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Friday, May 19, 2006
I was almost certain that the WB/UPN merger would pick up more WB shows that UPN, but yesterday's announcement proved me wrong. I was happy that Girlfriends made it to the CW network. Everybody Hates Chris was a given, so I had no worries about that show. I was hoping Half And Half would've made the cut, but unfortunately it didn't. Surprisingly, All Of Us was chosen over it. Not that All Of Us is a bad show, because it's pretty decent, but I liked Half And Half better. I'm glad to see that the Girlfriends spin-off, The Game, will debut in the fall. I didn't like the backdoor pilot at first, but it grew on me. It's not the best, but it's good. As for One On One, Cuts, Love Inc., and Eve, they all deserved to be cancalled, but I'd love to see how Eve and One On One's cliffhangers were resolved. Oh well, life goes on... And finally, a few months back there was talk of a WB sitcom created by Mara Brock-Akil that would feature Brandy as the star. Then after the merge announcement, it was never heard of again. I would've loved to see it on the CW lineup, but it - along with Nick Lachey's show - weren't picked up. But I think there's still hope. Maybe another network will pick them up, or maybe CW will pick them up next year...who knows? But regardless, I'm somewhat satisfied with the CW lineup. Other than Half And Half being cancelled, I can't complain.

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I am truly disappointed with the merger and the line-up. I enjoyed having a channel that catered to African-American programing. I enjoyed watching shows that showcased the variances within the black community. I could have done without "All of Us" and maybe even "One on One", but the others were a staple to my weekly programming. I have gotten accustom to the Monday night line-up and the new Thursday night line-up. It would have been nice if some of the shows had of been picked up by some other station. Certainly we couldn't ask BET to stop playing "Comicview", rap videos, or lest we forget the usual thug/ghetto movie, to actually put on some intelligent programming. BET drops the ball at every opportunity. But that neither here nor there. I just hate that the one station where we could find African American shows on the regular is now gone. Yes, many of the long-running shows made the cut, so we will have something in the fall, but it also makes me wonder how long those shows will continue to be on the air. After all, they are competing with primarily white shows. Other than UPN programming, I seldom watched sitcoms on other stations because few had African Americans in them. And with reality TV taking over, there leaves little room for any other types of programming on TV. But you can rest assure I can smell a video countdown show coming to the CW. It seems to be the one consistent staple in TV programming these days. As my grandmother always says, "Mark my words!"
Posted Jun 19, 2006 5:51 pm PT
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