Black-ish and Mixed-ish — who watches

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We watch Blackish and love it. We also watch Grownish and love it.

Mixedish, on the other hand, does not seem to be of the same quality as the other two, so we gave it a try, but aren’t really watching it. It almost seems to be meant for little kids, which is fine, but just doesn’t appeal to me as an adult.

The problem with Mixed-ish is that the "lead" is a quiet 12 year old girl... or moreover Rainbow the narrator. It is narration heavy, much more than the other ish shows.

It has a good supporting cast (starring? I think MPG is top billing but feel like all we do is see him cleaning). And the kid actors are entertaining but pretty flat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We watch Blackish and love it. We also watch Grownish and love it.

Mixedish, on the other hand, does not seem to be of the same quality as the other two, so we gave it a try, but aren’t really watching it. It almost seems to be meant for little kids, which is fine, but just doesn’t appeal to me as an adult.

The problem with Mixed-ish is that the "lead" is a quiet 12 year old girl... or moreover Rainbow the narrator. It is narration heavy, much more than the other ish shows.

It has a good supporting cast (starring? I think MPG is top billing but feel like all we do is see him cleaning). And the kid actors are entertaining but pretty flat.

Santa Monica is the star of that show

[Anonymous]

I didn’t care for the premiere of Mixedish but IIRC Blackish took a few episodes to find its groove in Season 1. I thought the hair and interracial dating episodes were pretty good.

[Anonymous]

I loved the Blackish episode after the 2016 election. Catherine Reitman (from Workin'Moms) explained why her dad voted for Trump and it was a real moment for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loved the Blackish episode after the 2016 election. Catherine Reitman (from Workin'Moms) explained why her dad voted for Trump and it was a real moment for me.

She explained why SHE voted for Trump in that episode.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are these basically instruction videos for white people to learn about the black experience?

I love the shows, and I’m happy to see something more diverse on mainstream TV, but the way it’s presented as a history lesson I wonder if it turns off black viewers? Or is it something everyone is watching?

I loved the episode about hair; I had an inkling if what was involved after the press on Chris Rocks movie, but this was another take. Episodes on color (vs race), soul food, etc have all been appreciated.

I definitely don’t think it’s intended to target white viewers only. How many white viewers even recognized the Girlfriends cast reunion a few weeks ago? Not many I imagine.

I am white and loooovvvvvveeeeddddd Girlfriends. It's actually why I started watching black-ish because of 'Joan'. That reunion made me and my husband laugh. That being said, most of my friends (who are white) have no idea what Girlfriends is.

I loved that show too.

[Anonymous]

The actress who plays Santa Monica looks like she is just trying to imitate Raven Simone from The Cosby Show.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m waiting for Whitish to premiere.

Seinfeld, Friends, etc. Where have you been?

Are those a white Living Single?

[Anonymous]

My 14 year-old-son loves Blackish. He has been watching it from the beginning and always ask, "is there a new Blackish"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are these basically instruction videos for white people to learn about the black experience?

I love the shows, and I’m happy to see something more diverse on mainstream TV, but the way it’s presented as a history lesson I wonder if it turns off black viewers? Or is it something everyone is watching?

I loved the episode about hair; I had an inkling if what was involved after the press on Chris Rocks movie, but this was another take. Episodes on color (vs race), soul food, etc have all been appreciated.

I definitely don’t think it’s intended to target white viewers only. How many white viewers even recognized the Girlfriends cast reunion a few weeks ago? Not many I imagine.

I am white and loooovvvvvveeeeddddd Girlfriends. It's actually why I started watching black-ish because of 'Joan'. That reunion made me and my husband laugh. That being said, most of my friends (who are white) have no idea what Girlfriends is.

I loved that show too.

Ha me too! I have a newborn and have been catching reruns in the middle of the night over the last month.

[Anonymous]

I watch both. I love the 80’s references in Mixed-ish. When the episode started with Dre’ talking about Breakin’ being a classic, I turned to my kids and said, “See, it’s not just me”. They are growing up bi-racial in a predominantly white neighborhood so their experiences are very different from my experiences growing up in a predominantly black neighborhood. Sometimes it’s a gateway to talk about what happens in the episode and sometimes it is just fun to watch. The episode on Mixed-ish about Cultural Day at school brought back the memories of Internal Day at their elementary school a few years ago. I remember having to decide for them what country to represent and how it feels when you’ve lost the link from the country of origin due to slavery and have to define “your culture”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The actress who plays Santa Monica looks like she is just trying to imitate Raven Simone from The Cosby Show.

Not hardly. Santa Monica is sassy and too damn grown at the mouth.