Dragon Ball Z is fun, it's entertaining, but is it good? No. The main acclaim of the show is because so many of us view it through nostalgia glasses. I loved it growing up but going back and rewatching it... honestly I gave up. There's so much filler. There's no meaningful plot, no character development and no character deaths matter because the Dragon Balls wish them back to life (and the sequels butcher the rements of anything that makes the characters great). Sure the action is fun and the memes are fun but there's no substance. If you want substance and memes maybe look to JoJo. Sure this was the anime of a generation (if not two generations, X and Millennials) but nostalgia alone does NOT make it good.