Black Comedy Holocaust

I know yall wanna kill me cause I haven't posted part two (don't worry, I promise I will)!But OMG! So much drama has just bombarded me, I am upside down. But let's not talk about that. Let's talk about how I hate Will Smith and Jada!

I blame them for the cancellation of my show Half & Half! That show had better ratings than the idiotic "comedy" All of Us, and yet I'm sure Will & Jada used their Hollywood weight to get their show picked up instead of Half & Half.

H & H had a diverse, talented cast and the plot was usually intelligent and fresh. Unlike the stereotypical All of Us (how many times do we have to see Niecy roll her neck??), H & H featured old characters, young characters, gay, black, white, Asian, Phillipino, mixed, and most importantly FUNNY dynamic characters.

H & H was the only black comedy to have a contracted gay character. And he was funny! My mom and I could relate to the show a lot, because of the divorce/sisters seperated/wife vs ex-wife with the kids stuck in the middle thing. The love/hate relationship between Big DeeDee and Phyllis was hilarious. An obvious throwback to the Patti LaBelle vs. Whitley's Mom on A Different World.

I have to admit, at first I hated the show. I don't remember why, but it didn't appeal to me. I think I was bitter about the cancellation of some other show but I don't even remember what it was now. Moesha? Probably. Anyways, the show has grown into a full fledged quality sitcom. With it's ratings RIGHT UNDER those of the #1 black comedy Girlfriends. It was even higher rated than the hyped up Everybody Hates Chris. With frequent appearances from Mc Lyte, Joey Lawrence (lookin so fuckin fine! OMG!), and others the show was consistent in its storytelling, much like the greatest black show of all time (in my opinion), A Different World.

Aside from the death of Half & Half, seeral other black comedies are meeting their fate. UPN's One on One, Eve, Cuts, Love Inc., and Fox's The Bernie Mac Show have all bit the dust in this recent holocaust of black comedy.

One on One deserved to die, honestly. The show was great at first, but kept getting more and more lost. Once you add Ray-Ject to the cast, place a big red X on the show and put it in the trash bin. Duh! They fired four essential cast members and added a bunch of one dimensional teeny boppers. Next!

Eve was another show that grew on me. It was so stupid at first but it grew into a hilarious show! Eve's hair looked disgusting most of the time, but the talented cast made up for that mess. The show also dealt well with gay issues, sending out the message that gay people deserve love and respect! Go Eve! You will be missed.

Cuts was a spin off from One on One featuring Flex's brother. It starred Marques Houston- red flag number one! He has not been cute since the days of Sister Sister and I wish he would never record another song again. The show was so niggerish that I barely ever watched it. Peace out to that shit, it deserved to go!

Love Inc. was a good show with a diverse cast. It was smart and fresh. It wasn't afraid to GO THERE and it did! It only got to last one season..such a shame. The cast and writing was really good. RIP!

Bernie Mac was getting tired, but it was soooooooo hilarious when it began. I don't have much else to say because I stopped watching it long ago, but it deserved a last episode.

All of these shows ended without a proper send off, and a lot of them even ended with a cliffhanger! That is no way to go!

Despite the black comedy holocaust, Girlfriends has survived! Thank ya Allah! That show is the truth. However, all the press releases have no mention of Toni (played by Jill Marie Jones). Is she leaving the show? I need to know! Because the cliffhanger has to do with her and that would be a mess if she didn't come back. A spinoff called The Game will be on, along with the dumbass All Of Us and Everybody Hates Chris (love it!).

In a way, I take the cancellations personally. It was always a highlight to record all the shows and then get in bed and watch all of them with my mom. With the death of these shows, comes the death of a years-long UPN-based tradition.