When that grandma said "I don't care what stories they told you in school, Robin Hood was a black woman" I felt shivers going down my spine. Truly a very powerful moment.
Director: We should try to end the negative stereotypes of black teenagers. Also directior: Lets have them break into a construction site and assault a cop
Isnt the cop 180 shooting an unarmed BLACK MOM a white male? And isnt the cop hesitating to shoot the armed robber a white FEMALE officer? I think you get where I'm going lol.
The problem is people don’t even know what the original Robin Hood tale was about. he didn’t steal from the rich to give too the poor in the way we perceive it he stole from an illegitimate government unlawfully taxing its citizens as well as thieves masquerading as beggars and corrupt members of the church (but he always gave that money back to the church to be used as it was intended). Robin Hood himself was a noble and stopped his work when the legitimate king returned and even fought for him in several wars eventually leading to his death. He was never a "f*ck the system" figure his story taught the valuable lessons of not obeying someone just because they say they are the authority and to respect and fight for the actual authority of your government. The classical Robin Hood would have shot this brat for being a thief and disrupting legitimate law.
Not sure why people don't get that. It's right there in the story. The problem wasn't the rich, the problem was Prince John usurping the throne of his brother and destroying the kingdom. And the peasants Robin was protecting and helping didn't want to get rid of the rich, they wanted their legitimate king back.
No. In the original Ballads of Robin Hood, he was a commoner who robbed rich people and helped the poor. He helped a knight who was inpoverished by a bad bishop in one of the ballads
I remember when I was a teen , Romeo and Juliet was remade with a modern coat of paint. They still spoke in Shakespeare poetry, but the swords were turned into pistols, and it took place in the 90s in L.A. or something. the cinematography was very beautiful, colorful and artistically presented. It was a great way to get , at least, a handy from from any girl u took to see it. Updating an old story for modern times can be done, while preserving the essence of a story...R+J update worked fine. It can be done. Director X ..lol what...must be real proud of thier work😅
No, no, no, no ... modern conservative audiences insist that EVERYTHING stay the same as it was in the past. It is the only way forward in storytelling. {banging my head on my desk}
At first I was disgusted by the ableism as there were no wheel chair bound persons of colour to be found! But then the police shot Robyn's mom resulting in her being paralyzed, thus creating the wheel chair bound persons of colour this show desperately needed within the story! Truly, Director X is a genius beyond compare!
I'll only accept her playing a wheel chair using person of color if she was actually shot. If she wasn't, then she should be replaced by an actor who is in reality a wheel chair using person of color! Only wheel chair using people of color should play wheel chair using people of color. Who's ready to stand up...er, sit down, with me on this very important, topical issue?
Using existing properties instead of something original ✅ Changing the race of the main character ✅ Changing the sexual identity of the main character ✅ Making sure that a huge stereotype still exists (black person steals) ✅ Perfection 🤩
Making the villain the only white male in the show ✅ Claiming the people that dislike this show are racists (don't know if they did this because no one saw that shit show, lol)
Everyone is out of touch. "I filled up the condom jar in case you need a re-up" is something written by a bunch of 50 year old white dudes trying to be hip and down with the message. No one in reality is using street slang for purchasing drugs for condoms. No one is storing condoms like a stash of drugs either.
Big data crunched ALL the dirty laundry from the REZ, Ezra Miller, the missing Native women, what skinwalking is. Disney scrambling to rewrite whole ECHO series ---------------------------
English Wikipedia: "Robyn Hood was met with an overwelmingly negative response, and currently holds a 1.1/10 rating on IMDb. Director X openly attributed the negative reviews to racism and blamed the low ratings on "review-bombing"." I just love it. They produce these beyond woke "remakes" of old classics over and over again and instead of even considering FOR JUST A SECOND that their own product is just bad, they immediately blame the "racist audience".
_While the protagonists are people of color and the antagonists are primarily white,[6] Director X stated that the show was not written "with any race in mind"._ Wikipedia. But it was defended with a particular race in mind eh..
Yea, thats usually the scene where the mom says ‘come get some breakfast. I made waffles’. Instead she lets her daughter know that she…. Filled the condom jar for her…
No no, that IS an empowering movement, because nothing says strong female character than sleeping with 100+ different guys to the point the jar had to be refilled regularly on a daily basis, because we all know love and romance no longer exist in modern day world 🙂
It's gotten to the point that Critical Drinker videos are the only way I can actually glean any entertainment at all from modern cinema/ TV shows. Well done my friend!
He's great. Check out Cinema Sins for a comedic, lighter shade of comedic criticism. Mauler provides great witty quips among Longman deep, intelligent analyses. For rip-roaring sarcasm check Space Ice about Steven Segal movies. 👍
What I like about this show the most is that the "villain" is the most sensible, intelligent and likable character who is also kind of a savage and based, and turns out is actually motivated by trying to do something good even if it will be seen negatively in the short term by some people. Meanwhile the "heroes" are just a bunch of stupid criminals who should be put into jail.
SFO's "The Association with Evil" makes it clear why, TL;DR; wokeoids oppose what Western culture stands for, and thus embraces evil imagery to show their opposition. The result being that when wokeoids write up villains, they end up softening up real monsters (Red Skull Peterson) or actually make the villain more similar to a normie
That is what I hated about the show, the villain was more sensible and intelligent. While the heroes are some wannabe heroes who are actually being criminal. 😂😂😂 The writing is so dogshit!
Director X has no one to blame but himself. Despite being told *multiple* times by Producer Y and Writer W that they needed more time to refine the script, he still went ahead anyways.
I don't know if more time would have helped though. That's like asking for more time to sculpt a pile of feces into a diamond. In the end, when you're working with such poor material, it's still gonna be shit lol
As a Canadian I apologise for these “Woke Ultra Pro Max writers” . Please keep in mind not all Canadians are like this , you know the some stereotype about Canada are true so please don’t mind them .Thank you in advance and I appreciate your understanding.🍁🇨🇦
What's also insane is Director X, when addressing the criticism of his show, said something along the lines of "let's be serious. None of you actually care about Robin Hood. No one does. no one cares about Robin Hood. Why is anyone even mad?" What a guy.
It's not his culture he's ruining. If you did that to African folk heros or legends he's probably be pretty annoyed and in a Cancellation kind of mood!
Well, let's say: At least this utter garbage is set in the modern world and not in medieval England... like this kind of shit usually does to twist history into something absurd. So, in the end, it's a terribly low rated (1 star on IMDb... that's very bad!) garbage tv-show that obviously nobody cares about.
I'm so sick of woke creators blaming the audience for their mistakes. I was telling my brother a couple weeks back that I don't even watch shows anymore, I just watch other people making fun of them. The "real" Robin Hood wasn't even a thief or rebel. He was a loyalist and patriot who fought for his people and his king against usurper and traitors.
Yes. "Robs from the rich, gives to the poor" was, in fact, a lyric from the theme of the old TV show, NOT from the original story. How sad. That's probably beyond what Director X researched.
Am I a bad person for loving the fact that stuff like this exists? I mean it's... it's incredible. Borderline mystical. Someone wrote it, someone approved it, someone *dramatic pause* paid for it. Amazing.
South Park years back mocked Netflix for throwing money around and greenlighting anything.. so I think it's easy to believe somebody would pay for what is essentially a madtv parody sketch made into a series. Drinker makes us at least think this is entertaining for the most ironic reasons
I believe most of these shows and movies are just money laundering. Especially when they have high budgets but with no name actors and not much special effects
The worst part is that they thought it was against black stereotypes. It actually plays into them and I don't understand how the director never saw it. One of the best b horrror movies ever is Tales from the hood, the people who made this bs should watch and learn how to actually empower black people without seeming mentally challenged and extremely racist. Tales has actually impacted the black community so much that many black men have told the creators that they made these men rethink their destructive behaviors. If a b horror flick can have such positive impact on people, any well made art can do the same. But it seems Western writers and directors are so entitled that they cannot see this potential. And taking the stories of white heroes and giving to non-white people strikes me as condescending. It's like giving latinos, like me, Namor or Blue Beetle. Thanks, we have our own mythology and stories.
Honestly, race and gender swapping a character is just so clever and fresh. Not sure how they came up with such an ingenious idea that nobody has ever done before.
I mean, yeah; it is literally nothing new, I dunno why this is getting so much attention lol just let it die in obscurity as another crap modern reimagining, but now it’s everywhere… There’s no inherent reason this couldn’t work with a decent script but it seems to have gone for the obvious moronic checklist approach with all the clichés.
What's even better is that Robyn and her friends aren't teenagers. Robyn is explicitly said to be 24, so you have a bunch of people in their mid twenties with the maturity level of children .
The BBC Robin Hood was excellent in every respect. This appears to be some modern woke garbage that isn't worth watching. Even if it's good, it's definitely NOT the best thing out there by far.
I love how The Critical Drinker sacrifices his braincells to give us the 411 on all these exciting entertainment opportunities. Truly, he's the hero we need.
I was thinking the same thing. He has saved me from hours and hours of utter trash “entertainment” with his concise direct and accurate takes on these attempts at filling my time.
As a european currently trapped in canada let me assure you that this is the absolute TOP TIER of what Canadian TV can produce. Government funded, government supported.
Maybe they thought if they showed their last name (which I'm guessing is something like Steingoldbergowitz), it might be too obvious who is pushing "THE MESSAGE".
@@keithdivision3849 Yeah, but I'd still like to see the "Early Life" section for the producers and writers of the show. It's not them every single time, but usually it's them.
