Despite its name, reality TV is anything but. Arguments are often set up and tense situations are regularly manufactured in an effort to spark drama, and hopefully garner high ratings. But when on-screen arguments involve black folks, and specifically black men, why is it that we are often made to appear violent and out of…
Tonight ABC is gearing up for the premiere of its newest D.C.-based drama Scandal, which stars Kerry Washington. The show follows Olivia Pope, a Washington D.C. crisis management expert who cleans up many of the embarrassing and potentially career-ending secrets of the city’s elite. Scandal is written by veteran show runner Shonda Rhimes, and is based on the real-life…
You’re as excited as I am about Mad Men’s return after a super-long hiatus, right? I’ve been jonesing for some Joan…and Don and Peggy and Roger. Five seasons haven’t diminished the fact that the show is one of the smartest things on television. And guess what ya’ll? Last night’s episode introduced a new face to…
Kerry Washington is gearing up for the debut of her ABC primetime show, Scandal, and the press is eating it up. In the show, Washington plays Olivia Pope, a D.C. crisis-management expert whose clients are some of the city’s most prominent residents. In Scandal, she’s tough, fearless, and great at her job. This month Vanity Fair…
Yesterday I asked if networks were finally adding more diversity to their fall lineups, and today it seems like it might actually be true. Only problem? They seem to want people of color to play to the stereotype. According to Deadline and Jezebel, Eva Longoria is set to produce a new show featuring four Latina leads…
Last week we told you about Meagan Good landing the lead role on NBC’s drama Notorious, and now we have a few more additions to the network’s possible fall lineup. Nene Leakes, star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta, has apparently landed a role on NBC’s pilot sitcom, The New Normal. The show, which is about “a…
Sex and the City fans, listen up! The CW is in the processess of filming the prequel to the hit HBO comedy, dubbed The Carrie Diaries, and unlike the original–which was a little thin on diversity–this version includes some much-needed color. Based on Candace Bushnell’s novel, The Carrie Diaries is set in the 80s and explains how…
TV’s it girl Shonda Rhimes is gearing up for the debut of her latest drama, Scandal, which premires April 5 on ABC. The show, which stars Kerry Washington and Columbus Short, is about a D.C. political crisis management expert who handles potentially explosive (and embarrassing) cases for many of the city’s elite. Scandal is based on the real-life…
Kim Coles, one of the stars of our favorite late 90s comedy, Living Single, is gearing up to return to TV. The Brooklyn-born actress was tapped to host the new game show, Are You Normal America? on Oprah’s OWN network. According to OWN, Are You Normal America? will “help viewers figure out how normal (or…
