Why you shouldn't watch the CW after the last episodes of The Game and Everybody Hates Chris!

I'm PISSED!!!! The CW has decided to cancel Everybody Hates Chris and the Game, two of their TOP 10 shows while keeping shows that have less diversity and even fewer ratings. I understand that television is a business wrought with tough decisions but I would think cutting two of your top rated shows while keeping shows with low ratings would be ASININE!!! To add insult to injury CW's President Dawn Ostroff said that the shows were cancelled because the "CW would no longer carry any comedies in it's line-up." ARE you KIDDING ME???? Name one network that does not have a comedy on its roster? Hasn't she heard of the success of Friends, Seinfeld, and Cheers??? All of which were rated highly until their respective departures. What about the reruns of Sanford & Son, Good Times , and The Cosby Show all of which can be seen nightly on various networks! What about the fact that the the third top rated show of ALL TIME was a COMEDY!!!, (an I LOVE Lucy episode). So the excuse for her teams decision does not add up! Nor does it mesh with her stated planned demographic of women ages 18-35, as I am certain the Game, if not Everybody Hates Chris, attracts the audience she seeks and then some. Aren't most movies that target that demographic "romantic comedies" anyway??? So either Ms. Ostroff is "out of touch with reality" or she's grasping at straws in her effort to KILL these shows while "flying under the radar" of groups that promote diversity on television. What really PISSES me beyond PISTERITY, (Yeah I said that!), is the fact that the audience of color has been "ripped off", "taken for granted", and flat out "USED" AGAIN!!!! to support a fledgling network only to be tossed aside once it's garnered broader support!

As a relatively new network Fox aired, In Living Color, Martin, ROC, Living Single, and New York Undercover only to give these shows the "boot" once Party of Five, Melrose Place and 90210,(ironically the latter two have been revamped by the CW), "stepped on the scene". I feel comfortable in saying that Ostroff and her cronies are following FOX's blueprint sadly enough, right down to actually recreating their shows, with designs on revamping others, like Dawson's Creek and Ally McBeal. Its a shame that with all the talented, creative, people with fabulous show ideas Ms. Ostroff's team is too LAZY, too lackadaisical, or just too downright trifling to seek out newly created shows.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for business and making money and if Ms. Ostroff could point to that as a motivating factor for canceling the shows I wouldn't have a problem. But don't "ax" the shows and give me a "cockamamie" story to "legitimize" the decision. Next Ms. Ostroff is going to "pee" on stage, (YES I SAID PEE), and tell people it's raining!!! ENOUGH is ENOUGH!!!! After the last episodes of the Game and Everybody Hates Chris, I say we stop watching the CW. They've proven that our viewership doesn't factor in their decision making anyway, so why continue to support them! "Don't let Ms. Ostroff "pee" on your head and tell you it's raining!"

~d-the-VIP

For Those of you who want to write or call to voice your opinion
Dawn Ostroff, President
CW Network
11800 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 575-7000
(818) 977-5000

~d-the-VIP

Dhani Tackles the Globe: An Ambassador?

NFL linebacker Dhani Jones is probably the most unlikely of ambassadors, or is he? Jones, a bow-tie clad, poetry writing "intellectual", is the antithesis of the stereotypical professional athlete. Now Jones's show, Dhani Tackles the Globe, is playing the unlikely role of ambassador for America and, in my opinion, ambassador for African American men! While movies, music, and even some video games depict and perpetuate a negative stereotype of African American men within the United States and abroad. It is the images reflections outside of the United States that go largely uncontested as most of the international consumer's of this entertainment have never actually met an African American Man. Dhani Jones is changing that fact one country and one game at a time!

On Dhani Tackles the Globe, Dhani's challenge is to learn each countries favorite pastime and participate in a match at the end of a week of intensive training. While matching Jones' "NFL worthy" athletic prowess against other sports is interesting. It's his immersion in each countries culture, dress, and edible delicacies, (Yes! He's eaten Bugs!), that really steals the show! Dhani's, enthusiasm and respect for the sport that he is learning and his gracious sportsmanship soon earn the respect of his new trainers and teammates and ultimately extend an "olive branch" on behalf of this "cocky country" called America. While his "chunky fro", playful manner, and eloquent speeches, introduce people, in America and Abroad, to an African American Man totally different from the "gangster", "thug", "killer", characters seen or heard in far too much entertainment. Dhani Tackles the Globe on the Travel Channel, Monday nights.

~d-the-VIP