Director X is Elon Musk's newest invetion, an AI Movie Script Generator and Director. I mean it fits perfectly. Only a cold and unemotional machine with no creativity would just lump the same tired tropes, cliches, stereotype, audience baits and pack it in a story that has already been done to death to fit the [current day].
yeah sterotypes created by whites, to delude themselves to think they're not the shittest people on earth stealing multiple continents; I would too conjure up made up bs and paint a narrative about other groups of people if i was fully white myself
I'm almost upset at the Drinker for even letting me know this show exists. This is a different level of pandering and awful I didn't think was possible
When Robyn said "its robbin time" and proceeded to rob everyone named robert I literally stood up and clapped with tears in my eyes. Truly one of the shows of all time.
My great uncle was in a coma for 3 years & the hospital were about to pull the plug. On his last day I put this show on so we could enjoy it together. 5 minutes in, he woke up, walked to the tv, ripped it off the wall & screamed “Wakanda Forever!” All the nurses clapped & the president gave us medals. Thank you Director X, you saved my family
Huh. I thought he would have woken up, watched 5 minutes of this and then with his last remaining strength pulled the plug on himself, whispering “I don’t want to live in a world like this. I hope Director X is happy…”
What I find most shocking about this series is that it was 100% funded by the Canadian government. That's right, while Canadians struggle with arguably the worst housing crisis in their history, their tax dollars are going towards...this.
Most pointed comment and so little likes . Even when people try to do the right thing they just do it out of hate . Dem Blackies be stealing Raaaaahhhhhh! It just shows how effectively they have brainwashed people to hate each other . *smh*
My favorite part of Robin Hood was that he was a Noble. He wasn’t helping himself. He could of easily just got in line and profited off the corruption just like the other nobles. But he felt a sense of obligation to his citizens. He choose to fight corruption that would of benefited him. He’s fighting for a world where he makes less money and has less power, for the benefit of the people he rules over. He is what a noble should be.
@@codyw1 Yeah but that is just the common people uprising against a tyrannical government. Imo there are far more interesting and inspiring stories of that happening in real life.
@@Aut0KAD I don’t think so… I haven’t seen the good movie in a while. And never read the OG myths so maybe I’m wrong. But I’ve always seen it as he went to war, while he was at war the government went tyrannical, he tried to make them not tyrannical when he came back from war, they refused so he started robbing them.
What are its ratings? How many people actually watched it? And by that I mean live Tv, who went out of their way to sit down and view it at time of broadcast and not via catchup or streaming online? Then I would like to know how many people actually live in Canada and how many people own a tv. So we can see what percentage of the country is stupid enough to view it. Example, there are roughly 60 - 70 million people living in the UK now. Give or take the ones we know and dont know about. Doctor Who only got about 2 million viewers per episode over its last full season with Whitaker and the BBC went into raptures about how high the figures were. When they were actually less than when it was axed back in 1987/88 at 4.5 million or so. And there was about 20 million less people in the UK then! The BBC uses the sort of creative number fiddles that would make Disney proud. And use a thing called audience appreciation index instead. So they say out of the 2 million viewers Doctor Who rated as the most watched show of the week with the audience....BUT THERE WAS ONLY 2 MILLION VIEWING!!! The other 58 million plus people were not watching at all!!!!! Its comical.....If something like half the country was watching the show, or everyone with a tv etc as a percentage of the population then it might be impressive.....
@@Simon-xc5oy I know a sewer rat and a fruit fly who watched it and one said “watermelon / 10” and the other I couldn’t speak for because I don’t know fruit fly :x
Even if a show is bad, they still show it because they've already spent millions on making it and something is better than nothing. Few times I've seen a show/movie refuse to show the finish product and its usually an iconic character that represents a company and don't wanna ruin the image.
Director X is genius. He learned from Velma that the best way to have people watch your show is to make it utter garbage. That's a sad indictment of today's society.
@@whiteeye3453 I can't find any Discographies for this Wanna-be Social Commentator! I found a huge Filmography for the videos he has produced for R&B artists and rappers. He was taught by Hype Williams back in the 90's. He later turned to movies and put out "Across the Line", "Center Stage", and "Superfly", and then this garbage! He actually presents himself as some lofty woke artist trying to steer the social commentary. But honest, I just find this guy to be a bad joke! Supposedly he directed the first 2 episodes of the "October Faction" which had a Rotten Tomato score of 29%.
This show was such an overwhelming masterpiece that when I watched it, my lunch decided to crawl back out of my stomach just to applaud it. Truly a moment in breathtaking cinema.
Julien Christian Lutz wouldn't! But that guy is out of his mind! He actually thinks he is MLK Jr., reincarnated. He just doesn't realize that Malcolm X warned us of his coming!
I am still waiting for a documentary about pale white, blond haired Obama. "I don't care what teachers said at school, my grandma always said that Obama was white."
The pillock that made it. The idiots that wrote it. The morons that filmed it. The studio that enabled it and green lit it. And the brain dead planks that "star" in it...
The show was financed by the Canadian Media Fund. Therefore, it was made with tax dollars. Any Robin Hood production made with tax dollars from the government is already a self-defeating irony. Even more ironic is the show's creators claiming it's making a stand against racism. They say this as the show is literally about black people stealing with a production that's on government assistance... you can not make this shit up.
why? are you finished apologizing for Trudeau yet? Just kidding buddy, if we started apologizing for things our countries did or do wrong, the whole world would be one big constant apology! Just make sure you do your part and I promise I do mine and we get through all of this just fine!
Unfortunately, I was unable to make it through the whole video because of the background scenes, but I do appreciate the pain you went through to make it.
I always thought of the point of Robin Hood is that he was recovering the money that was looted through taxation. He takes it back from the government that stole it from the people, and returns it to the people.
Times have changed abd the stakes have never been higher. It's private property that's theft now and there's only one way to put an end to it. Spoiler alert (if you haven't watched any of the last 100 seasons of Earth): it's mass starvation.
There is also to point out how in their daring escape Robyn and their Hood steal the Prince's car and threaten to kill his driver. In the second episode they plan to sell the car to spend the money on a party for themselves. In the meantime, John Prince visits Robyn's mom at the hospital with chocolate and flowers, apologizes for what happened, offers to pay for her medical bills and hire professional doctors to make sure she will walk again, is willing to gift her 1 million dollars for her family to get back on their feet (it is implied her daughters cannot access to education and therefore they are stuck in poverty), for the simple request of stopping the protesting and going to live somewhere else. Who are the good guys again...?
@@TheZROLimit no wonder it's reasonable! Who would like to reject a giant life changing sum of money! Get out of the condo! Heal your paralisis! Give your kids the education they are asking for and stop them from going around committing crimes! Live a better life! "No, I am going to wallow in self pity and keep playing the victim"
A thing that always annoys me is that how most adaptations seem to forget that what the Sheriff was doing was illegal. He had no right to levy new taxes, especially at the levels he was doing it, and so they miss out on the fact that Robin is fighting this illegality the only way he can considering that Prince John is running cover for the sheriff. Hes not stealing from the rich to give to the poor, he's stealing from a theif to return their legal property
Eh, that really depends on which version your talking about. In the oldest stories we have, the stuff from mayday fairs, he stole from everyone. Later on, it became no farmers, yeoman, squires, knights or ladies. Then it became steal from the rich, give to the poor. Anyway, my point is, the oldest stories just have him as either a bandit through and through, or one with a loose code.
@@shagohad3nice so that means no ultra conservative right wing think tank version of Robin Hood. Although in this day and age, hacking would be a good Robin Hood strat.
@@Daemonarch2k6 i do wonder if that's only because of the american mindset that everything you've ever earned is to be yours alone, I mean it's sound but it does kinda rub me the wrong way don't it? I mean if the tax system in the US is similar to that of the EU countries like Sweden where they send you a receipt, would this concept of "taxation is theft" be as widespread as it is? That perhaps why many believe it to be is the lack of action that paying taxes does. It benefits nobody but the rich, well in the US it surely does but what of other nations? An interesting inquiry. Welp, I appreciate this comment. It gets the old noggin working again and then some. Good day! Ignore the ramblings!
@@johnarkansas6033Sweden has a total population of what? 5 million? While US has 350 million…?? 🙄🙄 yea, I’m kinda sick of neo-Marxist dip shits insisting we adopt the regressive tax system of countries with only a fraction of the population of America, not to mention countries with a completely different social structure. **sigh ** personally, I have a problem with 70% of my income, even as a lower class citizen (as is the case in those marvelous European countries) being snatched up by gubberment to forcibly redistribute to everyone else.. why?? Why is that more morally okay than wanting to keep what you rightfully worked for? (which in the grand scheme of things, does a whole lot more to benefit the class system than forcible redistribution-people tend to be a lot more charitable when the money they’re spending or giving away is conceptually their own rather than something recycled by a third party interloper). So yes, to emphasize the sentiment-taxation is and always will be theft. Educate yourself.
The victim complex is strong in Canada, and has been for many decades. The biggest injustice I've seen for black Canadians has always been no matter what, they've never had it as bad as the stories coming out of the States. I've met so many over the years that seem to wish that they were far more oppressed, just so they had an excuse to fail and rebel.
@kentonkruger8333 Yeah, just look at Drake. Black Canadians almost wish they could have grown up dirt poor in Detroit, instead of upper middle class in Toronto.
