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Topic subjectTrailer for ABC's "Uncle Buck" starring Mike Epps & Nia Long
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12803358, Trailer for ABC's "Uncle Buck" starring Mike Epps & Nia Long
Posted by b.Touch, Wed May-13-15 05:56 AM
It's not on the fall schedule, so it seems to be being held either until midseason or to slide in if one of these other shows don't work out.

http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Uncle-Buck-Trailer-Looks-Similar-Original-Also-Funny-71855.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1d1RlAGEhE
12803361, *facepalm*
Posted by DavidHasselhoff, Wed May-13-15 06:04 AM
12803364, might be decent. Never been a mike epps fan but the trailer was cool
Posted by blkprinceMD05, Wed May-13-15 06:06 AM
12803372, ew.
Posted by Monkey Genius, Wed May-13-15 06:21 AM
12803379, as bad as i thought it'd be
Posted by Basaglia, Wed May-13-15 06:55 AM
12803387, Are there ZERO original ideas in entertainment?
Posted by Selassie I God, Wed May-13-15 07:09 AM
Music us all copied, now TV?
12803390, No art is original.
Posted by Monkey Genius, Wed May-13-15 07:14 AM
12803393, But good art isn't blatant derivative works though.
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Wed May-13-15 07:24 AM

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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson


"One of the most important things in life is what Judge Learned Hand described as 'that ever-gnawing inner doubt as to whether you're
12803403, An "Uncle Buck" sitcom is not art.
Posted by b.Touch, Wed May-13-15 07:44 AM
It's meant to be pure family-accessible entertainment.

Quality aside, surely we're not going to get high and mighty about movies being adapted into TV shows? Not at this late a date?
12803410, It's all art to me.
Posted by Monkey Genius, Wed May-13-15 08:00 AM
Good art. Bad art. High art. Low art.

12803445, To me, some of it is art, some of it is product,
Posted by b.Touch, Wed May-13-15 08:24 AM
and much of it falls in-between.

Seeing how some of this sausage is pressed, cooked, packaged, and sold can make you real cynical about how much some of these productions are primarily creative endeavors versus merely slot-fillers on production schedules.

Plus, narrative film and TV productions are heavily reliant upon audience tastes, and many of these productions are focus-tested and previewed to death, that often leads to execs demanding creatively bankrupt but financially sound decisions (cutting the ballad from Disney's "Pocahontas", trying somehow to make "Dreamgirls" less of a musical in post, cutting the entire final half hour out of "Little Shop of Horrors")
12803412, If this was a funny preview of a show called Bad Uncle...
Posted by Monkey Genius, Wed May-13-15 08:02 AM
...nobody'd be complaining bout originality. They'd be saying, 'Can't wait!'

'Originality' only comes up when it's some shit we just don't like.
12803402, There's at least half a dozen original ideas on ABC's fall schedule
Posted by b.Touch, Wed May-13-15 07:42 AM
And then there's this one and a show based on David and Saul from the Bible.

How does that translate into "no original ideas"?
12803408, RE: Trailer for mr robinson, meagon goode/craig Robinson
Posted by Riot, Wed May-13-15 07:57 AM
https://youtu.be/iqmi2jvnk3w

(1:22)
12803420, :-(
Posted by Government Name, Wed May-13-15 08:07 AM
12803439, that joint looked funny
Posted by Kim Jong Trill, Wed May-13-15 08:19 AM

Fuck your fort!
12803447, when did this get picked up? It wasn't on my pilot season list.
Posted by b.Touch, Wed May-13-15 08:25 AM
12803698, allegedly getting a pre-fall test run, along w carmicheal
Posted by Riot, Wed May-13-15 11:29 AM
which means 6 eps b4 david allen grier can be put out of his misery
12803479, That didnt look so bad; I'd watch.
Posted by Binladen, Wed May-13-15 08:57 AM
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12803503, Craig Robinson is incredibly unfunny to me...in anything
Posted by Dstl1, Wed May-13-15 09:21 AM
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12803512, He's like an emcee who starts out with one good line
Posted by Lach, Wed May-13-15 09:25 AM
and then the rest of the flow is garbage.
12803518, I mean...his character on The Office was cool..
Posted by Dstl1, Wed May-13-15 09:28 AM
but now he's overexposed like a end of the bench fourth outfielder who can't hit lefties and now is starting due to an injury.
12806800, Dude. Reg Mackworthy, Darryl, the Bouncer from Knocked Up
Posted by Doronmonkflake, Fri May-15-15 08:48 PM
Craig Robinson is hilarious. He just picks bad roles sometimes.
12804390, MEAGAN!!!! *Licks Lips*
Posted by helenahandbasket, Wed May-13-15 05:33 PM
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12804421, Isn't Meagan in Minority Report?
Posted by TheRealBillyOcean, Wed May-13-15 06:24 PM
12804461, #16.
Posted by Riot, Wed May-13-15 07:16 PM
Plus #50.

