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Who's down with The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency??? I'm loving this show, Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, all the wacky characters, the beautiful landscape of Botswana, and just everything about it. 
Did any of you read the books? I'm curious about why they added the gay character when it wasn't in the book, according to my friend who read the books, and homosexuality is definitely not accepted throughout Africa. Seems odd to just throw a gay character in there. 
Anyway, great show, great acting, hilarious/interesting storylines. Looks like HBO has done it again. 
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SCNDLS said: I'm loving this show, Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, all the wacky characters, the beautiful landscape of Botswana, and just everything about it.
Did any of you read the books? I'm curious about why they added the gay character when it wasn't in the book, according to my friend who read the books, and homosexuality is definitely not accepted throughout Africa. Seems odd to just throw a gay character in there.
Anyway, great show, great acting, hilarious/interesting storylines. Looks like HBO has done it again. I've only seen the Pilot/movie. I don't have HBO and I've been trying to find a place to catch the episodes. It is so good. And Botswana is definitely on my list of places to visit. I hadn't heard of the books, but now I want to read them. I graduated bitches!!! 12-19-09   | |
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PurpleRighteous1 said: SCNDLS said: I'm loving this show, Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, all the wacky characters, the beautiful landscape of Botswana, and just everything about it.
Did any of you read the books? I'm curious about why they added the gay character when it wasn't in the book, according to my friend who read the books, and homosexuality is definitely not accepted throughout Africa. Seems odd to just throw a gay character in there.
Anyway, great show, great acting, hilarious/interesting storylines. Looks like HBO has done it again. I've only seen the Pilot/movie. I don't have HBO and I've been trying to find a place to catch the episodes. It is so good. And Botswana is definitely on my list of places to visit. I hadn't heard of the books, but now I want to read them. Jill Scott is such a natural actress
Here's some info on the books http://en.wikipedia.org/w...ncy_Series | |
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PurpleRighteous1 said: SCNDLS said: I'm loving this show, Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, all the wacky characters, the beautiful landscape of Botswana, and just everything about it.
Did any of you read the books? I'm curious about why they added the gay character when it wasn't in the book, according to my friend who read the books, and homosexuality is definitely not accepted throughout Africa. Seems odd to just throw a gay character in there.
Anyway, great show, great acting, hilarious/interesting storylines. Looks like HBO has done it again. I've only seen the Pilot/movie. I don't have HBO and I've been trying to find a place to catch the episodes. It is so good. And Botswana is definitely on my list of places to visit. I hadn't heard of the books, but now I want to read them. And WHY was Idris Elba looking so damn good last week??? 
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yea. his character is so awful, but he is soo sexaaay  I graduated bitches!!! 12-19-09 | |
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PurpleRighteous1 said: yea. his character is so awful, but he is soo sexaaay
 When he was eating that cake I lost my damn mind.  | |
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SCNDLS said: PurpleRighteous1 said: yea. his character is so awful, but he is soo sexaaay
When he was eating that cake I lost my damn mind. ooh chile, I forgot about that. don't get me started. On Idris or that good looking ass cake  I've been such a sugar whore lately.I graduated bitches!!! 12-19-09 | |
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PurpleRighteous1 said: SCNDLS said: When he was eating that cake I lost my damn mind. ooh chile, I forgot about that. don't get me started. On Idris or that good looking ass cake I've been such a sugar whore lately.Okay, yeah, if you even remember what the cake looked like in a scene with Idris you are definitely a sugar fiend.  | |
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Heck, I'm trying to put my pennies in the bank, no paid movie channels for me.  [Edited 4/5/09 18:16pm] | |
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SCNDLS said: PurpleRighteous1 said: yea. his character is so awful, but [b]he is soo sexaaay
[/b] When he was eating that cake I lost my damn mind. Yes. Lord Hav' Merci! | |
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I have to catch up - 2 episodes are on my Tivo right now. From the previews I can tell it's gonna suit Jill well. Glad to know she can act, that Tyler Perry shit had me worried! But he probably just guided her into "overdone" territory 
Looking forward to this series... & Idris???  I must see this cake scene y'all talkin' about!!  I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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SCNDLS said: I'm loving this show, Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, all the wacky characters, the beautiful landscape of Botswana, and just everything about it.
Did any of you read the books? I'm curious about why they added the gay character when it wasn't in the book, according to my friend who read the books, and homosexuality is definitely not accepted throughout Africa. Seems odd to just throw a gay character in there.
Anyway, great show, great acting, hilarious/interesting storylines. Looks like HBO has done it again.
http://www.hbo.com/no1lad...iveagency/ [Edited 4/5/09 17:47pm] I keep missing it. I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. |
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CalhounSq said: I have to catch up - 2 episodes are on my Tivo right now. From the previews I can tell it's gonna suit Jill well. Glad to know she can act, that Tyler Perry shit had me worried!
But he probably just guided her into "overdone" territory
Looking forward to this series... & Idris??? I must see this cake scene y'all talkin' about!!I saw Ms. Scott in a 2004 Showtime original movie called, Cavedwellers, starring Kevin Bacon, his wife Kyra Sedgwick, and Aidan Quinn. Scott was absolutely wonderful so, I was kinda surprised by her underwhelming acting in Mr. Perry "shit".. will put. Anyone who wants a serious career in films, should avoid that mans movies like the plague. | |
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TD3 said: CalhounSq said: I have to catch up - 2 episodes are on my Tivo right now. From the previews I can tell it's gonna suit Jill well. Glad to know she can act, that Tyler Perry shit had me worried!
