blogging stuff....

right now i am motivated to write, and so when i feel that need i try to satisfy it. i feel like blogging about tv. i dont get a lot of time to watch television right now because of my work schedule and all the other chaos that surrounds me, but when i do watch tv there are some shows that i *always* make time for.

the first on my list, Good Times. i remember this show from watching it as a kid while it was in re-run mode, and i enjoyed it then, but i think i now really have come to appreciate what this show did. the show started in 1974 and i've wanted to write about it for some time now, because the more i watch it, the more i belief that this show did a lot to help admonish the stereotypes that surrounded african-americans. i've gotten into arguments with family memebers about this who disagree, but here's my argument:

-yes, the family was living in the projects and yes, they were poor; however, they had a strong family unit, good kids, and were constantly trying to work to get out of their situation. they didn't sit around 'enjoying' the spoils of welfare living, many eposides dealt with the difficultly of living in those conditions and getting out. for me, this show worked hard to deflect the negative stereotypes that were associated with african-americans. in a lot of ways, i think this show does more than sitcoms now-a-days.