Black Monday: "All of Us" Gets The Axe!

The word is out! After three seasons, the plug has been pulled on CW11's "All of Us"


Today, CW announced there Fall season line-up and it does not include the Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith produced sitcom. Meanwhile, "Girlfriends", "Everybody Hates Chris" and "The Game" all have made the cut.

"All of Us", starring Duane Martin, Lisa Raye, Tony Rock, Terri J. Vaughnn and Elise Neal, a loosely based story on the lives of Will and Jada, premiered on UPN back in September 2003. In it's third seasons not only was the show moved to CW but Elise Neal's character, Tia, was removed from the show with hopes this new format could boost ratings. Seems this was not the case.

So what will come of Black Monday? Will there be a new black sitcom added to the Monday lineup? Or is this CW11's first step towards crashing Black Monday nights all together?

Word has it there will be three new dramas, "Gossip Girl", "Reaper", and "Wild at Heart" and a couple of new shows, "Online Nation" and "CW Now" added to the Fall line-up. (None of these sound black if you ask me.) "Online Nation" is said to be an "AFV" meets digital media show where the focus is youtube videos vs. home videos. And "CW Now" is an entertainment news piece similar to that of "ET" or "Access Hollywood".

All I have to say is.....it's about time! "The Game" better get their shit plot together. They just might be next!

'All of Us' Hate "All of Us"

I think it's safe to assume that 'all of us' hate CW11's "All of Us"!

Now in it's fourth season, "All of Us" is what I like to call the intermission between "Everybody Hates Chris" and "Girlfriends". Take my advice! Use this 30 minute break to get a refill on your favorite beverage, seconds on dinner, surf the other networks (but remember to come back for "Girlfriends") to see what else is on or get on the phone with a buddy and chat it up for a half. Basically do anything besides giving this show your time let alone your rating!

Since day 1, I disliked this show even with the original cast including Elise Neal. No offense Will and Jada but if this sitcom truly is based on a page out of your lives then I must say...not everything makes good TV. I don't know where to start with this show because there is so much. But because I dont plan on going anywhere and this show dont seem to be either. I am going to take this show apart week by week. Until they get it right or off the air!



This week I will tackle the obvious. The writing. Now far be it from me to bash anybody's TV writing ability when I myself don't have shit on the air. But if this show is any indication of how talented one needs to be to write for TV then HELL! I should have jumped on this career at the age of 12. Because that is exactly who I feel this show should be catered to with it's weekly focus on Bobby Jr.(Khamani Griffin). At times I feel like I might as well be watching "That's So Raven" or "Hannah Montana". Yeah..this show is very pre-teen Disney!

Every week Bobby Jr. has an issue. Last night he cheated, last week he didnt want to move out with his mother, before that he wanted to cheerlead instead of playing football...what next!?!



Trust me..I get it! Bobby Jr. is the nucleus of the story. Without him the storyline wouldn't work. Neesee (Lisa Raye) and Robert (Duane Martin) would most likely have very little, if any, interaction. And it's their interaction that I am sure the writers/creator of this show think is what we the viewers like or want to see. NOT!!!! Let me help you guys out here. If your goal is to give us the equivalent of a love teaser similar to say Ross and Rachel on "Friends".....don't! Ross and Rachel were interesting....these two are not. So here's my suggestion on what you should do:

1. Hire me as a writer. (You had to see that one coming!)
2. Change the title to "All About Bobby Jr." and air on the Disney Channel.
3. Cancel the damn show.

"All of Us"...definitely Black Monday: The Bad!