JasonSJackson
Jah Sun Ma'at Ra
ok, what show do you consider similiar to the Apollo set up?
How did showtime at the Apollo fall off?
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Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
it fell off for 2 reasons:
1. when more & more shows started coming out, naturally shows like the apollo & soul train lost some of their luster. especially when 106th & park came out - before it got wack.
2. when stations like NBC started picking up its syndication rights, only to show it at like 3am and chit. it was way better off being syndicated by UPN & WB affiliates.
didnt they have the gong show on tv back in the day?
thats the only thing i would say.
1. when more & more shows started coming out, naturally shows like the apollo & soul train lost some of their luster. especially when 106th & park came out - before it got wack.
2. when stations like NBC started picking up its syndication rights, only to show it at like 3am and chit. it was way better off being syndicated by UPN & WB affiliates.
didnt they have the gong show on tv back in the day?
thats the only thing i would say.
JasonSJackson
Jah Sun Ma'at Ra
good ass points, i forgot all about how it got pushed back to crazy ass times.....that's crazy.
And yea, i remember the gong show. From what i remember that show was actually on the air around the time showtime at the apollo was still popping. And, even when it was on it wasn't making no noise like that....was more of a white people show
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
the best apollo timeslot that i remember was circa mid-late '90s when steve harvey was hosting. WB had it on sunday nights at like 10pm, at least here locally.
it was like the grand finale to the weekend, and often times a hot topic on monday morning. that was the main era that i watched regularly.
something i will never understand.
Mad People Grace Apollo
Ursula Rucker and her poetry
Lyfe
Lauryn Hill
Mad People Grace Apollo
Ursula Rucker and her poetry
Lyfe
Lauryn Hill
The quality of music fell off in music. Imagine people trying to rap like Gucci Mane or singing like T-Pain
comedy hour
JasonSJackson
Jah Sun Ma'at Ra
I remember the time period of steve harvey as the the period in which it was falling off/had fallen off.
And i watched it during the same era you are talking about too cause I remember it like how you just explained it too.
Groanman
Superstar
"And I Am Telling You" has to be the Showtime at the Apollo record holder for most sang song on that show.
JasonSJackson
Jah Sun Ma'at Ra
DITC
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
The quality of music fell off in music. Imagine people trying to rap like Gucci Mane or singing like T-Pain
the apollo is back actually. its on bet centric.
i havnt seen it yet, but i think their aiming for a mature demographic. kinda like the way the soul train awards are now.
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
it probably was the falloff point for the show. i dont know. honestly, the main attraction was the guest performances. alot of those joints were big deals. like that puff daddy & the family medley.
also think that was the first time ive seen Nas EVER perform affirmative action with Cormega and the rest
Nas with The Garth Brooks hat lol
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
yall remember when that show motown live came out? i think NBC had the rights to that jawn too.
its one of those shows i was talking about. it didnt last long, but when it was out, it had more of a must-see tv feel to it than apollo & soul train by that time. it kind of knocked them down a couple pegs actually. and i think all 3 of these shows had chitty timeslots.
its one of those shows i was talking about. it didnt last long, but when it was out, it had more of a must-see tv feel to it than apollo & soul train by that time. it kind of knocked them down a couple pegs actually. and i think all 3 of these shows had chitty timeslots.
JasonSJackson
Jah Sun Ma'at Ra
i dont remember that one....
who hosted it, you remember? And what was the premise of it?