want to like J B Smoove. But whenever I see his name, I pretty much know what to expect.
Same unfortunately
Just a walking stereotype and I hate his character on curve your enthusiasm
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Maybe if they would've called it "HOOD TIMES" you would probably look at it differently 😂😂 The Vince Staples Show is 🔥
Haha this is excellent
If this was the name, viewer would know what to expect and the creators could say they are being " ironic" or making a spoof or something.
Exactly
It’s getting more painful by the minute… Thank you for watching so I can skip it. You the MVP, Tait! (Always, but for this: 🏆)
I carry that trophy with pride! 🥹
Netflix could have skipped this series and given Astronomy Club a second season instead 😢
Great show!
Yes! I’m glad you reviewed this. Based on what I’ve seen and heard, it is a hard pass. Shameful this project was released. The original series was already filled with struggle, so why add more trauma with a distasteful remake. Boondocks fan for life 😊
Thank you for watching so I didn't have to be further disappointed 😂I hope this cast gets another show
It's almost like Hollywood doesn't care about black people and profits from perpetuating stereotypes
Almost??
I wasn't old enough to watch when it originally aired, but I watched Good Times as reruns when I was a teenager. It is one of my favorite black sitcoms. I'm glad you reviewed it because I would have been highly disappointed if I was expecting it to be similar to the real show. That's disappointing, but thanks for saving my time!
I’ve been waiting for you so review this show because I REFUSE to watch it. Another great job, on the review. Keep up the good work
Thank you!!!
Can we just face the fact that none of us were in the room when this was created. And, it’s not for us?
i just wanna know who the target audience is supposed to be😭😭
Tait THIS WAS THE WORST THING EVER. I hate watched the first episode because of the trailer. DON’T WATCH THIS BS
I can’t believe they actually made this show! Nasty work right there!
Spiderverse from Temu 😂😂😂
You didn’t watch reruns of GOOD TIMES GROWING UP?!! No excuse that it’s 50 years old…my 24 year old daughter knows every episode and my 15, 17, and 18 year old nieces used to DVR it in grade school 😭😭 not judging but just because somethings are vintage doesn’t mean you shouldn’t know them ESPECIALLY if they’re cultural classics and that goes for music, art, movies, television shows, books etc etc. That’s like saying I know nothing about The Autobiography of Malcom X, Stevie Wonder or Jean-Michel Basquit’s work because they’re old….no sir 🥴
I hear what you’re saying. My family is not from the US so they never watched it either. To be fair tho, growing up, I watched a lot of Different Strokes re runs. Cosby of course. Even some of What’s Happening. Good Times never hit my radar for some reason. No shade 🙏
Well, grab your popcorn and settle in for the new animated series of the Evans family, where character growth takes a vacation and stereotypes take center stage! Because who needs character development when you can just press the reset button and watch them struggle like it's Groundhog Day? I can imagine the creators saying, "Why let them live happily ever after when we can keep them in a perpetual loop of chaos and calamity? It's like a sitcom version of the movie 'Groundhog Day,' but with fewer laughs and more facepalms." And why not sprinkle in some classic stereotypes while we're at it? Because nothing says "entertainment" like reducing rich, diverse characters to tired old clichés. It's like a buffet of bad decisions served with a side of disappointment. Ah, the sweet smell of missed opportunities and dashed hopes. Who needs fresh ideas and genuine storytelling when you can just recycle the same old tired tropes? It's like watching a comedy of errors, except the only joke is on us, the audience. Hats off to the creators for turning a potential masterpiece into a dumpster fire of disappointment!
Do NOT hate watch folks. Just let the show die!
You should review the original Good Times. My daughter (29) and i tried watching an episode and it was difficult to do so.
Damn that’s a super old show I don’t even know if I can do it lol
I've seen every episode numerous times and still leave it on in the background, but I think it's mostly for nostalgia. There's a lot of dramatic crap in it that's just kind of a bummer.
