My bad...
TVnista apologies for not updating the blog recently. I've been away, with no access to email or the Internet, and limited TV viewing abilities. But we're back in business and will resume TV commentary ASAP. I missed a couple of shows, including my favorite, The Wire, so if anyone has the scoop on what happened, please let me know. I also missed the Black Block on CW, but I did hear that all those shows will be moving to Monday night, effective immediately. Can anyone fill me in on what happened on Girlfriends and The Game?
posted by TVnista @ 2:03 PM
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Hey TVnista!
What's up with that new show Heroes (Mondays at 9PM, CBS I think). Is it any good?
And I see a lot of black actors sprinkled around, but WHERE ARE THE NEW BLACK SHOWS?!
I'm so-so on Heroes. I saw the pilot and I just couldn't get into it. Mind you, I was never that kid who loved comic books and I've never been into science-fiction. Of all the shows that was overly hyped (Heroes, The Nine and Ugly Betty), Heroes was most disappointing.
The networks sure know how to beat a dead horse. I'm not sure I can endure another season of these serialized dramas with a collection of characters facing unusually and unrealistic circumstances (The Nine, Six Degrees, Vanished, Kidnapped). Memo to TV producers: it's not enough to copy Lost to have a good show! But I'm not one to let my "fans/commenters" down, so I'll check out Heroes again and see if I feel any differently.
Unfortunately, Anonymous, other than the Black Block on CW, it looks like network TV has turned it's back on producing the Black sitcom. I'd even be willing to take a sitcom with a diverse cast (what's up with all these sitcoms based in either NYC or LA where everyone is white? I call it the Friends/Will & Grace syndrome.) The Bernie Mac Show and My Wife and Kids were the last of the genre of viable Black sitcoms on network TV.
But, TV is very cyclical. Whereas, hour-long drama are the bread-and-butter of today, maybe in 3 or 5 years, sitcoms will reign supreme again. I recently read something interesting in EW: when The Cosby Show debuted, critics said it wouldn't last because sitcoms were "dead." I'm keeping my fingers crossed for another Cosby Show to save the day.
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