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Thread started 04/16/08 9:06pm

bboy87

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Who gave Flavor Flav ANOTHER TV show?!

http://freep.com/apps/pbc.../804150342

Flavor Flav has always been a situation comedy waiting to happen

During rap music's angriest days, he was the comic relief. Now he finally has a sitcom, "Under One Roof," debuting tonight.

Yes, this is the Flav who rapped with Chuck D in Public Enemy, a quarter-century ago. "Chuck D was more of the political guy," he said. "I've always been more of a fun person."

He stars in the first sitcom on the struggling MyNetwork, which is WMYD-TV (Channel 20) in Detroit. Flav plays an ex-con living with his rich brother.

That may sound a lot like "Fresh Prince of Bel Air," which starred another rapper (Will Smith). Smith became a Hollywood star; other rappers followed.

Public Enemy thrived for a dozen years, with Flav having troubles with the law. In 1991, he had a 20-day jail sentence after being convicted of assaulting his girlfriend; in '93, he went into drug rehab after shooting at a neighbor.

He faded for a decade, then joined the "Surreal Life" reality show. "The only thing that worked to my advantage was that I had no idea who anyone was," he said.

Flav soon began a romance-of-opposites with Brigitte Nielsen. "Here's this tall, Danish woman and this short, black guy," he recalled.

He is listed at 5-foot-7, she at 6-foot-1. They had their own reality show, "Strange Love"; then he taped three rounds of "Flavor of Love," with a house full of beautiful young women.

Then producer Claude Brooks sold him on something more ambitious. That's "Under One Roof." Flav finally gets his sitcom.
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Dear God.....WHY?! mad
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Reply #1 posted 04/16/08 9:07pm

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you know i saw previews for this show last night
kinda seems like a spin-off of Fresh Prince of Belaire to me...
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Reply #2 posted 04/16/08 9:09pm

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emilia1 said:

you know i saw previews for this show last night
kinda seems like a spin-off of Fresh Prince of Belaire to me...

I watching the debut episode right now.....


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Reply #3 posted 04/16/08 9:10pm

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bboy87 said:

emilia1 said:

you know i saw previews for this show last night
kinda seems like a spin-off of Fresh Prince of Belaire to me...

I watching the debut episode right now.....


confused

lol he scares me...
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Reply #4 posted 04/16/08 9:13pm

Abdul

That shit was horrible!!! If it's on more then Four episodes I'll be shocked
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Reply #5 posted 04/16/08 10:08pm

Timmy84

I wasn't about to watch that episode.

[BScott]That might have disturbed my spirit.[/BScott] neutral
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Reply #6 posted 04/16/08 11:41pm

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Pure trash.

I watched that bullshit tonight and the laugh track was so OVER-THE-TOP that it made the show even CHEESIER! Flav can't act. Flav's not funny in sitcom format. The supporting cast isn't funny.

The episode's storyline was dumb as fuck. The show plays on a TON of racial stereotypes (The Asian housekeeper - truly embarrassing).

It really is just a weak rip-off of Fresh Prince, but the thing is, it's not even CLOSE to being funny. Claude needs to be slapped for this shit and he knows it. It's worse than Homeboys in Outer Space - and THAT'S saying a whole helluva lot!
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Reply #7 posted 04/17/08 12:20am

Abdul

MuthaFunka said:

Pure trash.

I watched that bullshit tonight and the laugh track was so OVER-THE-TOP that it made the show even CHEESIER! Flav can't act. Flav's not funny in sitcom format. The supporting cast isn't funny.

The episode's storyline was dumb as fuck. The show plays on a TON of racial stereotypes (The Asian housekeeper - truly embarrassing).

It really is just a weak rip-off of Fresh Prince, but the thing is, it's not even CLOSE to being funny. Claude needs to be slapped for this shit and he knows it. It's worse than Homeboys in Outer Space - and THAT'S saying a whole helluva lot!


"Homeboys In Outer Space" LOL!!! Yeah that show was terrible.
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Reply #8 posted 04/17/08 12:31am

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lol Flavor Flav always reminds me of a black Gollum from The Lord Of The Rings







What's wrong with those girls on "Flavor of Love"? falloff
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Reply #9 posted 04/17/08 7:16am

Flowerz

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[Edited 4/17/08 7:18am]
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Reply #10 posted 04/17/08 7:19am

Graycap23

Claude needs better material than this. He has been around 2 long 4 this non-sense.
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Reply #11 posted 04/17/08 7:27am

Stymie

Someone without a lick of damn sense.
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Reply #12 posted 04/17/08 7:49am

unkemptpueblo

MuthaFunka said:

Pure trash.

