{"id":616639,"date":"2024-04-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-good-times-animated-reboot-review-a-mind-numbing-experience\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T21:00:00","slug":"watch-good-times-animated-reboot-review-a-mind-numbing-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-good-times-animated-reboot-review-a-mind-numbing-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch &#8216;Good Times&#8217; Animated Reboot Review: A Mind-Numbing Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d7e3e4c096\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d7e3e4c096\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-good-times-animated-reboot-review-a-mind-numbing-experience\/#%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_%E2%80%98Good_Times_Animated_Reboot_Review_A_Mind-Numbing_Experience%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Watch Online &#8216;Good Times&#8217; Animated Reboot Review: A Mind-Numbing Experience&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-good-times-animated-reboot-review-a-mind-numbing-experience\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Good_Times_Animated_Reboot_Review_A_Mind-Numbing_Experience%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Good Times&#8217; Animated Reboot Review: A Mind-Numbing Experience&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_%E2%80%98Good_Times_Animated_Reboot_Review_A_Mind-Numbing_Experience%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Watch Online &#8216;Good Times&#8217; Animated Reboot Review: A Mind-Numbing Experience&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Good_Times_Animated_Reboot_Review_A_Mind-Numbing_Experience%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Good Times&#8217; Animated Reboot Review: A Mind-Numbing Experience&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Fifty years ago, \u201cGood Times\u201d became the first sitcom to depict a two-parent Black American family. Now, Netflix is debuting a present-day animated reboot chronicling the Evanses two generations after the original. Set in Chicago\u2019s Cabrini Green projects in the same apartment from the 1970s dramedy, the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> follows Reggie (J.B. Smoove), his wife Beverly (Yvette Nicole Brown) and their children, Junior (Jay Pharoah), Grey (Marsai Martin) and Dalvin (Slink Johnson). Black people aren\u2019t a monolith, and respectability politics certainly aren\u2019t the answer to racism, sexism, bigotry and homophobia. Yet it\u2019s puzzling that this mind-numbing series is how creator Ranada Shepard is paying homage to such a classic show while trying to speak to 21st-century Black people. It\u2019s also very clear why Netflix decided against sending out screeners for review. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    In the season opener, \u201cMeet the Evans of New,\u201d we learn about the new occupants of apartment 17C. Reggie, the grandson of Florida (Esther Rolle) and James (John Amos), is a struggling cab driver with hypertension and a penchant for long, drawn-out rants. Beverly is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance-obsessed despite her family\u2019s financial struggles. Junior, the eldest, is an artist repeating 10th grade for the third time. Grey is whip-smart and activist-minded even to her detriment. Finally, Dalvin is a drug-dealing infant whom Reggie has thrown out of the house. The character was likely created to mirror Stewie from \u201cFamily Guy\u201d (\u200b\u200bSeth MacFarlane is an executive producer on \u201cGood Times\u201d). Yet, casting him as an infant drug dealer who sells crack on the street corners is neither amusing nor edgy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The first three episodes of \u201cGood Times,\u201d which is when I stopped watching, are stuffed full of repetitive stereotypes, stale jokes and bizarre choices. The Evans\u2019 apartment is roach-infested and dilapidated. Meanwhile, most characters \u2014 including Bev\u2019s best friend Lisa (Rashida \u201cSheedz\u201d Olayiwola), who owns a beauty shop\/funeral parlor combo \u2014 appear to be caricatures of Black people found in memes. Cabrini-Green, the infamous high-rise project where this story is set, is also a wild choice \u2014 since it was demolished in 2011. If you\u2019re going to spotlight Chicago, it should be done with honesty and reverence to those who call it home. <strong> <\/strong>\u201cGood Times&#8217;\u201d perspective on the Windy City is not only narrowed and bullet-riddled, but it\u2019s seemingly born out of a skewed gangsta rap version of the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Still, there are a handful of interesting components here. When Bev prays, a video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>-playing Black Jesus appears, responding to or ignoring her pleas. This visualization is a direct callback to Florida from the original series calling out to God. In Episode 2, \u201cBlack of Focus,\u201d viewers are offered an \u201cInside Out\u201d visual into Junior\u2019s mind, which directly unpacks his academic failures and artistic talent. However, Episode 3, \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy,\u201d offers the most compelling storyline. It chronicles Grey navigating her first period as everyone, including the school nurse and Bev, tries to shame her about menstruation. In a \u201cThe Wiz\u201d-like sequence, this chapter addresses the hypersexualization of Black girls as fast and womanly while taking direct shots at the end of Roe v. Wade through a Trump-type character, Grady Oscar Piles, aka \u201cG.O.P.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Despite these few highlights, \u201cGood Times\u201d is overrun with issues. Some of these have already spilled into the public. The original creator, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iamcarljones\/status\/1773255181704016098\">Carl Jones, wrote on Twitter\/X<\/a> that he left the project during development due to creative differences. Moreover, Yvette Nicole Brown, who voices Beverly in the series, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YNB\/status\/1773091501087592909\">is being attacked on the social media platform <\/a>for just being a part of the show. The late Norman Lear, BernNadette Stanis and Jimmie Walker, who played Thelma and J.J., respectively, in the original series, have minor roles. Stanis has spoken publicly about watching the new show\u2019s trailer. \u201cI did a little voice for them, but I did not know it was going to be the way it is. I thought it was going to be different,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/good-times-original-cast-reacts-animated-netflix-reboot-1235864236\/\">she told The Hollywood Reporter.<\/a> She continued, \u201cIt\u2019s just a little here and there. But I think that they did that because they knew what their show was going to be like. So I guess they figured, if you put us in there, it wouldn\u2019t look so bad or whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Black creators and talent have vast experiences across political, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> and economic backgrounds. Like our white counterparts, we can express our experiences as we see fit. Yet, amid the recent shuttering of numerous Black-led shows, including \u201cRap Sh!t,\u201d \u201cSouth Side,\u201d<strong> <\/strong>and \u201cThe Wonder Years,\u201d just to name a few, it\u2019s pathetic Hollywood is championing depictions that reduce Black people, racism and systemic issues into one-dimensional minstrels lacking present-day relevance. What\u2019s worse is that the writing in \u201cGood Times\u201d just isn\u2019t funny.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The remaining seven of the 10-episode season likely won\u2019t be transformative or strike a different tone than the first three. For one, the series fails to infuse humor and wit into everyday hardships\u2013 which has been done masterfully in shows including \u201cThe Boondocks,\u201d \u201cThe PJs,\u201d or even the 1970s \u201cGood Times.\u201d Moreover, the reboot has an antiquated feel, as if someone wrote the scripts decades ago and unearthed them in the present, barely adding tweaks or updates. The themes addressed, including money woes and Junior\u2019s undiagnosed ADHD, have been highlighted in copious Black-led shows throughout time. Sitcoms like \u201cEverybody Hates Chris,\u201d \u201cBlack-ish\u201d and \u201cThe Cosby Show\u201d discussed these subjects with a brilliance that fails to materialize here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Reimagining \u201cGood Times\u201d for a 21st-century audience could have been done brilliantly. Animation allows for a wealth of creative freedom, enabling viewers to see characters and their experiences in ways that live-action doesn\u2019t. While the series\u2019 predecessor captivated viewers some five decades ago, these modern-day Evans are stuck in the past, unable or unwilling to connect with new generations who are still navigating so much and have so much to say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <em>All 10 episodes of \u201cGood Times\u201d are streaming on Netflix<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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