Guest Post: Raising Hope, a New Fall Comedy
Guest Author: Jermaine Haynes

Raising Hope is a fall show that I’m looking forward to. I don’t recognize any of the actors, but that doesn’t deter me. I think it’s good to add some new blood into the Hollywood acting pool. The show is about a 23-year-old who must raise his daughter as a single parent. The child is the result of a one-night stand. The show is listed as a comedy, but I sort of wish it was a drama about the real life trouble of being a single parent. I’m a single parent myself, and so I will watch it because I believe I can relate to it. The fact that it’s a comedy may be cool, too, considering the state of sitcoms today. In my opinion, most sitcoms aren’t funny these days, so hopefully this one will give me something to laugh at.

The show will premiere on Fox this fall. I don’t watch any of the other Fox shows, but hopefully this one will turn me into a fan of the network. I will watch the first episode via my satellite TV packages. If I decide that I like it, then I will add it to my DVR.

What can I say..? Jermaine wants it to be drama.. Which is fine, but I guess putting the series on a Comedy line is just fine… Raising a child as a single-parent is already drama, so we don’t need to pour more drama… Everyone needs a laugh, after all..

Heroes Goes From Comic Book to TV Show

Thanks for the article from Laura Ryan

NBC always has the best shows. When I got DirecTV after researching how much is satellite tv, I made sure i knew what channel NBC was. In 2006, NBC launched a new series called Heroes. Heroes quickly became my new favorite TV Show. The concept of the show is there are different people from all different places in the world who have special abilities. A professor from India, Dr. Suresh, knew about all of these people and started tracking them and trying to find where they were. His son, after his death, continued the search, which sends him on an adventure and the rest, as they say, is history.

Unfortunately, after 4 seasons, NBC canceled it because it costs too much to keep the show in production. I think the reason Heroes was so successful was because it dealt with comic book type situations. It was a typical Superhero type show and everyone enjoys a good superhero movie or TV show. Heroes won many awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe awards, People’s Choice Awards and British Academy Television Awards.

The creator, Tim Kring, said that there might be a movie or miniseries in the works so the story can be finished. That is an awesome idea.

As for me, I think Heroes should have a Movie.. I’m sure that would be a BIG hit!