But he probably just guided her into "overdone" territory
Looking forward to this series... & Idris??? I must see this cake scene y'all talkin' about!!I saw Ms. Scott in a 2004 Showtime original movie called, Cavedwellers, starring Kevin Bacon, his wife Kyra Sedgwick, and Aidan Quinn. Scott was absolutely wonderful so, I was kinda surprised by her underwhelming acting in Mr. Perry "shit".. will put. Anyone who wants a serious career in films, should avoid that mans movies like the plague. Pretty much, he not only allows over-acting, I think he encourages it. I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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CalhounSq said: I have to catch up - 2 episodes are on my Tivo right now. From the previews I can tell it's gonna suit Jill well. Glad to know she can act, that Tyler Perry shit had me worried!
But he probably just guided her into "overdone" territory
Looking forward to this series... & Idris??? I must see this cake scene y'all talkin' about!!He was on for less than 5 minutes, but gatdamn, I said GATDAMN!!! | |
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Love Jilly in this! Her and lil Annika Noni rose are tearin' it up with their Bostwana accents! Totally irrelevant of me to say, but watching these sistas really makes me wish Beyonce would stop making my eyeballs itch every time she atempts to be a serious screen actress. The camera works wonderfully with Scott and I'm sorry we haven't gotten to her in even more film vehicles with even more multi-dimensional charcters. Honestly, I would be more than happy to do with one less film where a singer gets to play a shadow of herself onscreen, um, singing.  | |
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The books are wonderful. The series, while entertaining, isn't really up their level (thus far). We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Genesia said: The books are wonderful. The series, while entertaining, isn't really up their level (thus far).
i have seen the piolt and the first four episodes, the characterisation and the whole vibe of the books is definately beginning to come through 
book adaptation to film or television seldom works but this seems to be getting there What you don't remember never happened | |
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Genesia said: The books are wonderful. The series, while entertaining, isn't really up their level (thus far).
Agreed! I've really enjoyed these books. Beautiful, sinmple stories. I look forward to each new installment. | |
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What? Books! HBO! Sexy man eating cake sexy! Okay!  | |
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SCNDLS said: PurpleRighteous1 said: I've only seen the Pilot/movie. I don't have HBO and I've been trying to find a place to catch the episodes. It is so good. And Botswana is definitely on my list of places to visit. I hadn't heard of the books, but now I want to read them. And WHY was Idris Elba looking so damn good last week???
Lawd hammercy! ohhh, we haven't got to this bit here in Blighty, can't wait!! 
One of the guys at work has been on at me about the books for ages,still haven't read them, but I just happened to be flicking channels and saw the pilot on the Beeb and I seen Jill (Who is one of my favourite singers) so I thought I would give a look and I loved it. Watch it every Sunday now. Does Idris play the male detective that steals her clients, cause I think he shows up in next weeks epi? "I know that living with u baby, was sometimes hard...but I'm willing 2 give it another try.
Cause nothing compares....nothing compares 2 u!" | |
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Neophyte said: SCNDLS said: And WHY was Idris Elba looking so damn good last week???
Lawd hammercy! ohhh, we haven't got to this bit here in Blighty, can't wait!!
One of the guys at work has been on at me about the books for ages,still haven't read them, but I just happened to be flicking channels and saw the pilot on the Beeb and I seen Jill (Who is one of my favourite singers) so I thought I would give a look and I loved it. Watch it every Sunday now. Does Idris play the male detective that steals her clients, cause I think he shows up in next weeks epi? No he was in the pilot ep and was the bad guy/drug dealer. | |
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I love Jill Scott, she is amazing, got most of her albums and saw her last year at Brixton Academy, truely amazing women with an amazing voice. Sometimes Life is like the post...You just don't get it! | |
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SCNDLS said: Neophyte said: ohhh, we haven't got to this bit here in Blighty, can't wait!!
One of the guys at work has been on at me about the books for ages,still haven't read them, but I just happened to be flicking channels and saw the pilot on the Beeb and I seen Jill (Who is one of my favourite singers) so I thought I would give a look and I loved it. Watch it every Sunday now. Does Idris play the male detective that steals her clients, cause I think he shows up in next weeks epi? No he was in the pilot ep and was the bad guy/drug dealer. Damn it! I know I didn't get to watch all of it, but why did I miss him. [Edited 4/6/09 14:07pm] "I know that living with u baby, was sometimes hard...but I'm willing 2 give it another try.
Cause nothing compares....nothing compares 2 u!" | |
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Neophyte said: SCNDLS said: No he was in the pilot ep and was the bad guy/drug dealer. Damn it! I know I didn't get to watch all of it, but why did I miss him. [Edited 4/6/09 14:07pm] He looked really different, bald head and no facial hair. Gatdamn!!! | |
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I have to make a trip to the library real soon. Prince's Sarah | |
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NOTICE: For those who don't get HBO.
You can subscribe to all future..... The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series via Apples HBO Podcast. | |
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I saw the second episode last night. Better - an hour is just the right length. (The pilot - at two hours - dragged a bit.)  We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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