Issa Rae's "Awkward Black Girl" Struggling to Gain Footing on HBO/Aspiring Writers Read

[Jello Biafra]

Hopefully she gets a push and the show can do for her what Girls did for Lena Dunham.

I hope so too but if the show doesn't get the same buzz with the magazines that Girls got then I see HBO cancelling it with the quickness.
Because no one watches Girls but because all of the entertainment mags gush over it like it is some sort of cultural touchstone HBO has allowed it to live long past its expiration date.

 

[Ziggiy]

I was interested in her YouTube show until I read that her character chooses the bedwench route over a brother


Still her life story is extremely interesting and let's you know that you don't NEED mainstream Hollywood acceptance to get your ideas in front of an audience. This woman wrote/produced/starred and got funding through Groupme to air her series on YouTube. She basically did the equivalent of what the smarter underground rappers do. Build a fanbase through grassrooting and then when Hollywood comes a calling she had her leverage so she didn't have to compromise her vision.

I hope her new HBO series is good, but again, reading the character synopsis I'm not liking what I'm reading about the black male whose supposed to be her boyfriend. "Trying to get his life together for the past 4 years now" still I'll give probably the first two episodes a chance because I do want to see black men/women succeed with their vision.

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

Pizzolatto had TV experience he worked on the Killing as a staff writer. He also worked on Magic City for STARZ for a little bit. But I agree it is a struggle for us black people to gain creative control in Hollywood.

We give it away. It's either you're in it for money or art and willing to self-produce. Money is you giving away control. However, you can keep your best joint, get money by pimping another work and then self-produce your best joint or put up a sizable amount to maintain control. Stop counting on people to do the right thing.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Hopefully this show does well

 

[Soundbwoy]

I was interested in her YouTube show until I read that her character chooses the bedwench route over a brother


Still her life story is extremely interesting and let's you know that you don't NEED mainstream Hollywood acceptance to get your ideas in front of an audience. This woman wrote/produced/starred and got funding through Groupme to air her series on YouTube. She basically did the equivalent of what the smarter underground rappers do. Build a fanbase through grassrooting and then when Hollywood comes a calling she had her leverage so she didn't have to compromise her vision.

I hope her new HBO series is good, but again, reading the character synopsis I'm not liking what I'm reading about the black male whose supposed to be her boyfriend. "Trying to get his life together for the past 4 years now" still I'll give probably the first two episodes a chance because I do want to see black men/women succeed with their vision.

I'm going to call it right now she's ending with a white men on the new show I got the feeling as soon as I heard "bitter black women"

 

[J-Nice]

Has she tried pitching her show to Netflix? Maybe Netflix would let her have more control on their platform since it's a subscription based model.

 

[Apollo Creed]

y'all support this trash?

 

[Dwolf]

Hopefully this show does well

 

[Black]

Issa DA GAWDDESS!

 

[Tical]

I'm going to call it right now she's ending with a white men on the new show I got the feeling as soon as I heard "bitter black women"

Fwiw the showrunner is a black male.

 

[Easy-E]

It's crazy how we can't even write our own stories, that's why I appreciate Power.

We can. But, we keep askin' "Them" to pay for it. And we act surprised when they demand changes.

#getourown

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

y'all support this trash?

Hopefully that trailer was not indicative of how the show is going to be.... Her YouTube stuff is creative and well done......... But I do have a feeling HBO had too much input and has more than likely turned this into pseudo smart, somewhat cliched, trite material that young white hipsters can appreciate in a way that makes them feel like they understand certain black issues

 

[Red Shield]

Hopefully she gets a push and the show can do for her what Girls did for Lena Dunham.

Lena Dunham was groomed from childhood.. go and look up some of the news articles about her. Chick was groomed to be a critical darling


Issa Rae will probably get 1 season if this isn't a critical darling or doesn't do decent enough in ratings.



I don't plan on watching it

 

[Rekkapryde]

I'm hoping so too...im tired of of these well connected white chicks being given all sorts of breaks (Lena Dunham, Lana del ray, the Mara sisters) when black talent has to go thru the ringer and then some

Goto Oprah

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Chick was groomed to be a critical darling