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6/22/2004
The Inevitable Demise of Method & Red
 Reviews have not been good for Fox's latest attempt to ride the popularity of hip-hop culture. The new show stars current B-list rappers Method Man and Redman, portraying get this, two rich rappers (ingenious). Now that's deep. The show is centered around the "comedic" trials as these two move into an affluent white, suburban neighborhood. I know, you're probably wondering how they ever thought up such a creative storyline. This stuff just gets old.
According to Method Man, the show is not what he truly envisioned. A recent interview with the LA times revealed Method's true desire, "I'm trying to keep this show ghetto, and there's a way for it to be both ghetto and intelligent...but it's not going that way." Must. Restrain. Sarcastic. Comments. He continues, "I hate the title because it locks both of us right in, rather than just calling it something like 'Two Guys in the 'Hood.' We've got a lot on the line here. I'm a musician. At the end of the day, if this show fails, all these other people can go on to other projects. We'd have to go back to where we came from, and they'd be saying, 'Oh, there goes Method Man and Redman, they went Hollywood.' Where are we going to go?" Cry me a river. The show's premiere received fairly good ratings, thanks to that Soulplane brand of success. Some critics are calling the show "coonish". An accusation to which Method replies,"We can't all be the Cosbys. There needs to be a yin and yang as far as what is shown of black people on television." Earth to Method Man, Earth to Method Man, where are you? These people are not even on the same planet let alone the same page. Much to Method's dismay, the show's producers have laced it with hokey jokes and laugh tracks. And they believe this is the reason to blame for the show's potential failure? Someone please, shoot the horse. Estimated time on the air: two more months.
posted by ambra at 6/22/2004 10:30:40 AM | link to this entry |
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