Tag: sitcoms

Black-ish Review from a First Gen CBC*’s Perspective

Posted on by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

I caught the series premiere of Black-ish, a new sitcom starring Anthony Anderson and Laurence Fishburne last night.  The show centres around an upper-middle class black family and the culture clash between the father and his kids. Black-ish trailer via IGN While the generational culture clash plot line isn’t new, it’s also rarely told (and […]

Drama and Television: No Longer for the Masses?

Posted on by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

For the past few years, cable-based television has dominated the Emmys, especially in the drama category(this year, the only non-cable show with a nod was Downton Abbey (cast image below), which is shown on public television).  One now wonders if drama – real “drama” – even has a place on network television anymore.   In fact, […]