1 hour ago, SteelCity said:

From what I can tell, it doesn't seem like Dani and Nicole have any rivalry. If anything, the way Nicole is talking to Hayley makes it seem like she's protective of her sister.

I agree. But often families who show a united front to the outside world have loads of internecine conflict. I want to see Nicole's reaction when she finds out that Dani slept with her nephew.

13 hours ago, Carlos Abad said:

The trailer was good for soap fans like me, but bad for people who are not soap opera lovers.

I think it's pretty pointless to try and appeal outside to people who don't enjoy soaps at this point to be honest, especially as it's not attempting to be anything else. If it had some sort of special "twist" to it, it might've been worth pointing out, but this is pretty standard soap fare. I think the most important thing would be to get lapsed soap viewers to check this out from the beginning.

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12 hours ago, Chris B said:

When you look at the comments on any post about the show, the comments are universally positive with people showing their excitement for the show. Clearly, they're doing something right. 

I completely agree; I feel like the positives are outweighing the negatives.

12 hours ago, Alan said:

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The show's composer is Kurt Farquhar. His output is very diverse. I'm not familiar with any of the dramas he has worked on but I included a couple of his pieces below. I was hoping for more of a timeless Pino Donaggio-esque symphonic soundtrack, but I like the orchestral aspects the 96 Minutes score.

 

 

 

Oh, this is promising; I'll have to look into their works to see if they possibly producing anything a bit more uptempo.

10 hours ago, detroitpiston said:

Interview with Jibre Hordges (Jacob)

He mentions the vet actors have been helpful with the pace and technicalities of doing a soap and admits there was a struggle at first but the cast has found a groove. Also says the show does a great job mixing drama with strong representation of black affluence

Not a bad interview, aside from the shït audio overall. And it's leaning into what I believed: casting veteran actors as the leads of the Dupree family, is helping guide the other cast members in this journey. And as [some] assumed, the taping speed is about the same as the other soaps currently on CBS.

11 hours ago, detroitpiston said:

Also says the show does a great job mixing drama with strong representation of black affluence 

Very good to hear. 

15 hours ago, Carlos Abad said:

The trailer was good for soap fans like me, but bad for people who are not soap opera lovers.

It didn’t have a narrative or a plot to engage new viewers. It just offered some soap moments like slaps, romance, etc.

It looked more of a trailer of an on-going series than a new series.

I think I can love this show, but right now the publicity has been bad IMO.

 

Honestly I totally see where you're coming from. While the latest promo was way better, overall there's no real 'value proposition' to this from a narrative pov.

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Honestly, trying to appeal to people who otherwise wouldn't watch soaps is the reason why we're down to four soaps today.

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4 hours ago, SteelCity said:

From what I can tell, it doesn't seem like Dani and Nicole have any rivalry. If anything, the way Nicole is talking to Hayley makes it seem like she's protective of her sister.

Yeah, I hope they have some conflict though.

13 hours ago, detroitpiston said:

Interview with Jibre Hordges (Jacob)

He mentions the vet actors have been helpful with the pace and technicalities of doing a soap and admits there was a struggle at first but the cast has found a groove. Also says the show does a great job mixing drama with strong representation of black affluence 

Yeah I think trying to look at the show from a non regular soap viewing lens is making people project more negativity than they should.

@Alan I know a lot of the shows Kurt has worked on, he’s a legend tbh. My only wince would be on some of the dramatic stuff it felt like the soundtrack never stopped long enough to allow certain scenes to breathe (Saints & Sinners had this problem the worst). Hopefully we get more quiet moments on BTG with the score only added when its truly needed.

This the kind of promotion I hope to see more of. I hope we see more of the cast doing press on some syndicated radio shows in the coming weeks!

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3 hours ago, Liberty City said:

Oh my. This is going to be trash TV for sure. Get ready.

29 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

Oh, this is very exciting.

3 hours ago, DemetriKane said:

 

Yeah, I hope they have some conflict though.

 

My guess is the conflict will be over Dani being reckless and too vengeful. Clearly she's going to be off the rails at the start.

2 hours ago, dragonflies said:

I have to admit I'm pretty jealous of people in NYC and ATL who get to attend these screenings. It would be cool if they had premieres in multiple cities across the country with different cast members attending each.