I watched that bullshit tonight and the laugh track was so OVER-THE-TOP that it made the show even CHEESIER! Flav can't act. Flav's not funny in sitcom format. The supporting cast isn't funny.

The episode's storyline was dumb as fuck. The show plays on a TON of racial stereotypes (The Asian housekeeper - truly embarrassing).

It really is just a weak rip-off of Fresh Prince, but the thing is, it's not even CLOSE to being funny. Claude needs to be slapped for this shit and he knows it. It's worse than Homeboys in Outer Space - and THAT'S saying a whole helluva lot!


damn. Thats low.
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Reply #13 posted 04/17/08 9:07am

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I can't stand that Muther Fuc*er.

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Reply #14 posted 04/17/08 10:02am

dseann

Have a real good look at Flav. Has anyone ever seen someone with lips the same color as their forehead? What the fuck's up with this guppy looking motherfucker and what the hell's wrong with the women on Flavor of Love? Are men that hard to come by in America?
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Reply #15 posted 04/17/08 10:10am

Graycap23

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What the fuck's up with this guppy looking motherfucker and what the hell's wrong with the women on Flavor of Love? Are men that hard to come by in America?

Exposure. Plain and simple.
Most of those woman are straight BUSTED themselves.
Watch that show in HD and u will see what I mean.
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Reply #16 posted 04/17/08 10:12am

Timmy84

dseann said:

Have a real good look at Flav. Has anyone ever seen someone with lips the same color as their forehead? What the fuck's up with this guppy looking motherfucker and what the hell's wrong with the women on Flavor of Love? Are men that hard to come by in America?


They want some of that D-list fame. confused Basically whoring for the black Crypt Keeper. eek
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Reply #17 posted 04/17/08 10:12am

Timmy84

Graycap23 said:

dseann said:

What the fuck's up with this guppy looking motherfucker and what the hell's wrong with the women on Flavor of Love? Are men that hard to come by in America?

Exposure. Plain and simple.
Most of those woman are straight BUSTED themselves.
Watch that show in HD and u will see what I mean.
[Edited 4/17/08 10:11am]


Yeah most of them are OOGLAY. confused
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Reply #18 posted 04/17/08 10:12am

dseann

Graycap23 said:

dseann said:

What the fuck's up with this guppy looking motherfucker and what the hell's wrong with the women on Flavor of Love? Are men that hard to come by in America?

Exposure. Plain and simple.
Most of those woman are straight BUSTED themselves.
Watch that show in HD and u will see what I mean.
[Edited 4/17/08 10:11am]

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Reply #19 posted 04/17/08 11:16am

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Timmy84 said:

dseann said:

Have a real good look at Flav. Has anyone ever seen someone with lips the same color as their forehead? What the fuck's up with this guppy looking motherfucker and what the hell's wrong with the women on Flavor of Love? Are men that hard to come by in America?


They want some of that D-list fame. confused Basically whoring for the black Crypt Keeper. eek


falloff Yeah, he does look like that one too. lol


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Reply #20 posted 04/17/08 12:13pm

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Timmy84 said:

Graycap23 said:


Exposure. Plain and simple.
Most of those woman are straight BUSTED themselves.
Watch that show in HD and u will see what I mean.
[Edited 4/17/08 10:11am]


Yeah most of them are OOGLAY. confused

Myamee was fine as hell


but those twins.....EWWW!

Thing 2's teeth looks like she got hit the mouth with a 40 ounce bottle....[i]twice confused
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Reply #21 posted 04/17/08 12:16pm

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Hmmm...seperated at birth?


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Reply #22 posted 04/17/08 12:20pm

Graycap23

bboy87 said:

Timmy84 said:



Yeah most of them are OOGLAY. confused

Myamee was fine as hell


but those twins.....EWWW!

