This show is the best show I seen in a while. It's amazing the way the creator and all made everything come together, from the music, to the history and art, to life in the south Bronx during that time period. Also I like how it told a story while expressing the music art history facts of the time. The love story came alive in this series perfectly around all the chaos and craziness going on in the big city lights. I come from a big city and I can relate to being a young black kid growing up in the city. So throughout most of the show I can see myself in the young ones finding their way, especially Zeke.

This is a good show, it has so many things to it. Nostalgia most of all, those times look so interesting and deep. Some concepts are very nice, like the one that a friendship is like being like in a family. The car scene in the first season was intense and dramatic, got me a range of emotions. I binged season one almost compulsively, I was totally hooked by the story and made me crave for more. Mylene is one of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen. My favorite Character is the uncle, hands down. I also like the brothers dad.None of the kids has a particularly strong personality though which is sad, even Shaolin which is supposed to be the cool mysterious and talented kid, is unfolded later as a weak character, I kept hoping for him to get better. Maybe is the directing that made him weak, perhaps he was written as a strong character.I LOVE the real footage they added to it, I loved seeing how NYC looked like back then, it's perhaps one of the best things of the show. The first episode of season one was really cool, ultra bold start, well done. --- Season two SADLY got me less excited, perhaps for the animations that they added throughout, I mean, I they have this "street" style look but being an animator I didn't really enjoy them. I think they could've been so much better. Still respect for who made them but they made the entire show look too cartoony and it could've been way more dreamy and dramatic. They're portraying the gay kid as an alien (?), maybe because he's also an artist but that left me a little confused, anyways the relationship between these two is so sweet, they could've at least kissed at some point instead of leaving that part unsolved.Is this show aiming at young kids? there are a bunch of things that are kept on the surface. It started off like a Saturday Night Fever kind of vibe mixed with Kids and some Hip Hop stuff but it got more glamorous over the second season, less drama, more cartoons, less real if you ask me.Regardless if the facts happening in the show are real of not, its an entertaining show but I can totally see how it would pi** people off. Especially people that know about hip hop and/or have lived that stuff. It's a Buz Luhrmann production, this is a romanticized version of facts and didn't feel so real to me that I am so far away from that culture.

It gives much respect to the origins of hip hop culture and the lives of those who lived and shaped those early years. Acting, script, story development, setting, visuals, all on point. The series captures the various plot lines in a seamless sort of way so that they all develop in unison. There's just the right mix of suspense, comedy and tragedy to remain realistic and the characters remain relatable and intriguing throughout. I also love how the plot lines influence each other, so that these are 3 independent progressions, but yet still they all influence each other, even though the characters are not always aware of that overlap, just as in real life. I agree with another reviewer who said this series may become a cult classic. It definitely has that potential.

Let's start by saying I am a 54 year old white woman with a 15 year old son and we both LOVE this show - go figure! We just finished watching the final episode of this season and can not wait until the next season. The 70s, the Bronx, the clothes (Huckapoo shirts - I didn't think anyone remembered those but they were quintessential garments back then). What's not to love - the editing, the music, the story and characters are all genius. Baz Luhrman has done it again. Such nostalgia presented in a modern way. Love the news footage - I'm guessing some of it is authentic?!? I highly recommend this show. Have fun!