@@lewis5866 That same scene played out in Macbeth. The prophecy in Macbeth claims that no man born of a woman shall slay Macbeth and Macduff was from his mother's womb untimely ripped. Macduff wasn't born from a woman but by Caesarean section. If you look into Greek storytelling there are plenty of examples of this particular trope played out. For instance, Chronos ate all of his children (except Zeus) because he knew that one of his children would one day kill and overthrow him.
I was brought to tears when John Prince demanded to see Robyn's face, and she took off her mask and said "It's Robyn time", leaving the antagonist in stunned silence as he sees the perfect protagonist, right before she executed a perfect jujitsu spin-kick and sent John Prince flying off the balcony of his suite to his much deserved death, and everyone cheered.
i have only just heard about this junk i am certainly not going to waste my life with this I will stick with the other film and cartoon that i used to watch as a kid also.
i'm pretty sure she said "morbin time" though, and i think it was a roundhouse jujitsu kick,like she learned with master chuck norris in her flashback when she was 3 years old
@@raymoreton3184 the original comment is a meme when there's been so many changes to the original that it becomes a different movie. Pointing it out makes you "racist" and censored, so they say something like "my favorite part was when Robin Hood turned to Little John and said 'I don't think we're in Kansas anymore '". I think it started on movie reviews where the studios were heavily censoring/deleting comments
Loving Disparu's reviews of this and how he repeatedly points out that the Sheriff is just doing her job, trying to uphold the law, and John is the most sensible character in the entire series.
The Drinker uses lots of sarcasm inside his video... I fear Hollywood is too stupid to recognize the sarcasm and will blindly think the entire video is a compliment.
Let's not forget the nuance of the real Robin Hood which Director X seems to have bravely avoided, like being a fallen nobleman fighting after losing everything. Then there's the plot where Robin steals gold to help everyone who's suffering, before helping themselves. Basically, why is he a hero and not just a bandit with a bow?
Robin Hood was a nobleman who rebelled against the government which was poorly run while the king was fighting in the Crusades. It overtaxed and impoverished the the people so Robin Hood began raiding tax collectors and returning gold to the people. He saved the people (poor people in particular) from Joe Biden until the true king returned.
Sometimes its good to liken genius with other genius, for me Alexander Brandon is the Vangelis of the videogame world, Christopher Nolan is the modern Orson Welles - and for me Director X is the Diverse, stunning and proud Uwe Boll we all really don't deserve.
Without Director X, we could never hope to see such a beacon of morality, who… (checks notes) commits trespassing, attacks police sent to protect the property, and steals from others to pay for things… yes, a hero indeed
The BBC Robin Hood was excellent in every respect. This appears to be some modern woke garbage that isn't worth watching. Even if it's good, it's definitely NOT the best thing out there by far.
In the director's genius mind, he made the protagonists black criminals that hate the police, now that's what I call fighting against stereotypes. Congratulations Director X.
That would be an insult to Malcolm X. I'd respect them more if they listed their name and earned respect, rather than try to leech off a great man's legacy.
The heroism of Robyn Hood becomes more apparent in the 2nd episode when 1) the cop who shot her mother is being investigated for his actions, 2) the developer apologies and offers to help the mother with her hospital bills if she stops encouraging people to break and enter his private home and trespassing in his building (after noting the paediatric ward he donated to her local hospital, just down the hall from her room), 3) the Sheriff has a heart to heart with Robyn about her own impoverished childhood and wanting to improve the neighbourhood and keep it safe, and how trespassing is illegal, 4) Robyn and her friends decide to steal money to use it to buy speakers and throw a big party with a bouncing castle, and 5) her adult IT friend with implants in his fingers offers her and her friends illegal drugs. The extent of Robyn's plight is also constantly reinforced by scenes of the rather nice appartments she and her friends live in (they'd be at a minimum $500/week rent where I live), and seeing all her nice clothes and phones and other toys shown off.
It's true. I hate it when show writer's have "poor" characters, yet their apartments are much better than what an average person would have, and their clothes are all from expensive brands. Most Hollywood directors have no idea how to make people look poor. They're either upper-middle class or homeless. They don't know how to do an inbetween.
So this is what happens when a director that pretty much was dedicated to music videos gets into projects that requires actual thought into the process
As a Swede, during an unprecedented period of gang violence, in a society very similar to the Canadian one, I think it's questionable to glorify criminal behaviour and spread hatred against the police. This story was set in a historical time for a reason.
As a American I can tell you the best defense against gang violence is end the black markets that fund them, the politicians could do it, they just don't care.
@@henrythered305 Racer X was really Speed's brother. And Speed is just another word for meth. And he could well be reckless. Even though he caused many wrex. Marc Bolan should be mentioned here.
And he does it again... The ability to hold a 100% sarcastic monologue, that where it not for the tone of voice alone would sail by most people, for a whole 7+ minutes without wavering is nothing short of impressive
He's Scottish, this is their normal way of speaking. I am half Scottish and born in the North East of England, this is an absolutely normal speech pattern! Found that it doesn't work in Canada, they take you seriously!
Once again: Critical Drinker, Disparu, and others like them have braved the territories of unwatchable dumpster fire shows/movies so we don't have to. Based AF.
This has been a public service announcement for a show we likely never would've heard of and are now scarred by. Thank you Drinker for keeping the taps flowing.
I love the 1938 Robin Hood with Errol Flynn. It had everything. Action, adventure, witty humour, sword fights, romance, glorious technicolor, and Robin Hood was a true hero of the people and Lady Marian was a true lady. I've loved that film ever since I was like 7 years old. It's truly mind boggling just how much things have changed since then, and how we went from that Robin Hood to this Robyn Hood.
Selling stolen artifacts is like one of the hardest things to do unless you know the right people and even then you have to find collectors that will basically have to never show to anyone what they possess.
Not just that, but after you offload it they have to have utmost faith in your ability to keep your mouth shut. Do we believe, for one instant, this character is capable of silence?
And all such fences are incredibly dangerous people who know and cater to _even more dangerous_ people. The kind who could easily just kill you over the artifacts, and no one would ever know.
BUT... I am a member of the Mona Lisa Club. About 8 of us. We meet every year for drinks in Paris. Bring Polaroids (no photo labs if you know what I mean) to share. Nuff said. Anyway, there are people willing to hold these things and unconcerned with showing them off except to maybe a small tight group of like minded individuals. You see, for some people it's not about having other people know it's you (see also, Doug "I bought a Countach because people will look at me") it's about having, Okay, Jen, Ted and Bob are about the having, the rest of us... it's more like... being able to be with. We'll not talk about Carl.
I'd almost say the motivations were often ironically correct. Robyn and friends/family are depicted as being extremely loose in their morals, and the thievery/crime is all motivated in selfishness. The show pretty much demonstrates many negative black stereotypes as being true, especially when it comes to the family dynamic and moral/criminal behavior. Furthermore, the actions of the 'villains' (when not potrayed in a comically evil way) are actually way more morally correct, such as wanting the police to arrest people illegally protesting on private property and theft. In the second episode, they're debating over what to do with leftover money from one of their scores, and after shooting down potential charitable uses of the money the crew decides on spending all the money on partying. Any time the 'heroes' are attempting to be portrayed in a morally good light, it's usually done by making the 'villains' so comically evil that it would never happen, not that the 'heroes' are actually being moral themselves.
This must be one of the cases where a show is canceled immediately and you have to wonder how it was ever greenlit. I bet it has something to do with a lot of cocaine ...
Statically, less than 3% of the Canadian population actually watches anything produced in Canada, including the news. Because, as one can clearly see, our industry is beyond pathetic
I think Director X is pretty brave for claiming this show stands up against racism but is about black people stealing...
Its pretty much a "Self-Own"
I don't think he thought that thought process through.
But they're women and they're stealing form the patriarchy, so it's okay.
wonder if he followed the old advice of "write what you know"
Maybe they'll start a flash mob and raid a Walgreens in episode 2.
When that grandma said "I don't care what stories they told you in school, Robin Hood was a black woman" I felt shivers going down my spine. Truly a very powerful moment.
. . . I shat myself when I saw it. . . Lucky for me I was on the toilet the whole time ! 😝
Please tell me that line wasn't in the show. This show can't be that badly written, right?
@@Loco0089 Hee hee... It isn't in the show. statements like these are well-known memes.
@@haydn-db8zyeah, we all know Cleopatra was - oh, and from watching Bridgerton, I’ve also learned that most of Aristocratic Edwardian England was too.
@Loco0089 it's a jada cleopatra reference 😂
Director: We should try to end the negative stereotypes of black teenagers.
Also directior: Lets have them break into a construction site and assault a cop
Don't forget stealing stuff.
And of course be rappers
And of course, don't forget rampant promiscuity
Johhny Somali learned that the hard way 😂
And blame the audience for being "racist"
Loved when the cop 180 quick shots the unarmed mom but the Sargent hesitates to shoot a wanted and likely armed robber.
The cop had aimbot on for sure. Hackers ruining the game
Isnt the cop 180 shooting an unarmed BLACK MOM a white male? And isnt the cop hesitating to shoot the armed robber a white FEMALE officer? I think you get where I'm going lol.
You ment to say "martyr mother of the black experience" lol
The irony that this show is mostly funded by Canadian TAXPAYERS has got to be the funniest part of it all.
As are the shows on CBC that NO ONE wants.
not really your money, it is the banker's money being used. The Bank of Canada is run by that certain family.
So it *is* a scam, oh thank god.
