Tyler Perry's "House of Payne"

[eduakator]

It was a little better than last week.

[neosoul]

I was feeling very blah after watching tonight's episodes

[cricket]

Originally Posted by CrimsonTide4

So what do you all think of this week's eps? Better? Worse? The Same?

Better, but that's not saying much...I still didn't laugh. This is just not a very good show, but for some reason I can't stop watching!

[UrbanizdSkillz]

I forgot it came on

[DSTMystique]

This show is straight garbage!

[lostnfound117]

uhhh...is this a drama or comedy? i'm really trying to give it a chance, but i feel like i'm watching a scene/scenes from "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" with the crackhead storyline...also, Tyler P. sure is obsessed with "The A"....but the references they make are wayyyyyyyy off....like, if she was going to be a crackhead, I'd imagine she'd be hangin' out on Stewart Ave, not Ponce de Leon....

[teena]

Needs work. I watched my first episode last night. The uncle was very funny to me. His jokes were fresh in that I hadnt seen them in a sitcom before. The concept is good. That family could be one that I would know. But the crackhead wifes over acting, and the aunt's overacting and timing needs work. There is something weird about the space the aunt keeps between herself and others. It makes sense in plays but on television it looks weird. Overall, I'd watch it again.

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally Posted by UrbanizdSkillz

I forgot it came on

Originally Posted by lostnfound117

uhhh...is this a drama or comedy? i'm really trying to give it a chance, but i feel like i'm watching a scene/scenes from "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" with the crackhead storyline...also, Tyler P. sure is obsessed with "The A"....but the references they make are wayyyyyyyy off....like, if she was going to be a crackhead, I'd imagine she'd be hangin' out on Stewart Ave, not Ponce de Leon....

I feel like all of his plays and movies are colliding into House of Payne all at once. When are we going to leave crackheads alone? Is that the only problem we can focus on? Why does the son have to be such a mama's boy? Why can't his aspirations as well as his execution be higher in life? (I know, I know that I am overanalyzing his role/character, etc.)

Originally Posted by teena

Needs work. I watched my first episode last night. The uncle was very funny to me. His jokes were fresh in that I hadnt seen them in a sitcom before. The concept is good. That family could be one that I would know. But the crackhead wifes over acting, and the aunt's overacting and timing needs work. There is something weird about the space the aunt keeps between herself and others. It makes sense in plays but on television it looks weird. Overall, I'd watch it again.

I noticed that as well last night.

So the aunt and uncle are from Madea Goes to Jail. The mom is from Meet the Browns and the little girl is from Daddy's Little Girls. Wonder who will emerge next?

Originally Posted by CrimsonTide4

So what do you all think of this week's eps? Better? Worse? The Same?

I still didn't laugh The acting is awful, and it appears as if he is using the same material as he has used in his plays. I am trying to give the show a chance, but the story lines are already turning me off. The crackhead story was very typical and predictable. Tyler may need to stick with his stage plays and leave the TV sitcoms alone.

[12dn94dst]

I laughed this week, the uncle is funny. The show still needs work though. I agree that another vice besides drug abuse needs to be explored and I felt the reveal of that happened way too quickly. I mean, chick didn't put up a fight or try to lie or anything. I think if the pacing was more like his plays (where things are spread out more) it would be better.

[jojapeach]

Originally Posted by lostnfound117

uhhh...is this a drama or comedy? i'm really trying to give it a chance, but i feel like i'm watching a scene/scenes from "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" with the crackhead storyline...also, Tyler P. sure is obsessed with "The A"....but the references they make are wayyyyyyyy off....like, if she was going to be a crackhead, I'd imagine she'd be hangin' out on Stewart Ave, not Ponce de Leon....

Why the crackheads gotta hang on the Southside? Crackheads can be anywhere, and if you've driven on a side street near Ponce or been to the Masquerade on a Friday, you know there are some crackheads around the area. Besides, you know "they" (I don't know who "they" is) renamed Stewart Ave, and it's now Metropolitan.

I agree with finding another vice (food addiction, shopping/gambling when there's no spare money, internet addiction [they could research that on GC...]). Drugs are definitely still a terrible addiction, but it's played.

PS I can't bring myself to watch it. I may try it again, but I initially gave it a show by watching two eps when it was first shown. Never impressed me.

[lostnfound117]

Originally Posted by jojapeach

Why the crackheads gotta hang on the Southside? Crackheads can be anywhere, and if you've driven on a side street near Ponce or been to the Masquerade on a Friday, you know there are some crackheads around the area. Besides, you know "they" (I don't know who "they" is) renamed Stewart Ave, and it's now Metropolitan.

gurl, you know i'm born and bred in the "A"...it will always be Stewart Avenue to me....and so will Bankhead

[jojapeach]

^^^ Although I recognize that Bankhead was renamed Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy for a prominent civil rights attorney who actually played a great role in the Civil Rights Movement, I still know that it's Bankhead.

Let Tyler Perry go all the way back with Atlanta references by mentioning "The Omni". LOL

[Still BLUTANG]

havent seen any episodes yet but i will catch up online this weekend. A friend of a friend of a church member is supposed to be on the show. So we'll see.

[kommitted1973]

I tried last week, but the storyline is whack and so is the acting

Imma need Tyler to do better.