They could have named this show anything....what an insult. 😢😢 Yes, I watched the original and Ester Rolle a staunch supporter of Black excellence is crying in heaven. "LENGEND HAD IT...." ..... Tait you wrong for that 😊 Forgive us Lord 🙏🙏 "
I love how you opened. 😂 the small details
What in the stereotype is happening on that trailer?! I’m glad you watched it so I won’t have to
Have you seen the movie American Fiction? The reason why this show got more episodes than the Vince Staples show is the whole plot of the movie. 🙃🙃🙃🙃
::Shameless plug invisible link to my American Fiction review:: I hear what you’re saying tho. Sadly the creator wasn’t making the show ironically. The way she’s defending it online, she really believes in it. And yea the people at Netflix ate it up 😫
LOOOL please that intro alone has taken me out 🤣🤣🤣
Hey Chris, good news first, got my Oh-My-Golly-Wally hoodie today and I LOVE it!!! It finally made its way to South Africa, just in time for winter here (shipping took a month but it’s all good). Fit, fabric, artwork. Definitely rocking it everywhere💯💯💯
Im dissapointed in the level of talent that thought this project was a good idea
“Mother clock***joke was the one time I laughed😂😂😂
Lmao they caught you slippin huh
"It's ya teeth Reggie. I don't know whether to smile at ya or kick a field goal"
You know I didn't prefer good times because I don't like continuing to watch "US" struggle, however I understand the symbolism behind everything they did...in keeping the black family together, striving for better in a society that constantly wouldn't allow us to be great...however, this new one...as an entertainer and writer I want to watch it simply for pov BUT I don't want to continue to add more toxicity than what I've already seen throughout my 38 years of life already. And I saw someone comment "this is how they see us" and that is my exact sentiment. I stopped watching love n hip-hop years ago because of this very reason. I didn't want to keep supporting ignorance. It's one thing to tell a story but where is the positivity... its almost as if the story being told is "you will NEVER rise as a community as long as this exists" and that isn't encouraging at all. It's frustrating man smh. We gotta do better for US
Good job, Chris. Bless you for your combination of patience and dedication in watching all 10 episodes, to present your informed opinion. I did watch the OG show, back in the day. I only made it through a few minutes of this atrocious, "remake"...nuff said....save for the perspective that a few stolen ideas do not comprise a remake. Thank you for recommending The Vince Staples Show; looking that up right now. Wishing you unlimited, joyous abundance. BAM!!! (Blessed and Multiplied)
Granted, I haven’t seen this show in many years but I feel like The PJ’s was a good animated Black series about life in the hood. Again, as I remember it, might be terrible via a 2024 POV.
I recently watched The PJs (on Hulu I think) and it is still a good watch today. Definitely nothing like what this new show seems to be.
@@ItsJustDiggsI might have to give it another watch. Yeah I just watched the first episode of this and I don’t like the direction at all. Heavy on Black stereotypes, unironically.
Bro you’re freaking hilarious. Subbed!
Hiiii!! Thank you!!
Always sooo happy to see your videos pop up. Gonna check out Vince staples.
Yessss! Please do!
I used to watch Good Times with my parents. They used to put on Good Times and The Jeffersons when I was little and I have warm memories of those episodes. I’m sad to see that family sitcom turn into what ever the heck you just described. I still am curious so because I like to torture myself, I’ve downloaded the first episode. I have also downloaded the Vince Staples Show at your suggestion. Wish me luck ! 😅
It’s amazing how they keep trying to say biracial people are black but ironically, all we see in the cartoon of negative black stereotypes are dark skinned black people. I know biracial people can be dark as well, but amazing how Steph who could pass for biracial, knew not to allow people that look like himself or his kids in the horrible show! Further harming black people
I had no interest in watching the show from seeing the trailer and this review lets me know I was right on the money, lbs! I really liked the PJs growing up and of course the boondocks, Bebe’s kids was alright.
Happy I came to your review first, waste of time, thanks for highlighting the positive but its definitely buried by the negatives. We dont need no more of that, its not comedy anymore fr it never was
We for sure do not need more of this!
I watched the whole series and it had little hints of positivity. But, they are not telling a story that has not been told already. If anything, they should have named it something else. Cause, Good Times, it Definitely is not.
I'm still trying to find 'The Lion King 3 1/2' on 4K UHD! LMAO. You handled this waaaaaay more polite than I would IF I were to even bother wasting time posting my own review.
Thanks for putting me on to the Vince Staples show.