Gaah I always think about that when our state funded tv produce some super progressive shite.. I paid for that.. And I have no choice
Not to mention that the guy is white and needs validation as a strong edgy black female … RoBLMhood thank you director Shaun Xing
I remember when I was a kid, my grandmother sat me down and told me: "I don't care what they told you in school, Robin Hood was Canadian."
My grandma told me he was black chinese trans dudegirl. Glad to learn something new
@brycefalloway This wins the reply contest on this post. Thank God I wasn't drinking anything!
Funny comment jumpscare
I laughed out loud at this comment. Good work!
BAhahahahaaa 🤣🤣😂😂🤣
The problem is people don’t even know what the original Robin Hood tale was about. he didn’t steal from the rich to give too the poor in the way we perceive it he stole from an illegitimate government unlawfully taxing its citizens as well as thieves masquerading as beggars and corrupt members of the church (but he always gave that money back to the church to be used as it was intended). Robin Hood himself was a noble and stopped his work when the legitimate king returned and even fought for him in several wars eventually leading to his death. He was never a "f*ck the system" figure his story taught the valuable lessons of not obeying someone just because they say they are the authority and to respect and fight for the actual authority of your government. The classical Robin Hood would have shot this brat for being a thief and disrupting legitimate law.
Not sure why people don't get that. It's right there in the story. The problem wasn't the rich, the problem was Prince John usurping the throne of his brother and destroying the kingdom. And the peasants Robin was protecting and helping didn't want to get rid of the rich, they wanted their legitimate king back.
Just look at the old Disney version, that one captured it perfectly.
You mean like every current illegitimate government, unlawfully taxing its citizens? We need a Robyn hood right now.
Prince john wasnt a wrong goverment. He was raising taxes to pay for the ransom of king richard. Then to try and keep the country intact.
No. In the original Ballads of Robin Hood, he was a commoner who robbed rich people and helped the poor.
He helped a knight who was inpoverished by a bad bishop in one of the ballads
I remember when I was a teen , Romeo and Juliet was remade with a modern coat of paint. They still spoke in Shakespeare poetry, but the swords were turned into pistols, and it took place in the 90s in L.A. or something. the cinematography was very beautiful, colorful and artistically presented. It was a great way to get , at least, a handy from from any girl u took to see it.
Updating an old story for modern times can be done, while preserving the essence of a story...R+J update worked fine. It can be done.
Director X ..lol what...must be real proud of thier work😅
Also Leonardo di caprip hamming it up with guns
I fucking hated that movie. The actors clearly had no idea what they were saying.
No, no, no, no ... modern conservative audiences insist that EVERYTHING stay the same as it was in the past. It is the only way forward in storytelling. {banging my head on my desk}
@Gyrfalcon312 But can you do the Paso Doble?
@@dashx1103No we don't. Your insane strawman does. Because everyone who isn't insane or evil is Far Right.
At first I was disgusted by the ableism as there were no wheel chair bound persons of colour to be found! But then the police shot Robyn's mom resulting in her being paralyzed, thus creating the wheel chair bound persons of colour this show desperately needed within the story! Truly, Director X is a genius beyond compare!
I'll only accept her playing a wheel chair using person of color if she was actually shot. If she wasn't, then she should be replaced by an actor who is in reality a wheel chair using person of color! Only wheel chair using people of color should play wheel chair using people of color. Who's ready to stand up...er, sit down, with me on this very important, topical issue?
Yeah, but where's the trans and the non-binary person? 🥺
(I'm being ironic, don't worry)
Yeah but see that means the actress stole that role from someone who truly is in a wheelchair.
@@endorbr Exactly. They should have had a wheelchair bound person perform the role, and used wirework for the "walking scenes" before the shooting.
Pure gold guys 😂
Using existing properties instead of something original ✅
Changing the race of the main character ✅
Changing the sexual identity of the main character ✅
Making sure that a huge stereotype still exists (black person steals) ✅
Perfection 🤩
It truly ticks all the boxes. What a series.
@@olafgurke4699Using existing properties instead of something original is TIGHT!
@@fennglordd6365I was thinking the same thing, wow wow wow.... wow.
The marxists are only good at tearing things apart and destroying. Not like they can build something original.
Making the villain the only white male in the show ✅
Claiming the people that dislike this show are racists (don't know if they did this because no one saw that shit show, lol)
I applaud Director X being bold enough to subvert audience expectations by making Prince John the good guy of the series.
Pretty much every time I see criminal events and people breaking the law and raiding shops they are 95% all black, so this show is true.
Mr and Mrs X must be very proud of their son, Director
I always accidentally read Director X as DirectX. I mean the Microsoft graphics API.
Robbin the Hood. Written by DirectX 12
😄
Who's to say it wasn't written by that
Everyone is out of touch. "I filled up the condom jar in case you need a re-up" is something written by a bunch of 50 year old white dudes trying to be hip and down with the message. No one in reality is using street slang for purchasing drugs for condoms. No one is storing condoms like a stash of drugs either.
As a Canadian and black, I deeply apologize for this monstrosity.
Big data crunched ALL the dirty laundry from the REZ, Ezra Miller, the missing Native women, what skinwalking is. Disney scrambling to rewrite whole ECHO series ---------------------------
NP. We apologize for letting Biden walk around outside a jail cell.
I'm sorry but an apology just won't cut it. The entire Canadian nation needs to imprison itself immediately until further notice. 😊
It's not your fault.
Not your fault
English Wikipedia:
"Robyn Hood was met with an overwelmingly negative response, and currently holds a 1.1/10 rating on IMDb. Director X openly attributed the negative reviews to racism and blamed the low ratings on "review-bombing"."
I just love it. They produce these beyond woke "remakes" of old classics over and over again and instead of even considering FOR JUST A SECOND that their own product is just bad, they immediately blame the "racist audience".
Look, his mommy told him he was the most specialist perfect boy in the world. How can the most specialist perfect boy in the world make a bad TV show?
"Overwhelmingly negative" is very unusual for Wikipedia. They usually don't go beyond "mixed" for when a show is critically annihiliated.
Anyone who embraces the woke, isn’t the most intelligent person
Plus nobody watches this show.
_While the protagonists are people of color and the antagonists are primarily white,[6] Director X stated that the show was not written "with any race in mind"._ Wikipedia.
But it was defended with a particular race in mind eh..
Whoever thought the condom jar would establish an intelligent and empowering dynamic between a mother and her teenage daughter is sick.
*is a coomer using feminism as a cover
Huh? Your father doesnt buy you condoms? Really such negligent parents you have
Yea, thats usually the scene where the mom says ‘come get some breakfast. I made waffles’. Instead she lets her daughter know that she…. Filled the condom jar for her…
No no, that IS an empowering movement, because nothing says strong female character than sleeping with 100+ different guys to the point the jar had to be refilled regularly on a daily basis, because we all know love and romance no longer exist in modern day world 🙂
the condom thing is also ridiculously hyperbolic. when does she have time to screw like 50 guys a week ? It makes no sense.
As a Canadian, I am proud that my nation has continued its tradition of producing great comedy for the world to enjoy.
How many ss members have you prayed to today?
The worst thing to come out of Canada, if such things can be measured- MST3K
Yeah, whatever.....Canada still hasn't apologized for Bryan Adams or Celine Deon.
@@pure-blood17Bryan Adams, Shania Twain and Simple Plan get a pass
@@goldenfiberwheat238 damn, I really gotta get another passport.
It's gotten to the point that Critical Drinker videos are the only way I can actually glean any entertainment at all from modern cinema/ TV shows. Well done my friend!
He's great. Check out Cinema Sins for a comedic, lighter shade of comedic criticism. Mauler provides great witty quips among Longman deep, intelligent analyses. For rip-roaring sarcasm check Space Ice about Steven Segal movies. 👍
What I like about this show the most is that the "villain" is the most sensible, intelligent and likable character who is also kind of a savage and based, and turns out is actually motivated by trying to do something good even if it will be seen negatively in the short term by some people.
Meanwhile the "heroes" are just a bunch of stupid criminals who should be put into jail.
SFO's "The Association with Evil" makes it clear why, TL;DR; wokeoids oppose what Western culture stands for, and thus embraces evil imagery to show their opposition. The result being that when wokeoids write up villains, they end up softening up real monsters (Red Skull Peterson) or actually make the villain more similar to a normie
You mean upholding Law and Order , improving the lives of the people, creating jobs ARE GOOD?
Crazy!!
Man, this is the most bigoted comment ever...
On opposite day
That is what I hated about the show, the villain was more sensible and intelligent.
While the heroes are some wannabe heroes who are actually being criminal.
😂😂😂
The writing is so dogshit!
Really true! Yes, Man!
Director X has no one to blame but himself. Despite being told *multiple* times by Producer Y and Writer W that they needed more time to refine the script, he still went ahead anyways.
😂😂😂
Based on his work, I'll wager he cannot get to X if he has to start at A.
I don't know if more time would have helped though. That's like asking for more time to sculpt a pile of feces into a diamond. In the end, when you're working with such poor material, it's still gonna be shit lol
You mean Producer Guy and Screenwriter Guy (they are not the same, one of them wears glasses) were involved? That explains a lot.
Hopefully he'll be an X director in the near future.
What people don't know is, this show wasn't affected by the writer's strike as it was written by 8-year-olds.
I wouldn't be able to enjoy any media if I didn’t know that children had to suffer for it.
stop with the BS....everyone knows this was written and Directed by Siri.
or by chatgpt1
I thought it was made by a vegetable
No, that,s an insult to 8 year olds.
