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 Posted: Feb 09 2013 at 12:09pm |
i don't think many white ppl watch Scandal.....
the black men on Scandal are the most upstanding to this point lol...except for the one that died
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you know what though, when I watch Scandal, I don't think about these things, I just enjoy the drama. And yes, in that last episode we got to see the President is no better than his campaign folk.
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Posted: Feb 09 2013 at 12:13pm |
i like the show because of it's "novella" type format. the storyline doesn't drag, it moves quick, very rarely is there a filler episode. they solve mysteries in 3-4 episodes max. Not like that stupid show revenge where that white girl has been trying to solve some mystery for 3 years. I don't think Olivia is one dimensional. she fights for others like a badass but allows herself to be succumb to her own emotions when it comes to her personal life. the contradictions of her character are interesting to me. i like that she is flawed.
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Posted: Feb 09 2013 at 12:15pm |
 melikey wrote:
i like the show because of it's "novella" type format. the storyline doesn't drag, it moves quick, very rarely is there a filler episode. they solve mysteries in 3-4 episodes max. Not like that stupid show revenge where that white girl has been trying to solve some mystery for 3 years. I don't think Olivia is one dimensional. she fights for others like a badass but allows herself to be succumb to her own emotions when it comes to her personal life. the contradictions of her character are interesting to me. i like that she is flawed.
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there are so many shows like this! im like...couldn't this just be a movie? 
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Posted: Feb 09 2013 at 12:17pm |
There are alot of White people in this country This show may not be popular amongst White people in general but I am assuming that they are a majority of viewers since Black people only make up 20% of the total number of viewers The show’s other sweet spot — one that network executives seem less
eager to discuss — is its success among African-American audiences.
According to Nielsen “Scandal” is the highest rated scripted drama among
African-Americans, with 10.1 percent of black households, or an average
of 1.8 million viewers, tuning in during the first half of the season.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/arts/television/scandal-on-abc-is-breaking-barriers.html?_r=0
EPITOME wrote:
i don't think many white ppl watch Scandal.....
the black men on Scandal are the most upstanding to this point lol...except for the one that died |
Edited by Alias_Avi - Feb 09 2013 at 12:21pm
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Posted: Feb 09 2013 at 12:18pm |
melikey wrote:
oh, i was just happy he wasn't black because the president is trifling as hell. if he was black, the very people in this thread upset about the race of the president would be mad about the demonization of black men on tv.  I can tell the people who actually watch the show vs. those who just want to be mad a black woman is a white man's mistress on tv.
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lol pretty much
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Posted: Feb 09 2013 at 12:23pm |
Alias_Avi wrote:
"Normal"?
That's your projection, not mine. I'm just stating the obvious... the "scandal" is in the relationship being between a Black woman and a White man... not necessarily it just being an "interracial relationship" because, as I said before, this show would not be as popular amongst bw had the President been Asian or Hispanic imo
I've only seen 1 or 2 episodes so I really don't have an opinion on the actual plot either way
I'm not discrediting the quality of the show... but many shows have had 'quality' without the popularity
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no--normal is not my projection...you and midwest postulize that black women want to be with white men and that is why black women watch it. i don't agree with the bold at all...but as you said you don't watch the show so I shouldn't expect much in terms of your theories about what would work with the show and what wouldn't.
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Posted: Feb 09 2013 at 12:24pm |
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Sometimes I think folks look for sh*t on Scandal is because Pope is black. Black men call her a whore because the President is white. Black women aren't allowed to like it because the President is white. It seems everything is a prollem. I've said it before........why every single thing with black folks got to all the time be deep. Y'all know I own a foil hat so I look for the "spell" in a TV show but sometimes I just want to be entertained. That said...I've never watched Scandal.
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Posted: Feb 09 2013 at 12:27pm |
bhm would blow the eff up if Fitz was black...
"oh, he couldn't win by himself, the white man had to help him?" "oh, his wife runs the relationship?" "black men can't be loyal to their wives?" "he's the president and still chases after ass?" "he doesn't have a real relationship with his dad, whats that saying about black fathers?"
thats making Fitz' wife black too. every single episode there would be multiple threads.  |
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Posted: Feb 09 2013 at 12:27pm |
EPITOME wrote:
Alias_Avi wrote:
"Normal"?
That's your projection, not mine. I'm just stating the obvious... the "scandal" is in the relationship being between a Black woman and a White man... not necessarily it just being an "interracial relationship" because, as I said before, this show would not be as popular amongst bw had the President been Asian or Hispanic imo
I've only seen 1 or 2 episodes so I really don't have an opinion on the actual plot either way
I'm not discrediting the quality of the show... but many shows have had 'quality' without the popularity
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no--normal is not my projection...you and midwest postulize that black women want to be with white men and that is why black women watch it. i don't agree with the bold at all...but as you said you don't watch the show so I shouldn't expect much in terms of your theories about what would work with the show and what wouldn't. |
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