Robyn Hood. Green light, Yes or No?

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

KID: Dad, our neighbors are being robbed. DAD: How'd you know? KID: They wear clothes with neons in the middle of the night

[@ArthurDent_42]

DAD: Hmmm, interesting, are they similar to the ones that Robyn at the Sherwood building has for her KZbin music videos?

[@umeducated]

he he both good points i nevre thougt of

[@shamancredible8632]

​@@ArthurDent_42STOP! That level of thinking is racism!!!!

[@christophertaylor9100]

It is a unique approach to stealth, to be sure

[@FrauZehel]

They seriously lead the police right on their building.....

[@afelias]

Frankly I would rather see the network exec perspective on "Was this show a money laundering scheme for tax evasion purposes?"

[@MasterMalrubius]

Awesome humor to start the day.

[@andycamp4890]

That is not how it works in Canada. Here we give you (other peoples') tax money for making bad shows.

[@eastlynburkholder3559]

Did Robin hide his face with an led mask?

[@NefariousKoel]

@@andycamp4890 Even easier! A scheme to get gov't funding! That would definitely be topical in the modern day.

[@afelias]

@@LTNetjak The OG Robin Hood wasn't even about tax evasion. He took tax money away from the Sheriff because the taxes were from an illegitimate authority. Robin Hood was doing that essentially to get his land back. He was all about reinstating the proper king, Richard the Lionheart, to power.

[@guyjperson]

I'm Canadian. I didn't even know this show existed until The Critical Drinker, a Scottish KZbinr, weighed in on it. It sounds execrable. Luckily, I'm a Canadian film technician, and have worked on Dozens of terrible projects where the cheque cleared. So, in a time when most of us are sitting on our keisters because of strikes, I say HUZZAH! to this stupid show. Keep churning it out!

[@CallMeChato]

If it were not for terrible, government sanctioned/financed shows we'd have no entertainment business here.

[@guyjperson]

@@CallMeChato Ain't Dat Da Truf.

[@jonathanbaker4361]

@@CallMeChato I mean... you could push for government to stop regulating your TV and everything else you guys do and let an industry try to flourish. But that's wishful thinking in todays climate, I suppose.

[@daviddukes9392]

And the worst part is as a Canadian taxpayer you paid for this rubbish

[@heroineburgh]

@@CallMeChato As a small-scale concert promoter, I can tell you that there is not a single Canadian band I have promoted that didn't have the state-funded logo on the backs of their CDs or records. Basically, what's ironic is that money funds these bands to tour the States, because otherwise they would have very little audience.

[@Dr.Cosmar]

"and one of my subscribers paid me 5 superthanks dollars" That's the most honest reason I've heard from any youtuber for doing any video since I started browsing this website in 2004.

[@IndenturedYoutubeSlave]

It was Money well spent :)

[@saiyansomething73]

Paul Chato has become another KZbin grifter? Say it ain't so! Also didn't specify American or Canadien dollars. That's important in this economy.

[@casualcausalityy]

​@@saiyansomething73Grifters aren't upfront and honest like this. Plus I'm sure many of us wanted to hear his take on a Canadian production gaining international attention, I'm glad someone paid for it

[@IndenturedYoutubeSlave]

Worth every cent, I really wanted to know how you would address this "pilot" if you were the producer in charge.

[@CallMeChato]

Double bonus. Thanks.

[@RRTNZ]

Great video Chato. There's a line from Frank Miller's Elektra Assassin "It makes sense... It's all wrong, but it makes sense." That's what the pitch for this series is. You can see how, to people who don't understand real humans, some execs might think there would be an audience for this. Of course there isn't, and when we see how these ideas are brought to life, using leftover masks from Squid Game, that this was going to tank.

[@CallMeChato]

I agree and thanks for the comment and the contribution.

[@jamesripley6712]

Stereo types galore , single parent family , dead beat dads ! Really love the idea of Mum filling up the condom jar . Canadian TV has always sucked but this makes King of Kensington look Oscar worthy . RIP Al Waxman

[@SafetyBriefer]

The words ‘black lesbian’ were used in the pitch to the network. No one was allowed to say no to the show after that.

