The Wonder Years

I love the premise of the show. As a black American with solid roots in the South, I was disappointed that they opt'd to not have the actors speak with southern accents.

While I love Dule Hill as Burton Guster, his character was a miscast, in my opinion. It would have been better if he used his own speaking voice versus the one he chose.

I do appreciate the topics they discussed, as I found them very relevant and relatable to my life; however, I believe they should have made it about a family in the 80s vs the 60s. Would have been great to see a Cosby Show 2.0 but not trying to actually BE the Cosby Show. I believe it would have definitely been more relatable to a wider audience.

As usual any show showing life in the good ol' US of A from anything but a Lilly-white perspective is immediately called "too political"!

I remember watching the original series whilst still at school and wondering where all the diversity in America is? I was getting into rock, blues and jazz music and Jimi Hendrix was my hero.

This seems to a gentle comedy show about late 1960's era family life in a black middle class neighborhood in the south. But it will not shy away from showing a black perspective.

Good start, hope the characters and story live up to the premise. We shall see.

It's 1968 Montgomery, Alabama. Dean Williams (Elisha Williams) is 12, youngest of three, and the narrator (Don Cheadle) of the show. His father Bill Williams (Dulé Hill) is a working musician. The first episode ends with the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.

ABC brings back one of its most beloved show. Instead of a white family, they are centering this around a black family. Oddly, they do not change the time period. That is probably its big mistake or a great idea. The idea would be showing another side of the original show. Back in the 80's, 1968 would hold great nostalgic factor for most of the Boomers. By now, it's ancient history and most of the audience were not even alive during that time. What I found is that I'm nostalgic for the 80's TV show. It's a different type of nostalgia and probably not as effective. I do like the characters and the family. It doesn't have quite the same Winnie Cooper. It lasted only two seasons.

This is how to properly reboot a classic. Totally fresh take, great casting, loved the beginning narration showing that 50 years later, everything is pretty much the same. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Ignore the low rating. Definitely worth the watch.

Nice group of characters to spend time with. No furious or clueless parents. No bratty kids. No screaming. The show is warm. Everyone in the family likes each other. Their friends are lovely people.

This is the kind of series I need.