As a Canadian I apologise for these “Woke Ultra Pro Max writers” . Please keep in mind not all Canadians are like this , you know the some stereotype about Canada are true so please don’t mind them .Thank you in advance and I appreciate your understanding.🍁🇨🇦
A canadian apologizing...nothing stereotypical about that
Well said eh
@@byucatch22 Yeah. I don't trust 'em.
Even we Canadians can't escape bad writing
Black Cleopatra: Most Hated show of 2023
Robyn Hood: *Hold my 40 dawg*
"This my Glock Fordy, this my problem solvur"
Truly one of the greatest philosophical minds of our time.
Lol 😂 indeed
The downward spiral continues.
Glock 40 or 40oz beer? A good joke has multiple punchlines haha!
Fowteh dawg!
What's also insane is Director X, when addressing the criticism of his show, said something along the lines of "let's be serious. None of you actually care about Robin Hood. No one does. no one cares about Robin Hood. Why is anyone even mad?" What a guy.
It's not his culture he's ruining. If you did that to African folk heros or legends he's probably be pretty annoyed and in a Cancellation kind of mood!
Lol if no one cares about it, why even use it? You try to prop up your shitty show with a recognizable name/framing and then shit on it. Typical.
Well he is a white guy that needs validation as a strong edgy black female … RoBLMhood thank you Canada
I’m still wondering what kind of toolbag calls himself “Director X”
Well, let's say: At least this utter garbage is set in the modern world and not in medieval England... like this kind of shit usually does to twist history into something absurd. So, in the end, it's a terribly low rated (1 star on IMDb... that's very bad!) garbage tv-show that obviously nobody cares about.
I'm so sick of woke creators blaming the audience for their mistakes. I was telling my brother a couple weeks back that I don't even watch shows anymore, I just watch other people making fun of them. The "real" Robin Hood wasn't even a thief or rebel. He was a loyalist and patriot who fought for his people and his king against usurper and traitors.
this series must be how wokies perceive the world
I say that Robin Hood was a thief and a rebel and a criminal, in a situation where it was justified.
This was no mistake. Director X (😂🤣) thinks this is what black people want, because to him, black people are stupid, loose, and poor.
Yes. "Robs from the rich, gives to the poor" was, in fact, a lyric from the theme of the old TV show, NOT from the original story.
How sad. That's probably beyond what Director X researched.
@@michaeldavis2001 he did x amount of research
As a Canadian I can say 30 years ago we never had this problem in our Country.
Am I a bad person for loving the fact that stuff like this exists? I mean it's... it's incredible. Borderline mystical. Someone wrote it, someone approved it, someone *dramatic pause* paid for it. Amazing.
And not once in that whole chain of events did anyone say "You know, I think this idea is actually a bit shit."
South Park years back mocked Netflix for throwing money around and greenlighting anything.. so I think it's easy to believe somebody would pay for what is essentially a madtv parody sketch made into a series. Drinker makes us at least think this is entertaining for the most ironic reasons
I actually prefer the in your face politics over the subtle stuff cuz most people reject the in your face - it's the subtle stuff that's dangerous.
I believe most of these shows and movies are just money laundering. Especially when they have high budgets but with no name actors and not much special effects
The worst part is that they thought it was against black stereotypes. It actually plays into them and I don't understand how the director never saw it. One of the best b horrror movies ever is Tales from the hood, the people who made this bs should watch and learn how to actually empower black people without seeming mentally challenged and extremely racist. Tales has actually impacted the black community so much that many black men have told the creators that they made these men rethink their destructive behaviors. If a b horror flick can have such positive impact on people, any well made art can do the same. But it seems Western writers and directors are so entitled that they cannot see this potential. And taking the stories of white heroes and giving to non-white people strikes me as condescending. It's like giving latinos, like me, Namor or Blue Beetle. Thanks, we have our own mythology and stories.
Director X using his real name in the intro shows just how proud and confident he is in what he's made
No but you don't get it. Malcolm X though.
@@CaptainTitforce oh boy. What if 'Director X' is actually Elon in disguise?
It was almost 100% a woke feminist woman who directed this.
It's ChatGPT
no, it would reveal the world his mixed heritage #swiss cheese
Honestly, race and gender swapping a character is just so clever and fresh. Not sure how they came up with such an ingenious idea that nobody has ever done before.
correction : that no RACIST has done before"
and I love the villain being a rich white man. so revolutionary
A stunning and brave approach.. truly courageous.
I mean, yeah; it is literally nothing new, I dunno why this is getting so much attention lol just let it die in obscurity as another crap modern reimagining, but now it’s everywhere…
There’s no inherent reason this couldn’t work with a decent script but it seems to have gone for the obvious moronic checklist approach with all the clichés.
Thats why they're directors and we're but simple consumers.
I mean - black bisexual woman. Wow.
Im glad you're getting the recognition you deserve in your quest and you haven't changed at all. We love what you're doing man. Rob-b-yun.
Lol sounds like the Korean way of saying Robyn 😁
What's even better is that Robyn and her friends aren't teenagers. Robyn is explicitly said to be 24, so you have a bunch of people in their mid twenties with the maturity level of children .
They're not teens?! I thought they were, explaining their behavior. Grown adults are acting like that?! Wow....
So...Gen Z in a nutshell?
So…. The Basketball community in a nutshell?
The BBC Robin Hood was excellent in every respect. This appears to be some modern woke garbage that isn't worth watching. Even if it's good, it's definitely NOT the best thing out there by far.
Oh, you mean just like real life in current year!
I love how The Critical Drinker sacrifices his braincells to give us the 411 on all these exciting entertainment opportunities. Truly, he's the hero we need.
I was thinking the same thing. He has saved me from hours and hours of utter trash “entertainment” with his concise direct and accurate takes on these attempts at filling my time.
But not the hero we deserve
Am eternally thankful for him replenishing my sarcasm point, and saving me from utter despair^^.....
Ryt???
You said it! It's just sarcasm, poured with irony pudding. Droolly drooly😋
I can't believe the platform formerly known as Twitter directed a TV show.
haha, this works great on two levels. Underrated comment.
Lol. You know this is exactly what they'd make as well.
It is formally known as X and formerly known as Twitter. 😉
@@Dowlphinare you stupid?
can we call that Platform "TwiX"..!?😶
Wow !!!! Incredible.
You deserve a medal for sitting through this.
The Despot of Antrim and Disparu did really big dives into this, if you wanted to watch their hilarious takes on it.
As a european currently trapped in canada let me assure you that this is the absolute TOP TIER of what Canadian TV can produce. Government funded, government supported.
really concerning considering the plot is that the government is evil/corrupt and it's ok to break the law and try to kill cops
Not surprised for government who bring nazi to their chamber and praised him for war they had no business with
Canada really becoming China lmao.
Letterkenny
Surprised Trudeau isn't one of the main leads
You know it’s good when the director is too embarrassed to even take credit with his actual name.
Maybe they thought if they showed their last name (which I'm guessing is something like Steingoldbergowitz), it might be too obvious who is pushing "THE MESSAGE".
@@joeblow229According to wikipedia he’s of mixed Swiss and Trinidadian descent.
How dare you assume his parents didn't actually name him Director X?
@@keithdivision3849lmaoooo makes since now
@@keithdivision3849 Yeah, but I'd still like to see the "Early Life" section for the producers and writers of the show. It's not them every single time, but usually it's them.
As its ok for writers to go on strike, I really feel its about time for all of us viewers to start a union and do the same.
Most of us don't bother watching the shows in question. We jump to the internet for people like Drinker's takes on them
🙋♀️ I've been on strike!! Too bad I don't think they have noticed...
The writers, directors and even the ACTORS should have been like, wtf are we doing. Jesus christ.
They are all BLM!
Director X really did a great job reinforcing the stereotypes of certain demographics😂
Modern day mayos always got certain demographics on they mind lol weird
Director X is Elon Musk's newest invetion, an AI Movie Script Generator and Director. I mean it fits perfectly. Only a cold and unemotional machine with no creativity would just lump the same tired tropes, cliches, stereotype, audience baits and pack it in a story that has already been done to death to fit the [current day].
@@erv606 you arent even paying attention
yeah sterotypes created by whites, to delude themselves to think they're not the shittest people on earth stealing multiple continents; I would too conjure up made up bs and paint a narrative about other groups of people if i was fully white myself
Like you being a simp
I'm almost upset at the Drinker for even letting me know this show exists. This is a different level of pandering and awful I didn't think was possible
Whenever you think you’ve hit rock bottom, something comes along to prove that you haven’t.
I don't think I can finish the video, not even the Drinker himself can make it enjoyable.
That was literally my thought. I don't dislike Drinker but damn do I want the last 8 minutes of my life back.
This show is real ?! I thought he was having a laugh. I mean, really thought so ! 😲🤦♂️
I know, why did he even put this unknown show into my brain?
Your description of humans in their self righteous fight against the rich is a piece of art that should be taught in school
When Robyn said "its robbin time" and proceeded to rob everyone named robert I literally stood up and clapped with tears in my eyes. Truly one of the shows of all time.
the bad guy is trying to rob the hood i guess
Robbin' da Hood more like 💀
Are you serious? That is an actual line from the show?