[@guillermoelnino]

once transracialism picks up steam we'll get to have straight white men in media again.

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

Just think how much money you could get with "paraplegic Bangladeshi trans man".

[@UnnamedHero0922]

From the first time I saw the title 'Robyn Hood', I knew exactly what it was going to be about. I was 100% right as the first episode aired. 'Men in Tights is a better depection of Robin Hood' than what wannabe Malcom X did with the legend.

[@umeducated]

yeah same,its so preditable

[@zombiedodge1426]

When Malcolm heard about Director X, he changed his last name back to Little.

[@myrddrral]

"It was not worse than a CW show". That bar is underground, good sir.

[@ingiford175]

Reminds me of the south park ep where spielberg when to the mariana trench to 'lift the bar'

[@user-yv4mm6bx3c]

"Evil Ginger" lol, as part Irish, I burst out laughing at this one. Great video overall.

[@shadowzero1000]

Director X would have had the same affect naming himself, Empty Cypher.

[@clogs4956]

The best thing about Robyn Hood is the amount of money it’s bringing in to YT critics. Although I admit to some concern about its storyline; Disparu nearly choked to death with laughter reviewing episode one.

[@drgordo112]

Canadians love an underdog, but this - this we cannot abide!

[@PunksterOS]

This new Robyn Hood show is _THE_ funniest, slapstick, spoof comedy since The Naked Gun. The way that red-haired, police _girlboss™_ kicks her subordinate, barely even lifting her leg _(in hindsight, perhaps she was breaking wind)_ in the process, sending him flying across the room, wincing in pain, meanwhile, she enters some sort of satisfied Bruce Lee pose, had me in complete stitches with uncontrollable laughter. This is the best spoof of Robin Hood since Mel Brooks' Men In tights. Well done Director X, your comedic shots were truly something to behold. I have no idea what people are complaining about. It is hilarious stuff.

[@umeducated]

i dont get it@@JK-uv9zj

[@umeducated]

i don't thinkit was meant to be a spouf bro

[@melrobertson2743]

​@@umeducatedthey were being sarcastic

[@MurasakiTsukimaru]

Don't forget the police officer looking "shitting-his-pants" levels of terrified because some 100lb girl nudged him with her hip and he fell over. Or the Sheriff talking how much of a genius the criminals are right after they shoot a music video in the same clothes they stole a Rolls Royce in, next to the Rolls Royce, outside their apartment building, *and specifically said that's where they live*. Or the insistence those $70 drones from Best Buy are "Worth more than two officers' combined salaries". Or little John warning that "John Prince isn't the type to forgive and forget" less than twelve hours after they broke into his home, assaulted him with deadly weapons, and stole his car. Or the sheriffs dodging in terror at tiny unarmed drones slowly flying towards them Or the sheriffs' gleeful "This is private property, we can do whatever we want!" Or the sheriffs shouting at two kids eating burritos to "Get down on your knees! Put your hands up!" Or the hacker insisting his "body is a temple" after he's shown drinking hard liquor and just before revealing he's got an implant that regularly injects him with hormones. Apparently, he meant a temple that's been looted and desecrated by invaders

[@kazziemilner]

@@melrobertson2743 "They were" is that guy actually two people?

[@thelastmotel]

He's changed the credits of the show, so it now says "Julien Christian Lutz PKA Director X". He may fight to defend his show, but at the same time, he's trying to distance himself from his nom du guerre, as his representation has already said that he will be directing all future projects under his real name.

[@eastlynburkholder3559]

Which is?

[@umeducated]

@@eastlynburkholder3559 "Julien Christian Lutz" lol

[@50shadesofbeige88]

"Raising their fists during the Tostitos commercial break" 😂 couldn't have said it better myself.

[@MasticinaAkicta]

Ah this show. The thing with shows, as people like you tell us, it takes 2-3 years to plan, get money, write, shoot a show. So this is 2-3 years old in the middle of a "super diverse" timeline. I don't expect this to the be last show like this. There will be more!

[@ArthurDent_42]

Oh no, I am already in too much pain.

[@theevermind]

It may take 2-3 yr to get a show to air, but it only takes a day to stop it in its tracks.

