They AXED Teen Summit as well
 

In a move that stuns viewers already critical of BET's current programming, the Black Entertainment Television channel's parent company VIACOM has announced the cancellation of all of BET's remaining news shows, which includes "BET Tonight with Ed Gordon," "Lead Story," and "Teen Summit." The backlog of episodes for "Teen Summit" will allow it to air through early 2003, while the other programs will be off the air by the end of the year.

Evolution 2003
 

Has anyone else seen BET's new commercial about the programming for the new year? While most of it was BLAH, there was one show that caught my eye: SOUL FOOD. I am EXTREMELY excited that BET has decided to air this show since I don't have Showtime and I will finally be able to see what the show is like. :D The other programming includes showing Malcolm X (ok who hasn't seen this movie?) and also a cartoon called Ms. Monie.

Hit the road jack
 

According to several sources, AJ from 106 & Park is being replaced with a rapper but I forget his name.

Re: Evolution 2003
 

Oddly enough, my mother had not until BET showed it recently for one of the first times. We were on the phone and she was like I finally got to see Malcolm X. :confused: We OWNED a copy of the movie. I watched it a couple of times, but not my mother. My mother is not a BET watcher but she watched it to see Malcolm X.

So BET did good. FINALLY!

Re: Hit the road jack
 

Whah?
:eek:

Free's screaming, boot-wearing 367 days a year azz, needs to get the cut too.

Re: Re: Hit the road jack
 

:mad: :mad: yes lawd. she does.

Gina 1201 mentioned the Ms. Monie cartoon. For those of you who have not seen "Hey Monie!" the acutal name of the show, it it comes on Oxygen (I think Oprah is part-owner of that network) once in a blue moon and it is not very funny to me. The main character is an Af-Am lady named Monie who seems to always be in search of a man. She does hang with some sisterfriends and she works in corporate America it seems. But like I said before, Oxygen shows it once in a blue moon usually late at night or in the wee hours (this is when I caught it) I am willing to bet however that if it were called "Hey Cindy!" it would be right on prime-time where you can easily catch it on TV.

And as for BET; in Saginaw there's a rumor that our high $$ azz cable company is planning on making BET part of the premium package. If it's true then that means that BET will no longer be part of the basic cable package. You should have seen some of my co-workers at school and the kids I work with get all upset about this. Then when I said that it would not bother me at all if the cable company made that move and good riddance to BET those kids looked at me like they wanted to revoke my Black Person License!!

CTFU!! CTFU!! ROFLMAO!!!!

Yes, Puffy does have that "This is the Remix" down pat, don't he :rolleyes:

I kinda stopped watching BET when they let Tavis Smiley go...:(

With all the booty videos, Comic View and more videos, there isn't much worthwile programming on the air besides the News, Lead Story and Teen Summit - speaking of Teen Summit, it seems as if Viacom wants to continue the trend of our youth to only be attracted to the "bling" and "booty" videos, and not the potential of absorbing positive messages from time to time.

Keeping the stereotypes of our culture alive by attempting to program our urban youth with that garbage.....

Serious mistakes are being made at that station - and WHY are they replacing AJ (106th&Park) with a RAPPER???:eek: :confused: :confused: :confused:

I'm thru venting for now, sheesh! I gotsta do some work.....

Hits from the Street
 

If you've noticed, his show is also gone. I read in a magazine that he did not want to continue the show because he was tired of doing it.

Re: Hits from the Street
 

Actually, I heard from one of my friends that Hits' show got the ax b/c there was a rumor going around that he had died!!!! :eek: :eek: I don't know what the story is, but that's what I heard, since the rumor was getting SUPER DUPER HEAVY ROTATION in Black people's close circles.

As far as the Lizard Man with his dreadrow cornlocks, YES he's getting the ax. It has been said that he's gonna be replaced by Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie aka "The Mad Rapper," who is half White. I hear that he's replacing AJ b/c AJ's too dark for BET (or is it WET; WACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION!!!!!!). Also, if you notice, Free isn't always wearing her afro as often as she used to. That's b/c WET thinks that her look is "too nappy" and needs to be straightened. Well, that's what happens when the owner of a Black company decides to sell to a racist White company (and yes, Viacom is blatantly RACIST!!!!!!) :mad: .

Re: Re: Hits from the Street
 

Hits is still alive and well. He was in Sister 2 Sister not to long ago, I believe.

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Originally posted by lil_sunshine As far as the Lizard Man with his dreadrow cornlocks, YES he's getting the ax. It has been said that he's gonna be replaced by Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie aka "The Mad Rapper," who is half White. I hear that he's replacing AJ b/c AJ's too dark for BET (or is it WET; WACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION!!!!!!). Also, if you notice, Free isn't always wearing her afro as often as she used to. That's b/c WET thinks that her look is "too nappy" and needs to be straightened. Well, that's what happens when the owner of a Black company decides to sell to a racist White company (and yes, Viacom is blatantly RACIST!!!!!!) :mad: .

I'm glad that the Predator is gone. I never liked him in the first place. Where D-dot comes in as a host is beyond me. :confused: I hope he's not in Madd Rapper mode all the time.

Alternatives are in the making
 

This link will take you to a comprehensive article about BET and about three other starter stations that are suppose to be on the air as soon as March 3rd or are in the making. There is one section titled, "BET NOT THE VOICE OF BLACK AMERICA," check it out.


http://www.msnbc.com/news/860538.asp?0ql=c7p


There is also a poll in the middle of the page.

Re: Re: Hits from the Street
 

That would have been nothing new for BET even before Bob Johnson sold to Viacom. BET has historically been criticized for being color struck. Shoot, as an undergrad in 92 (OHMYGOD I am old!) a BET rep came to talk on campus and got taken to task over the complete absence of dark skinned or even brown skinned people on the BET on air staff.

They were questionable then and they really suck now.

Re: Re: Hits from the Street
 

Naw, he's not dead. I caught the final episode of Hits. He just killed his character "Hits" off ("Hits" was spectating or refereeing a drag race and got hit by one of the cars). But the real person (I forgot his real name - I apologize) is alive and well.

As for 106 and Park - Don't care too much for AJ and does Free have other foot wear besides boots??? :rolleyes: