DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD

Rumor has it that the tenure of Prestige TV is coming to an end. Shows like Mad Men, OZ, the Sopranos, Breaking Bad, and the Wire were said to have elevated the small screen to the same heights as the Big screen with networks like HBO, AMC and Showtime leading the way. Many careers in front of and behind the camera were made during this golden age. But how many individuals from our many communities of color were able to gain a toehold? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 6p PST/ 8p CST and 9p EST to discuss some of our favorite (and not so favorite) Prestige Programs and whether they elevated any members of our communities of color.

We're coming to the tail end of the Olympics and in retrospect, we honor the games of old by pulling out the rating systems of old looking to a time when the highest mark you could receive in Olympic gymnastics was a perfect 10! So, with that in mind, the Blerdsassins Next Door at 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST will offer up our lists of films that we believe rate A Perfect 10 and will tell you why!

Who doesn't love a good superhero film? Well... apparently the Oscars. Variety posted its 16 Superhero Oscar snubs. Do any of them deserve it? Do ALL of them deserve it? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST to discuss whether these snubs were earned or not.

During a recent conversation we hit on the question of, "What exactly is a Blerd?" Well of course the response is an easy one... It's a Black Nerd. But then what is a "nerd"? Well the definitions are generally none too flattering. And the media accounts of nerds and indeed blerds are inconsistent. What do we think blerds are and are we one of them? Join you Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood at 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST as we discuss the Anatomy of a Blerd

During a recent conversation we hit on the question of, "What exactly is a Blerd?" Well of course the response is an easy one... It's a Black Nerd. But then what is a "nerd"? Well the definitions are generally none too flattering. And the media accounts of nerds and indeed blerds are inconsistent. What do we think blerds are and are we one of them? Join you Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood at 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST as we discuss the Anatomy of a Blerd

How could Mrs. Drysdale get rid of the Beverly Hillbillies? Did they actually need a bigger boat? Wasn't there a more effective way to get the cast-aways off the island? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door tonight in the OTHERhood 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST to hear us solve all those pesky plot problems.

Sure we all know when the monster is tearing up our laboratory or when the sky is raining blood, but what are those other telltale signs that you might have just walked into a horror film? Drawing on our Amicus, Hammer, Stephen King knowledge among others, the Blerdsassins Next Door at 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST will provide you with clues as to when you have unwittingly stepped front and center into a horror film.

In honor of the Olympic trials, your Blerdsassins Next Door will meet up with you in the OTHERhood at 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST to honor the Olympic trials by sharing our favorite Greek mythology-based films!

Who doesn't like cartoons? They filled those hours of afterschool time and Saturday mornings and if you came along in the 90s you got a heapin' helpin' of 24-hour cartoons when Cartoon Network appeared on the scene and it's been a free-for-all every since. Well apparently Me TV is embarking upon its journey into this cartoon chaos! What can we expect that we haven't seen anywhere else; or haven't seen in a while? (https://www.awn.com/news/metv-toons-u.... Join your Blerdsassins Next Door at 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST as we check the list and ponder whether the chosen programming is nostalgia-driven or nausea-inducing.

That's right! It's May the fourth! And what do we discuss on May the fourth... but Star Wars. So tonight the Blerdsassins Next Door at 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST will discuss how the 1977 (and all its prequels and sequels) have affected us individually and as a community.