[@ericfrancisco6615]

Believe me, as a Canuck who's taxes get shuffled to the CRTC to fund more of this $hit, I'll guarantee you there's more where this comes from.

[@Pitchguest]

"Many reviewers have called it out for its 'cultural appropriation'; as a (former) network exec, I don't care" -- Yeah, that's about par for the course. When adapting European folk lore, network execs don't seem to mind changing things willy nilly but when it comes to adapting folk lore from any other culture it should suddenly be treated with the utmost respect. Hell, even when it comes to real historical figures, like Ann Boleyn, or Joan of Arc, or Julius bloody Caesar, they can't help themselves. I wish they WOULD care.

[@dbsommers1]

Exactly. They *do* care, as long as only certain cultures are affected. If someone is selective in their methods, then it's part of a plan. They are quite open in their social re-engineering. And it's going to get much worse.

[@johngaltline9933]

Honestly, I'm less concerned about "cultural appropriation" , A story from one culture can often be retold from another culture's point of view and make for great entertainment. I'm more concerned with the tendency in this particular story, to use the name and forget the actual story. Robin Hood isn't about a guy stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. It's about a guy stealing from a repressive, abusive, over-taxing government, and giving to the overtaxed working-class people. The story's about bad government, not rich and poor people.

[@wastelandsniper789]

@@johngaltline9933 A good illustration of a story from one culture being retold for another culture is "Seven Samurai" from Japan being turned into "The Magnificent Seven" in the US. The cultural touchstones are all different, but the core story remains the same through both. If "The Magnificent Seven" hadn't already been made (and then remade), there is zero chance we'd see it made in today's woke climate. Because it would be considered cultural appropriation for "stealing" the story from Japan.

[@tiagorodrigues3730]

I don't think that he would care about John Wayne playing Genghis Khan, either, or _The Seven Samurai_ being adapted into a Western _(The Magnificent Seven)._ If he cared, then you have a case. If he didn't, you do not.

[@Pitchguest]

@@tiagorodrigues3730 I'd prefer if they cared more for both, but for some reason, particularly in this day and age, certain cultures are given more reverence than others. If they didn't care neither which way then I would just chalk it up to network execs being generally out of touch (which they probably are) but they clearly have a double standard.

[@UPTAUT]

Can't say how much I enjoy hearing a former network executive speak about current day content.

[@neilprice513]

This blatant "Cultural Appropriation" of British history and culture is insulting and the people behind this should be ashamed! 🤣

[@ArthurDent_42]

Yeah but we Brits shouldn't really care, we should just point and laugh as we are already doing. Then call out the hypocrisy if we were to take anything from elsewhere and make it all about Blighty's whiteys.

[@hermask815]

Brits appropriating foreign countries, folks from that country get UK passport and perform British culture though with a non-white skin. isn't taht the integration you asked for? yeah, whatever...

[@zephodb]

@@hermask815 This is a case of 'judge others by their own standards', and by the standards of the 'class of people' who made this show, they are the type to get angry when others appropriate their culture, even when it isn't their culture's product. If someone is the kind of person to seriously complain about cultural appropriation, then even if you don't really care about it you can criticize them about said appropriation in a non-hypocritical manner. ^.^ It is like criticizing a Christian housewife who gets huffy at people not dressing for church on Sundays even if they're not going to church or aren't Christians... then she has an off day and doesn't have her Sunday Best. You can then point and go 'ooooh... dressing down this Sunday? What happened to dressing in your Chruch Best?' That sort of thing. ^^

[@shamancredible8632]

It's not wrong when they do it to whitey. Only the blacks and the browns get to be culturally appropriated, and then blm leaders can use their donation money to buy more mansions for themselves, and everyone lived happily ever after. The end.

[@kazziemilner]

@@hermask815 what are you blabbering on about?

[@ariochiv]

The goal isn't to mend fences (or bridges, or anything), it's to stoke anger. The goal of the aggrieved agitator class is to justify their own existence with more conflict, not to solve society's problems.

