VirginiaHamilton

London, ON

http://gawker.com/bill-cosby-joked-about-drugging-a-ladys-drink-tonight-a-1678404783 Making a rape joke onstage at his show? I can't say that I'm surprised that this would come out the mouth of a man that thought it kosher to clown a quadriplegic for not being able to stand up.

Considering that he thanked his anemic audience of allowing him to bring laughter into their lives at his show, I'm not holding my breath.

Certain other hypocrites like Judd Apatow can take a seat and shut that sh!t up about "rapists not being cool" when they have no problem extolling the artistic virtues of sexual abusers, Woody Allen, while working with another sexual abuser, Lena Dunham. I know it'd be a cold day in hell before a celebrity fvcks up their Hollywood future by calling him out on that, but that racist hypocrisy is precisely why I've no problem with Ms. Rashad's comments getting under certain folks' skin. Just as they protect their own, Ms Rashad is fighting to keep her coins. (And for the record, I'm disappointed that she's risking her reputation to take up for that sellout instead of letting him drown the way that he deserves to.)

Seeing this misogynistic sellout's fall from grace has been the best Christmas present that I've received this year. Proof that it isn't a matter of if - but when - karmic retribution comes to snatch your ass for shitting on the very people that propelled you to success in the first place.

One of the best storylines ever told on soaps. Thank you for posting.

I can't quite bring myself to call Montell Jordan "Unsung" (he had a decent run, but I'd hardly say that he offered anything different than what was out at the time), but I am looking forward to seeing the Martha Wash episode. (It'd make my dream come true as a NYC 80s baby if they dedicated an episode to the house music scene of the 80s & 90s - especially since so many of the pioneers like David Cole, Frankie Knuckles, Crystal Waters, Larry Levan, etc. are the very definition of "Unsung".)

Speaking of Car Wash, I'd love for them to do an Unsung on Ivan Dixon. I'm one who believes that it was him, not Bill Duke, Antonio Fargas, or Richard Pryor, who carried that movie and would love to learn more about how he learned to cope with the fact that Hollywood didn't care to provide him with the opportunities that he deserved and how he manage to maintain that dignity in spite of that harsh truth.

Can't wait to check this out this weekend - especially since I'd just seen A Rage In Harlem for the first time in years a few weeks ago.

I'm telling on myself, but I know LHJ best as Joe Jackson than Cochise or Freddie Boom Boom Washington. Likewise for knowing GT more as Colonel Taylor than Preach or The Former Mr. Aretha Franklin. Didn't realize that the Captain from 21 Jump Street was in the movie. As for Brenda, I choose to believe that she is living in obscurity as a happy wife, mother, and grandmother after deciding that Hollywood was not for her rather than what Michael Schultz said. After all, it was based on hearsay.

Mark Curry was in Too Short's Unsung episode, which was kind of disconcerting to me because I always associate him with the ABC sitcom (which I, BTW, preferred the first season over the rest of the series).

The Landlord is exactly what I had in mind when I typed her name (on a side note, that flick is one of my favorite 'unsung' movies ever, though I don't think that it'd qualify to be on this show since it wasn't technically a Black movie). Like you, I wish that she'd have lived to make more movies like that because her character stayed with me well after the end.

I believe that was called True Colors (the father was played by Frankie Faison and Cleavon Little, though I can't remember who replaced who - it's been almost 25 years since that show aired). Looks like SFK answered amybrickwallace's question and jogged my memory while at it... I'm trying to remember Debbi being on the show, but am drawing a blank - who did she play on Roc?

I'm not sure if Unsung Hollywood will be back for season 2, but if so, I'd love for them to do eppys on Diana Sands, Tim Reid, and the TV show, Roc.

The glory years...

I guess this isn't the right time to mention that I much prefer Boyz II Men's version over the OG, huh?

Flip Wilson is one of those celebrities / shows that was right before my time (as I'm an 80s baby), so while I've heard/read of it/him many times, I've never actually seen an episode - all the more reason why he fit the very definition of Unsung perfectly. (I love Pam Grier, but I'd hardly consider her "unsung" amongst those who matter - i.e.: her core audience). I wasn't crazy about seeing that hatchet-faced heifer, Joan Rivers, but I figure that this was the wrinkle that I had to deal with in an otherwise great episode. That said, seeing clips of OJ Simpson mingling with Black folks on Black shows never fails to startle me, considering what lay ahead.

As I watched the Dick Gregory Unsung, I kept on drawing a blank as to which black comedian in this era would have the courage to turn down big paycheck after big paycheck to stand up, stand tall, and fight for his / her people. That made me sad.

Anyone watch the Dick Gregory episode yet?

OT: I have to say that VI has aged well since that 20+ year old snapshot. Man, do I miss Mac & Felicia. Yes, I know that F&F were the banner supercouple, but I'd started watching when JW already left and Mac was starting to be integrated into the canvas as a father figure to Robin. Mac & Felicia, along with Robin, Real Maxie, and (later) Georgie made such a lovely family.

I won't lie - if I were around as a teen in 1976, I'd be all about Dwayne, too. Even though I knew that he had his comeback with EHC, it's still heartening to hear that Raj climbed out of the black hole of drug addiction - especially since poor Rerun, Mama, and Shirley had such tragic ends. On another note, damn that Shabba-Doo for holding up well for his age. Had I not been privy to his abusing Lela Rochon, I'd feel less guilty about finding him good looking.

He didn't even bother to tend to his own mother...

If I'm not mistaken, she mentioned in her memoir that he dipped out without saying goodbye and then tried act as if they split mutually when she confronted him about it years later.

I haven't watched this week's eppy, but I did catch the first two... 1. I only knew Robin Harris from House Party & as the inspiration behind BeBe's Kids, so I liked learning where it all began. 2. Part of me wished that Pam Grier named Philip Michael Thomas' name when she talked about the bastard that vanished when she told him she had cancer.

Mimi is simply treating no-talents accordingly.