The new 'Wonder Years' series earns more accolades.
. “‘The Wonder Years’ shows the universal aspects of coming of age in middle-class suburban America no matter the decade. Masterfully altering the comedic premise to expound on the uniqueness of Black American life in the late 1960s — the pilot opens the week Dr. King was killed — the series points out how much there is to overcome, still, in our current time of racial reckoning.
“The crown jewel of the show, Elisha ‘EJ’ Williams, inhabits the awkward, everyman role with the distinction of an African American lens. What the youngster brings most to the role is a sense of wonderment that we can all recognize as a hallmark of those early tween years. There is a consistent joy in this series that makes it the perfect vehicle for teaching without preaching some basic lessons on getting to know each other regardless of race.
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