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TVFactFan · 09-24-2014, 10:03 PM

I will give this show another chance but if it's going to be all about the family being black then I will probably pass on the show. The grandfather seems to be the only good actor on the show.

And hearing a Obama reference in this episode was definitely a strike for me.

AB · 09-25-2014, 04:48 PM

It also wasn't that funny, I may watch one more episode and see if it gets better. I liked Anthony Anderson in his previous show Guys with Kids, he was pretty funny in that one.

gidgetgrape · 09-25-2014, 05:39 PM

I didn't think it was funny, but I liked Laurence Fisburne's performance.

TVFactFan · 09-25-2014, 07:53 PM

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I didn't think it was funny, but I liked Laurence Fisburne's performance.

Yes so did I, Fisburne was cool. But I just want to get away from all the black talk and just let it be a sitcom that happens to be a cast of black people

gidgetgrape · 09-25-2014, 10:45 PM

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But I just want to get away from all the black talk and just let it be a sitcom that happens to be a cast of black people

I would like that too, but I'm not sure that's what the creator is going for.

TVFactFan · 09-25-2014, 11:24 PM

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I would like that too, but I'm not sure that's what the creator is going for.

Even the Jeffersons got away from all that talk eventually lol

cleverfun3000 · 09-26-2014, 01:50 PM

This show is obviously going to be about a family that tries to maintain its' black culture, traditions and customs as it also attains the American Dream which takes them further away from most of the people in their own race. Look forward to episodes of friends and family visiting and proclaiming that they are not "as black" as they used to be. YAWN.

gidgetgrape · 09-26-2014, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Even the Jeffersons got away from all that talk eventually lol

Some insight from Kenya Barris, the creator:

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"Instead of calling it "The Burbs" or "New Rules" or something like that, we wanted to reflect that this is the world we are living in. I feel like my kids are a little bit of a lesser version of what I remember the ideology of what black was. At the same time, all of their friends - who are mostly non-black kids - are a little bit more black than I remember. They're sort of black-ish, all their little friends, and my kids are sort of black-ish. We're living in a world where Asian culture has influenced us and Latino culture has influenced us, and youth culture is so homogenized to a point where, if you look from our main character's point of view, he sees the world as sort of black-ish - everyone is a little bit of a layering of each other."

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A half hour TV show, it is loosely based on Kenya Barris, own life as an upwardly mobile black man. As for its gist, the writer in an interview with Indie Wire said, "I decided to do this project when I looked up and realized that everywhere I go I'm constantly the fly in buttermilk... I'm usually THE Black guy at work. We're THE Black family in the neighborhood. My kids are basically THE Black kids at school. I think it's kind of a situation of be careful what you wish for. It's almost in like moving on up, I've sort of priced myself "out" of being Black."

Source: http://www.hallels.com/articles/7392...-tv-series.htm

Dude has issues.

king of comedy · 09-26-2014, 04:50 PM

I'll still give it a try.

comedyfreak · 09-27-2014, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I will give this show another chance but if it's going to be all about the family being black then I will probably pass on the show. The grandfather seems to be the only good actor on the show.

I seen the show and I agree with you, fortunately they do have time to improve on the show. Fingers crossed. I'll give it a few more views.

cleverfun3000 · 09-27-2014, 10:30 AM

Who would have figured a show named "Black-ish" would be about being black? I thought it was about being white, or Asian or Latin or maybe even Indian; but BLACK? Naw. . . .I never saw that coming . . . .

Wawwie · 09-27-2014, 10:58 PM

The father on this show is a real jackass. I can't stand the way all he does is whine and complain. I also wanted to deck him when he started defending O.J. Freaking idiot.

TVFactFan · 09-27-2014, 11:04 PM

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The father on this show is a real jackass. I can't stand the way all he does is whine and complain. I also wanted to deck him when he started defending O.J. Freaking idiot.

The nauseating moment is when Obama was mentioned

gidgetgrape · 09-28-2014, 12:02 AM

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The nauseating moment is when Obama was mentioned

One thing that was weird about that is that the dad considered Obama black, but he didn't think of his wife as being black. They are both biracial.

Wawwie · 09-28-2014, 12:08 AM

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One thing that was weird about that is that the dad considered Obama black, but he didn't think of his wife as being black. They are both biracial.

Good point. He calls his wife "mixed" so why does he call Obama black when he is obviously "mixed."?
That father is such a hypocrite.
He also pissed me off when he got mad at his two youngest kids for talking about the girl with the strange backpack that they call a turkey burger or something. The dad was outraged that his kids didn't call her "the black girl." What a freaking idiot! And that ridiculous spectacle he put on at his work? He's lucky his ass didn't get fired!

09-24-2014, 10:03 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,058	Too much Black talk in the first episode for me I will give this show another chance but if it's going to be all about the family being black then I will probably pass on the show. The grandfather seems to be the only good actor on the show. And hearing a Obama reference in this episode was definitely a strike for me.

09-26-2014, 01:50 PM	#7
cleverfun3000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 18, 2008 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,685	This show is obviously going to be about a family that tries to maintain its' black culture, traditions and customs as it also attains the American Dream which takes them further away from most of the people in their own race. Look forward to episodes of friends and family visiting and proclaiming that they are not "as black" as they used to be. YAWN.
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09-25-2014, 04:48 PM	#2
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	It also wasn't that funny, I may watch one more episode and see if it gets better. I liked Anthony Anderson in his previous show Guys with Kids, he was pretty funny in that one.

09-25-2014, 05:39 PM	#3
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,503	I didn't think it was funny, but I liked Laurence Fisburne's performance.

09-26-2014, 04:50 PM	#9
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	I'll still give it a try.

09-27-2014, 10:30 AM	#11
cleverfun3000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 18, 2008 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,685	Who would have figured a show named "Black-ish" would be about being black? I thought it was about being white, or Asian or Latin or maybe even Indian; but BLACK? Naw. . . .I never saw that coming . . . .

09-27-2014, 10:58 PM	#12
Wawwie Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 26, 2006 Location: New York Posts: 14,376	The father on this show is a real jackass. I can't stand the way all he does is whine and complain. I also wanted to deck him when he started defending O.J. Freaking idiot.