[@rfichokeofdestiny]

Your suggestions for how to fix it were so good. Just a quick thumbnail sketch and I was thinking, “wow, that sounds like a fun premise for a show I’d watch.” It just goes to show how some of these awful productions could be enjoyable if they had just put some thought into them. (And hired people who know what they’re doing.)

[@JohnDoe-vm5rb]

Have Prince funding/supplying the dealers to drive the prices down due to the crime so he can swoop in and 'fix' the neighbourhood and the sheriff on the take. Or, to make this more distinct from the legends have the sheriff honest, genuinely opposing the crime but undermined by corrupt people in Prince's pocket. That in turn sets up a potential conflict between Robyn and the sheriff later, with them still gunning for her even though they know they're fighting the local criminals too.

[@animeangel1983]

@@JohnDoe-vm5rb You actually make it better and make it make sense, you put more thought into those four lines of comment than whoever thought it was "good enough" as is and approved it (probably fearing being called istaphobes for not approving it). It will have one season, that's it. It will get the Naomi treatment and be canned before the season even finishes airing.

[@blshouse]

It was called The Dukes of Hazard when it first began airing in 1979.

[@rfichokeofdestiny]

@@blshouse That was my favorite show as a kid. 😏

[@Eraiyna]

In my opinion, there are plenty of movies where we follow the stories of criminals, and we even end up rooting for the criminals. There's plenty of heist movies where the characters steal from casinos, movies where a troubled band of misfits get together to fight bigger badder guys, or even law-toeing lawful-evil guys. It's okay to have cartoonish premises, and bad guy protagonists. Some of the funnest and most beloved movies follow a common thief or rogue just trying to survive. All in, it's obvious this Robyn Hood show isn't popular because it's blatantly being overpolitical in a currently polarized political climate.

[@DarthPoyner]

Yep. They think they need to preach to us instead of entertain us. They try to use the classic tools of storytelling, but they don't use them properly. Instead they push identity to the forefront and completely fail with story or even comedy. Then when people tell them they don't like it, the scream racism. Instead of looking at why the people don't like it.

[@MrEnKaye]

My friend works at the same gym as one of the writers, and apparently a lot of the writing was "studio enhanced"

[@CDMJDMHHC]

I believe that your take on this show in your old capacity can be a good learning tool.

[@s3.14dervision]

I love your suggestions for updating Robin Hood for "modern audiences"...you obviously put more thought and effort into how to fix this dumpster fire than X did in the entire pilot!!

[@arioch2112]

I was hoping to hear a Canadian influence in saying the character's name, like the Drinker was running away with. Excellent points all, Chato. May I say how polite and respectful you were with how NOT the material was.

[@REAL_Infamous]

Nothing scarier on Halloween than summoning Director X by making a video criticizing his show

[@umeducated]

legend states that if you say "flop" into a miror five times, directorx shows up behind you to call you the dreaded r word

[@jamesdosher2057]

That this should be a learning experience was probably the nicest thing you could have said about this series. Bravo!

[@denroy3]

Sounded like he feared something to me.

[@damneighbor1566]

​@@denroy3I don't think he fears. I think he tries to boost Canada and their workers. He is like the teacher who can tell the dumb kid he is dumb without using the word dumb. You know make it more positive without ignoring the truth. Just my opinion though.

[@pittland44]

Chato, you should do a dark, gritty angst filled, modern reimagining of Canada's greatest superhero: Mr. Canoehead! There's no way it could be worse than this stuff.

[@RB-bd5tz]

I wonder when Mr. Canoehead will get the race- and gender-swapped-lead treatment. A young black lesbian "Mx. Canoehead" will wield her/their/its/zir canoe with uncanny skill in all kinds of adventures, despite having no training, while Mr. Canoehead himself mopes around, depressed and waiting to die.

[@mitchellhodgemeyer1950]

As an old, white Canadian, let me say I wish the CRTC would die already. If a show is made in Canada, for a Canadian channel, then that’s enough messaging for me. I haven’t seen a good, original Canadian show since Corner Gas.

[@pedroares6562]

You need to be so proud this awesome show was made in Canada! XD Now let's be serious, you're totally right, why? how much arrogance and short-sightness is needed to believe this weird, woke, only in name adaptation of "Robin hood" was a good idea? Anyway awesome video as always.

