Cuts - TV-PG
Sly, cutting humor lacks luster in adult comedy.
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- TV Rating: TV-PG
- Network: UPN
- Cast: Shannon Elizabeth, Marques Houston, Shondrella Avery
- Genre: Comedy
Parents need to know
Families can talk about why so few TV shows and movies have truly interracial casts. How accurate is Hollywood's reflection of real life, both in terms of race and gender roles? Also, when and how is it okay to make jokes about ethnicity, gender roles, and similar topics? What makes a joke offensive? How do you know you've gone too far? Why do you feel OK about making a joke around certain people, and not around others?
Message
Social Behavior:
Lots of comic put-downs, homophobia played for laughs, and male/female gender role stereotyping.
Consumerism:
Verbal references to products as status symbols.
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Frequent social drinking; references to partying and the fun of drunkenness.
Violence
Sex
Innuendos fly freely and often play on stereotypes.
Language
Mild profanity, including "damn," "big-ass," and "slutty."
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Brenda Kienan
Is it any good?
Unfortunately, the leads lack the kind of chemistry required to make this premise work. Additionally, plot lines are often predictable. But status, usually determined by how sexually attractive or rich the characters are, is an ongoing theme. Wherever they go -- work, bars, business meetings -- women show plenty of cleavage, want men to have money, and make references that equate a man's visible body parts or height to less apparent aspects of his "size." Men who have brief bonding moments with each other are ridiculed by others as "such women." A well-groomed man is likely to gesture flamboyantly and have a high voice, while one on the edge of the law might be said to be "one court date away from being sold for a pack of cigarettes."
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