BET Tries to Do Better.

Tired of being the butt of everyone’s jokes, BET is adding significantly to its original programming roster. If the record-breaking success of the The Game and the benign tolerance of Let’s Stay Together are any indication, BET viewers are quite open to any adequately-plotted sitcoms and dramas the network might throw their [...]

Is “The Game” Over?

If y’all recall, when CW canceled “The Game” and sparked allegations of injustice, I said it wasn’t all that big a deal, because the show had middling ratings compared to the network’s other offerings. It also received an opportunity to execute a series finale that adequately wrapped up the open plot arcs: Derwin married [...]

Overstating the Case.

In a somewhat histrionic column on The Root, Janelle Jolley praises some major advertisers (Proctor & Gamble, GM, and McDonald’s among them) for pulling ads from BET’s 106 & Park and Rap City:

We’ve already suffered for years from this toxic material wreaking havoc in the core of our community and shaping the [...]