DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD

Closing out Black History Month with Black History you may not know about. We'll start with the Scientist involved in the Manhattan project, those involved in the Space Program and more. Join us as we bid goodbye to Black History Month 2023 and introduce you Black History you may not know about.

Have you ever bought a product or viewed a show or film and thought "Wow! That's why Don Draper makes the big bucks!" How can the advertisements for some things be so great and the products be so disappointing? Join us in the OTHERhood 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p ST to discuss your experience where the quality of the Branding and Marketing far exceeded the reality of what you got.

Have you ever shown up for an episode of one of your usual shows then something feels... off. Who is that person? I have no idea who that is! Have you ever watched a show and discovered that they've changed actors on you? Sometimes it's for better, and sometimes for worse. Join us tonight when we discuss the best and worst "switcheroos."

Riddle me this? Why is The Quiet Girl a foreign film (Irish language) and Parasite (Korean) for some reason was not? How does the Academy determine these things? What about other categories? How can RRR be nominated for Best Original song, but nothing else? Join us as we try to unravel the riddles of how these nominations work.

If we look we'll find dozens, maybe hundreds of films presented as a series. From James BOND TO Oceans Eleven (Twelve, Eight, Thirteen...) and almost any and everything Marvel or DC, do we really need more? Join us tonight 6p PST/ 8p CST and 9p EST to determine how much of a good thing is too much, and what series of films do you believe has the potential to regale us ad infinitum.

What does a genius look like? How many films and TV shows have we seen that show us a person who is described as a genius? What does this genius look like? Why are some people labeled as talented or clever but not characterized as genius while others are draped with the mantler? Join us tonight in the OTHERhood at 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST when we discuss how Hollywood shapes what we consider "genius...

It's a New Year and time to assess your entertainment inventory. We've got precious few hours in a week and we don't want to waste them on shows that no longer do it for us. Join us tonight to discuss for the new year what shows or other entertainment you're leaving in the rearview mirror.

It's the New Year and there is a lot of content out there on TV or streaming but sometimes don't you wonder... "Why are they running this program and why, in the name of all things holy, are we watching it? Why does anyone watch political news programming? Why do we watch retrospectives on the lives of psychics? Why do we watch real crime fictionalizations? Why do we watch contest shows? Why do we...

It's time for the final countdown as we approach 2023! If you're like us you had dozens of works from 2022 on your To Watch list. Did you get through them all? Did you get to any of them? New Year's Day falls on a Sunday so we get Monday as the national holiday.. two days to binge watch! Join us tonight as we help you construct your 2-day list of the best of what to watch to start your New Year!

In 1843 Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol, a work shedding light on poverty, cruelty and income disparities all during the Yuletide season. One hundred seventy-nine years later, and many of these themes are still in existence. Through the years the Dickens tale has been satirized, parodied, and rebooted to extend its reach and relevance. Join us this Christmas Eve as we deconstruct the m...

We've discussed or favorites. So tonight join us as we reveal the Christmas films we can do without.

This week on the television talk show, The View, Whoopi Goldberg spoke about the iconic 48 year old comedy, Blazing Saddles the. Apparently some critics believe that the Cleavon Little/Gene Wilder tour de force is racist. What has happened to this world? The film by comedic genius Mel Brooks serves EVERYONE up from racism to sexism, stereotyping of women, Blacks, gays and whites. It unabashedly di...

The holiday season is coming and we're all getting ready! As kids we didn't have too much control over whether we went to the movies but if we were lucky we had access to the television. From the Grinch to The Waltons: The Homecoming to the Star Wars Christmas Special, what TV shows and specials did you look to back then to get into the holiday spirit? What do you watch now? Join us tonight to sha...

It's that time of year! Deck the halls and mull the wine while we list our favorite unconventional Christmas films! No Miracle on 34th street for us. We're watching Gremlins and American Psycho! Join us Saturday night as we list our favorite unconventional films and look forward to seeing yours.

Thanksgiving is upon us and beyond football and a bounty of turkey, stuffing, mac & cheese, green beans, pies and cobbler how else will you entertain yourselves and your families during the Thanksgiving holiday? Harper's Bazaar has created a list of 55 films related (and sometimes REALLY LOOSELY related) to Thanksgiving. I'd serve up a few of these, but for the most part... Why? Join us as we atta...

Let's face it, almost no one ever gets the result they want from the polls. If you're anything like us here in the OTHERhood, you exercise your rights at the ballot box then run home, close your eyes and ears and hope for the best. But why do that when we can entertain ourselves by watching something optimistic (Our fabulous future), or something horrific (Oh well, I guess things could be worse)?...

In honor of World Fantasy Con 2022 we'll be discussing the world of fantasy and how Black people are and aren't portrayed in these worlds. What can we do to create a more expansive world of black fantasy beyond The Wiz and Wakanda? Join us in the OTHERhood to discuss how we create these new exciting worlds.

We know, it’s just a movie, or that when you close the book (or close the app), the monster is trapped inside, but… What is it that still makes us look over our shoulder after all these years? Join us as our crew splits up in the haunted house and we discuss our personal demons, and monsters and the things that give us a fright when they go bump in the night.

Have you ever watched a Television show or film and been dumfounded by inconsistencies, anachronisms and other gaffes that SOMEONE should have caught? Join us tonight in the OTHERhood where we'll recount our favorite and not so favorite blunders and we hope you'll share yours!

Happy Horror Days! It's the Season of the Witch! It's that time of year where we cuddle up in front of the big and small screens for two hours or over 8-16 episodes to delight in blood-curdling screams. Join us to share your favorites! What new films and shows have made their way onto your BEST of SEASON list, and which ones don't make the grade?

Without a doubt Star Trek has been one of our pop culture's most groundbreaking science fiction offerings with casts of dozens and multiple stable acting ensembles. However, it seems that Black males though present in the franchise since The Next Generation are often cast as aliens (Worf, Tuvok) or behind a mask/visor (Geordi). Compared with other nonblack characters do these individuals get short...

In Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House we focus on the horrors of being hoodwinked into purchasing a money pit. In Imitation of Life we follow the tragic tale of a young Black woman who passes as white woman and the shame she feels associating with her mother. What we don't generally focus on is the fact that these stories ultimately deal with how the Anglo characters profit as a result of the la...

The 2022 Emmy Awards have come and gone but the effects will be far reaching. So many new faces, but still so many old tropes. Are we seeing a shift in what we are enjoying as consumers of visual media or is this just an oasis in the entertainment desert?

In an age where we live for sound bytes, when the 24 hour news cycle provides little opportunity to reflect on the facts and opinions hurled our way, and where influencers, and scripted reality shows dictate trends and values, is this how/who we really are? Or is this the effect of our long-term attachment to the super profit machine that compels us to consume ever larger bytes leaving little time...

How do these messed-up racist stereotypes find their way into the zeitgeist? We didn't all watch the same shows or read the same periodicals, right? But look no further than the nearest commercial or political ad, sometimes out of the corner of the eye. you catch a glimpse, Even when we don't openly acknowledge them, do these repetitive negative characterizations leave a mark? How do we combat the...