Black Monday: Everyboday Hates Chris Except 'Aliens'

So last night I watched CW11's primetime which I like to call, Black Monday. So where should I start? Well..let's take it from the top.


'Everybody Hates Chris' (EHC) seems to be fading in it's third season. Over the summer break it seems Chris (Tyler James William) has experienced a growth spurt which is already making his character look out of place. For one, he has grown in height which makes it a little less believable that the short bully, Caruso (Travis T. Flory), can still whip his ass, take his money and throw him in a locker.

Yesterday's epsiode was about Caruso getting his ass kicked by one of the Asian kids who he frequently bullied. This changed Caruso into a mild mannered wimp which creates chaos in the school especially for Chris who now has other bullies tearing him a new one on a daily basis. Wanting things back to the way they used to be, Chris bribes the Asian kid to fake losing a second fight with Caruso to bring things back to normal. (Yawn...yeah this one was a sleeper.)

All in all, the sub-plot of Julius (Terry Crews) sneaking behind Rochelle's (Tichina Arnold) back and working while he was supposed to be on vacation was far more funny.


Right after EHC, the new sitcom entitled, 'Aliens in America', follows. You may recall I spoke about this show briefly last week [click here], as I feel CW11 is trying to pull a fast one by slowly fading out Black Mondays. Well last night I decided to watch and while this show may stir up a laugh or two, I couldn't help notice the similarities between this show and EHC.

High school setting with the lead character being picked on and bullied by other students. A somewhat disfunctional family setting featuring the love/hate relationships of siblings. Doesn't this ring a bell?

I dont know yall. If I were Chris Rock I'd be pissed!