Angela Nelson loves Good Times so much she’s writing a book about it. “I do hold the show in high esteem. For me, it’s both personal and professional. I was 10 years old when the show came ...

Creatives involved in the animated 'Good Times' told the NAACP that the show is social commentary, but Netflix chose to market it a different way.

“Good Times” changed Black TV forever — no “Good Times,” no “Cosby Show” 10 years later — but this groundbreaking show's searing history is now forgotten.

Prior to Good Times, other shows had featured Black families, ... Sr., and Esther Rolle (1920 – 1998) as Florida Evans, in a promotional portrait for the US TV sitcom, ‘Good Times’, 1974.

Good Times debuted in 1974, in the midst of a recession. Many people were struggling, and for a time it was one of the highest-rated shows on TV — but Good Times also drew criticism for giving ...

The classic 1970s sitcom Good Times is being revived at Netflix — in animated form.. The streamer has given a 10-episode order to the show, which counts Norman Lear — who produced the original ...

And Lear's "Family," which aired from 1971 to 1979, and "Good Times," which ran from 1974-79, are revered as TV classics. “I think every one of the actors wants to work with Norman Lear.

As we mark 50 years since the 1974 debut of the iconic sitcom, fans respond negatively to the launch of a ‘Good Times’ animated reboot. Good Times TV show Netflix reboot angers viewers - WBEZ ...

She co-wrote and performed the theme song “Movin’ on Up” for another hit show on TV at the time, “The Jeffersons,” which ran from 1975 until 1985. Dubois was born in Brooklyn, New York ...