Movie #1970 "Please, Baby, Please" from t.v. show "Blackish" (Hulu) Finally got to see this controversial show that was shelved a couple of years back (see note by creator of the show Mr. Barris, and a link to an article in "Variety"). The family is reacting to a very scary storm taking place outside, and it is keeping the baby awake, so Dad tells him a story that is obviously based on Trump being the evil bad guy. Then each kid steps in some time during the night to divulge fears that they might have about how times are changing in the government and how blacks have new fears with Trump in office. It was well done, and gave food for thought. It was meant to generate talk at the water cooler, and it's too bad it wasn't shown at one time so people could do that. But I am glad it is available to see it anyway, even though people will be seeing it at different times. If you see it, I would welcome comments here in place of the water cooler. I would give it 4 out of 5 --- I wanted the story to the little kid to go a bit farther..... it was dropped too soon, in my opinion.
"PLEASE, BABY, PLEASE" 2017 22 minutes, episode from BLACKISH
In November 2017, we made an episode of "Blackish" entitled "Please, Baby, Please." We were one year post-election and coming to the end of a year that left us, like many Americans, grappling with the state of our country and anxious about its future. Those feelings poured onto the page, becoming 22 minutes of television that I was, and still am, incredibly proud of. "Please, Baby, Please" didn't make it to air that season and, while much has been speculated about its contents, the episode has never been seen publicly....until now.
I'm excited to share hat "Please, Baby, Please" is now available on Hulu. Following the re-airing of "Juneteenth" and "Hope," I asked Walt Disney Television to revisit making the episode available. Recognizing the importance of this moment, they listened and agreed.
I cannot wait for everyone to finally see the episode for themselves and, as was the case nearly three years ago, we hope it inspires some much-needed conversation -- not only about what we were grappling with then or how it led to where we are now, but conversations about where we want our country to go moving forward and, most i portantly, how we get there together,.
Thank you to ABC Entertainment for allowing this moment to happen. And thank you to the entire "black-is" family for never shying away from touch conversations, making telling stories like this possible,.
Kenya Barris
link to article even more about this episode: https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/black-ish-episode-please-baby-please-released-hulu-shelved-abc-1234730838/
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