"Like the original series, the new Good Times grapples with important topics through the perspective of a Black family living in Chicago. “Each episode actually has a theme to it that can apply to everyone,” said Shepard. Expect to see frank and funny conversations about elections, first periods, poverty, women’s empowerment, coded bias, and technology. As Shepard said, the show is “a universal conversation that we’re able to have with this beautiful family who come into your homes. And while we’re having it, we make you laugh and we make you smile.”"

Niggas calling this “coonery” are concerned about a white gaze. Ain’t no way around it.

I don’t need or want some high brow humor on the black experience. I’m more than ok with niggas doing stupid s***. This isn’t the only “black” content I consume, so having a space for this is perfectly fine.

P****.

You’re an idiot.

but calling niggas that been watching good times since they was single digits "nu black" isn't idiotic.

Whatever dog lol.

Facts. These niggas claim not to be “nu blacks” but act just like them. Then wonder why black creatives don’t have the freedom to create some s*** with niggas just being niggas in this case from the trailers of course it’s comedically exaggerated, but the point still stands.

Bruh you riding hard af for this show

There is not an ounce of funny in that trailer

idgaf bout no white gaze. make some new IP if you wanna do a show like this but don't attach it to a beloved staple and not expect people to feel a way about it

I didn’t laugh not a once watching the trailer but imma watch a few episodes to give it a chance, rather than crying bout nothing cause I’m worried how white people gonna take it.

seth macfarlane aint gonna pay that man bills

So just because it’s a black show, we gotta laugh at non funny jokes and support this s***

It looks ass. Simple as that

#nublackalert

you not allowed to criticize a black show (that was produced by white folks) because....white people.

niggas need to start reading books fam lol.

What major show you know that’s predominantly black, that ain’t have no white producers on it?

they couldve called this something else

Stop hiding behind that weak excuse.

Y’all Twitter types will cancel a show before you even watch episode 1. Yall did the same thing with Them on Amazon. Now 2 years later clips of the show were going viral and people were asking damn “what show was this? Why ain’t we get more of this?” Goofy ass niggas man.

If Good Times came out today as is, niggas would boycott it.

I just said that, my actual reason was the trailer wasn’t funny, the animation is whatever, and the “ hahaha concentrate” tier jokes on source material of a show that was much more than just low brow comedy (like I also mentioned itt, before John Amos walked off the cast cause he was fighting for what it was supposed to be)

And you just keep calling us “nu blacks” like…if we gon be using ad hominens and not engage with the fair criticisms ppl are saying, can we up our terms past 2018 twitter?

Before or after john amos left?

A lot of yall gotta rewatch it, that michael black jesus episode still a timeless classic

John Amos who notoriously only f***ed white women.

If I was being generous, I could say that this show has an opportunity to highlight some of the real lasting affects of systemic racism and poverty. we have the fourth generation of the Evans family living in the same apartment as their predecessors. I watched the original Good Times, I actually grew up on this show because my family loved it, it's what my mom and her family watched when she was growing up. The Evans family was broker than broke.

The first minute of the trailer for the new show is straight jokes throughout, if you find it funny, more power to ya. I really actually wanted to speak more on the second half of the trailer which tries to strike a sort of balance of "yes, we're being very funny and tongue and cheek but we also have something to say" and I admit, I'm curious how they tackle that angle.

Once again deflecting, I see you aint come to this discussion with a sincere case. You have fun dawg lol

Like if ppl wanna watch it great. But don’t be calling niggas out they name cause they don’t find some of this content funny

The irony of calling other niggas “Twitter types” while resorting to attack someone’s personal life (like James Baldwin aint said some of the most pro black s*** ever in spite of his personal preferences) is not lost on me btw