How could you Rob Robert that's Lowe lol
@@Loco0089source: trust me bro
My great uncle was in a coma for 3 years & the hospital were about to pull the plug. On his last day I put this show on so we could enjoy it together. 5 minutes in, he woke up, walked to the tv, ripped it off the wall & screamed “Wakanda Forever!” All the nurses clapped & the president gave us medals.
Thank you Director X, you saved my family
Huh. I thought he would have woken up, watched 5 minutes of this and then with his last remaining strength pulled the plug on himself, whispering “I don’t want to live in a world like this. I hope Director X is happy…”
Best comment ever. 👍👍
@@mwallace2922 True story
Why would your great uncle do something so controversial yet so brave?
fucking LOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
What I find most shocking about this series is that it was 100% funded by the Canadian government. That's right, while Canadians struggle with arguably the worst housing crisis in their history, their tax dollars are going towards...this.
Absolute horsh sh*t. Tsk tsk
Well we've been wasting our tax dollars on CBC for a while so nothing new
No it's not 100% funded. Nothing is 100% funded by the government.
You find that shocking when we have a world class cuck in the PM's office?
Most pointed comment and so little likes . Even when people try to do the right thing they just do it out of hate . Dem Blackies be stealing Raaaaahhhhhh!
It just shows how effectively they have brainwashed people to hate each other . *smh*
To think if it wasn't for the Drinker I'd never had known this even existed.
My favorite part of Robin Hood was that he was a Noble. He wasn’t helping himself. He could of easily just got in line and profited off the corruption just like the other nobles. But he felt a sense of obligation to his citizens. He choose to fight corruption that would of benefited him. He’s fighting for a world where he makes less money and has less power, for the benefit of the people he rules over. He is what a noble should be.
That's one version of the myth, there's another where he was a commoner.
@@codyw1
Yeah but that is just the common people uprising against a tyrannical government. Imo there are far more interesting and inspiring stories of that happening in real life.
Exactly this. It's a big part of what makes Bruce Wayne/Batman noble and heroic too.
is it? I thought his property got confiscated while on crusade and he was upset about that
@@Aut0KAD
I don’t think so… I haven’t seen the good movie in a while. And never read the OG myths so maybe I’m wrong. But I’ve always seen it as he went to war, while he was at war the government went tyrannical, he tried to make them not tyrannical when he came back from war, they refused so he started robbing them.
This show was a smash hit. Smashed right through the floor, the basement floor, and into the bottomless chasm the basement was built over.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
your comment is better than the show..thank you
thank you for this
What are its ratings? How many people actually watched it? And by that I mean live Tv, who went out of their way to sit down and view it at time of broadcast and not via catchup or streaming online? Then I would like to know how many people actually live in Canada and how many people own a tv. So we can see what percentage of the country is stupid enough to view it. Example, there are roughly 60 - 70 million people living in the UK now. Give or take the ones we know and dont know about. Doctor Who only got about 2 million viewers per episode over its last full season with Whitaker and the BBC went into raptures about how high the figures were. When they were actually less than when it was axed back in 1987/88 at 4.5 million or so. And there was about 20 million less people in the UK then! The BBC uses the sort of creative number fiddles that would make Disney proud. And use a thing called audience appreciation index instead. So they say out of the 2 million viewers Doctor Who rated as the most watched show of the week with the audience....BUT THERE WAS ONLY 2 MILLION VIEWING!!! The other 58 million plus people were not watching at all!!!!! Its comical.....If something like half the country was watching the show, or everyone with a tv etc as a percentage of the population then it might be impressive.....
@@Simon-xc5oy I know a sewer rat and a fruit fly who watched it and one said “watermelon / 10” and the other I couldn’t speak for because I don’t know fruit fly :x
The fact that the pitch for this series didn't end its existence before it got to the screen speaks volumes for the state of the industry
it was funded by the Canadian government so they appealed to a different demographic not a media one
🎯
this show is marxist propaganda, it was funded because of its message. the goal is the destabilization of said culture.
Even if a show is bad, they still show it because they've already spent millions on making it and something is better than nothing. Few times I've seen a show/movie refuse to show the finish product and its usually an iconic character that represents a company and don't wanna ruin the image.
This says so much about society and stuff.
Something i cant get over, this need from shows to imput led masks onto characters like it instantly boost coolness factor by 110%
Director X is genius. He learned from Velma that the best way to have people watch your show is to make it utter garbage. That's a sad indictment of today's society.
Imagine the genius that will spawn from being influenced by this and Velma..
Director x real name is Julien Christian Lutz
And he was raper that became movie director
@@whiteeye3453raper? How many people did he rape? How is it he’s not in prison?
@@whiteeye3453 a raper is someone who professionally rapes, right?
@@whiteeye3453 I can't find any Discographies for this Wanna-be Social Commentator! I found a huge Filmography for the videos he has produced for R&B artists and rappers. He was taught by Hype Williams back in the 90's. He later turned to movies and put out "Across the Line", "Center Stage", and "Superfly", and then this garbage! He actually presents himself as some lofty woke artist trying to steer the social commentary. But honest, I just find this guy to be a bad joke! Supposedly he directed the first 2 episodes of the "October Faction" which had a Rotten Tomato score of 29%.
This show was such an overwhelming masterpiece that when I watched it, my lunch decided to crawl back out of my stomach just to applaud it. Truly a moment in breathtaking cinema.
I like how they were able to fit all 35 black Canadians into one show. Impressive.
Toronto has plenty of them, it's basically Canada's LA
ontario is being overrun with immigrants rn lol
@@crogsmash1611 Also British Columbia, as I can attest first-hand.
@@marcogenovesi8570
Toronto = NYC
Vancouver = LA
Alberta etc = The midwest
These are general approximations of course!
Guess you haven't been to Canada recently, I take it.
Pausing the video to insert one of your laughs will never get old 😂. You’re just bringing to light what we’re all feeling.
Who could have possibly predicted a race, gender, & sexuality swapped “Robyn” set in “Da Hood” would be an epic fail?
Julien Christian Lutz wouldn't! But that guy is out of his mind! He actually thinks he is MLK Jr., reincarnated. He just doesn't realize that Malcolm X warned us of his coming!
I am still waiting for a documentary about pale white, blond haired Obama.
"I don't care what teachers said at school, my grandma always said that Obama was white."
Epic fail? It's comedy GOLD!
The pillock that made it. The idiots that wrote it. The morons that filmed it. The studio that enabled it and green lit it. And the brain dead planks that "star" in it...
The show was financed by the Canadian Media Fund. Therefore, it was made with tax dollars. Any Robin Hood production made with tax dollars from the government is already a self-defeating irony. Even more ironic is the show's creators claiming it's making a stand against racism. They say this as the show is literally about black people stealing with a production that's on government assistance... you can not make this shit up.
As a proud Canadian I will continuously apologize for this mess, in a sort of short-circuited unbreakable apology loop.
No need to apologise buddy. Hey, don't call me buddy, guy. Hey, don't call me guy, friend. Hey, don't call me friend, buddy!! (South Park)
why? are you finished apologizing for Trudeau yet?
Just kidding buddy, if we started apologizing for things our countries did or do wrong, the whole world would be one big constant apology!
Just make sure you do your part and I promise I do mine and we get through all of this just fine!
If you are aplogizing for this I need to apologize in name of Slovenia for giving you Slavoj Žižek
Are you also going to apologize for The Adventures of Shirley Holmes?
I’m Canadian, and I don’t feel so proud about the active decline of Canadian culture.
Unfortunately, I was unable to make it through the whole video because of the background scenes, but I do appreciate the pain you went through to make it.
I always thought of the point of Robin Hood is that he was recovering the money that was looted through taxation. He takes it back from the government that stole it from the people, and returns it to the people.
Yeah but isn't that exactly the same as stealing some tvs and super super fresh trainers?
@@syndrome5372 But you don't understand, people gotta eat ... watching the stolen tv and wearing new shoes ...
@@erikc5797 they're all aladdin
Times have changed abd the stakes have never been higher. It's private property that's theft now and there's only one way to put an end to it.
Spoiler alert (if you haven't watched any of the last 100 seasons of Earth): it's mass starvation.
There is also to point out how in their daring escape Robyn and their Hood steal the Prince's car and threaten to kill his driver. In the second episode they plan to sell the car to spend the money on a party for themselves.
In the meantime, John Prince visits Robyn's mom at the hospital with chocolate and flowers, apologizes for what happened, offers to pay for her medical bills and hire professional doctors to make sure she will walk again, is willing to gift her 1 million dollars for her family to get back on their feet (it is implied her daughters cannot access to education and therefore they are stuck in poverty), for the simple request of stopping the protesting and going to live somewhere else.
Who are the good guys again...?
Not going lie. I'd take that deal. That sounds pretty reasonable. lol
I was so mad at the mom for refusing chocolates. Definitely someone I can't identify with at all. lol.
@@marychocolatefairy oh no, the chocolates(truffles) she kept xD
The rest she refused and she binned the flowers. Go check disparu's review xD
@@TheZROLimit no wonder it's reasonable! Who would like to reject a giant life changing sum of money! Get out of the condo! Heal your paralisis! Give your kids the education they are asking for and stop them from going around committing crimes! Live a better life!
"No, I am going to wallow in self pity and keep playing the victim"
Great argument:
“You’re a real man ting, eh?”
A thing that always annoys me is that how most adaptations seem to forget that what the Sheriff was doing was illegal. He had no right to levy new taxes, especially at the levels he was doing it, and so they miss out on the fact that Robin is fighting this illegality the only way he can considering that Prince John is running cover for the sheriff.
