Very much looking forward to this! 100% with Jamal and Cookie but the others all seem to have various layers so I think I could really get into all of them. I hope beyond hope this does well. Lee Daniels is quoted in TV Guide magazine that he loves the soap opera form and this is his black Dynasty, basically.

I want to see this! I f!cked up and didn't stick with Nashville, now I'm contemplating catching all the way up or just jumping in. This looks like it'll be a similar series, almost like the Dynasty to Nashville's Dallas.

Yeah, I'm down. I'll give it a shot, though I don't have patience or tolerance for much primetime network TV these days. They get one shot at this and if it's too lazy or ADD, I'm out.

Yeah, I'm down. I'll give it a shot, though I don't have patience or tolerance for much primetime network TV these days. They get one shot at this and if it's too lazy or ADD, I'm out.

Same here. I try, but then they lose me early on, and then I hear the show gets good later on, but I don't like to just jump back into anything, so...

I've never seen The Butler or Precious, and IDK if they'd be a good way to judge how this is gonna go, but if they happen to be, does anyone here have any comment on that?

Precious was a great experience but OTT in the final analysis, I felt. I find Daniels' other stuff to be arch camp, but he's not Tyler Perry, he has real skill, cinematic background and something to say - however overblown - and he means well. So I'll give it a go. Lee Daniels is not always to my taste, but he is always entertaining.

Edited January 3, 201511 yr by Vee

I live for Taraji and Gabby, so I am in!

Is it just me, or is the 9 pm time slot on Wednesday kind of a **itty place to put this show? Between L&O SVU, Modern Family & Criminal Minds, this seems like a tough spot to launch this series. It killed RBS, I know they have a Lead in from American Idol, but it just seems like a different timeslot would benefit this show. I'll be watching, I just hope a lot of other people will be, too!

I'm one of the people who was watching RBS. I guess time will tell. Hopefully some of that Dynasty Wednesday night at 9 shine from the eighties will rub off on this series. There will always be viewers who'll prefer continuing drama over procedurals and sitcoms, so fingers crossed. I'm annoyed that I can't watch live tonight.

I was watching RBS as well, and I hope at some point they release the last three episodes they already filmed! I see they don't care about Glee much anymore, as they stuck it in their throwaway Friday slot!

Empire is throwing not so low key shade at the Haves and the Have Nots

https://twitter.com/EmpireFOX/status/552609730611273729

Move over Candace…Cookie’s coming.

Edited January 7, 201511 yr by ReddFoxx

I had HAHN on on mute the other night, I haven't watched an episode of that mess since that terrible first block. Sure enough, even on mute, a single scene between two people lasted like 9 minutes. The camera did not move.

Edited January 7, 201511 yr by Vee

I want to see this! I f!cked up and didn't stick with Nashville, now I'm contemplating catching all the way up or just jumping in. This looks like it'll be a similar series, almost like the Dynasty to Nashville's Dallas.

I doubt you missed very much.

As for Empire, if it weren't on FOX I'd be more likely to watch.

Wish this was on cable but whatever I will be present for Taraji.

I can't watch live, But I have high hopes for this show.

Article on EW: http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/07/empire-fox-lee-daniels/

"Go big or go home" could easily be the motto of Empire, but Daniels knows that he's got some pretty over-the-top competition on TV. "I'm addicted to them damn Housewives", he admits. "I had to do something to trump those bitches. Its time for cinema to come to TV again! I gotta bring them down." Alexis Carrington couldn't have said it better.

I'll be so disappointed if people don't watch this.

Edited January 7, 201511 yr by KMan101