[@colorin81colorado]

When you have more people talking about ashow than the actual people who is actually watching it... The show may have issues too many to be resolved!

[@jeremiehernandez905]

'Never knew Mr. Chato can do a Macho voice.

[@vidphile1]

great points you make here, chato. thank you very much for the video.

[@joeyp0630]

I love this type of video... Please do more like this!!!

[@codyc7477]

I think the premise for this show could work if it were more grpunded in reality. It would probably also help if they hadn't made the villian sympathetic and the protagonist detestable.

[@randalltilander6684]

“Snidely Whiplash”. That takes me back. “The Perils of Penelope Pitstop” and “Wacky Races”. Early 1970s?

[@robinhood9128]

I’m more of a desperado than a denizen but your posts are always interesting and amusing ❤

[@DarthEvilicus]

Director X’s meltdown on social media is far more entertaining than the drivel he created

[@basementbrotherscollectibles]

“Raising their fists during the Tostitos commercial break” 😂 😂

[@JonWhitfield5150]

you are a great untapped resource for any company that would seriously want to go to the next level.

[@McCowski]

You're awesome Chato! I found you through FNT and I have to say, you make fantastic videos. Keep it up!

[@r.e.z9428]

I think the arrow to the brain is a much more enjoyable time than watching Robbin’ Hood.

[@DavidMoreno-bz3gd]

Thanks!

[@CallMeChato]

You are very kind. Thank you.

[@ThatGuy-cb3yv]

This Robyn Hood show sounds like a disguarded Boondocks episode.

[@WeAreHere-42]

disguarded?

[@evaper665]

may i say, your beautiful quality shows, awesome video once again

[@SilvrSavior]

I can't help but want to hear your professional take on the pilot episode of The Librarians now.

[@CallMeChato]

Thanks for the contribution. Never heard of the Librarians. Just looked it up. Rebecca is in it. Looks like they gave her more to do than in SNW. Can't find a streamer unfortunately.

[@SilvrSavior]

@CallMeChato Haven't heard of this site, but according to TV guide, the show is available on Plex.

[@missread7781]

I may be wrong but wasn't the Nero Wolve (Timothy Hutton) series shot in Toronto. Sharp script, good acting. Canadian set series can be great when scripted, filmed and acted well. (No I am not Canadian.)

[@antipattern0]

Wow that voice synth was amazing.

[@brockdavid]

My favorite part was when they wuz Robyn’ a Lululemon, Gucci outlet and Apple Store. And, gave to themselves.

[@Healcraft]

🤡

[@BerodranG]

I love this type video! Keep them coming!

[@denroy3]

Why, boredom with a tinge of fear of actually criticizing the program because, diversity and government response? He keeps videos like this up...he won't have to, because he'll be the only one watching.

[@BerodranG]

@@denroy3 uh no. I like the insight to the industry that he used to work in. It's fascinating.

[@Drixenol86]

Reminds me of an ad I saw playing in a movie theatre years ago. A man tried to get his script for a Jack the Ripper movie greenlit. But Hollywood executives did changes and turned it into “Jack the Rapper”.

[@zincwick99]

Stunning and brave. Ofcourse.

[@leefelts6472]

Great video Chato. Can't wait for the next one.

[@AKATenn]

I still think this show was made specifically for canadas broadcasting laws... they needed something to fill a slot... and yeah, if they were stealing to give to starving people who'd die otherwise, it'd be one thing, but it seems they use the money to help themselves...

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

It's the only way this existing makes sense to me.

[@Saltine76]

Thanks again Paul

[@Sarafimm2]

I think the concept of the show would have been far better if Robyn Loxley and her band was the name of a company like "Loxley Corporation" or some such business name. It would be a company of private investigators, journalists, security experts, actors, lawyers, etc. and whatever other jobs necessary to get "the job done". The Prince and Sheriff would be the BIG BADS among other smaller baddies. This would create a positive vibe for the show as they could showcase how modern technology and laws can be used to right wrongs. This premise gives the show a concept for seasonal renewals and cameos by famous people or character changes if necessary. The Loxley company could start with a core group of actors and then grow, expand, or contract depending upon storylines and season finale events. It could hit all the Drama, Comedy, Soap Opera, Action, etc. tags you could want.

