tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post7073640420116205768..comments2024-03-24T23:57:28.687-07:00Comments on Undercover Black Man: Salute to TV writers: ‘The White Shadow’Undercover Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-8724416615607161192008-02-14T21:31:00.000-08:002008-02-14T21:31:00.000-08:00Dave, that blows me away a little bit about Paltro...Dave, that blows me away a little bit about Paltrow's original instinct. It wouldn't have fit Jackson's character at all. He was street but he wasn't that street. Glad that idea got nixed.<BR/><BR/>When I saw the re-run on ESPN Classic a few years back (again when I was laid up, I think this time after foot surgery and thru the haze of narcotic pain-killers) I remember thinking the show wasn't as harrowing as when I was young. But then I braced myself, too.<BR/><BR/>It struck me really hard at the time because it was coupled with my buddy's death, and that was the first time I had dealt with the death of someone I actually knew.<BR/><BR/>I wish I could recall the episode that Funkadelic line came from. I just remember it was one of the white cats from the team. <BR/><BR/>And remember that episode they all sang in the shower. That was water fountain/lunchroom/gym/recess discussion for the junior high bruhs at my school.DeAngelo Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159838580641718119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-46639979674257089502008-02-14T00:02:00.000-08:002008-02-14T00:02:00.000-08:00^ I didn't remember that song till you said it. :^...^ I didn't remember that song till you said it. :^)Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-22899305389346097592008-02-13T10:09:00.000-08:002008-02-13T10:09:00.000-08:00I used to watch this show all the time, but I can'...I used to watch this show all the time, but I can't remember many of the episodes. The only one that really comes to mind is the one where the guys form a singing group. They sing a song with the lyrics, "Take it back, doo-dip, doo-doo, take it back."bklyn6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03878143211808703104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-21273656251175794432008-02-12T22:01:00.000-08:002008-02-12T22:01:00.000-08:00New Black Woman: Savor every moment of your golden...New Black Woman: Savor every moment of your golden youth! ;^D<BR/><BR/>I think you would enjoy "White Shadow" on DVD.<BR/><BR/>DeAngelo: I remember being blown away by the Jackson-got-killed episode when it came on. But when I got the DVDs and saw it... not so much. That particular episode didn't age well, I'm sorry to say.<BR/><BR/>(Although there's an interesting commentary track by the writer, who says that boss Bruce Paltrow's original concept was to have Jackson <EM>robbing</EM> the store, then getting shot!)<BR/><BR/>Don't remember the Funkadelic reference.<BR/><BR/>And I'm glad you pointed out the directors. That's something that Paltrow deserves a lot of credit for. (I think he launched Eric Laneuville's directing career too.)Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-31364182572894750412008-02-12T19:42:00.000-08:002008-02-12T19:42:00.000-08:00BTW, on the bottom row, you're talking about three...BTW, on the bottom row, you're talking about three baad ass directors. From the right to left, Timothy Van Patten, Thomas Carter, and Kevin Hooks.<BR/><BR/>Their names are on a lotta tv show credits of very good series.DeAngelo Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159838580641718119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-28649602012555967162008-02-12T18:05:00.000-08:002008-02-12T18:05:00.000-08:00Dave, another one of my favorite shows. The most p...Dave, another one of my favorite shows. <BR/><BR/>The most poignant episode for me was the episode where Jackson got killed. That show aired shortly after a friend of mine and his mother died of asphyxiation in the ninth grade.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of Jackson, he spoke my all-time favorite line from the show. When a white student asked him a question about music, he replied, "You ever heard of Funkadelic?" Not Earth Wind, Michael Jackson, or the Commodores. Not even Parliament. Funkadelic!!!<BR/><BR/>Kinda like that line you wrote for Homicide "Man, that fool melted my Eddie Hazel records." I'd been a pissed off snitch then, too.DeAngelo Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159838580641718119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-1338765999561332422008-02-12T17:20:00.000-08:002008-02-12T17:20:00.000-08:00I've never heard of "The White Shadow." Interestin...I've never heard of "The White Shadow." Interesting. <BR/><BR/>Guess that shows my age.The Roving Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172658008196704643noreply@blogger.com