Most of us were drawn into Sleepy Hollow with its quirky premise and undeniable chemistry between the two main characters, Ichabod Crane and Abigail “Abbie” Mills. The first season took us on an adventure as they tried to navigate their shared destiny.

It didn’t matter that Ichabod was married to the witch, Katrina. We were told by AppleCare that Katrina wouldn’t be a main focus. She would be more of a supporting character. But that was a lie.

Katrina’s and Henry Noble’s storylines were elevated while Abbie’s, Jenny’s, and Captain Irving’s were drastically reduced. Katrina was supposed to be so powerful but was always in peril. Abbie once had to cast a spell that this so called powerful witch couldn’t cast. The only magic Katrina was able to cast was dying her hair an unnatural color in colonial times. Yet, it was Abbie who was sidelined.

And now Abbie is gone. Her send off was a hot mess. It was anticlimactic. They teased the relationship of Abbie and Ichabod all season long with no payoff. There was no declaration of love. And Abbie is content to give up her life for the advancement Ichabod, even though it was supposed to be their shared destiny. No fight or nothing.

We should’ve known something was up when Abbie got a promotion to the FBI. It was too good to be true. Speaking of the FBI, what’s going to happen to Danny? Jenny? Will they get phased out? Abbie was the glue that held all the characters together. With the exception of Betsy Ross, Abbie was the center of their little web. She was the heart of show, the reason a lot of us stuck around.

When they didn’t ask Orlando Jones back, we should’ve known it was the beginning of the end. And now Nicole Baharie is ready to move on. How bad were things on set that the lead is fine with leaving after only three years?

Nicole Baharie will be fine. She is a talented actor and has her whole career ahead of her. I can’t wait to see what she does next, but my soul is ready. Sleepy Hollow on the other hand won’t be fine. At this point, they’ll be lucky to match their Season Two ratings.

Will you be giving Season Four a shot if it gets renewed?

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We’ve already stated that Living Single is one of the best sitcoms of the nineties and really of all time. So it follows that we would want the one thing that’s been denied to us all these years: the ability to watch the episodes any time we want.

Where are the Living Single DVDs? Only Season One is available on DVD. Season One is bomb, no doubt, but it’s not enough.

We need all the seasons available. If we can’t get them on DVD, can we at least get them on Netflix or Amazon Prime? Netflix has both A Different World and Friends. While Living Single is syndicated on a couple of networks, it’s not the same.

If some kind of licensing agreement can’t be reached, can we at least have YouTube? It’s not fair to deny us the chance to obtain Living Single legally and to also snatch the one way we could enjoy that legendary show.

A petition has been started to get our Living Single DVDs. Please, sign it so you don’t have to clog up your DVR.

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I hate to be the one to say it, but it’s time to look at the endgame for Scandal. There’s nothing that can save it. The only thing ABC can do now is to let it die with dignity before it becomes Supernatural. Viewers are fleeing. It’s not a Black Twitter phenomenon anymore.

Shonda Rhimes once said that she saw the ending of Scandal, that it’s not an eight season show. I hope she sticks to her guns and not let ABC pressure her into more seasons. She needs to end it on her terms.

One of the biggest problems of Scandal is B613. It far outlived its usefulness. B613 became so prominent in the show, the premise got lost. Multiple seasons would focus on bringing B613 down, while Olivia and company would go episodes without “fixing,” the premise that drew us in in the first place.

Another hit for Scandal is the fact that Shonda is too loyal to her actors. There are several characters that should’ve been gone. Fitz is at the top of the list. He should’ve died when he was shot. He doesn’t do much except berate the women in his life. And now that Olitz is gone, what is he doing besides spreading his presidential STD?

Papa Pope should also be gone. I love the character and Joe Morton‘s portrayal, but he never needed to be a permanent villain. If he was going to stick around, he should’ve stayed in a recurring role as resource for Olivia, not a enemy. He seems to be on Olivia’s side right now, but that could change at the drop of a hat.

I know many people are going to disagree, but Jake also needs to get the boot. He’s never been Olivia’s main love interest. He doesn’t do anything the other characters don’t do. And it’s sad to see him chase after Olivia, when she’s always had one foot in Fitz’s bedroom. Even with Fitz out the picture, Olivia won’t allow herself to be with him. And I don’t buy him as a villain. He doesn’t pull it off well.

Scandal should end with this election. I would like to see Mellie as president, but I don’t think her presidency can save the show. Scandal has gone beyond the point where they can just go back to case of the week. None of the storylines are captivating, and you can only rely on shock value for so long. The shark they jumped over is far in the rearview mirror.

My preference would be for them to take one last season to wrap everything up, to resolve this election. Let it go out with a bang instead of it just withering.

Do you see an end in sight? When do you think it will end? When should it end?

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Tonight’s the night. The anticipated series Underground premieres tonight. The series about the Underground Railroad stars a talented cast. It was also co-created by a Black woman and produced by John Legend.

Synopsis:

Underground centers on a group of slaves planning a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the Underground Railroad as they attempt to evade the people charged with bringing them back, dead or alive.

Cast:

• Aldis Hodge – Noah
• Jurnee Smollett-Bell – Rosalee
• Alano Miller – Cato
• Amirah Vann – Ernestine
• Renwick Scott – Henry
• Mykelti Williamson – Moses
• Adina Porter – Pearly Mae
• Johnny Ray Gill – Sam
• Theodus Crane – Zeke
• Christopher Meloni – August Pullman

Crew:

• Creator – Misha Green
• Creator – Joe Pokaski
• Executive Producer – Anthony Hemingway
• Executive Producer – John Legend

Underground airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on WGN.

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Yesterday the 2016 NAACP Image Awards were aired on TVOne. The Oscars may be so white, the Image Awards were live and fully in color. We have a snippet of award winners and photos from the event below.

Outstanding Motion Picture:
Straight Outta Compton

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture:
Michael B. Jordan, Creed

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture:
Sanaa Lathan, The Perfect Guy

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:
O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Straight Outta Compton

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:
Phylicia Rashad, Creed

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture:
Beasts of No Nation

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film):
Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington, Creed

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film):
Ryan Coogler, Creed

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series:
Terrence Howard, Empire

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series:
Taraji P. Henson, Empire

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series:
Anthony Anderson, Black-Ish

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-Ish

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Mike Epps, Survivor’s Remorse

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Marsai Martin, Black-Ish

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Joe Morton, Scandal

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Regina King, American Crime

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:
Queen Latifah, Bessie

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:
David Alan Grier, The Wiz Live!

Outstanding Comedy Series:
Black-Ish

Outstanding Drama Series:
Empire

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:
The Wiz Live!

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Kenya M. Barris, Black-Ish – “The Word”

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series:
Mara Brack Ali, Jameal Turner, Keli Goff, Being Mary Jane “Sparrow”

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television):
Lawrence Hill, Clement Virgo, The Book of Negroes

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:
Don Cheadle, House of Lies, “The Urge to Save Humanity is Almost Always a False Front for the Urge to Rule”

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series:
John Ridley, American Crime

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television):
Dee Rees, Bessie

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film):
Loretta Devine, Doc McStuffins

Outstanding Children’s Program:
Doc McStuffins

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series):
Marcus Scribner, Black-Ish

Congratulations to all the 2016 NAACP Image Award winners. A full list of winners can be found here.

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The Haves and the Have Nots airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on OWN.

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It’s been forever since Moesha was on the air, and while we’ve enjoyed Brandy on The Game, it’s about time Brandy stepped back into the leading role. And now we have that with Zoe Ever After. Zoe Ever After centers on a recent divorcee and newly single mom, Zoe Moon, who develops her own cosmetic line while balancing personal and professional lives.

Cast:

• Brandy Norwood – Zoey Moon
• Dorian Missick – Gemini Moon
• Tory Devon Smith – Valente
• Haneefah Wood – Pearl
• Ignacio Serricchio – Miguel Maldonado

Crew:

• Creator/Executive Producer – Erica Montolfo-Bura
• Creator/Executive Producer – Debra Martin-Chase
• Creator/Executive Producer – Brandy Norwood

Zoe Ever After premieres January 5, 2016, at 10/9c on BET.

