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Subject: "Will Smith and Jay Z are producing an HBO miniseries about Emmett Till"
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DavidHasselhoff
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Fri Jul-24-15 09:44 AM
"Will Smith and Jay Z are producing an HBO miniseries about Emmett Till"
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/23/will-smith-jay-z-hbo-miniseries-emmett-till
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not a movie, a miniseries??? sounds depressing as fuck
thegodcam
Jul 24th 2015
1
it's not exactly a happy story. but it needs to be told.
Kwesi
Jul 24th 2015
2
pretty much
illEskoBar221
Jul 24th 2015
13
History is depressing as fuck.
Sepia.
Jul 24th 2015
3
IKR?!? It's like a miniseries about slavery or something else horrible.
Boogie Stimuli
Jul 24th 2015
17
i actually wonder why they're remaking roots.
SHAstayhighalways
Jul 24th 2015
42
I don't knock this perspective at all...
Boogie Stimuli
Jul 24th 2015
43
bbc or somebody just did a touissaint pic/miniseries
Riot
Jul 26th 2015
51
Word
Boogie Stimuli
Jul 26th 2015
52
Why are the majority of black films about tragedy?
Atillah Moor
Jul 24th 2015
4
RE: Why are the majority of black films about tragedy?
Somnus
Jul 24th 2015
7
i hate that shit yo. gotta be some slave shit or civil rights story...
mikediggz
Jul 24th 2015
10
What did u think of After Earth?
thegodcam
Jul 24th 2015
15
although you didn't ask me. i loved it
SHAstayhighalways
Jul 24th 2015
16
Ahh you know good point but not enough meat on that bone.
Atillah Moor
Jul 24th 2015
48
They usually get called "Corny"
Binladen
Jul 24th 2015
24
like a cosmic slop for 2015?
double negative
Jul 25th 2015
50
WHY?!
Somnus
Jul 24th 2015
5
becauses yall thinik anything else is "corny" etc
rdhull
Jul 24th 2015
8
I'm not arguing, but have they even screened anything
Atillah Moor
Jul 24th 2015
12
damn you beat me to it. lol
Binladen
Jul 24th 2015
26
some shit is just fine as a documentary
SHAstayhighalways
Jul 24th 2015
6
i didn't find Django depressing overall.
SoWhat
Jul 24th 2015
25
i saw the whole movie twice
SHAstayhighalways
Jul 24th 2015
37
i hear you.
SoWhat
Jul 24th 2015
45
django was basically a comic book
Riot
Jul 26th 2015
53
if there was ever something I wanted directed by Spike this is it.
Fishgrease
Jul 24th 2015
9
RE: if there was ever something I wanted directed by Spike this is it.
rdhull
Jul 24th 2015
22
We are already living it why even bother with the movie?
Atillah Moor
Jul 24th 2015
11
i dont see a problem with it
LAbeathustla
Jul 24th 2015
14
I swear yall some weak ass fake ass niggas
Big Kuntry
Jul 24th 2015
18
lol
LAbeathustla
Jul 24th 2015
19
real fukn talk
Boogie Stimuli
Jul 24th 2015
21
FOH. fuck you callin' fake, bruh? we need to move on pass--
Somnus
Jul 24th 2015
23
..that's kinda the point.
SoWhat
Jul 24th 2015
28
yes but in the same token the constant barrage of images depicting--
Somnus
Jul 24th 2015
30
the stories told usually end w/us having fought and won though.
SoWhat
Jul 24th 2015
32
hit dog
Big Kuntry
Jul 24th 2015
29
ya know wut...nevermind.
Somnus
Jul 24th 2015
31
because i don't want to be entertained by our plight? oh.
SHAstayhighalways
Jul 24th 2015
35
It's bigger than you
Big Kuntry
Jul 24th 2015
39
it is.
SHAstayhighalways
Jul 24th 2015
40
Been saying this for years
realityrap
Jul 24th 2015
46
I widit. The story needs to be told... as do many others.
Boogie Stimuli
Jul 24th 2015
20
a scrolling reply button? in 2015?
SoWhat
Jul 24th 2015
27
i dig the fact that they use their power/influence/money to green-light
BigJazz
Jul 24th 2015
33
for those mistakenly saying the story of Till is a tragedy.
Binlahab
Jul 24th 2015
34
Harriet Tubman needs an epic biopic.
SoWhat
Jul 24th 2015
41
But how real would that be though?
RaFromQueens
Jul 24th 2015
47
RE: Will Smith and Jay Z are producing an HBO miniseries about Emmett Ti...
napolo2282
Jul 24th 2015
36
RE: Will Smith and Jay Z are producing an HBO miniseries about Emmett Ti...
Somnus
Jul 24th 2015
38
RE: Will Smith and Jay Z are producing an HBO miniseries about Emmett Ti...
napolo2282
Jul 24th 2015
44
Wayne doing the soundtrack?
ThaTruth
Jul 25th 2015
49
so... nate parker should be done shooting the nat turner flik by now
Riot
Jul 26th 2015
54
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