The Official "Empire" Thread (New Show on Fox by Lee Daniels starring Terrance Howard)

[Wacky D]

i dont like where this is headed.

sure this is gonna open up doors for more black shows on major networks, but i think industry is gonna feel like they now have the green light to have white folks be in charge of the shows.

it works for empire because its just a soap, so the expectations arent set high. we just want f*ckery and they provide it. but its not gonna work for most other types of shows.

 

[satam55]

So brehs, is the song that the white rapper was recording in the studio gonna be on the soundtrack?

I think I got the song stuck in my head.

 

[Wacky D]

only song i liked was the track that Puma sent. the o.g. version. much better than jamal's boring chit.

yall remember that episode with cuba gooding?

that jawn sounded like a legit new jack era slow jam classic.

then when cookie started dancing? i came.

 

[pickles]

i'm not sure why yoba was surprised his character was killed. i saw that happening a few episodes in.


according to yoba a female is calling all the shots & even writes much of it

https://twitter.com/ilenechaiken

i think lee daniels is just a mascot

It is her and this guy http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0834960/?ref_=tt_ov_wr


I never watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer () but I am going to assume there was alot of fukkkery that lasted 7 seasons.

He writes a lot of the episodes, he writes Taraji's lines and I bet he wrote that whole black militant speech Lucious said to Andre, "talking about they will never accept you, only your money etc" ( There is levels to this show brehs. )

ETA: He wrote Recount the movie? That was a pretty good movie.

If you brehs like House of Cards, it is about the 2000 recount between Gore and Bush. Stars Kevin Spacey.

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

It is her and this guy http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0834960/?ref_=tt_ov_wr


I never watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer () but I am going to assume there was alot of fukkkery that lasted 7 seasons.

He writes a lot of the episodes, he writes Taraji's lines and I bet he wrote that whole black militant speech Lucious said to Andre, "talking about they will never accept you, only your money etc" ( There is levels to this show brehs. )

ETA: He wrote Recount the movie? That was a pretty good movie.

If you brehs like House of Cards, it is about the 2000 recount between Gore and Bush. Stars Kevin Spacey.

Thats the dude from Justified

 

[pickles]

Thats the dude from Justified

He has won a bunch of awards for writing too.

fukkkery forever.

 

[satam55]

yeah, pretty much "the game" famous, lol. but this ain't cw or BET so they should be bigger. i like how they interact with real life like "the game" and have random celebrities like "the game". Don't act like Kelsey Grammer ain't write the blueprint...

As someone who grew up watching a lot of black sitcoms on UPN, I thought having black celebrities guest-starring on Black shows was the norm.

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

yea, they had a roundtable special on fox like a month ago.

taraji, terrence & the writers/producers. i think she was the white chick on there. and the rest of the table was 2 middle-aged white men, lee daniels and some older black dude with gray dreads or something.

funny thing is, i hink they lean on lee daniels & the old guy for the "authenticity". that would explain why the settings are so bizarre. lol.

ETA: Not exactly the scene I was looking for. But its the one where all the writers are white, but in reality Damon Wayans was really writing the show despite what they thought.

 

[satam55]

Of course nikkas got to complain. There is no such thing as too much fukkkery.

:aidisgust:at Hulu snatching those rights.
I will never get to see it repeat on Netflix then. :sadbron3:

The plot lines and the guest stars next season are going to


ETA: Do you brehs think Taraji or Terrence are going to be nominated for an Emmy?

I really think Taraji is. I can't think of another show where the character is showing such a range of emotions.

The Best Actor spot seems pretty weak this year.

She'll probably get a nod. Maybe some supporting actor roles. But it's also the last year of mad men so you know they're going to give it a lot of love and finally give jon Hamm the Emmy

Since when do Nighttime soaps get emmy nominations?

 

[nose hair]

@stomachlines

oh yeah, she nice

i ain't watched empire in bout 3 weeks and i know this past weeks' episode was the series finale so i know i gotta play catch up

 

[EnzoG]

oh yeah, she nice

i ain't watched empire in bout 3 weeks and i know this past weeks' episode was the series finale so i know i gotta play catch up

NO.....PULL.......OUT.......

 

[nose hair]

NO.....PULL.......OUT.......

i know

 

[Dak Pickscott]

 

[Originalman]

ETA: Not exactly the scene I was looking for. But its the one where all the writers are white, but in reality Damon Wayans was really writing the show despite who them thinking they were.

Bamboozled one of the best movies I have ever seen. It is so fukking true.

 

[NSSVO]

oh yeah, she nice

i ain't watched empire in bout 3 weeks and i know this past weeks' episode was the series finale so i know i gotta play catch up

Damn this bytch is sexy.