An animated sequel fizzles where it doesn’t actively offend
The animated, Seth MacFarlane-produced return for the much-loved sitcom relies on lazy poverty porn and stereotypes, a misunderstanding of what fans want and expectThe Good Times reboot opens in the Chicago projects with its next-gen patriarch in the shower naked duetting the original theme song with a roach on the window sill. Dy-no-mite, this is not.We may well now have the official cause of death for Norman Lear, the god-like sitcom producer who brought Good Times – a spinoff of a spinoff of...
The World Wide Web swiftly responded when Netflix released the controversial trailer for the new Good Times animated series. One of the loudest voices included The NAACP, which wrote a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter about its concerns about the series. The guest column, authored on April 11, discussed how the original 1970s live-action […] The post NAACP Responds to ‘Good Times’ Animated Series: ‘We Must Elevate Our Consciousness for Media Consumption’ first appeared on The Source.
Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for the third and final season of the family fantasy series, Sweet Tooth. The show is based on DC's Vertigo comic by Jeff...
Been taking some rides on the nostalgia train recently with X-Men '97? Xbox wants you to keep that locomotive chugging, as it's giving away a Series X themed around the show. While the MCU is yet to fully reintroduce the X-Men into its live action universe (or I guess multiverse these days), Disney has still brought a continuation of the original '90s X-Men series to its streaming service, X-Men '97. The revival more or less picks things up where the original series left off, continuing on...
There isn’t a show out right now that’s more offensive than Good Times: Black Again — Netflix’s new animated series reboot of the 1970s classic sitcom Good Times — and that’s saying a lot considering Zeus Network is still actively in business and cranking out almost exclusively aggressive and exploitative content, like the reality TV franchise Baddies. After the Good Times reboot trailer dropped, immediate backlash ensued. If the conversation on X (formerly Twitter) was any indication, most...
A former Man United star was told not to react when 'smashed' by Paul Scholes. The ex-Red Devil said the midfielder admitted 'it was good' that he didn't react. 'He doesn't have any excuse to dive!' Will Bukayo Saka learn from his Bayern tumble? Listen to the
According to Thursday's Italian Referee Association (AIA) announcement, a referee crew consisting of only female officials will oversee a Serie A game this coming weekend. After last Monday's Derby della Madonnina victory against AC Milan, Inter Milan was crowned Serie A champions. There was no more gratifying method for Inter to earn their 20th Scudetto According to Thursday’s Italian Referee Association (AIA) announcement, a referee crew consisting of only female officials will oversee a...
The new Netflix reboot of “Good Times” is, for good reason, being roundly criticized for trafficking in Black stereotypes and serving as more of a spoof of the classic 1970s TV series than a tribute to the original show, which was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and produced by Norman Lear. There were certainly tricky issues around the representation of Black characters in the original series, which premiered in 1974, especially around the elder Evans son, J.J. (played by comedian Jimmie...
Here's an early look at the dates for the Celtics' first-round playoff
Here's an early look at the dates for the Celtics' first-round playoff
Zack Snyder has shared the first image from his upcoming Netflix animated series Twilight of the Gods, and it offers a first look at the art style. When the project...