Very impressed you watched the whole thing. I didn’t get past episode one. I watched the original show after it was in syndication. So they decided to recreate the children from the original show: They kept the oldest the same. No surprise there. The youngest boy was actually the militant of the family. He wrote the housing department when the building was falling apart. He was very studious, always reading and studying Black history when it was sorely lacking in his school. He protested an intelligence test, because it was racist. He got suspended from school for challenging the curriculum. He asked two FBI agents if they were looking for the man who killed Medgar Evers. His signature line was “Boy is a White racist word.” The reboot took THAT character, and made him a drug dealer. And decided instead to give all those attributes to the middle child and only girl. 🤔
Thanks for the review and saving my time!
All in the Family was an adaptation of a British comedy, Till Death Us Do Part. Creation credit, much like production credit in Hollywood, is just an extra percentage of royalties.
Sanford and Son was also based on a British show called Steptoe and Son.
@@keithfulkerson True
Tait would you be down to review Genius Mlk/ X story it’s pretty good - And did you review the other black girl Both are shows on Hulu
I didn’t get pass the first two minutes when I saw the father in the shower with a roach 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
Man as a South African, me & my little brother were initially stoked when we stumbled upon this show on Netflix. I mean a comedy animation based on black folks that was refreshing. But by the time we got to episode 3 we were soo exhausted by the political Agenda they trying to sell. Plus we don't even understand that shit. The American culture war makes little sense from an African perspective.
Two stars seems extremely generous
TLDR: I'm curious to see what the uproar is about and I'm hoping it's not as trash as everyone says. I haven't watched the show, so I'm not speaking on that. I did watch the trailer and it seems like a lot of the disappointment comes from the fact that this iteration isn't aspirational. The OG version was a family living in the projects, but who somehow had hopes of getting out. This iteration SEEMS to be about a family that's been in the projects for YEARS and can't really imagine another way of being. The OG version could be aspirational because they were the first generation out of Jim Crowe and fully bought into the American Dream. This version has to grapple with horrible things they've normalized because they've known no other way. Life for most Black folks in the US is hard and it's getting harder and harder with each generation. I don't think TV should or can always be aspirational.
I have the entire original Good Times series on my media shelf. When I saw the trailer for the Netflix cartoon, I told myself, that's not Good Times AT ALL. As a youngster who came from a gang related Los Angeles environment, I didn't GET IT, when I was younger. Now that I look around and see the changes in the world and see that I am blessed to be HERE, I started to look at life differently and one thing that comes to mind when I see that trailer is the fact that, YES, people do still live in those environments, but if that is what you are used to seeing when you walk outside, WHY would you want to watch it on TV too? That makes no damn sense. It's not elevating black minds. Now, more than ever, is a time where I wish the youth of the black community would THINK and also think about their future. My past years have taught me that if you want an opportunity and there seems to not be one, then go MAKE ONE. I hate turning on the news and seeing stupidity from the youth of the black community, especially the smash and grabs that have gotten too popular in too many places. Netflix should be ashamed of themselves. There really could have been an animated Good Times that attempted to capture the lightheartedness of the original show and it could have still been a childrens/family oriented cartoon, and I bet they would have had people, both young and old, tuning in the watch it. They missed their mark. Whatever this new show is that shares the same name is complete TRASH and it is actually harmful for the black community.
I was waitin on this one lolol good shit as usual
I was hoping for the original characters. Thought they might update Florida and call her Flo-rida.
Lmao please don’t let them see this
😂😂😂
Could be worse they could announce A season 2 after this like Velma.😂
Eric Monte The Black Man that originally came up with the show - Good times was paid a million dollar and then properly. Black balled Justice for him
Grew up watching Good Times, went to school in Cabrini Green and at that time, we didn't know anything else. Now that many have made a way out, NOONE wants to see the terrible living conditions, crime, and poverty mindset. I assumed they'd make it as a reboot of positivity and how they progressed, I WAS WRONG!! ITS A HARD NO, for me 😢!!
Speaking of Cabrini-Green, will you be reviewing We Grown Now?
Very good question! I did see it already. Should I??
So if James is the grand dad than who is the actual dad or mom is it jj is it the other kids
I saw that it’s #6 in shows. I wonder if it’s bc people are enjoying it, or watching to see why people are saying it’s bad.
I grew up watching Goodtimes, What's Happenin, the Jeffersons, even Fat Albert. They didn't seem so different from me and my family because they all were about family and respect and life lessons. The best show I've seen pull off a decent equal to those shows was "Everybody Hates Chris" The rest have just gone off the rails somewhere.
