Random Acts of Flyness

This is one of the best shows on television. Rather than laying blame, it shows where people of color are & where we have been. It's a very creative dose of reality. It's one of those shows made for us by us. If you are a part of the "mainstream" of society or not, it gives you the choice to buy into what you're watching or not. 10/10 - I look Forward to Season 2.

A fantastically layered show that provokes the viewer to think deeply about a multitude of topics including race, class, and gender. You'll need to watch more than once

Created, directed, and starring Terence Nance, RAoF is a variety series featuring stunning abstract visuals, jarring juxtapositions, and such raw and honest emotion. Being described as a "fluid, mind-melting stream-of-conscious response to the contemporary American mediascape", the series is of course very surreal, with the through-line plot being driven by a video game creator and artist Najja (Alicia Pilgrim) and her partner (Nance), as they explore each other in their relationship, the atrocities of their ancestral pasts, and the hidden truths of their realities. Entwined with heavy themes of spiritualism, music, dance, and poetry, the series flows more as a performative art statement piece than it does a network sketch comedy, and while I did gut laugh a few times over its two season run it is not a series I would describe as funny. Lots of commentary on politics and media itself, RAoF is beautiful in its style, the directing and composition is top notch, the acting is very good, and the score is just perfect. Not something which would be easy to binge, for me each episode needed a period of self reflection before moving onto the next, but as a piece of artistic experience if you enjoy abstractly transparent hard hitting truths, I would highly recommended. I'm so excited for whatever Nance works on next.

So I was recommended to me to watch this so I did. Now initially watching it I was like what the hell am I watching? after a few sketches I realized I was watching a documentary-style sketch comedy show with a satirical twist. Every episode takes that particular approach to cover some touchy topics from Black face, toxic masculinity, trans living, rape culture, body dysmorphia to good hair in the black community. The show also give clips revealing a black history that most wouldn't learn in school. The show displays strong cultural and political significance to the black society with a unique yet gripping approach. The narrative kept me intrigued enough to binge watch the entire season. The overall vibe gave me adult swim, chappelle show with some controversial but needed plots. I can see why it's on HBO at midnight but I'm glad I was recommended it.

There's nothing like this currently on T.V. Terrance Nance and his creative team are really pushing the boundaries of television far with this output. It's also incredible seeing black issues take its rightful place in the vast space of entertainment.

And the folks talking about white guilt and reverse racism... take that somewhere else. Terrance Nance and black thought is here to stay!