Thing 2's teeth looks like she got hit the mouth with a 40 ounce bottle....[i]twice confused

There are about 2 or 3 a season that I'd give a shot, but that's about it.
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Reply #23 posted 04/17/08 3:58pm

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dseann said:[quote]Have a real good look at Flav. Has anyone ever seen someone with lips the same color as their forehead? What the fuck's up with this guppy looking motherfucker and what the hell's wrong with the women on Flavor of Love? Are men that hard to come by in America?[/quot]

Flavor Of Love=Scripted!
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Reply #24 posted 04/17/08 7:11pm

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bboy87 said:

http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080415/ENT03/804150342

Flavor Flav has always been a situation comedy waiting to happen

During rap music's angriest days, he was the comic relief. Now he finally has a sitcom, "Under One Roof," debuting tonight.

Yes, this is the Flav who rapped with Chuck D in Public Enemy, a quarter-century ago. "Chuck D was more of the political guy," he said. "I've always been more of a fun person."

He stars in the first sitcom on the struggling MyNetwork, which is WMYD-TV (Channel 20) in Detroit. Flav plays an ex-con living with his rich brother.

That may sound a lot like "Fresh Prince of Bel Air," which starred another rapper (Will Smith). Smith became a Hollywood star; other rappers followed.

Public Enemy thrived for a dozen years, with Flav having troubles with the law. In 1991, he had a 20-day jail sentence after being convicted of assaulting his girlfriend; in '93, he went into drug rehab after shooting at a neighbor.

He faded for a decade, then joined the "Surreal Life" reality show. "The only thing that worked to my advantage was that I had no idea who anyone was," he said.

Flav soon began a romance-of-opposites with Brigitte Nielsen. "Here's this tall, Danish woman and this short, black guy," he recalled.

He is listed at 5-foot-7, she at 6-foot-1. They had their own reality show, "Strange Love"; then he taped three rounds of "Flavor of Love," with a house full of beautiful young women.

Then producer Claude Brooks sold him on something more ambitious. That's "Under One Roof." Flav finally gets his sitcom.
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Dear God.....WHY?! mad


LOL!
I like Flavor FLAV!!!! boxed
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Reply #25 posted 04/18/08 6:29am

Graycap23

Jboogiee said:[quote]

dseann said:

Have a real good look at Flav. Has anyone ever seen someone with lips the same color as their forehead? What the fuck's up with this guppy looking motherfucker and what the hell's wrong with the women on Flavor of Love? Are men that hard to come by in America?[/quot]

Flavor Of Love=Scripted!

True dat.
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Reply #26 posted 04/18/08 7:27am

Ottensen

They did a Flavor of Love 3? They haven't imported it here yet. But from what I saw on the other two, wasn't he piss-poor-stank-DRUNK most of the time they were filming hmm. That mofo always had a a bottle or a "cup" in his hand and half the time his speech was slurred and stuttered to high hell lol; will he be able to carry a show stone cold sober with a set schedule and a formal script?
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Reply #27 posted 04/18/08 10:27am

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Ottensen said:

They did a Flavor of Love 3? They haven't imported it here yet. But from what I saw on the other two, wasn't he piss-poor-stank-DRUNK most of the time they were filming hmm. That mofo always had a a bottle or a "cup" in his hand and half the time his speech was slurred and stuttered to high hell lol; will he be able to carry a show stone cold sober with a set schedule and a formal script?

Flav isn't really a lush. He's a former coke addict, though



but he is retarded lol
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Reply #28 posted 04/18/08 10:30am

Timmy84

bboy87 said:

Ottensen said:

They did a Flavor of Love 3? They haven't imported it here yet. But from what I saw on the other two, wasn't he piss-poor-stank-DRUNK most of the time they were filming hmm. That mofo always had a a bottle or a "cup" in his hand and half the time his speech was slurred and stuttered to high hell lol; will he be able to carry a show stone cold sober with a set schedule and a formal script?

Flav isn't really a lush. He's a former coke addict, though



but he is retarded lol


Every time I saw him "dance" on Public Enemy videos and performances, I always called it "the crackhead dance". lol
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Reply #29 posted 04/18/08 10:32am

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Timmy84 said:

bboy87 said:


Flav isn't really a lush. He's a former coke addict, though



but he is retarded lol


Every time I saw him "dance" on Public Enemy videos and performances, I always called it "the crackhead dance". lol

It reminds me of Samuel L from Jungle Fever lol
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