Anybody watch Empire KTTV

jodeke · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:24 am Post subject:

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You could say the show is "catered towards Blacks" because it has a mostly Black cast.

Leaving that aside the series has much to offer. Same sex relationships, family infighting, love triangle, murder discovered and covered up, death on the doorstep for a main character, will the wife get the husband back. Man, there so much going on it makes the series very much a must watch.

Because the cast is mostly Black it will most likely be viewed by some as a Black show instead of viewing it for it's entertainment value and acting prowess.

I have a newfound respect for the acting ability of Taraji P Henson. She's come a long way from Hustle and Flow and Baby Boy.
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jodeke · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 11:40 am Post subject:

Empire fans: Due to a sharp change in ratings, we're SPEECHLESS to report that the show

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It lists ages watching the show not the demographic breakdown. I'd like to know the latter.

It's really a show for all.
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loslakersss · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:09 pm Post subject:

loslakersss · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:14 pm Post subject:

That's the thing, because it's an all black cast it's considered a show catered towards black people. Does that mean that most TV(which have all white main characters) are catered towards white people?

To me, it's just dumb. If a show's good, it's good and viewers should find it appealing regardless of the race of the cast. OTOH, if the cast was switched with all white people in these roles as Lucious, Hakeem, Cookie, etc, it wouldn't be believable- IMO anyway. How that's relevant, I don't know but just my two cents.

jodeke · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:51 pm Post subject:

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jodeke · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:54 pm Post subject:

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I wish they would've took the story a little further with Jamal's baby mama.
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jodeke · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:58 pm Post subject:

jodeke · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:29 pm Post subject:

In tonight's episode the photographer doing the shoot revealed he's gay. I thought Jamal was going to get a new man.

Is it me or does it look like Taraji had some work done on her breast? They look much larger than they did when she allowed them to be shown in Baby Boy.
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jodeke · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:21 pm Post subject:

Andre tried to kill himself. Lucious is not only homophobic he doesn't like Andre because his wife is White. Looks like Jamal and Hakeem are going to mend fences.

Can't wait for next week. The previews were awesome. Lucious finds out his wife too be is a traitor. Looks like another OK Corral is about to go down.

Only three more to go and a lot is really up in the air. I'm happy they've been picked up next season but I wish the show had gone cable.
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loslakersss · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 1:33 pm Post subject:

Really good episode. I'm glad they went more in depth on Jamal and Hakeem killing their beef because when it just happened all of the sudden the episode before, I was like "really? that's it? just a happy family now?".

I gathered that Andre pulled the trigger not knowing he forgot to turn off the safety but not 100% sure on that. He's a freakin mess though.

Also finding out Cookie is behind the song was a nice touch. When Jamal came out and Lucious had the flashbacks was is out of anger(from coming out) or out of regret for treating his son that way? I couldn't figure out what they were trying to say with those flashbacks...

jodeke · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:23 pm Post subject:

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jodeke · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:24 pm Post subject:

jodeke · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:41 am Post subject:

There was no real intensity this week. It was mostly about signing artists.

Cookie, as usual, stole the show. She's straight gangsta. She played the role when talking to the rappers in the studio with the bullet holes in the door glass.

When Derek Luke, Lucious's body, saved her she was tow up from da flo up. She opened her legs in the car, told him come on, I won't tell. I cracked up.

Andre lost it. He's in a mental institution. Anika is working with Beretti. Fox got a little racy when she did a Sharon Stone move. If this had been cable it would have not been shadowed. Whoa

I wonder if the voices belong to the artists doing the singing? All have very nice singing voices.

It's getting down to the wire. Next week should be anti climatic. Followed by something that will cause viewers to return next season.
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loslakersss · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:24 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I too was wondering if they're really the ones singing. I'm gonna have to download that main song, I really like it.

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Think they are auto-tuned most of the times, specially Jamal. He might have a nice voice like in the elevator scene this week but his voice sounds very fake when he's performing. This is probably the only thing that bugs me from the series. Everything else is great.

jodeke · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:30 am Post subject:

I see I'm not the only one wondering! I pulled this It reads as though the artist are really singing but I believe there is some enhancement.

Jamal/Jussie Smollett Nice interview. It reveals something I should have known from watching, Andre is bipolar.

Lucious is dealing with a lot. Gangsta wife, gay son, bipolar son, rebellious son, villainous competition, jealous fiancee and death at the door step. DAMN!!!!
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jodeke · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:08 pm Post subject:

'Empire' star Jussie Smollet confirms he's gay

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It's Hollywood, nothing new.

IMO coming out will limit the characters he'll be asked to play. I think in that sense it's going to stunt his artistic growth.
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focus · Star Player Joined: 23 May 2012 Posts: 2526

Enjoying Empire - deeper than I expected. Taraji Henson and Howard are so good. Cookie runs the show, so full of love for her boys and driven. The scene where Lucious is telling Andre "They will never accept you!" pretty powerful and something you don't see that much.

Moses · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:38 am Post subject:

I like the family dynamic of the show, it's interesting how different they all are and their various issues, and the acting of Cookie & Lucious is great too.
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jodeke · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:06 pm Post subject:

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Tonight's ep was nuts. Lots of stuff happened prepping for the finale. Some kinda off the wall. Andre's story is interesting. Lucious' denial and crappy parenting, take 2. Lola is about the cutest kid I've ever seen. And Cookie in the office room thinking there was a camera on her, wow lol.