naaah.
i might have to pass on this shyt.
sorry Spike.
i might have to pass on this shyt.
sorry Spike.
Spike Lee - She's Got To Have It (Netflix Series)
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RIP my man TC tho.
shout to Stevie D!
this shyt wild corny.
just finished 1st episode.
i aint really with the NEW New York shyt so i guess this just aint for me like that.
shout to Stevie D!
this shyt wild corny.
just finished 1st episode.
i aint really with the NEW New York shyt so i guess this just aint for me like that.
Drew Wonder
Superstar
Lol, a lot of people ain't gonna be able to get past the first ep but it gets better. If you're not used to Spike's over the top, stage play type dialogue and style it's jarring. But the first ep is the only one he wrote, the characters start talking/acting a little more "normal" as it goes on. I'd say at least watch the next two episodes. If you can't get into it by then, then it ain't for you
thanks
ima stay the course then
my mother and father was textin me this morning saying they like it.
Spike just be all over the place sometimes to me. lol
jilla82
Superstar
walked in the door and my girl was watching it.
Shyt is corny and too on the nose (typical of Spike).
Its like a female version of Entourage w/ a message.
All these shows catering to women have the same type of vibe....trying to showcase female empowerment by having women behaving in the ways men traditionally do.
Shyt is corny and too on the nose (typical of Spike).
Its like a female version of Entourage w/ a message.
All these shows catering to women have the same type of vibe....trying to showcase female empowerment by having women behaving in the ways men traditionally do.
Drew Wonder
Superstar
Finished the show, wasn't perfect but overall I think it was a successful comeback for Spike and proved he still has a vision as an artist that's relevant to modern day times.
Overall I'd give it a 7/10 and I'd watch a season 2 if they do it
Agree with @ogc123 on the heavyhandidness and over the top didacticism which has always been Spike's weakness imo. I will say though, Spike's "throw every social issue at the wall and see what sticks" approach works better over 10 episodes than it does in one two hour movie so I didn't mind it as much here. But yeah, the whole gentrification subplot was way over the top and should've been handled with more subtlety. I almost cringed during the town hall "black lives matter" scene
I thought though the show did a good job at depicting modern day gentrified Brooklyn. The fact that it didn't show the "magic" of BK is because BK ain't the same as it was for people who grew up there. It makes sense that Master of None would have a more wide-eyed and optimistic view of BK being that it focuses on non-black hipsters who moved there versus the perspective of people who've been there their whole life only to see the neighborhood completely change
It was definitely a stretch for her to be paying so much less to live in that apartment and the part with Jamie giving her the 10K was definitely a bit ridiculous, but I did think it did a decent job showing how irresponsible she was financially, especially with her maxing out all three credit cards on that dress just to make a "statement"
Agreed that it pandered heavily to the black twitter "woke" crowd. With Spike, I think he still regrets that rape scene in the original movie so he was less critical of a character like Nola than he'd normally be for the tv series to make amends for it
I liked that the show gave more depth to the three dudes than the movie did. I was worried Greer would be nothing more than an over the top parody of a vain light skinned dude but they actually gave him some depth in the episode where he takes Nola out on a date and you get more of an understanding of why he is the way he is. And all the stuff with Jamie and his wife was some of the strongest elements of the show. Felt the most real and was handled with a lot of subtlety
Also liked how the show called out girls who are into "experimenting" with lesbians but ain't really about that life and how hurtful that actually is to actual lesbians who catch feelings. That lesbian scene with Nola was
though
The subplot with the ass injections was unnecessary though the ass explosion scene was insane lol
What was up with Fat Joe's accent? I don't know what dude was trying to do there, should've just talked like he normally talks cuz he ain't a good enough actor to take a risk like that
I thought though the show did a good job at depicting modern day gentrified Brooklyn. The fact that it didn't show the "magic" of BK is because BK ain't the same as it was for people who grew up there. It makes sense that Master of None would have a more wide-eyed and optimistic view of BK being that it focuses on non-black hipsters who moved there versus the perspective of people who've been there their whole life only to see the neighborhood completely change
It was definitely a stretch for her to be paying so much less to live in that apartment and the part with Jamie giving her the 10K was definitely a bit ridiculous, but I did think it did a decent job showing how irresponsible she was financially, especially with her maxing out all three credit cards on that dress just to make a "statement"
Agreed that it pandered heavily to the black twitter "woke" crowd. With Spike, I think he still regrets that rape scene in the original movie so he was less critical of a character like Nola than he'd normally be for the tv series to make amends for it
I liked that the show gave more depth to the three dudes than the movie did. I was worried Greer would be nothing more than an over the top parody of a vain light skinned dude but they actually gave him some depth in the episode where he takes Nola out on a date and you get more of an understanding of why he is the way he is. And all the stuff with Jamie and his wife was some of the strongest elements of the show. Felt the most real and was handled with a lot of subtlety
Also liked how the show called out girls who are into "experimenting" with lesbians but ain't really about that life and how hurtful that actually is to actual lesbians who catch feelings. That lesbian scene with Nola was
though The subplot with the ass injections was unnecessary though the ass explosion scene was insane lol
What was up with Fat Joe's accent? I don't know what dude was trying to do there, should've just talked like he normally talks cuz he ain't a good enough actor to take a risk like that
Overall I'd give it a 7/10 and I'd watch a season 2 if they do it
Drew Wonder
Superstar
It was, but instead of her just saying "hi" she had to do the whole "you look really familiar" thing because Spike just HAS to let us know beyond a doubt that it's her lol
watching the 1st ep now...this is very spike lee lol
the next guy
Superstar
will watch
NoGutsNoGLory
Superstar
That was her?!
Yo I was over here tryin to figure out who the fukk she was and how she would be important to the story somehow.
this like when my sister would bring all her homegirls to the crib.
my older brother, "man yall hoes need to quiet down in here!"
they be like "shut up nikka!"
talk mad shyt.
by the end of the month my brother done knocked down all them broads.
have like 2 new nephews/nieces on the way.
na, on ep 3 now. its ok so far.
my older brother, "man yall hoes need to quiet down in here!"
they be like "shut up nikka!"
talk mad shyt.
by the end of the month my brother done knocked down all them broads.
have like 2 new nephews/nieces on the way.
na, on ep 3 now. its ok so far.
them extra ass puerto rock brothers like this wack version of Mars i swear i cant stand them typa muthafukkas.
for those not from NYC, these muthafukkas DO exist!
annoying as all hell!
aint even doing the "do ya know do ya know do ya know" shyt right.
for those not from NYC, these muthafukkas DO exist!
annoying as all hell!
aint even doing the "do ya know do ya know do ya know" shyt right.
Fat Joe with the old Beat Street x's 1 million New York accent.
oh Indigo in this!
:meloohhh:
oh Indigo in this!
:meloohhh:
The opening scene in episode 9 where they paid homage to past NYC greats at the cemetery 
such a beautiful scene.
such a beautiful scene.