Hes not stealing from the rich to give to the poor, he's stealing from a theif to return their legal property
Eh, that really depends on which version your talking about. In the oldest stories we have, the stuff from mayday fairs, he stole from everyone. Later on, it became no farmers, yeoman, squires, knights or ladies. Then it became steal from the rich, give to the poor.
Anyway, my point is, the oldest stories just have him as either a bandit through and through, or one with a loose code.
@@shagohad3nice so that means no ultra conservative right wing think tank version of Robin Hood. Although in this day and age, hacking would be a good Robin Hood strat.
Then as now : taxation is theft
@@Daemonarch2k6 i do wonder if that's only because of the american mindset that everything you've ever earned is to be yours alone, I mean it's sound but it does kinda rub me the wrong way don't it?
I mean if the tax system in the US is similar to that of the EU countries like Sweden where they send you a receipt, would this concept of "taxation is theft" be as widespread as it is? That perhaps why many believe it to be is the lack of action that paying taxes does. It benefits nobody but the rich, well in the US it surely does but what of other nations? An interesting inquiry.
Welp, I appreciate this comment. It gets the old noggin working again and then some. Good day! Ignore the ramblings!
@@johnarkansas6033Sweden has a total population of what? 5 million? While US has 350 million…?? 🙄🙄 yea, I’m kinda sick of neo-Marxist dip shits insisting we adopt the regressive tax system of countries with only a fraction of the population of America, not to mention countries with a completely different social structure. **sigh ** personally, I have a problem with 70% of my income, even as a lower class citizen (as is the case in those marvelous European countries) being snatched up by gubberment to forcibly redistribute to everyone else.. why?? Why is that more morally okay than wanting to keep what you rightfully worked for? (which in the grand scheme of things, does a whole lot more to benefit the class system than forcible redistribution-people tend to be a lot more charitable when the money they’re spending or giving away is conceptually their own rather than something recycled by a third party interloper).
So yes, to emphasize the sentiment-taxation is and always will be theft. Educate yourself.
This is a masterpiece in reverse cultural appropriation.
We wuz thieves 'n shieeeeet.
The victim complex is strong in Canada, and has been for many decades. The biggest injustice I've seen for black Canadians has always been no matter what, they've never had it as bad as the stories coming out of the States. I've met so many over the years that seem to wish that they were far more oppressed, just so they had an excuse to fail and rebel.
In Canada that role is reserved for the Natives.
In Canada that role is reserved for the Natives.
@kentonkruger8333
Yeah, just look at Drake. Black Canadians almost wish they could have grown up dirt poor in Detroit, instead of upper middle class in Toronto.
Ah, Canada. Safe country for everyone except natives children.
Meanwhile the background music: 🦆🐸🦆🐸🦆🐸
I especially loved the part when Prince declared that no man can kill him and Robyn proudly states "I am no man!" before impaling him.
Trully one of the shows of all time
vary smard wrting
Stolen from LOTR
Stolen straight out of Return of the King, where it was actually a great scene and not at all cringeimus maximus as with this one.
@@lewis5866 That same scene played out in Macbeth. The prophecy in Macbeth claims that no man born of a woman shall slay Macbeth and Macduff was from his mother's womb untimely ripped. Macduff wasn't born from a woman but by Caesarean section. If you look into Greek storytelling there are plenty of examples of this particular trope played out. For instance, Chronos ate all of his children (except Zeus) because he knew that one of his children would one day kill and overthrow him.
Brilliant. Once again, The Critical Drinkers take down of woke trash is more entertaining than watching the actual woke trash.
7:45 of solid sarcasm. Excellent.
Why watch this. When I can just take a dump, and watch the excrement swirl down the toilet. It’s far more entertaining.
Watching actual trash sitting in a trash can is generally more entertaining than watching woke trash.
@@Kelnx Which of course make a Drinker video FAR more entertaining! 😁
I agree with you but you automatically lose all respect when you use the word "woke"
Big fan your videos Critical Drinker👌🏽 Your commentary, editing & humour is on point! Comedy gold😂😂😂
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SCTV, Kids in the Hall, Schitt's Creek, Robyn Hood... I actually thought it was a parody for a second (when I first saw the trailer).
Don’t forget Red Green!
Well Canada is a comedy since Trudeau
Cheers buddy!
Lexx
I was brought to tears when John Prince demanded to see Robyn's face, and she took off her mask and said "It's Robyn time", leaving the antagonist in stunned silence as he sees the perfect protagonist, right before she executed a perfect jujitsu spin-kick and sent John Prince flying off the balcony of his suite to his much deserved death, and everyone cheered.
i have only just heard about this junk i am certainly not going to waste my life with this I will stick with the other film and cartoon that i used to watch as a kid also.
My favorite part was when Robyn said, "It's Robyn time," and robbed all over that guy
@@WagwanPaganshe kicks him off a building and goes "down with the patriarchy" 🔥✍
i'm pretty sure she said "morbin time" though, and i think it was a roundhouse jujitsu kick,like she learned with master chuck norris in her flashback when she was 3 years old
@@raymoreton3184 the original comment is a meme when there's been so many changes to the original that it becomes a different movie. Pointing it out makes you "racist" and censored, so they say something like "my favorite part was when Robin Hood turned to Little John and said 'I don't think we're in Kansas anymore '". I think it started on movie reviews where the studios were heavily censoring/deleting comments
I loved the part where she yelled “they will never take our freedom!” And rallied the Scots against the English. So awe inspiring.
The part where she said "It's Robyn time!", though... I felt that so hard it made my balls ache.
@@cigoLxeLI loved the part where they jumped out of hidden bunkers with AK-47s blazing and yelled “WOLVERINES!”
It's been 7 months I still can't stop laughing at Robien Hood.
The greatest achievement of this show is how totally and completely it fails at absolutely everything.
Well, it did at least succeed in uniting everybody against it.
@WarriorShooter7 Now it shall join the legendary ranks of Velma and that Cleopatra "documentary"
It is like they are actually trying to make he most turgid shit possible
The only think i liked about it was those neon masks they look pretty cool
Hush, it managed to suck of Canadian tax coffer
Director X must be given control of the MCU, DCU, Star Wars, Star Trek and every other franchise with immediate effect
He can't do any worse.
@@bwilson5401 He would. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
it would be an improvement on a couple of those franchises LOL
Loving Disparu's reviews of this and how he repeatedly points out that the Sheriff is just doing her job, trying to uphold the law, and John is the most sensible character in the entire series.
His series on the power rings is pure comedy gold
I've completely forgotten this existed. 🤣🤣🤣
Truly one of the shows of all time!!!🤩🥹🌟🎉
😄😄😄😁😁
Yes 1/10 of the all time shows.
I loved the part where Robyn said "It's Robyn Time!" and proceeded to *rob* all over the place.
Out of all the shows released this year everyone agrees this was one of them.
@@vladtheimpaler9577 i keep finding you in other videos. huh
The part where she said "I AM NO MAN!" and stabbed the Sherriff King of Angmar in the face really gave me the memberberries.
But to weaken him she had to shoot him in the leg, then he's like "I used to be a lich like you, but then..."
@@manmoth4No, she needs a little person to do the hard work and cripple him first.
I am a fan of The Drinker, but I am also now kind of angry with him for introducing this to my once blissful life of not knowing this thing existed.
"Aren't you entertained?!" ;-)
We all must share the suffering and carry this burden
Well, at least im halve the suffering with you now..
A problem shared is a problem doubled.
The Drinker uses lots of sarcasm inside his video... I fear Hollywood is too stupid to recognize the sarcasm and will blindly think the entire video is a compliment.
Let's not forget the nuance of the real Robin Hood which Director X seems to have bravely avoided, like being a fallen nobleman fighting after losing everything. Then there's the plot where Robin steals gold to help everyone who's suffering, before helping themselves. Basically, why is he a hero and not just a bandit with a bow?
Robin Hood was a nobleman who rebelled against the government which was poorly run while the king was fighting in the Crusades. It overtaxed and impoverished the the people so Robin Hood began raiding tax collectors and returning gold to the people. He saved the people (poor people in particular) from Joe Biden until the true king returned.
I am at a loss of words. Thank you Director X. The world wouldn’t be the same without your genius.
hahaha
Sometimes its good to liken genius with other genius, for me Alexander Brandon is the Vangelis of the videogame world, Christopher Nolan is the modern Orson Welles - and for me Director X is the Diverse, stunning and proud Uwe Boll we all really don't deserve.
Without Director X, we could never hope to see such a beacon of morality, who… (checks notes) commits trespassing, attacks police sent to protect the property, and steals from others to pay for things… yes, a hero indeed
*soon to be ex director
Sarcasm of that depth and richness should be stored in glass jars for later use.
You can't hate, dislike or ignore these kind of series. These are beyond words
I did. 90th retelling of Robin Hood? Hard pass.
these are the type of shows you love to hate
The BBC Robin Hood was excellent in every respect. This appears to be some modern woke garbage that isn't worth watching. Even if it's good, it's definitely NOT the best thing out there by far.
The correct response is laughter. Uproarious laughter.
Word is ineffable.
In the director's genius mind, he made the protagonists black criminals that hate the police, now that's what I call fighting against stereotypes. Congratulations Director X.
The sarcasm in this is perfect.
Truly one of the shows of all time. I would not be surprised if Director X named himself after Malcom X.
That's actually what I assumed too, lol!
Malcom X doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Director X for what he did for racial justice.