[@n.d.m.515]

There was already a show like this on USA Network called Leverage.

[@Sarafimm2]

@@n.d.m.515 Never saw or heard of Leverage, so I didn't know about it. Went and looked it up. It came out in 2008 and we stopped watching normal television and went internet only around 2007 when my family needed to make some hard financial cuts.

[@AL-ws5yi]

They look like budget Saint’s Row characters.

[@guillermoelnino]

The reboot edition

[@mrallan8063]

"When I was doing this sh*t..." that should be your goto weekly tag line. It's not a problem, barely an inconvenience.

[@RaydeusMX]

The way I would have done it instead of "Robbin' da hood" would be making the series a legal drama. I'd imagine a team of lawyers from different backgrounds and skill sets (loosely inspired by the original characters) who'd been wronged in one way or another by Prince and the sheriff, and their fights within the legal system to bring justice and working pro bono to help the poor and helpless against corrupt forces within the police, unscrupulous business men (and women) and politicians. I'd make it in a case of the week format in addition to the overarching main story of the season. Think House MD for the feel of the series. What do you think Paul, would I get hired? Also now I want to see you wearing an official FNE hat for these videos, I think it would be fun.

[@31minutesago]

To make it action oriented, lets have a physical guy, a convict the lawyers helped get out of jail, rob landlords, judges, crooked cops and druglords. He isn't allowed to purchase or carry a firearm, so he improvises.

[@denroy3]

This video was so so saccharine I was waiting for him to start handing out trophies to all those involved in the show. The Canadian government approves this video, though half-heartedly, because they smelled the hint of criticism.

[@hermask815]

wasn't too much saccharine giving diarrhea?

[@jaysonklein6018]

​@@hermask815diabeetus

[@ronniepatterson2827]

I knew something was gonna be different at the 00:45 mark when Chato "strangely" said he wasn't gonna slam this show. Lol, first time for everything I guess?

[@n.d.m.515]

Remember, he is reviewing this as a former TV executive. That means giving it at least the benefit of a doubt. Especially what he would expect for this show in order for him to greenlight.

[@I_D_I_0_T]

I would really like to see your version of the story

[@ailouros24]

I like your idea of replacing the developer with drug kingpins. Such a simple fix.

[@nealsterling8151]

I like that you went for a constructive approach, instead of just screaming how terrible the show is. The way i would have created a modern day Robin Hood series would be in a similar style like they did the series "Hustle", or leverage (for the US audience). The Bad Guy could be a powerful (and brutal) criminal overlord called "the Prince", who want's to take over the lead of his fathers criminal organisation. It would be far more effective to have our heroes battle against such a individual, who is NOT bound by the law and could be portrayed genuinely scary and brutal (nothing to graphic of course).

[@cobba42]

Surprisingly fair and balanced. Not that I expected different from you.

[@polishedpoison]

Chato! Having a B**ch of a morning and your video put me in a much better mood, thank you very much 🤘

[@AReallyUnrealOne]

I hope the TVA from Loki is dispatched to prune this mess from time and space.

[@Bad_Llama]

Perhaps another category is: Renew or not? What is the thinking of a network exec when looking at renewing shows?

[@umeducated]

robYn hood, the gift that keps on giveing

[@merxeddie6474]

“For the age we live in”possibly the most disastrous epithet to attach to any cultural endeavour.

[@lolopotatoes9397]

I would say the first question you would ask Director X is : " Is that really what we're gonna have to call you??"

[@ericfrancisco6615]

I was waiting for this. Only a fellow Canuck can dissect this joke of a show.

[@JosueTheBigot]

I appreciate how you give your honest opinion. I feel as though too many jump on the hate bandwagon for clicks.

[@jonbuono7826]

I've watched the first episode. It's Cringe Hood.

[@notwillit]

Your reviews are the best.

[@Doc-Glock]

Until this video, I forgot this show even existed. And once the video ends, I'll soon go back to not remembering this show.

[@rigell2764]

If only their superpowers were getting their GED, learning a useful skill, getting a job, and paying child support.

