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This unfortunately won't air in my area, but perhaps you ladies that enjoy Mr. Perry's work will be able to enjoy... You guys can join his email club at his website if you're interested.

Be abundantly blessed.

Message From Tyler Perry
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 06:14:41 -0400

Okay here's the big news. Many of you may remember a few years ago I was going to do a TV show. I was very surprised to find out that in TV when you go the traditional route you really have no control over your show.
They tell you what to say how to say it, and when to say it. God
forbid you try to say Jesus. This didn't sit right with me at all. When it comes to me and us, I feel like I know what we want to see so if it doesn't feel right to me I have no problems walking away no matter how much money. I was not about to go on TV and have you all talking about me saying this show is
terrible...what was TP thinking. It wouldn't have been because I
didn't give my ideas, but because they shot it down and I was out of there on the next thing smoking.

With all of that said and because of your investment in me I was
able to write produce and finance 10 episodes of my first sitcom called "House Of Payne." Allen Payne (Jason's Lyric, New Jack city) plays a fireman named CJ whose wife has a drug problem and burns down their house to cover their mounting debt. So, they have to move in with his parents Cassie Davis, and
Lavan Davis form "Madea Goes to jail." CJ has two kids and he and the grinds have very different ideas about raising these kids.
I wanted this show to be what my movies are, funny but serious with life lessons in them. Like my plays, but for TV. Do you remember those shows like "All in the Family", "Good Times", "Rosanna", and "Cosby". The shows that everybody wanted to watch because they not only made you laugh,
but they had some heart. Well, this is one of those shows with heart.

This was a huge gamble, but if I know anything I know my faith. And I know my folks, And that's why I did it. If you give it a chance I know you're going to love it. This has never been done before, not like this, but I know it will work. I'm always asking ya'll to do something, buy this book, pay to see my movie, buy a ticket to the play, buy the DVD. Well, now I can say this wont cost you anything, just a little of your time.

Now, these ten episodes will run only in ten selected cities. If I
had my choice it would have been all over the country. I'm working with a company that needs to know that people will watch it if it goes to the rest of the country. So it airs in New York and Houston on May eighth, and eight other cities soon to follow. Here is the schedule as I know it. As we get
closer to the release date of your city, I'll send you some reminders. I hope I don't work on your nervous by then. (smile) If you are not in these cities and you know people in them, please call them and ask them to watch.

New York - CHANNEL 9
MONDAY MAY 8TH AT 9PM THEN AGAIN AT 10PM THEN MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FOR
TWO
WEEKS AT 11PM

Houston CHANNEL 20
MONDAY MAY 8TH AT 9PM THEN AGAIN AT 10PM THEN MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FOR
TWO
WEEKS AT 11PM

More information on the following cities to come:

CHICAGO JUNE 19 THRU 26TH CHANNEL 20TH
PHILLY CH 17 TH
JUNE 17 THR 24 TH
WASH DC CH 50 TH
JUNE 17 THRU 24 TH
ATLANTA TBS CH 17 TH
JUNE 7TH WVER WEDNESDAY 9 AND 9:30
DATES FOR THESE CITIES WILL BE IN JUNE STILL TO COME.
DALLAS CH 21
MIAMI CH 33
BALTIMORE CH 54
RALIGH CH 28

P.S. Maybe you can forward this email to other people in the area. We need every body to watch. I know you're going to love it.