The Boondocks is mine by far.
(If were not counting all those 70’s Pam Grier films)
Even the intro track is super badass.
There are some episodes I could watch a thousand times.
And I feel I legit learned things I didn’t know.
Wouldn’t go as far to call it educational, but it brings light to different aspects of culture some people don’t get to see.
Another is Oz.
Though not a majority black cast,
The narrator is black and also the second largest story line is exclusively about black characters.
We all know this is my favorite show,
But I can’t help but say how proud I am this was HBO’s first hour long drama.
It was Oz’s high ratings that made way for shows like “The Wire” and “The Sopranos”.
And they did it with insane diversity.
This was one of the opening scenes in Oz.
(Fun fact,
The actor who plays “Poet” actually wrote all his own poetry for the show.)
I have a few more, but would like to hear about your favorites.
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Bowens
February 29, 2024, 12:32pm
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I’m not sure off the top of my head. “Black Panther” was ok I guess.
When I was a kid I liked a movie called “Action Jackson”. It starred Carl Weathers who recently passed. Watched that multiple times. I don’t think it was mostly black majority characters, but the main character was as were multiple others.
I can think of many movies with the main character being black but not necessarily the majority cast.
“Blackish” was a pretty decent tv show.
Also, when I was a kid, I liked “The Bill Cosby Show”. That , of course, has been tainted by revelations about his off screen behaviors.
Best I got this early morning.
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Bowens
February 29, 2024, 12:32pm
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Oh, and I liked “Oz” as well.
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I’ve only seriously considered getting a couple tattoos in my life.
In the end, none of them actually made it on my skin.
However, for my 40th (next year) I’m getting one on my foot.
It’s of a specific dinosaur I’ve been drawing my whole life and is incorporated into my actual signature.
BUT,
I’ve also put some serious thought into getting an “Adebisi LIVES” tattoo.
I love Oz so much, it would be fitting.
The only thing that holds me back from that one is that not even most people will get it.
Then I’ll have to explain.
I HATE when people get tattoos for the sake of explaining them.
So, we’ll see.
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Bowens
February 29, 2024, 12:37pm
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Oooh… also “Family Matters”…“Did I do that?”
lol. SOrry for spamming your thread.
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Coming to America is one of my all-time fave movies, and features Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall… in the 80’s .
Classic for me:
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I’ll also spam my thread so you don’t feel left out.
Family Matters was a good one.
One of the best in the TGIF lineup.
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Bowens
February 29, 2024, 12:38pm
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yes! another good one. I didnt think of that!
And “Harlem Nights”
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I see your Eddie Murphy and raise you Charlie Murphy!
He kills it in Black Jesus which is another great show that belongs on this list.
Too funny.
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Oooh, haven’t seen Harlem Knights, but google tells me Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor is in it so it looks like a good time
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Bowens
February 29, 2024, 12:42pm
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i spelled it wrong. Edit above. It’s “harlem nights”.
And also Arsenio hall as in “coming to America”
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Ahhhhh Charlie Murphy!
He was great on Chappelle’s Show
I have a hard time getting behind anything Richard Pryor.
Not to set us off track here,
But I’ve lost a lot of respect for the man.
If you dig up old interviews of Gene Wilder promoting their movies,
It’s super telling of who Richard Pryor really was.
That said,
The man is funny.
No one can take that from him.
He had a gift.
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Bowens
February 29, 2024, 12:44pm
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What about “Leonord Part 6”? Lol, just kidding. Just awful.
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Big Momma’s House with Martin Lawrence was hilarious also:
As for Richard Pryor, kinda sucks that he was an a55hole in real life, but ultimately very believable if you’ve seen his standup.
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I can’t think of too many majority black films or shows I’ve watched other than Black Panther, but I highly recommend Tarantino movie, Django Unchained for black history month. Great movie about pre civil war slavery.
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I agree about Pryor’s stand up.
The q-tip on fire routine is classic.
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Absolute gold:
Not only is it about black culture, but LGBTQ black culture.
In 1987.
Pretty bold.
It’s a great movie and only like 90 mins long.
Also on youtube in it’s entirety.
“That is a woman’s fur coat!!”
Classic.
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Haha qtip on fire sounds wild— I don’t think I’ve heard that one yet
I just remember this one special where he was going off on racial differences between black and white folks and I was thinking wow, I can’t believe he’s saying this stuff like 10 years after MLK was shot. Kinda blew my mind a little bit that he was so bold and brazen in comedy.
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He was a trailblazer for sure.
Doesn’t never mind his personal life,
But his talent was very real.
The thing that bothers me the most about Richard Pryor wasn’t that he had such a horrible personal life,
It’s that he had no shame about it.
I mean, setting yourself on fire trying to light a crack pipe is funny,
And I get why he went the humor route with that.
But everything else?
No.
Not funny.
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