John Singleton's 'Snowfall' Season 1 Thread

[Lootpack]

can't believe that jaden smith turned down the lead

Turning down potential big leads.....wonder where he got that from

 

[Michael's Black Son]

I'll take the word of my Film Room brethren and dive into this one

 

[klutch2381]

Maybe I was expecting too much or something but I don't really like it. I'll wait until it all airs and binge watch it at some point.

 

[Jello Biafra]

If they removed the luchador and CIA agent stories and just focused the show on Franklin's come up then this show would be great.

 

[Urbanmiracle]

Me and my girl was watching it. She was intrigued because she wasn't aware of the Contra affair so I was explaining who the characters real life counterparts were and i jumped ahead to oliver north and david webb (rip) and she got hooked to the show. I need a check Singleton

As for the show itself: its ok. I like the lead actor even though I understand that they established that he's been selling weed for awhile but his sudden jump to yayo pushing mastermind was ham fisted. I also get that the pilot is supposed to establish the world these characters live in and be the motivation for them to do the things they do but again, everything seems rushed and pushed along even with over 100 mins to tell the story. Maybe trying to interweave the Contras in-between the booming crack era is a hard task. I hope they really do this story justice. IT NEEDS TO BE TOLD especially to these younger generation who are influenced by these rappers who promote drug use openly. For us older folks, yea its been done to death but I think the 90s and 2000s kids are old enough to start understanding the lasting effect this had on their parents and now grandparents. I'll give it a season...

 

[Captain Crunch]

The protagonist got some heart, I like him already

Anybody think that girl who owns the club gon give that kid some p*ssy?

 

[Konnan]

Eddie Nash is a heavy dude. Who still roamed LA freely after those grizzly murders he beat charges on. That WONDERLAND movie about those murders had me shook

Wonderland is a good ass movie

I havent seen it in forever. Like the last time I seen it I rented it at Blockbuster

I may watch that shyt again tonight

 

[Jards]

I fukk with it

Apparently dude who plays Franklin is British

Thought he was a West Coast nikka - completely sold me with the accent and everything

 

[gluvnast]

I enjoyed episode one. Got some potential. I can dig the slow burn too.... people expecting some Tony Montana Scarface shyt...

 

[DaRealness]

I fukk with it

Apparently dude who plays Franklin is British

Thought he was a West Coast nikka - completely sold me with the accent and everything

I just checked out his IMDB. Damn I didn't even know that either. Dude is from Peckham just like Boyega.

Saying that, so is the mother who played Brianna on The Wire.

 

[Jards]

I just checked out his IMDB. Damn I didn't even know that either. Dude is from Peckham just like Boyega.

Saying that, so is the mother who played Brianna on The Wire.

 

[JodyHiighroller]

Why is this not stickied?

 

[NoGutsNoGLory]

I fukk with it

Apparently dude who plays Franklin is British

Thought he was a West Coast nikka - completely sold me with the accent and everything

Now that you mentioned it I'm paying extra close attention to his accent and you can actually hear it break down a lot of the time. I feel like Sam Jackson about this, millions of West Coast kids to choose from and they travel thousands of miles away to find an actor.

 

[Vic Damone. Jr]

Just whooped breh's ass to Bill Withers

 

[11101]

Looks like next week him and his homie from the first episode about to find them nikkas and get his bag back