Far outside chance they order more episodes, then i guess it gets tricky


Key takeaway, they looking 4 coloreds to pour money on. Get it now b4 seasons change
12804486, looks good
Posted by blkprinceMD05, Wed May-13-15 07:40 PM
12804642, I can't deal with 3 camera comedy. We're past that. As a people.
Posted by Doronmonkflake, Wed May-13-15 10:55 PM
12803409, the Carmichael show
Posted by Riot, Wed May-13-15 07:58 AM
https://youtu.be/vs0yHgNcVEU
12803424, every trailer is progressively worse. maybe theyre just cut weird
Posted by Government Name, Wed May-13-15 08:09 AM
12803438, "Safe" comedies for PC studio execs
Posted by Riot, Wed May-13-15 08:19 AM
Basically guarantees theyll all be trash

I'm not mad at epps, etc scooping some of that big bang theory, 2.5men money tho



If they throwing it
away anyway....
12803448, most network comedies are fairly tame.
Posted by b.Touch, Wed May-13-15 08:26 AM
That's why I was surprised people were so scared of "black-ish". Shouldn't they have known it was going to end up being a family-friendly, fluffy-bunny sitcom (albeit a good one) like all the rest?

I mean, it's made by Disney, for Christ's sake!
12803457, This one was mostly funny to me outside of Loretta.
Posted by Monkey Genius, Wed May-13-15 08:39 AM
Whatever Loretta's doing there is cringeworthy.

But maybe I just like DAG and Jerrod and *want* it to be funny.
12803467, yeah, she's leaning on her schtick heavy on this
Posted by Government Name, Wed May-13-15 08:50 AM
>Whatever Loretta's doing there is cringeworthy.

i'm a big fan of these cats as well, maybe that's why im so disappointed. i want to see them in sh*t that reflects their skills

>But maybe I just like DAG and Jerrod and *want* it to be
>funny.
12803482, I would joke that she saw her play-rival Jenifer Lewis on black-ish
Posted by b.Touch, Wed May-13-15 09:01 AM
and was like "she playin herself on TV, so I'mma play MYself on TV"

But...

I did some digging, and this pilot is apparently a year old. It missed being greenlit last year.
12803456, can we stop making multicamera sitcoms?
Posted by b.Touch, Wed May-13-15 08:38 AM
they look so hokey in HD, plus it's been a loooong time since someone could come up with a new one that doesn't look stagey.
12803510, why does it all have to be SO over the top???
Posted by Dstl1, Wed May-13-15 09:24 AM
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12803726, "You lost your ribleges"???
Posted by Grand_Royal, Wed May-13-15 11:54 AM
12803730, that's when I checked out
Posted by Dstl1, Wed May-13-15 11:55 AM
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12803898, Damn, I had higher hopes for Jerrod!
Posted by bigkarma, Wed May-13-15 02:04 PM
You could have put any random young actor in that role,
12804488, That looks bad but I'll still give its a try
Posted by blkprinceMD05, Wed May-13-15 07:44 PM
12804494, This looks like a spoof on Cooning
Posted by Starks dunked on Bulls, Wed May-13-15 07:52 PM
>https://youtu.be/vs0yHgNcVEU

12803418, f*ck y'all, i laughed. several times. definitely cheesy but Mike Epps
Posted by Government Name, Wed May-13-15 08:05 AM
never doesnt make me laugh
12803449, RE: f*ck y'all, i laughed. several times. definitely cheesy but Mike Epps
Posted by RaphaelSoulLee, Wed May-13-15 08:28 AM
>never doesnt make me laugh

