The Get Down is the Best Netflix Series I’ve Seen All Year
If you haven’t seen The Get Down, you’re missing out.
This series is so much fun, and unapologetic about how brash and hopeful its story is. I also have to say that the cast is almost entirely brown and black, with all the colors between, which is such a refreshing thing to see. I watched the first 10 minutes of the first episode with a smile on my face because the show knows exactly what it wants to do.
The series takes place in a mythic version of 70’s Bronx, mixing together references to Blaxploitation and Kung-Fu movies, along with a dash of The Warriors and West Side Story. Add to this amazing, soaring musical numbers, and you realize this series doesn’t care about naturalism. The storytelling is crafting a world that is epic and operatic, and I’m along for the ride.
Go see The Get Down. Seriously.
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