A History of Radness

My kids and I watched this because James Iha had composed it. I already expected something good not only because of Iha but because of Henry Rollins. ( I could take or leave Imagine Dragons but hey... that's the one my kids loved!).

Anyway. I was suitably blown away. I even got my wife to watch it later with me, once the kids had gone to sleep. Then my kids watched it again with their friends.

Look, there's so much to like about this show from the authentic performances, the way it's shot - blending a cinematic feel with the more hand held stuff, to the story itself. And yes - THE MUSIC is great.

I want my kids to watch things that aren't about being famous, popular or pretty. I want real, aspirational stuff. It reminded me a lot of Freaks n Geeks in the way it was so earthy. It's certainly unlike anything else on TV at the moment. Amazon has made a winner here. We are officially captivated and standing by for more episodes

Bravo Amazon

Get ready to be completely charmed by this amazing show. The writing and direction paired with these amazing young actors is the perfect combination. And the music... I can't get over the fact that the kids are such outstanding musicians -- they play with the hearts and souls of much older performers. This show is legit. I feel like most networks/studios would handle a show about kids starting a garage band in a broad, high gloss manner. There's none of that here. There's not a manufactured or false moment in the entire show (kudos, Amazon). No spoilers here, but there is an adorable cameo that will warm the hearts of many a music fan. It makes me wonder what other rock legend cameos Radness has in their back pocket. I can't recommend this show more highly. 10+

Great job-a show that is didactic in a cool way. Reminds me of The Wonder Years. Held my attention as an adult. Solid story & character development. Good chemistry with the cast. Pacing was good. Writing was witty. Has a lot of commercial appeal without being overly contrived. Charming for all demographics. Definitely see this being a hit show. I looked it up and saw Dan Reynolds name. Is this THE Dan Reynolds -lead singer of Imagine Dragons? If so, why don't we know this? I'm a huge fan of ID! The song at the end was great. The Outsiders" is a great name for the band. I hope they tour so I can take my nieces & nephews! Reading now about James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins doing the score. This show is rock music's finest with surely some of its newest members!!

One week ago, this show had a 9.6 rating on IMDb. It had been that high for weeks. Why? So many reasons but mainly because the show is excellent in every phase, Writing, Directing, Acting, Editing, Music. The list goes on.

As of today, the show is at 7.9 and sinking fast. Why this time? It seems because of Amazon's pilot system friends and family of a potentially competing Amazon pilot have spent their last week trying to sabotage this show to trick Amazon Execs into picking their show instead.

Here's the problem with that logic... That other show simply isn't very good. Here's another problem with that plan. Amazon has proved over the last few years to be smarter than your time wasting ploy to cheat the system. You think they haven't noticed a quick and drastic drop in the IMDb rating the very week they're making their decision? You think they're going to reward you for that by putting their money and reputation on the line by picking up your boring show?

Good luck with that.

This show is the viewing experience you wish you could give your children all the time. The main characters are so refreshing and break the typical lead-role stereotypes. I really hope they make more episodes, we are waiting for them eagerly. I love that the actors are real musicians and the way this show is created is such a break from the normal monotony of kids shows. It is so quirky and entertaining we just cant wait for more! So often I find myself questioning the inappropriate messages that these kids shows are conveying and with this show I found myself celebrating the theme and messages. We need shows like this, shows with lead male and females that show kids its OK to be different and its OK for kids to rock out on instruments too!