Bamma is hilarious to me...btw I can't see this at work, but Mike Epps is never not funny to me
12803423, minority report
Posted by Riot, Wed May-13-15 08:09 AM
https://youtu.be/_fLl-DMzxrk
12804491, I'm in, fox using the same sleepy hollow set up but it looks decent
Posted by blkprinceMD05, Wed May-13-15 07:49 PM
12804570, this is my kinda show
Posted by luminous, Wed May-13-15 09:31 PM
12803425, rosewood (not that one)- morris chestnut
Posted by Riot, Wed May-13-15 08:12 AM
Stars as the black House mentalist MD, PI

https://youtu.be/FhhYJXV508A



This might actually be good tho
12803441, shit looks like a USA sitcom
Posted by Kim Jong Trill, Wed May-13-15 08:21 AM

Fuck your fort!
12803454, The best one out of all of the trailers in here so far *GREAT ACTING*
Posted by helenahandbasket, Wed May-13-15 08:33 AM
it's like a CSI/Miami Vice spinoff
but good
12803460, niiiiiiice
Posted by MME, Wed May-13-15 08:47 AM
>Stars as the black House mentalist MD, PI
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>https://youtu.be/FhhYJXV508A
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>This might actually be good tho
12803497, damn...I'm in
Posted by Dstl1, Wed May-13-15 09:18 AM
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12803712, looks like its worth a shot
Posted by mikediggz, Wed May-13-15 11:38 AM
12804481, Meh
Posted by blkprinceMD05, Wed May-13-15 07:37 PM
12804505, Naw I'll pass. Dexter meets a Will Smith romance comedy
Posted by Starks dunked on Bulls, Wed May-13-15 08:01 PM
>Stars as the black House mentalist MD, PI
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>https://youtu.be/FhhYJXV508A
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>This might actually be good tho
12806640, New York Undercover, bigger, brighter, and "sexier"
Posted by b.Touch, Fri May-15-15 03:47 PM
12803429, those 2 scenes that were ''inspired'' by the movie made me miss
Posted by Kim Jong Trill, Wed May-13-15 08:15 AM
John Candy. I was never a fan of Epps so I'll pass

Fuck your fort!
12803430, always glad to see black people on tv...but i wouldn't watch this. ever
Posted by BigJazz, Wed May-13-15 08:15 AM



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I'm tryna be better off, not better than...
12803431, RIP John Candy
Posted by Amritsar, Wed May-13-15 08:15 AM
12803442, no. not like this.
Posted by SoWhat, Wed May-13-15 08:21 AM
12803465, the big pancake on the table made it corny
Posted by labcoat, Wed May-13-15 08:49 AM
BUT
i would give it a chance
if they get off taking scenes from the movie
12803484, Let's take names of Black stereotypes put
Posted by Musa, Wed May-13-15 09:05 AM
them together and make a show.
12803521, So...you never saw the movie I take it?
Posted by 13Rose, Wed May-13-15 09:32 AM
Never?
12803758, LOL
Posted by Bombastic, Wed May-13-15 12:23 PM
12803500, wiil.not.watch
Posted by Dstl1, Wed May-13-15 09:18 AM
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12803528, dang 1st time i saw the boy & i could tell he was blackish kid's brother
Posted by lazyboi, Wed May-13-15 09:34 AM
"If you wanna help us, fine. Sit down with your kids and make 'em study at night...otherwise, shoot THIS mothaf*cka!" (c) Morgan Freeman,
12803660, i love me some nia long but that ish looks horrible
Posted by boyd, Wed May-13-15 11:13 AM
it resembles black ish
12803663, Mike Epps? Nah, I'm good.
Posted by spades, Wed May-13-15 11:14 AM
12803666, lol...my reaction, verbatim
Posted by Dstl1, Wed May-13-15 11:16 AM
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12803699, Wow horrible
Posted by Heinz, Wed May-13-15 11:29 AM
They literally ruined every scene they lifted from the movie
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12803734, I bet the onset antics are crazy funny.
Posted by Case_One, Wed May-13-15 11:57 AM

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"And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful." ~ 2 Tim 2:4
12803735, Black-ish didn't look funny either, so I'm reserving judgment on this
Posted by Grand_Royal, Wed May-13-15 11:58 AM
damn autocorrect
12803737, True dat
Posted by Case_One, Wed May-13-15 12:01 PM