[@timothyreynolds6255]

YT channel "Disparu" has fun reviewing Robyn Hood.

[@Thandi123]

In the myth Robin is a highly skilled archer and swordsman, indicating military training. Indeed a lot of tellings have Robin being a former noble, to explain his skills. Robyn, would have been better served by this sort of background. The downfall of an aristocrat who learns about the injustices of the world that she once benefited from, would provide a natural arc to her character. Her being trained by the Canadian military to protect Canada's humanitarian missions in Iraq would give her a bit of sympathy, explain her abilities, and provide some echoes of Rambo-style baddassery, For John Prince, I'd actually not have him be a developer. I'd have him be an organized crime boss - with the Sheriff being his enforcer. Robyn goes from robbing from the rich - to robbing from crime bosses and the people who prey on her neighborhood, to help make the place a little bit better. For our version of maid Marion, I'd go with a clean cop. Introduce him as being hunted by the dirty cops after he learned something he shouldn't have. I'd also give the sheriff some more shades of gray. From the sheriff's POV, while John is a bad guy - he's a bad guy who managed to unite the criminals of the area to produce something resembling stability. She didn't start off bad - she broke bad with how impossible the neighborhood was, and now she's in so deep she can't dig her way out again. From the sheriff's POV - she's facing what appears to be a gang war, to remove the devil she knows - and she doesn't know what is likely to replace him.

[@CallMeChato]

Yes, John Prince should have been a crime boss. I wasn't specific but that was what I was hinting at.

[@sanchezaghahowa]

I'd watch this show. Great spin

[@johngaltline9933]

I'd prefer John Prince to be a local government official. A mayor or housing commissioner, or some such. It would make for a better story, and be a better fit for the source material for Robyn to be fighting against a corrupt government that is trying to push people out. Robin Hood isn't about stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. It's about stealing from a corrupt government that over taxes the working people, and giving back to those working people.

[@animeangel1983]

Sounds great but you know it could never happen, the message isn't being beaten into you with every second of film. Can't have that. All those talking points are not hammered in hard enough, this is too neutral you need to be divisive and antagonizing to everyone, keep them pitted against one another. Because that's how it has to be to avoid the Twitter mobs coming after you and all the istaphobe rants on TikTok that they do. This comment is sarcasm but the truth of it and how the current culture operates, is not.

[@garland336]

I respect the hell out of this type of blunt realism. Honestly speaking as "middle aged white guy". There were some definite missed opportunities for what could have been a quasi-interesting show.

[@CallMeChato]

I totally think so.

[@BeautifulFreakOG]

In this context, your race is irrelevant. STOP playing these people's games.

[@mrsleep0000]

Oh, it could have been awesome... but, Hollywood is broken, and they no longer make shows for people, they make them for activists.

[@suzygirl1843]

@@CallMeChato I find your content disgusting, especially because you're an older man. You should know better and not indulge in fueling division in America.

[@slyjester3315]

As soon as I found out this show was Canadian, I couldn't wait for Chato to critique it!

[@CallMeChato]

I thought I was fair.

[@slyjester3315]

@CallMeChato Very fair indeed! I truly enjoy the different perspectives you present, as a former network T.V. executive, with your "Green Light" series. Keep up the good work!

[@pdbronco]

Love the standard announcer voice.

[@BillC-64]

Face it, if it wasn't for KZbinrs, zero people would even know this show existed.

[@CallMeChato]

That’s the funny part.

[@blshouse]

This show, plus your fixes amounts to a re-imagining of the Dukes of Hazard. Sounds fun, I hope someone actually pulls it off.

[@EasyThere]

let me count the tax benefits and inevitable tax write-offs for the failure...Funny the 50+% tax rate for the "wealthy" isn't enough here in Canaduh. Apparently people don't understand that rental isn't ownership.

