"In a year filled with darkness, this is one bright light we won't soon forget. "We can't think of anything better, at this time in our culture, than a reimagining of Good Times animated," Lear and Act III partner Brent Miller said in a statement. Also producing the project are Lear's Act III Productions, MacFarlane's Fuzzy Door Productions, and Curry's Unanimous Media. Good Times aired on CBS from February 1974 through August 1979. Sony Pictures Television is the studio behind the new Good Times as part of a first-look deal with Norman Lear, which includes options to reboot the producers classic shows. Good Times TV Show, Los Angeles, California. Just as the original did years ago, Good Times strives to remind us that with the love of our family, we can keep our heads above water." According to an official logline, the new Good Times follows "the Evans family as they navigate today's world and contemporary social issues. It's also looking like the animated reboot will take the Evans family out of the 70s to see how these classic characters might have dealt with more modern problems along with addressing current events. Members of a poor but proud African American family try to rise above their problems in 1970s Chicago. Sadly, Dubois passed away earlier this year, preceded in death by her former co-star Rolle. As of now, there's no word yet on if any of the original actors will be reprising their roles for the animated Netflix revival. Good Times was a sitcom produced by Norman Lear and broadcast on CBS from 1974 to 1979. The series also starred Ja'net Dubois as Florida's best friend with Janet Jackson joining the cast in a lead role in the final two seasons. (Jimmie Walker), Michael (Ralph Carter), and Thelma (Bern Nadette Stanis). It followed the members of the Evans family - Florida (Esther Rolle), James (John Amos), J. Inspired by the original sitcom, the new Good Times is created by Carl Jones ( The Boondocks), who will also serve as the series showrunner.Ī Maude spinoff, Good Times aired on CBS for six seasons between 19. Evans made him the breakout star of the series. He appeared in a TV short some years later called, Donny's House, but eventually returned to theater, where he got his start as a young actor. Walkers comedic antics, Dy-no-mite catchphrase and ultra slender physique as J.J. Norman Lear, who produced the original version of the show in the 1970s, is on board to executive produce the animated Good Times alongside Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane and NBA star Steph Curry. The young actor didn't really work in TV anymore after Good Times was over. Watch Good Times Season 1 Florida and James Evans struggle to raise their kids, J.J., Thelma and Michael, in a Chicago housing project during the 1970s. Good Times is the next classic sitcom to get the reboot treatment, as an animated revival of the comedy series is in the works at Netflix.
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