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Over 40 Million African Americans watch television on a daily basis according to the Cynopsis Newsletter. Half of those people are under the age of 35. BET (Black Entertainment Television) is still the number one cable network for African-Americans despie competition from new networks such as TVOne.
The three most popular shows for African Americans this year have been the 2013 BET Awards, Scandal, and American Idol. Mainstream networks are also trying to take advantage of this important demographic.
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With the success of Scandal on ABC, CBS wants to attract the African-American audience as well. Recently it was announced that Halle Berry will star in a sci-fi show called Extant about an astronaut that returns to earth and tries to reconnect with her husband and son. The summer mini series will be produced by Steven Speilberg's Amblin TV according to Deadline (read the article here).
As an African-American male I'm glad to see more attention paid to the African-American community. I hope one day mainstream networks will have more people of color in all genres of television like it was in the 70's and 80's.
THE PROFESSOR
The Terminator is back...in comics. Newsarama reports(read the article here) that next year Dark Horse Comics will put out a 6-issue miniseries called, "Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy." In this miniseries the Terminator returns to 1985 after the events of the first Terrminator movie in 1984. The twist is that the resistance can't send anyone back to stop this Terminator. So there's no Kyle Reese to save the people of 1985. Even Sarah Connor won't know the true reason why the Terminator has returned. The question is: What is this Terminator's mission?
If this comic book is successful then it could be a great way to reboot the Terminator franchise. I will certainly put it on my list of books to pick up in 2014.
THE PROFESSOR
The 80's are back...in comics. According to Comic Book Resources(read the article here) Lion Forge Comics' has teamed up with NBC Universal to release digital comic books based on successful NBC shows. Two comics were released this week and they are Knight Rider and Airwolf:
Michael Knight and KITT(Knight Industries Two Thousand) as apart of F.L.A.G.(The Foundation for Law and Government) solve crimes and protect the innocent.
A renegade pilot goes on missions for an intelligence agency with an advanced battle helicopter. This comic should be a new take on the classic series.
The downloads are available on iVerse Media’s Comics Plus app.
Lion Force plans on releasing digital comics on Punky Brewster, Miami Vice, and Saved By The Bell.
The Professor
MARVEL's Agents of Shield has gotten a full season order from ABC according to Variety(read the article here). That means that the show will feature 22 Episodes for the season.
The show is holding strong in the coveted male demo and even scored a higher rating in the coveted 18-49 demo this past Thursday. It is still going strong against major competition including CBS' "NCIS" and NBC's "The Voice"
In the second episode Samuel L. Jackson made a cameo as Nick Fury. I can't wait to see where this season takes us.
THE PROFESSOR
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This Saturday night night Family Wrestling Entertainment (FWE) presents the Open Weight Grand Prix tournament. In the main event, "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan will face FWE Champion John Hennigan (fka John Morrsion). Also, Tommy Dreamer will face Carlito and Ted Dibiase Jr. will face Colt Cabana. The event takes place at 9511 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY with the bell time at 8PM.
The main event is very intriguing as Morgan will face Hennigan for the title. Matt Morgan is very athletic as well as Hennigan. Morgan is 7 feet and 330 while Hennigan is 6 feet 2 and 220. It should be a great "Big Man VS. Small Man" match.
FWE is providing a very basic but effective formula using a tournament filled with notable wrestling stars that makes this event very anticipated amongst fans.
Personally I think this will be an incredible event and show that wrestling can still sell tickets without all the soap opera drama.
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The Professor
The Los Angeles Times reports that the Summer dramedy Camp has been cancelled (read the story here). Camp was a fun, summer series on NBC that focused on a fictional summer camp and the relationships that happen there. It wasn't an over serialized drama like most teen-centric shows and that was the joy of it.
NBC placed it on Wednesday night at 10pm for most of its run and ran into competition from the local news shows and other dramas on Wednesday nights.
I wish NBC would've kept it on at Fridays at 8pm where I think it could've grown an audience. The audience for that show would be tweens and teenagers.
Thanks for one great Summer "Camp."
THE PROFESSOR
