Members vanguard Posted April 10 Members Share Posted April 10 Forget about Tyler Perry in any capacity other than lending his impressive ATL studio for The Gates. Still hoping ATL is chosen for the setting, but I am committed to this new soap no matter where they choose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted April 10 Members Share Posted April 10 Believe me when I say that I would love to forget about him but the reality is that he has many talented Black actresses, among them former soap actresses on speed dial. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Liberty City Posted April 10 Members Share Posted April 10 If there's one thing I appreciate about Perry is the job opportunities he affords POC. The scripts may be shït, but at least they're working! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted April 10 Members Share Posted April 10 And I believe he pays them above what other productions do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Liberty City Posted April 10 Members Share Posted April 10 Mhmm; I know during COVID he housed his casts on the lot so productions could continue, etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1974mdp Posted April 10 Members Share Posted April 10 (edited) The man writes some shockingly bad scripts. Just watch one episode of The Oval. It makes B&B look like Masterpiece Theater. That being said, he obviously has an audience and makes a ton of money off of his low budget productions. Edited April 10 by 1974mdp 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted April 10 Members Share Posted April 10 Not to be funny or anything but those other productions have writers to pay while he doesn’t. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 10 Members Share Posted April 10 It's been my experience that my fellow African-Americans will watch just about any film or TV series that features us because even terrible representation is better than no representation at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted April 11 Members Share Posted April 11 This is true and the lower production values are a factor too. But to actors that doesn't much matter and all they see is being given opportunities that the aren't offered by networks and that makes it easy for him to retain and hire actors. Yes, especially among older viewers who were around when a few supporting Black characters on mostly White series were the only representation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marco Dane Posted April 11 Members Share Posted April 11 Hmm does the death of OJ mean the resurgence of Soaps are near? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted April 12 Members Share Posted April 12 Guess this frees up room for THE GATES 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members te. Posted April 12 Members Share Posted April 12 Yep, was about to post that. The Talk cancelled and ending in December. I'm guessing they're going to aim for The Gates to premiere either late 2024/early 2025. There's literally no reason for them to end The Talk earlier if they didn't have a plan for The Gates. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted April 12 Members Share Posted April 12 Well there you have it Please register in order to view this content Bring on The Gates! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted April 12 Members Share Posted April 12 And there it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted April 12 Members Share Posted April 12 Just gonna leave this here for all my buddies #HowIronic#JusticeforATWT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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