Beyond the Gates: Premiere Date, Time Slot Set by CBS

[janea4old]

as BetterForgotten said, the Wed. Feb. 19th BTG Welcome to the Neighborhood segment on Fashion, hair, makeup is on cbs.com here
https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/crj5fCrk7A7phkhxKQHOVZ7fiuLWi4pt/

Update that it's also up on paramountplus here:
https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/crj5fCrk7A7phkhxKQHOVZ7fiuLWi4pt/

[janea4old]

Wow. this show was really bad. Especially Aaron Jackson (in the orange shirt) who seemed to think he's cool, but is not. It was as if he were unintentionally doing a bad Jim Carrey impression.

Thanks for posting, though!

I took one acting class in the 1970s and we had to do something similar: Take a random bit of writing and then say it as if in a scene with various emotions: say it as if you're speaking to a dying loved one, say it as if you're  joyful about a specific situation, etc.  But the idea was to do the exercise sincerely to do *acting* and really embody the emotions of what was being said, despite the meaningless script.  It was fun and interesting to watch my classmates do it.

It seems like Clifton Davis took that approach-- doing it sincerely.  He was a believable character when reading aloud the "sound, desktop&dock settings" (for an apple computer).   Even the words "on" and "off" had emotion, LOL. 
Loved how he said "Play feedback, when volume is changed".
And then they had him redo the scene as if he were a Russian spy.  
I mean, if he can put that much emotion into "device settings", then Vernon Dupree will be mesmerizing.  (Well we already knew he'd be great as Vernon. Just sayin' this shows he can act, no matter what the script). 

Karla Mosley seemed to approach this as if it were supposed to be a soap spoof, so she was intentionally overdramatic when doing the reading of the "mattress tag", plus her scene partner was very annoying.
I liked her second scene partner better, when they did the "dehydration warning". 

Edited Thursday at 06:28 PM by janea4old

[janea4old]

 

 

 

Thank you to @dragonflies and @BetterForgotten for posting these clips and full segment from CBS Mornings.
Just wonderful!

[Joseph]

Sounds like me trying to get my friends into watching soaps, I have a fairly decent Sucess rate tbh lol

So it's only 4 days now right? I'm hopeful for Monday 

I'm glad I used my VPN to watch this it's great!

[Contessa Donatella]

Began this. Nope

[janea4old]

If the CBS Mornings youtube is blocked anywhere,
They put the full segment up on CBSMornings IG account here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGTPpllR-cP/

and also on the CBSMornings facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/CBSMornings/videos/1970718283423372

Edited Thursday at 06:51 PM by janea4old

[Contessa Donatella]

Yes, you have the right idea!

[Liberty City]

Wow. So Daphnée went in for Dani. Wow.

[janea4old]

Great article, thanks for posting. 

quoting snippets:

Tunie, a legend in her own right (Law & Order: SVU, As the World Turns), steps into the role of Anita Dupree, the formidable matriarch of the family. “Anita Dupree is my mother,” Tunie said, revealing her primary source of inspiration. “She is a fierce mama bear, righteous, talented, et cetera, et cetera.”

She also pulled from two of the most glamorous women in entertainment history. “I had the privilege of working with Lena Horne when I first came to New York, and Lena remained a force in my life,” Tunie shared. “I also had the privilege of knowing Ms. Diahann Carroll. And, of course, Dominique Deveraux is one of the iconic, classic forces in soap opera.”

 

Clifton Davis (Amen, Madam Secretary) plays Vernon Dupree, the proud patriarch of the family, and he drew inspiration from civil rights icon John Lewis. “He was personally involved; he took the beating on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and then he became a congressman,” Davis said. “That relates a lot to Vernon Dupree.”

However, Davis also found personal meaning in the role. “I thought, here I’ll get a chance to be the me I wasn’t. I got a chance to live out the love of my family in a better way than I did in my real life,” he admitted. “This character really loves these two girls and that incredible wife of his. He will commit and do anything to protect them, defend them, and support them. I drew actually from my father — and I try to make the difference that a lot of African American men don’t always have the opportunity to–means and money stand in the way of some of our fathers being the better fathers. It’s sad, but it’s true. I wanted to embody what Michele had written on the page, and I think I’m doing it.”

[BetterForgotten]

I could see it, and she’s close to age IRL for the character from what we’ve been told. But looks like MVJ had her heart set on Karla, and  that was that when she accepted the role. 

The age of an actor has never mattered on soaps -  but KM does still look like she’s in her late 30’s. It will be interesting to see how it comes off on-screen with her playing mom to two grown ass kids on this soap.

[Liberty City]

I agree, but it's very obvious she's really meant to be Nicole, and Karla Mosley is meant to be Dani. I couldn't see anyone else in those roles (honestly).

Age is such a non-factor in daytime. The fact so many get latched onto it makes me laugh.

[Marco Dane]

It would be soooooooo funny if BTG is number one its first week!

Fear the black viewers!

[janea4old]

 

NEW promo today! from CBS! Thank you for posting this!  This promo shows a lot of the spouses and significant others and associated characters, by character name and actor name.   on CBS youtube, so geoblocked, but viewable via VPN, hopefully someone will post it on IG soon.

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Edited Thursday at 07:49 PM by janea4old

[Chris B]

My DVR didn't record today's episode and also pulled the first 3 episodes of the Neighborhood special which is disappointing! I was so excited to get out of my work meeting and watch but I'll have to wait for Paramount Plus.

[BetterForgotten]