[@johngaltline9933]

I feel like from what I've heard about it, this show could almost work... but seems to be suffering from the same problem pretty much every recent telling of Robin Hood has. For some reason people think the story is about stealing from evil rich guys and giving to random poor people. Robin Hood is about stealing from a government that is over taxing the people and giving to those overtaxed people. You could tell a great story with almost the same feel as this show just by staying true to the source material. Gentrification is a thing, and it does really hit the longtime residents of a neighborhood hard when their property taxes skyrocket. There is plenty of story to tell, say of this John Prince maybe being a corrupt zoning commissioner or some such that is intentionally increasing taxes to force out the working-class people. Sadly, no one in network TV is going to make a show suggesting that maybe we don't need quite so much government in our lives.

[@analogbunny]

Another adaptation that would be consistent with the original folk tale would be if Robyn owned that building and lived in the penthouse, and ran the building fairly and ensured the inhabitants could live affordably and with dignity, then worked together with various interested parties to interfere with another landlord who owned another series of buildings and squeezed them for profit. The point of the original wasn't rich vs poor, it was about benevolent leadership and observing your responsibilities as a leader vs selfish corruption. It was one rich guy calling out other rich guys, and the myth of Robin Hood was part of the origin story of the Magna Carta. If you really wanted to modernise it it would maybe even involve a class action lawsuit where Robyn supported the residents of the "bad" buildings in suing their landlords - and maybe working with some shady folks to get extra information or evidence for the lawsuit. It would be more of an interpersonal drama than a procedural (like the later seasons of House M.D.), and it would be good for one season. It wouldn't call out "the rich", it would call out corruption and late stage capitalism, and would emphasize that people with authority also have responsibility. Really the tale is easy to modernize because it's timeless. Corrupt kings and landlords are basically eternal, and the need to remind those in power that they need to do right is as relevant as ever.

[@elterrifico9522]

We need a Littlest Hobo reboot

[@PunksterOS]

Lol. Oh no, you mean a -2023- "Current Year" edition of The Littlest Hobo starring, what we going with, a Poodle or something? It writes itself. Here are some lyrics: _There’s a word that keeps on triggering me,_ _Down the road, protesting's where I'll be,_ _Every sign I make, I’ll start a new trend,_ _Can’t stay for long, just stole an iPhone, I'm gone again._ _Maybe tomorrow, I’ll need someone to bail me out,_ _Until tomorrow, I'll keep on being a lout._ Oh and the name may be offensive so it will need to be changed up a bit. "The Littlest HoboX?" No, that may be seen as fatshaming. "The not quite as tall as some other dogs but is still as strong as male dogs, Hobox" Nailed it. Actually, we probably shouldn't give them ideas.

[@elterrifico9522]

You’re hired. We can fleece millions from the taxpayers!

[@scottmcfadyen293]

How about , Hammy Hamster X !

[@PunksterOS]

@@elterrifico9522 sounds like a win/win to me.

[@AerialEmber]

Are we sure it isn't "Director Twitter?" 🤣

[@billgates334]

I've never seen this show, but it's "nice" to know that Canadian's race bait just like us Yankee's.

[@basher20]

From the little bit I've seen, I was reminded of the shows like the original version of the Tomorrow People and other Canadian, Australian, and British imports that Nickelodeon showed in the after-school slot back in the early 1980s. It just feels like it's written for smart 10-12-year-olds rather than adults, even more so than the innumerable other adaptations of YA fiction.

[@heroineburgh]

If you're looking for a cool action-based Canadian show, Forever Knight fills the bill!

[@rhircyn]

I'll go back to watching Rocket Robin Hood. TYVM,

[@ShallowDepression]

Robyn in da Hood.

[@Sekir80]

Hey, Chato! At 6:05 you reminisce as "Wgen I was doing this sh*t...". I started to wonder, why have you quit doing it, being an exec?

[@kathleenhensley5951]

Hi, I just dropped by to give you a thumbs up. I couldn't care less about 'Robyn Hood' - I just like you. I don't inflict garbage on my mind.

[@Tusitala1967]

In this episode, Robyn snitches on a Kia boosting gang and has half her head blown off in a drive-by.

[@Draconisrex1]

I hear it's so bad that it's hysterically funny. Greenlight!!!!

[@gideonthejudge9036]

Why can't we have good network execs today like Chato?

[@guyjperson]

Chato clearly indicates that we went full douchebag as an exec. It's the only way to survive. That's why I find his insights compelling.