tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post114803328783583926..comments2024-02-27T07:05:13.652-05:00Comments on Reel Fanatic: "Ghetto night" and Naomi Watts newsReel Fanatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1148188588092679272006-05-21T01:16:00.000-04:002006-05-21T01:16:00.000-04:00Writing up my own brief look at what I'll be watch...Writing up my own brief look at what I'll be watching this fall, I completely missed <I>EHC</I>! I'll be watching, but man - that's a sucky time slot.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04273422672253198814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1148171647054481092006-05-20T20:34:00.000-04:002006-05-20T20:34:00.000-04:00No need to apologize Odie .. all are welcome here!...No need to apologize Odie .. all are welcome here!Reel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1148146599872900462006-05-20T13:36:00.000-04:002006-05-20T13:36:00.000-04:00Talk about Freudian slips! I meant to say EHC, not...Talk about Freudian slips! I meant to say EHC, not ELC. (Pointer finger, H. Pinkie finger, L. Get it right, Odie...) I am always doing that, calling the show Everybody Loves Chris! Somebody hit me with a copy of <I>Bring the Pain</I> please.odienatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926978706604468636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1148146436941012392006-05-20T13:33:00.000-04:002006-05-20T13:33:00.000-04:00Worse, it leads off what the CW is calling an "urb...<I>Worse, it leads off what the CW is calling an "urban" block of comedies, but looks depressingly to me like "ghetto night," a sad holdover from the days of UPN.</I><BR/><BR/>Say what you want about it, but "ghetto night" kept UPN going longer than it had any right to be going. <BR/><BR/>The problem with ALL network execs is that they see a Black face and they automatically hang a "coloreds only" sign on the show. The one thing that ELC has that "Girlfriends" et al do not have is crossover appeal. I acknowledge that "Girlfriends" is a niche show--and there is nothing wrong with that--but it is not in the same class as ELC. <BR/><BR/>To me, Rock's show displays that, even though we may have a different style, Black people are just like everybody else. We have rent to pay and bad ass kids with sibling rivalry. Those other shows traffic in exaggeration for comedic purposes (which is sometimes funny) but are far from progressive. <BR/><BR/>Why is it that the networks always try to sabotage innovative shows that feature minorities? If gays, Asians, Hispanics and Blacks are not catering to their "specific" i.e. stereotypical roles, the networks can't murder the shows fast enough by moving them to NO MAN'S LAND. <BR/><BR/>Case in point: Grey's Anatomy. <BR/><BR/>Just my rant. Sorry to barge into your blog like this.odienatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926978706604468636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1148143233439346222006-05-20T12:40:00.000-04:002006-05-20T12:40:00.000-04:00I hardly watch tv, but Everybody Hates Chris deser...I hardly watch tv, but Everybody Hates Chris deserves so much better!!!LaReinaCobrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554970165949410961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1148090127451051002006-05-19T21:55:00.000-04:002006-05-19T21:55:00.000-04:00Thanks, Beavis ... I just grabbed the first pictur...Thanks, Beavis ... I just grabbed the first picture I could find!Reel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1148070026703338852006-05-19T16:20:00.000-04:002006-05-19T16:20:00.000-04:00Given that Veronica Mars is my very favorite show ...Given that Veronica Mars is my very favorite show (fully developed characters and attention to continuity will get you everywhere with me), I feel obligated to submit some pictures in which she does not appear to be 12. http://senorbeavis.blogspot.com/2006/02/least-surprising-post-ever.html.Senor Beavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10438481549941797439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1148062983680062402006-05-19T14:23:00.000-04:002006-05-19T14:23:00.000-04:00OOO. The Cronenberg project sounds really good. I'...OOO. The Cronenberg project sounds really good. I've always been a fan of his and it's good to see Hollywood is starting to take notice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694038143796175251noreply@blogger.com