Just this weekend the latest show to crossover from the states premiered in the UK. I'm of course talking about Tyrant one of a minority of shows that are leading the vanguard for dramas that have a majority cast that are from BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) backgrounds. For as long as I have watched TV the only time I have really seen a majority black cast has been in a comedy. I'm talking about shows like Fresh Prince, My Wife and Kids, Everybody hates Chris, Family Matters, Sister Sister, The Steve Harvey Show, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Wayans Bros, Moesha and of course The Cosby show. That is up until a few years ago when shows like The Wire came out and then everyone started to question why there weren't more shows like this. Then everyone forgot ...
It's that time of year again folks when the season comes to an end...and the summer season begins! Yes that's right, gone are the days when we have to flick through the channels looking for whatever repeated show is on as there's always a new show on at some point in the year...even summer. But first let us mourn those shows that didn't make the cut this year and were unfortunately not renewed. 1. NBC's Community 2. NBC's The Michael J. Fox Show 3. NBC's Sean Saves the World 4. NBC's Ironside 5. NBC's Welcome to the Family 6. Fox's Almost Human 7. Fox's Dads 8. Fox's Enlisted 9. Fox's Surviving Jack 10. Fox's Rake 11. Fox's Raising Hope 12. The CW's Star Crossed 13. The CW's The Carrie Diaries 14. The CW's Nikita 15. The CW's The ...