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TBS: Are We There Yet?

In Griot, Music, Networking, TV Shows on January 12, 2011 at 12:22 pm


Gosh I’m just giddy with anticipation that ‘we’re almost there’.
I can already feel Terry Crews ‘nem in my hair. lol!

NEW EPISODES START January 12 – Wednesday night
TBS – very funny, keeps your belly tight.
That’s right!

Yep! He’s ba-aaaack!
Ice Cubes view is never whack!

Therefore I do support the journey of the ethnic familial flow
and I couldn’t resist hipping you to their upcoming episodes:

Oh No She Di-in’t
Wed. January, 12 at 10/9C
When Nick’s new field producer, Sam, turns out to be female, Suzanne is convinced she’s trying to steal her man, a suggestion Nick thinks is absurd–until Sam makes a move on Nick. Guest starring: Sandy “Pepa” Denton

Nick’s Manny-Pedi
Wed. January, 12 at 10:30/9:30C
When Suzanne crashes a night with Nick and his boys, Nick pays her back by showing up for spa treatments with Suzanne and her girlfriends. Guest starring: Toccara Jones

Gold Party
Wed. January, 19 at 10/9C
When Marilyn throws a gold party at Nick and Suzanne’s, and Nick learns Suzanne’s wedding ring isn’t real, he sets out to have a real ring made before Suzanne learns the truth, while Suzanne thinks she has lost her wedding ring forever and panics trying to replace it. Guest starring: Ice Cube

Boy Has Style
Wed. January, 19 at 10:30/9:30C
When Suzanne suspects that Lindsey‘s athletic new crush from school is gay because he has style, Nick sets out to prove that he isn’t, until he can no longer ignore the signs and helps the boy tell Lindsay the truth.

Man and the Bragging Snafu
Wed. January, 26 at 10/9C
When Nick’s colleagues at the station encourages him to send Lindsey and Kevin to a private school, Nick and Suzanne look into it, only to be misled about the process. Guest starring: Wayne Brady

Suzanne Theft Auto
Wed. January, 26 at 10:30/9:30C
When Suzanne is overly protective teaching Lindsey how to drive, Nick takes over and makes Lindsey feel confident, until she scratches Suzannes’s car and chooses to lie about it.

Despicable E
Wed. February, 02 at 10/9C
Nick attempts to have a night out with Lindsey, but when all she wants to do is follow around a young celebrity DJ who doesn’t even know her name, Nick tries to teach her how a man should really treat her. Guest starring: Michael Strahan and Lil JJ

She Got Game Night
Wed. February, 02 at 10:30/9:30C
When the Kingston-Persons decide to have a game night, all bets are off, as unlikely friends are drawn to one another when paired together for games. Guest starring: Ice Cube, David Rasche and Toccara Jones

The Valentine’s Day
Wed. February, 09 at 10/9C
Nick tries to help Kevin with his Valentine’s Day at school, but his advice backfires when Kevin gets sent home.

Parent Teacher Trap
Wed. February, 09 at 10:30/9:30C
When Suzanne gets roped into a committee at Kevin’s school where the other moms are mean to her, Nick volunteers to fill in, making things awkward when the ladies love him.

Are you watching – “ARE WE THERE YET”?
Wednesday nights @ 10/9pm & 10:30/9:30 on TBS.

LAUGHTER IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL.

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Not a PARTY – A Get Together

In Politics, TV Shows on July 6, 2010 at 8:36 pm

Are We There Yet

Yes I’m an early fan of Ice Cube’s “Are We There Yet” TV Series, starring Terry Crews and Essence Atkins on TBS. Please tell me you’ve been watching it. “The Get Together” was Episode 10, Nick thought it would be cool to have a “Get Together” with his wife and kids of 1 year. Mostly because everyone seems to be moving in different directions – socially – and he wanted to induce an-in-house “family social” that everyone could enjoy.

The menu was pot luck and wouldn’t you know, everyone that turned up brought store bought potato salad, except for Suzanne, who actually made her famous home made potato salad at Nicks request. He insisted a party isn’t a party without it….and obviously all of the guest felt the same way; there were big bowls of potato salad on every table… end and coffee table included. The house swoll up with guests invited by guests. Suzanne ended up kicking everyone out by saying, “That’s it! Everybody out! This party is over”. Everyone in the party turned at once and replied, “It’s not a party, it’s a get together”. What is it with black folks, get togethers and potato salad?

Are there hidden urban messages under these storylines?

Absolutely – the tv series is chalk full of “messages”: Like Suzannes young son keeping the lotion on his night stand…and he’s not ashy. GiGi, (Suzanne’s best friend) won’t date a guy she doesn’t like but will let him spend a months worth of his salary on her and Lindsey, (Suzannes daughter) @ the mall. (GiGi’s not a miner, but she was gold digging).

Once there was a soul food scene in the “Viral Video” Episode 7, where they lightly made repeated mentions about how over indulging in greasy, fatty, fried foods could lead to diabetes and high blood pressure. We laughed — but the message was dead on.

Nick (Terry Crews’ character) is a good show of a black man who works for himself (small business consultant) and stays successfully afloat in his relatively new relationship with his wife Suzanne, (a stay at home mom/artist). Parallel relative.

The politics of the show are pretty reflective of the average black, formally educated, two parent, middle class family – and it’s funny too (as the truth usually is). It is always good to laugh at thyself. 🙂

I’ve DVR’d every episode and watching them with my kid is time that I treasure,
I’m Qui
Supporting Ice Cube’s work feels like a party – but it’s really a familial get toether.

Are you watching yet?
Channel: TBS