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"And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful." ~ 2 Tim 2:4
12803753, Yop, that pilot ep was trash
Posted by blkprinceMD05, Wed May-13-15 12:19 PM
12804501, Naw, Blackish just looked meh. But this looks TERRIBLE!
Posted by Starks dunked on Bulls, Wed May-13-15 07:57 PM
>damn autocorrect
12803761, that water hose scene is fantastic.
Posted by Ananse, Wed May-13-15 12:26 PM
that gives me some ideas
12803762, wow that looked awful
Posted by RobOne4, Wed May-13-15 12:27 PM
12804068, Damn they couldnt give a Cedric call?
Posted by IceburgSmurf, Wed May-13-15 02:59 PM
12804080, Cedric has his own show on TV Land and prolly wasn't out for pilot season.
Posted by b.Touch, Wed May-13-15 03:02 PM
12804623, Yo. There's an inexhaustible supply of good black kid actors
Posted by Doronmonkflake, Wed May-13-15 10:33 PM
Like there obviously was throughout history. But how many have we never seen because of the essential 18 year Black-out (see what I did there?) between In the House and Blackish?

It's like TV forgot the selling power of Urkle and Olivia.
12804677, They worked on WB, UPN, CW, Disney, Nick,
Posted by b.Touch, Thu May-14-15 12:34 AM
and TBS shows.
12804680, First, I spelled Urkel wrong (shame) second,
Posted by Doronmonkflake, Thu May-14-15 12:42 AM
Zoe from Black-ish came onto my radar last year sometime. We watched this movie called Butter on Netflix out of love for Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell for Plastic Man 2019!!!) and they had this precocious tiny Black girl in it and we cried and cried. She was an orphan and a genius butter sculptor with the dream of making a butter likeness of her late mother for the Ohio State Fair.

So that made us watch Black-ish in the first place. It's super weird how some Black actors appear on the scene and murder a role and subsequently have difficulty finding anything comparable. So I'm very happy one of the Tyler Perry kids is on Disney (right? ANT Farm?) and these kids are prolly gonna surf this new wave Empire and Black-ish are pushin, but somebody needs to figure out what to do with Hush Puppy. Cause Annie was no bueno. And that kid is an incredible actress.
12804695, simple. Put Quavezhene in pictures that don't involve singing.
Posted by b.Touch, Thu May-14-15 04:58 AM
Granted, few people in the new "Annie" could genuinely sing, which is a bigger problem, but when the lead child actress cannot sing those notes in "Tomorrow", we have a problem.

That's like casting Ciara as Effie White in "Dreamgirls".
12806572, People Are Talking- starring him and her
Posted by Riot, Fri May-15-15 03:05 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UecXknwV4Wo

'her' = the chicken character from whos that girl, but deratchetized
12806635, Zack Morris!
Posted by b.Touch, Fri May-15-15 03:39 PM
This doesn't look that bad.
12806629, Quantico- (abc) starring aunjunae ellis
Posted by Riot, Fri May-15-15 03:36 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZJbE0dsCDI

except i hope she appears more than as shown in the trailer
12807047, now this looks good
Posted by blkprinceMD05, Sat May-16-15 04:02 PM
12806633, Containment (cw)- outbreak/28 days later, under the dome
Posted by Riot, Fri May-15-15 03:38 PM
http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/watch-david-gyasi-fight-a-deadly-epidemic-in-atlanta-in-first-trailer-for-containment-20150514
12806653, ARE Y'ALL HAPPY NOW?!? WE ON ALL THE SHOWS NOW
Posted by b.Touch, Fri May-15-15 03:59 PM
ON ALL THE NETWORKS.

(except, I think, CW).

NO EXCUSES!
12806673, That seemed like the trailer for a Madea movie, not a tv show
Posted by PimpTrickGangstaClik, Fri May-15-15 04:19 PM
Is the whole series over the course of one weekend?
12806925, the trailer is probably only scenes from one episode.
Posted by SHAstayhighalways, Sat May-16-15 09:36 AM
12806929, it's only scenes from the pilot. They haven't shot anything else yet.
Posted by b.Touch, Sat May-16-15 09:43 AM
12806933, word
Posted by SHAstayhighalways, Sat May-16-15 10:01 AM
12806921, i laughed. it probably helps that i've never seen the movie uncle buck.
Posted by SHAstayhighalways, Sat May-16-15 09:18 AM
so i don't have any preconceived notions of what the show should be like
plus i love mike epps so i'm here for it.