tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292537514865715707.post854425329775969235..comments2023-04-01T07:27:41.935-04:00Comments on Shakespearean Thought: My Top 10: Favorite Black SitcomsThe Incomparable Shakespearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823054611496385165noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292537514865715707.post-15441793427957815032008-12-10T00:58:00.000-05:002008-12-10T00:58:00.000-05:00Good look Jay, I definitely appreciate your insigh...Good look Jay, I definitely appreciate your insights. Everybody Hates Chris is pretty dope, but I rarely catch it. you know what I hated though, Family Matters. I still think that show has no personalityThe Incomparable Shakespearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823054611496385165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292537514865715707.post-62703698826615115552008-12-08T21:01:00.000-05:002008-12-08T21:01:00.000-05:00^ ^ Vee, the title of the post answers your questi...^ ^ Vee, the title of the post answers your question.<BR/><BR/>Since I have a few minutes, <BR/>I'll play like one of the anchors of SportsCenter and comment back on the list:<BR/><BR/>10. Fresh Prince of Bel Air - The concept of the show drew me in out the gate: The Fresh Prince on an NBC sitcom where it's loosely based on his life. If Yo! MTV Raps brought hip-hop culture to the greater mainstream, then this show spread it around much further. Great characters and great sitcom writing.<BR/><BR/>9. The Wayans Bros. - Definitely was a more respectable show for the WB. Marlon Wayans caught more exposure, really a funny dude.<BR/><BR/>8. Good Times - I remember watching it as a kid and I was disturbed yet schooled by its themes. One episode comes to mind where a young brother was down with a gang and he wanted to get his "medals" - shrapnel from slugs - in him to indicate his realness and crew affiliation. <BR/><BR/>The end of the episode, the young one finally got his "medals" but he wasn't around to appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>7. 227 - Yeah, where is Jackee these days? <BR/><BR/>6. Living Single - I slept on this one.<BR/><BR/>5. A Different World - Yes, the show that Bill Cosby gave to Lisa Bonet to keep her on a more positive track than fucking around with Lenny Kravitz. This was a monumental show for young Black folks. Higher education is a reality. <BR/><BR/>4. The Bernie Mac Show - Bernie Mac's show was well-done all around. Everybody Hates Chris took a lot of ideas from the playbook from the camera styles to the seamless transitions to different scenes. And Bernie Mac was just getting on fire in Hollywood before he passed.<BR/><BR/>3. The Jeffersons - The set of the apartment they lived in looked really authentic for its time. Controversial it was, their best friends were an interracial couple, Tom providing the comic relief on a Black sitcom was . . to flip a quote by Chuck D, "the power of Jackie Robinson in reverse."<BR/><BR/><BR/>2. Martin - You got to love the schizophrenic comedic genius of Martin Lawrence. <BR/><BR/>1. The Cosby Show - This show was an institution for me and probably many others. To hang out with the Huxtables on Thursday nights (was it?) was a warm place in spirit to be. I can write a whole essay on how great this show was but I'll just leave you with, JAM IT ON THE 1Jay Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892424537671731459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292537514865715707.post-72447518543850530532008-12-06T03:39:00.000-05:002008-12-06T03:39:00.000-05:00Dude, you should do your homework on Good Times. I...Dude, you should do your homework on Good Times. It was an incredible show, plus it featured my ex-girl Penny.<BR/><BR/>But seriously, from the writer, to the actors, to getting it on the air, to behind the scenes drama, etc. it was a serious show. <BR/><BR/>As far as a television production goes it mirrors many shows like In Living Colour when the network clashes with the original creator/producers of the show.<BR/><BR/>Note: the dude who created the show was responsible for the film Cooley High and a number of other television programs.<BR/><BR/>Dude, what happened to Sienfeld?? Mork and Mindy, Entourage, The George Lopez show???Vee (Scratch)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06565744565399935705noreply@blogger.com