Vh1 Black in the 80's Special

[Thetruth]

Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#0

Posted: 2/1/05 at 9:14pm

This is a really great an informative special documenting a very crucial period in entertainment history. Did any one else catch this?

[spiderdj82]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#1

Posted: 2/1/05 at 9:15pm

Am I going to sound like a terrible white person if I say no? I didn't even know about it.

"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2

[Thetruth]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#2

Posted: 2/1/05 at 9:19pm

Spider, your terrible, but for other reasons :)

[spiderdj82]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#3

Posted: 2/1/05 at 9:21pm

and what reasons are these?

"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2

[Thetruth]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#4

Posted: 2/1/05 at 9:23pm

Haha! Let's stick to the subject at hand. It's on now (since 9pm Eastern time). Turn to Vh1 pronto!

[spiderdj82]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#5

Posted: 2/1/05 at 9:25pm

well, I don't have a tv in here where the computer is but I am sure they will show it many times. VH1 is notorious for this. But, I promise you I will watch it when they air again.

"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2

[Thetruth]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#6

Posted: 2/1/05 at 9:46pm

I do think a lot of folks need to watch this based on some of the things I've seen on this board.

[Jim Colyer]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#7

Posted: 2/1/05 at 11:16pm

The 80s are over. Let's get on with the 90s. http://www.jimcolyer.com
Jim Colyer

[munkustrap178]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#8

Posted: 2/1/05 at 11:32pm

Thetruth - Just curious....was I one of those you were referring to?

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[Thetruth]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#9

Posted: 2/2/05 at 1:05pm

munkustrap178, If your conscience led you here, then you have your answer :) But I know that we don't agree on many things, but I do respect that you have the balz to state your opinion.

[Thetruth]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#10

Posted: 2/2/05 at 1:11pm

Jim, that music is over, let's get on with the good stuff.

[robbiej]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#11

Posted: 2/2/05 at 2:58pm

Although the Tylenol PM kicked in before I had a chance to finish watching it, I thought the special was head and shoulders above the other VH1 'nostalgia' series (which...I must confess...I enjoy). This was quite a smart, thoughtful exploration of a time period in which the dynamic was beginning to turn for black performers, writers and directors. And the 'talking heads' they had were fascinating (including Broadway's own Tonya Pinkins and Valerie Pettiford). As a white youngster in the 80's, I took for granted the many and varied images of white youth in the movies, but never realized how sadly underrepresented black youth were. It's interesting to hear how films like Breaking (which, admittedly, I always found silly) meant a lot to aspiring black performers. And then, of course, there was talk of the paper bag test and how, throughout film history, black women were considered beautiful the whiter they looked. All of this I knew, but to see it condensed and set against the backdrop of the coke-induced, white Wall Street 80's was fascinating.

I urge everyone to watch this highly informative and fabulously entertaining special.

"I'm so looking forward to a time when all the Reagan Democrats are dead."

[munkustrap178]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#12

Posted: 2/2/05 at 5:53pm

Thetruth: You are very, VERY mistaken if you think I'm one of those that should watch this show because you seem in imply that I'm racist. I've never said anything on this board to make people think otherwise, including just yesterday insisting that it is completely practical and possible for Glinda to be played by a black woman. That's not racist.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[Justice]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#13

Posted: 2/2/05 at 11:42pm

I missed it tonight - but knowing VH1, they will play it over and over again.
I am very excited about this.

I'm just upset that they have to use Black History Month as an example to air it. Why couldn't they air it last moonth? Or December? Or November?

"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive. "Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot." "No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one." Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.

[Thetruth]

re: Vh1 Black in the 80's Special#14

Posted: 2/3/05 at 12:43am

Bam! There it is! Robbie just said it all. I think a lot of people were thinking this was going to be one of those corny show's like "The 90's strike back." I love it becuase I'm so fascinated with the events of Dreamgirls and black entertainment of the 60's & 70's. This special leaps off of that and covers what went on in the 80's.


Munkus, I :)'d at you and told you that I respect your opinion. Where did I call you racist? Truth be told you wern't the one I had in mind when I posted my comment. I was just having a little fun with you sense you asked if you were the reason. I'm sure it's hard to relay all this in print though.

Let me make it clear though. I think YOU should watch it, because I think EVERONE should watch it. But especially you because you have said that you're so interested in racial issues.