You forgot to mention the episode about the girl having a period, that’s something that’s never been done before normally they only make jokes about males growing up woman normally never get jokes about the time of the month, and yeah I watched the original, the original is timeless even though it was made so long ago it’s subject matter is still relevant today
I was so excited for a black animation… but I guess ill still have to wait lol
Glad you did this so I don’t have to
I work for you
Not the Norman Lear joke 😂😂😂
It's definitely Lebron's fault...😂
He ain’t low 😤
Naw it Steph's fault for putting his name on this trash!! He trying do what LeBron has done at least he picking better projects!! Not counting space jam, and house party 😂😂😂😂 those were bad!!
I am just watching this review just to support you.i am not the target audience for that mess. I watched Good Times in the 1980s in 🇳🇬 Nigeria. I couldn't stand Jay Jay back then.
I really enjoyed the animation style and it's more insightful than it seems. Watched all 10 episodes. It's like Big Mouth of black ppl. Not holding my breath but i wouldn't be mad at a season 2.
Same. Like people are taking it way too seriously. It's one of those shows where you get a blunt and laugh your ass off. I'm not mad at it.
@@Gisellesmuseum Exactly! The baby being easily amused by baby things but at the same time still being a gangster drug dealer was hilarious to me.
someone had to step on the grenade, damn bro.
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Have you ever reviewed the circle?
But young Janet Jackson is in Good Times...so maybe you should take a watch😊 And yeah, i dont believe they really put some of those things are in there that you mentioned🫣, so ill have to watch a bit. Not sounding like ill make it through a full episode though.
Also another thing the thing is literally like Proud Family if you see their personalities
I'm new. Love the intro.
2 stars? You gave this show 2 stars rather than 0??
When it dropped, i went straight to Netflix and gave a thumbs down. But I am interested in quality opinions/reviews about it. Thx for taking the hit! lol
Steph Curry, what were you thinking!?!?
You’re the first person to praise the animation. The trailer did it for me as in to stay away
Lion king 3 1/2 hollering it was so ghetto and a mess 😂
You know bout them Walmart bins!
@@TaitsTake I know way too well 🤣
I don't wanna kill any brain cells watching it. But I'm curious to know who is the father's parent I know James Evans Sr is the granddad. But who is the parent of this new character? Probably J.J.?😕
This video made me laugh too many times. Gotta subscribe
Hiiii! Welcome!
You should spend an hour or so watching the OG Good Times. Janet Jackson, ok??? Also, well written and well acted. Great review (and I need to scrub my brain of the image of Driving With Lactation) but you should've given just 1 star for the Titanic at the bottom of the bin... 🥴
The other things Norman Lear was famous for were also other people's ideas. "Stanford and Son" was a rip off of "Steptoe and Son". "All in the family" was copied from "Till Death Us Do Part".
There's one point I disagree with you on. The voice over actors still elected to do this garbage and I hope it wasn't for the sake of pay. I have no respect for any of them. Especially Steph Curry. It's sad we don't have a strong enough voice to stop this from being aired. Lastly, I appreciate your review.
The Norman Lear joke at the end was hilarious! Also, I won't watch this show. I did watch the OG Goodtimes. The whole point was that the family loved each other, pulled together, and wanted out of the ghetto. For them to say they are still in the same apartment 4 gen later is wild🤦🏽♀️. My favorite animated black cartoon is the original boondocks!
They let Stewie do everything under the sun with little of others awareness. They tell all this babies business in the first 5 minutes
Love you boo for taking one for the oh my golly wally team❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤...cuz baby I refuse
OMGW Team unite!
Watch the original 70's show. Great stuff!
“Haven’t seen the show yet.” Bold of you to presume I’m gonna watch the show. XD
I’m so relieved I am not the only one who thought this after reading some of the reviews for this show. This hated every second of the 1 episode I watched. I don’t understand how the boondocks got canceled and this crap gets put out.
😂😂 I don't know. I didn't watch the original show so I came to it as an animation lover, and tbh- I didn't hate it. I found it better than VELMA, and I also saw some offensive stereotypes - but I thought it was a time piece until I saw them using smartphones .... So a few hitches here and there. Some episodes were awesome and others not. But all in all, I didn't hate it.
i couldn’t even finish the first episode. i then looked up the executive producer and he was of course a white men
Basically showing us how everybody look at us. We need to wake up. Shit sad
That was painful. It felt like a blow by blow replay of a boxing match. OUCH.