Director X is the Shaun King of Canadian entertainment.
He's white.
After Shaun King more like it … needs validation as a strong edgy black female … with RoBLMhood
That would be an insult to Malcolm X. I'd respect them more if they listed their name and earned respect, rather than try to leech off a great man's legacy.
I can’t wait to see how this show develops over its 20 season run. So stunning and brave
And we couldn't even get a season 2 of Firefly....
That's 18 more than it deserves.
It went downhill after season 6.
@@martinstein955320 more than it deserves
@@petermgruhn In season 10 they just gave up acting and spoke straight into the shaky camera about how they collectively couldn't breathe.
the fact that this show exists is testament to just how doomed the modern "entertainment" industry is...
Nah, the dual citizens are just going to keep demoralizing their hated cattle now that they own the cattle's entertainment industry.
Thank you Drinker for introducing me to the one of the greatest bad comedies ever!
The heroism of Robyn Hood becomes more apparent in the 2nd episode when 1) the cop who shot her mother is being investigated for his actions, 2) the developer apologies and offers to help the mother with her hospital bills if she stops encouraging people to break and enter his private home and trespassing in his building (after noting the paediatric ward he donated to her local hospital, just down the hall from her room), 3) the Sheriff has a heart to heart with Robyn about her own impoverished childhood and wanting to improve the neighbourhood and keep it safe, and how trespassing is illegal, 4) Robyn and her friends decide to steal money to use it to buy speakers and throw a big party with a bouncing castle, and 5) her adult IT friend with implants in his fingers offers her and her friends illegal drugs. The extent of Robyn's plight is also constantly reinforced by scenes of the rather nice appartments she and her friends live in (they'd be at a minimum $500/week rent where I live), and seeing all her nice clothes and phones and other toys shown off.
But she is 'B'lack, you see. It does not matter how nice her house is. She is oppressed. Hashtag BLM. -_-
I can't tell
It's true. I hate it when show writer's have "poor" characters, yet their apartments are much better than what an average person would have, and their clothes are all from expensive brands. Most Hollywood directors have no idea how to make people look poor. They're either upper-middle class or homeless. They don't know how to do an inbetween.
They got $500 apartments where you live? Oh wait, you said "week".
@@mechadeka $500 a week, over $2k a month. That would be an okay apartment in a small Canadian city.
So this is what happens when a director that pretty much was dedicated to music videos gets into projects that requires actual thought into the process
I remember a time when music videos needed thought too
David Fincher
No, this is not what happens.
Michael Bay made a trillion dollars for Hollywood.
Russell Mulcahy did Highlander and before that he was just a music video director but i guess, different times 🙂🙂
@@FilipMolnar665hip hop is not really music , that is why.
As a Swede, during an unprecedented period of gang violence, in a society very similar to the Canadian one, I think it's questionable to glorify criminal behaviour and spread hatred against the police. This story was set in a historical time for a reason.
The story itself being over 700 years old might have something to do with it.
You're Swedish? I'm sorry
As a American I can tell you the best defense against gang violence is end the black markets that fund them, the politicians could do it, they just don't care.
@@kungfew1396 *markets of color
"Classy as f#ck." I've watched this video like four times and that line gets me EVERY SINGLE TIME. Outstanding as always Drinker.
It’s good to see Professor X taking time off from leading the X-Men to create a tv series. More people need to branch out.
I thought he was Racer X's brother, Racist X.
@@henrythered305 Racer X was really Speed's brother.
And Speed is just another word for meth.
And he could well be reckless.
Even though he caused many wrex.
Marc Bolan should be mentioned here.
From X men to ex men
@@henrythered305this needs more likes 🤣🤣🤣🤣💀
That's an exogenous comment that must be expounded exponentially!
Ah yes, I love the uniqueness of the girlboss genius who can invent anything she wants in her bedroom because she's that damn good. So creative.
Hey, they stole that concept from Ironheart!!!!!!!!!! No fairskis!
Exactly the type of brilliant ground breaking content you would expect from a director who calls himself "Director X".
Where are the microcontrollers, 3D Printers, the workbench and tools and most importantly the mess it all makes?
And he does it again... The ability to hold a 100% sarcastic monologue, that where it not for the tone of voice alone would sail by most people, for a whole 7+ minutes without wavering is nothing short of impressive
He's Scottish, this is their normal way of speaking. I am half Scottish and born in the North East of England, this is an absolutely normal speech pattern! Found that it doesn't work in Canada, they take you seriously!
Not to split hairs, but the sarcasm isn’t exactly subtle
I speak for all Canadians who don't live in Toronto: we refuse to accept ownership of this clown show. We also don't claim Toronto in general.
Seconded!
The Director is so good that they named an entire social media company after him.
imagine Elon doing this as another side gig as "Director X" lol
How dare you assume Director X's gender!
He just wasn't getting anywhere as Director Twitter.
@@sovereigndayyouthkafir3943I gather they has a beard.
Once again: Critical Drinker, Disparu, and others like them have braved the territories of unwatchable dumpster fire shows/movies so we don't have to. Based AF.
I would have guessed from the title and the thumbnail that it was safe to avoid, but yes, it is a dirty hard job, but I'm glad someone is doing it.
I honestly and sincerely do not think that it should be avoided... its like watching The Room.... its such a disaster its hilariously fascinating
Disparu's reviews are great fun
@@ScArab4951don't you dare put The Room in the same bunch with these woke garbages
The Room is a timeless work of art
I took one look at at it and just said no. See it is even worse than I imagined it to be.
This has been a public service announcement for a show we likely never would've heard of and are now scarred by. Thank you Drinker for keeping the taps flowing.
and will now have to watch - because this type of content must be watched for posterity.
This is the only way I could watch Robyen Hood. Thank you!
It's a good thing the writers strike ended so we can get back to producing quality entertainment like this.
I love the 1938 Robin Hood with Errol Flynn. It had everything. Action, adventure, witty humour, sword fights, romance, glorious technicolor, and Robin Hood was a true hero of the people and Lady Marian was a true lady. I've loved that film ever since I was like 7 years old. It's truly mind boggling just how much things have changed since then, and how we went from that Robin Hood to this Robyn Hood.
You are 100% correct. No other film so faithfully conveys Medieval England and the legend of Robin Hood
Lies. The Disney Robin Hood is the best out there, closely followed by Men in Tights.
Fite me.
@@0giwan Men in Tights is definitely my favorite.
it went from Robin Hood to Robin the Hood
Basil Rathbone and Errol Flynn duelling to the death is one of the greatest swordfights in cinema history!
Selling stolen artifacts is like one of the hardest things to do unless you know the right people and even then you have to find collectors that will basically have to never show to anyone what they possess.
Not just that, but after you offload it they have to have utmost faith in your ability to keep your mouth shut.
Do we believe, for one instant, this character is capable of silence?
*THIS*
And all such fences are incredibly dangerous people who know and cater to _even more dangerous_ people. The kind who could easily just kill you over the artifacts, and no one would ever know.
BUT... I am a member of the Mona Lisa Club. About 8 of us. We meet every year for drinks in Paris. Bring Polaroids (no photo labs if you know what I mean) to share. Nuff said.
Anyway, there are people willing to hold these things and unconcerned with showing them off except to maybe a small tight group of like minded individuals. You see, for some people it's not about having other people know it's you (see also, Doug "I bought a Countach because people will look at me") it's about having, Okay, Jen, Ted and Bob are about the having, the rest of us... it's more like... being able to be with. We'll not talk about Carl.
@@petermgruhn bloody exactly, stole the words from my mouth.
The director did a perfect depiction of the culture and its actions, except for the motivation and intelligence expressed.
I'd almost say the motivations were often ironically correct. Robyn and friends/family are depicted as being extremely loose in their morals, and the thievery/crime is all motivated in selfishness. The show pretty much demonstrates many negative black stereotypes as being true, especially when it comes to the family dynamic and moral/criminal behavior. Furthermore, the actions of the 'villains' (when not potrayed in a comically evil way) are actually way more morally correct, such as wanting the police to arrest people illegally protesting on private property and theft.
In the second episode, they're debating over what to do with leftover money from one of their scores, and after shooting down potential charitable uses of the money the crew decides on spending all the money on partying. Any time the 'heroes' are attempting to be portrayed in a morally good light, it's usually done by making the 'villains' so comically evil that it would never happen, not that the 'heroes' are actually being moral themselves.
Shame he didn't show the consequences of that culture - stagnation, poverty, decay, hopelessness.
@@incurableromantic4006no walmart for them
@@incurableromantic4006living on welfare promised by leftists to be elected, so that the actual working class is robbed twice
When Robyn stole those coins and shouted "It's Robyn time!" I clapped.
I Like how smart her mother is re: not letting the condom dry in case she needed a re-up
I burst up in tears, this was such a powerful moment!
Huh well I stood up and clapped, and tweeted about power, be better
I am Canadian, and I have never heard of this show, just to show you how popular it really is here. Clearly a huge hit!
This must be one of the cases where a show is canceled immediately and you have to wonder how it was ever greenlit. I bet it has something to do with a lot of cocaine ...
"What the fuck is this boys?"
-Ricky
These Mayo ppl just wanna whine about something..
Give them a bottle 🍼
Statically, less than 3% of the Canadian population actually watches anything produced in Canada, including the news. Because, as one can clearly see, our industry is beyond pathetic
@@billthomas478 I watch Letterkenny... and Kids in the Hall... not everything you make is crap.