Good Times: Black Again

*Good Times: Black Again*
Good Times: Black Again
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Jay Pharoah, Marsai Martin, Yvette Nicole Brown, Slink Johnson, J. B. Smoove
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Seth MacFarlane and Stephen Curry
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Sony Pictures Television; Fuzzy Door Productions; Act III Communications; Coco Cubana Productions; Unanimous Media
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	April 2024 –; present
Related
	Good Times

Good Times: Black Again (simply referred to as Good Times in the marketing) is a 2024 animated sitcom, and reboot and of the show Good Times. It centers on the current generation of the Evans family, and stars Jay Pharoah, Marsai Martin, Yvette Nicole Brown, Slink Johnson, and J. B. Smoove.

History

In September 2020, it was announced that Good Times would receive an animated sitcom revival with Carl Jones, originally attached as showrunner and producer, with Norman Lear originally executive producing alongside Seth MacFarlane and Stephen Curry for Netflix.^[1]

In December 2023, it was announced Ranada Shepard had replaced Carl Jones as showrunner for the series.^[2]

The series was released on April 12, 2024.^[3]

Criticism

Good Times: Black Again has received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and audiences, with criticism aimed towards the animation style, the crass presentation, racist and offensive humor, and general lack of connection to the original series aside from occasional mentions of the James Evans character.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Ranada Shepard, the showrunner, stated the show is "...about family coming together, laughing together, dancing together, picking on each other, driving each other crazy, all while surviving."^[11]

Cast

Jay Pharoah as Junior Evans^[12]
Marsai Martin as Grey Evans^[12]
Yvette Nicole Brown as Beverly Evans^[12]
Slink Johnson as Dalvin Evans^[12]
J. B. Smoove as Reggie Evans^[12]
Michael McDonald as Elon Musk^[12]
Todd Haberkorn as Jeff Bezos^[12]
Jim Meskimen as Bill Gates^[12]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Meet the Evans of New"	Unknown	Unknown	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
2	"Black of Focus"	Unknown	Unknown	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
3	"Grey's Anatomy"	Unknown	Unknown	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
4	"They Came Before Elon"	Unknown	Unknown	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
5	"Primary Coloreds"	Unknown	Unknown	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
6	"The Red Treaty"	Unknown	Unknown	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
7	"#BlackLoveDay"	Unknown	Unknown	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
8	"Big Sister Is Watching"	Unknown	Unknown	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
9	"Moving On Out"	Unknown	Unknown	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
10	"The Projects Divided"	Unknown	Unknown	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)

References

^ Porter, Rick (September 14, 2020). "'Good Times' Animated Revival Scores Series Order at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ "Netflix's 'Good Times' Toon Taps New Showrunner, Voice Stars". Animation Magazine. December 12, 2023.
^ "Good Times: Netflix Previews Animated Series Take on Classic Sitcom". 20 March 2024.
^ Tinubu, Aramide (April 12, 2024). "Netflix's 'Good Times' Reboot Is Dated, Humorless and Baffling: TV Review". Variety.
^ Deggans, Eric (April 13, 2024). "Netflix's 'Good Times': An explicit revival which feels calculated to offend". NPR.
^ Feinberg, Daniel (April 12, 2024). "'Good Times' Review: Netflix's Animated Sequel Improves When It Steps Out From Norman Lear's Shadow". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Lowery, Brian (April 12, 2024). "Netflix's animated 'Good Times' flunks the TV reboot test". CNN.
^ Evans, Erin E.; Frederick, Candice; Finley, Taryn (April 12, 2024). "The 'Good Times' Reboot Is Absolutely Terrible". Huff Post.
^ "Good Times 2024 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^ McGloster, Niki. "Good Times: Black Again Isn't As Bad As Its Trailer — But It Also Isn't Good". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
^ "'Good Times' Reboot on Netflix Comes From Steph Curry, Seth MacFarlane, Norman Lear". NextTV. 2 April 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Good-Times/

External links

Good Times: Black Again at IMDb
Good Times: Black Again on Netflix

[1] Porter, Rick (September 14, 2020). "'Good Times' Animated Revival Scores Series Order at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter.

[2] "Netflix's 'Good Times' Toon Taps New Showrunner, Voice Stars". Animation Magazine. December 12, 2023.

[3] "Good Times: Netflix Previews Animated Series Take on Classic Sitcom". 20 March 2024.

[4] Tinubu, Aramide (April 12, 2024). "Netflix's 'Good Times' Reboot Is Dated, Humorless and Baffling: TV Review". Variety.

[5] Deggans, Eric (April 13, 2024). "Netflix's 'Good Times': An explicit revival which feels calculated to offend". NPR.

[6] Feinberg, Daniel (April 12, 2024). "'Good Times' Review: Netflix's Animated Sequel Improves When It Steps Out From Norman Lear's Shadow". The Hollywood Reporter.

[7] Lowery, Brian (April 12, 2024). "Netflix's animated 'Good Times' flunks the TV reboot test". CNN.

[8] Evans, Erin E.; Frederick, Candice; Finley, Taryn (April 12, 2024). "The 'Good Times' Reboot Is Absolutely Terrible". Huff Post.

[9] "Good Times 2024 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

[10] McGloster, Niki. "Good Times: Black Again Isn't As Bad As Its Trailer — But It Also Isn't Good". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.

[11] "'Good Times' Reboot on Netflix Comes From Steph Curry, Seth MacFarlane, Norman Lear". NextTV. 2 April 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

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