BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

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BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Posted: 11/30/07 at 9:53pm

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re: BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Posted: 11/30/07 at 10:03pm

WOW, just watched...made me cry a bit...DAMN Craig and Neil do some good work...never not liked anything they did...

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re: BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Posted: 11/30/07 at 10:07pm

Wow, I have to say I really excited to see this! Have to love the Morgan Freeman voice-over.

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Updated On: 11/30/07 at 10:07 PM

re: BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Posted: 11/30/07 at 10:10pm

Thanks Craig!

Yay Craig (Zadan) and Neil!

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re: BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Posted: 11/30/07 at 10:30pm

LOVE that cast.

re: BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Posted: 11/30/07 at 11:09pm

I wish I had been able to see that play, but I very much look forward to seeing the movie! Thanks for the sneak peek!

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re: BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Posted: 11/30/07 at 11:15pm

Television is so good at whitening anything and everything it can get its money grubbing hands on.

I think I'll hold onto my memories of the authentic, very much unsanitized Broadway production.

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re: BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Posted: 11/30/07 at 11:22pm

Let's see... Morgan Freeman voiceover. Check.

"Inspiring", sports-movie music. Check.

"I wanna make a difference..." Check.

This was the only play in high school that I loved the first time I read it. It made me cry.

I cannot' freakin' wait for this.

Annoyed the hell out of me that they pretty much pulled a "Cast Away" with the trailer and gave away the entire plot, though.

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Updated On: 11/30/07 at 11:22 PM

re: BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Posted: 11/30/07 at 11:35pm

Wanna Be A Foster, what on earth did you see in that preview to make you think this will be a “whitening” of A Raisin in the Sun?

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re: BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Posted: 11/30/07 at 11:37pm

One of my favorite plays.

Cant wait.

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re: BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Posted: 12/1/07 at 12:00am

Looks beautiful. Can't wait to see it. I forgot how much Audra and Phylicia made me cry in the play until they made me do it for the preview.

I do hope Sean had some acting lessons in the meantime, though.

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re: BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Posted: 12/1/07 at 12:11am

Sean is terrible in some of those clips. Thank God for Audra and Phylicia.

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Posted: 12/1/07 at 1:26am

Didn't realize P.Diddy was such a pivotal role.

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re: BWW TV: A Sneak Peek at ABC's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Posted: 12/1/07 at 2:13am

Don't mind Foster. He's a theater snob.

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Updated On: 12/1/07 at 02:13 AM

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Posted: 12/1/07 at 3:38pm

This is gonna be soooooooooo awesome!!!!! I am so DVR-ing this.

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