ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

SnoopyStyle In the downtrodden community of Fort Grey, Cal, aspiring rapper Courtney Rose (Brandon Micheal Hall) runs for mayor to promote his music. T.K. Clifton (Marcel Spears) and Jermaine Leforge (Bernard David Jones) are his best friends and entourage. He lives with his postal worker mom Dina Rose (Yvette Nicole Brown). Former schoolmate Valentina Barella (Lea Michele) runs the opponent's campaign. With Courtney's shocking victory, Valentina volunteers to run his office. Corrupt councilman Ed Gunt (David Spade) is a political rival.The cast is amiable and the characters are sweet enough. Often, Courtney learns a lesson and grows as a character. Spade provides a good sleazy villain. It probably could have done something if given more time. The network cancels it after making 13 episodes. I actually expected it to stretch out the campaigning for the first year. That has great potential and the season could have ended with his surprise victory. Instead, this quickly turns into a standard sitcom. I'm not sure about creator Jeremy Bronson's intentions but he definitely stumbled upon a more uplifting portrayal of small city politics. It's got the underdog aspect and the feel-good lesson of the week.

kitsk I don't know why this show is getting so much hate! Well, I take that back, i actually do understand. Its the people who hate the modern shows for lacking the same nostalgic feel that older shows have. Well that takes time! If you give this show a little time to mature it will surprise you. Its going to go through a little trial and error before it blossoms into what could be a decent show. This series is trying to show kids that they DO have a voice in this country, even if they are still young. Americas political system is full of old farts who just don't care about anything that doesn't involve their wallets, and that is what this show preaches. An Example of this is the second episode when The Mayor/rapper finds out that the city council plans on cutting the music program. He then finds out making change in society is not as easy as he thought and then by the end of the episode what ends up saving the music program is people calling in and voicing their opinion. Even though it has a bit of a slow start, this show has a lot of potential to become something more than just a show. It could possibly give its audience a glimpse of how young people think nowadays while also hopefully giving people a reason to speak up and NOT let the world just burn.

Charles Herold (cherold) This very funny series involves a young rapper who runs for mayor as a publicity gimmick and wins with a bold vision undercut by his complete absence of sincere commitment and political know-how. This is a kind of weird show to come out the year we have the same situation with our president Trump, but this kid has something Trump lacks, sensible, moral advisers in the person of his mom and whatever Lea Michelle's job title is.I found the first two episodes very funny, and the mayor and his best buds are wonderfully likable. my only criticism is that the series is essentially three likable boys mothered by two sensible women; it's not a series that thinks outside of the box.Still, I really like it.

matthijsalexander Synopsis: Teenager likes to rap, accidentally becomes Mayor of a somewhat rundown town.That whole process was presented in the Pilot, which wasn't funny at all. The pilot wasn't captivating, wasn't deep nor was it entertaining, and what is to come seems fairly predictable. Many pitfalls, many life lessons, many disappointed people, but in the end of the day it all works out, and he gets to rap too.Perhaps I am not the intended audience, but also the 16 year old me would not have watched this. It is simply too flat, too 'fake' and lacks soul, lacks a whole lot of soul.