Make Em Say Huh: Better Black Television Network launch/BET and Tropic Thunder

"All dancing is not shucking and jiving"-Me

So browsing blogs, I note Average Bro's latest post concerning Percy Miller's latest venture, the Better Black Television Network (BBTV).

I was reserving judgment on the channel. After all, Silkk Tha Shocker is the host of one of the shows. I've never been able to indulge in TVOne, but it always seemed like a great deal to me, because they show sitcoms basically all day. I love sitcoms. However the BBTV has swayed me by including a show dedicated to black history. It's called "My People" and examines "the struggles of a few that changed the lives of so many." Since BET is nowhere near producing programs like this right now (BETJ maybe, but not BET) I have to congratulate Mr. Miller and give him a salute.

As we discuss BET, I also have to ask why oh why they are giving Tropic Thunder so much support. The movie's use of blackface has not stirred much controversy. In fact, more people are perturbed about discrimination against the disabled population. But I have to question why BET is so active in supporting the film. By sheer luck I watched "106 and Park" twice within a week. Besides losing brain cells, I also was privy to see multiple episodes dedicated to promoting the film. Terrence assured the crowd on the first day that the blackface was not wrong, because if it was they would have been all on it. I have no intention of paying to see if he speaks the truth. I'm still too upset that Radar Magazine has used this to usurp my dissertation two weeks before its due.

Check my coverage of The Miller Boys here: http://vanitydark.blogspot.com/2008/02/im-still-here-miller-boys.html

Watch a little ol' school No Limit. You've come a long way Percy!



HAUL,
The Queen

RAP CITY

I don't really watch BET and haven't for a long minute(blame it on the lack of cable while at school and other factors). The programming continuously fails to engage me, although I still give Reggie and Deb props for putting on some sitcoms during the day..next step will be uplifting ones (bring back Frank's Place). Still, something inside of me shed a tear when I learned that Rap City is moving to the 1 AM timeslot. It's like I lost something from my youth... and the show is dying.

Sigh
HAUL,
Queen Kimmy

BET-Number one

I'm sure I'll have numerous posts on this channel...

Sigh, I have no words for them. That Read a Book video had potential in the proper context, or just humor for a particular audience, but the channel's a mess. Even Ivy League savior Reggie isnt doing complete justice... although I am happy that programming now consists of something more than 24 hours of videos.

Switching to VH1 Soul full time,

HAUL