While the Netflix reboot 'Good Times: Black Again' leans too heavily on outdated tropes and punchlines under the guise of comedy, it isn’t as bad as everyone predicted. But to be clear — that doesn’t mean it’s good.
ensued. If the conversation on X was any indication, most people believed the series would be degrading and disrespectful, and a few were willing to give it a chance. While the show does lean too heavily on outdated tropes and punchlines under the guise of comedy, it isn’t as bad as everyone predicted. But to be clear, that doesn’t mean it’s good.
misses the mark in its portrayal of Black experiences. Comedy, when wielded effectively, has the power to highlight arresting social points. However, in this case, the show resorts to cheap laughs at the expense of nuanced storytelling. Theseries was a groundbreaking portrayal of a working-class Black family navigating life’s challenges with dignity and resilience.
While Shepard seems to understand that times have changed, referencing that we’ve had a “Black president and currently a Black female vice president,” it seems odd to not also progress the family’s socioeconomic and education status in any way. And even if the intention is to highlight the working class, it doesn’t provide any freshness. In fact, it removes the pride James had in providing for his family and the Evans’ family desire to be in a better position.
This show is edgier and more irreverent than the Good Times of our childhood but it’s still a show about family, fighting the system and working to make things better despite where you start out in the world. That 100% lines up with my values.
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