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The nominations for the 47th annual NAACP Image Awards were announced earlier this week. Some of the big hitters that racked up on the nominations were films Creed, Straight Outta Compton, Beasts of No Nation, and Chi-Raq as well as television shows Empire and Black-ish.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

• Michael B. Jordan
• Misty Copeland
• Pharrell Williams
• Shonda Rhimes
• Viola Davis

Outstanding Motion Picture

• Beasts of No Nation
• Concussion
• Creed
• Dope
• Straight Outta Compton

  Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

• Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation
• Chiwetel Ejiofor, Secret in Their Eyes
• Michael B. Jordan, Creed
• Michael Ealy, The Perfect Guy
• Will Smith, Concussion

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

• Lauren Keke Palmer, Brotherly Love
• Sanaa Lathan, The Perfect Guy
• Teyonah Parris, Chi-Raq
• Viola Davis, Lila and Eve
• Zoe Saldana, Infinitely Polar Bear

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Martian
• Corey Hawkins, Straight Outta Compton
• Forest Whitaker, Southpaw
• Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
• O’Shea Jackson Jr., Straight Outta Compton

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Angela Bassett, Chi-Raq
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Concussion
• Jennifer Hudson, Chi-Raq
• Phylicia Rashad, Creed
• Tessa Thompson, Creed

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

• Beasts of No Nation
• Brotherly Love
• Chi-Raq
• Infinitely Polar Bear
• Secret in Their Eyes

Outstanding Comedy Series

• black-ish
• House of Lies
• Key & Peele
• Orange Is the New Black
• Survivor’s Remorse

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

• Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• Anthony Anderson, black-ish
• Don Cheadle, House of Lies
• Dwayne Johnson, Ballers
• RonReaco Lee, Survivor’s Remorse

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

• Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
• Loretta Devine, The Carmichael Show
• Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
• Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
• Wendy Raquel Robinson, The Game

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• David Alan Grier, The Carmichael Show
• Laurence Fishburne, black-ish
• Mike Epps, Survivor’s Remorse
• Miles Brown, black-ish
• Terry Crews, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Anna Deavere Smith, Nurse Jackie
• Danielle Brooks, Orange Is the New Black
• Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black
• Marsai Martin, black-ish
• Tichina Arnold, Survivor’s Remorse

Outstanding Drama Series

• Being Mary Jane
• Empire
• How to Get Away with Murder
• Power
• Scandal

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

• LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles
• Morris Chestnut, Rosewood
• Omari Hardwick, Power
• Terrence Howard, Empire
• Wesley Snipes, The Player

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

• Gabrielle Union, Being Mary Jane
• Kerry Washington, Scandal
• Nicole Beharie, Sleepy Hollow
• Taraji P. Henson, Empire
• Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Alfred Enoch, How to Get Away With Murder
• Bryshere Y. Gray, Empire
• Guillermo Diaz, Scandal
• Joe Morton, Scandal
• Jussie Smollett, Empire

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder
• Danai Gurira, The Walking Dead
• Grace Gealey, Empire
• Naturi Naughton, Power
• Regina King, American Crime

Outstanding Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special

• American Crime
• Bessie
• Luther
• The Book of Negroes
• The Wiz Live!

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special

• Cuba Gooding, The Book of Negroes
• David Alan Grier, The Wiz Live!
• David Oyelowo, Nightingale
• Idris Elba, Luther
• Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special

• Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Hotel
• Aunjanue Ellis, The Book of Negroes
• Jill Scott, With This Ring
• LaTonya Richardson Jackson, Show Me a Hero
• Queen Latifah, Bessie

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

• Alan Yang, Aziz Ansari, Master of None — “Parents”
• Jennie Snyder Urman, Jane the Virgin — “Chapter Twenty-Three”
• Jill Soloway, Transparent — “Kina Hora”
• Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Jay Martel, Ian Roberts, Rebecca Drysda>, Colton Dunn, Phil Augusta Jackson, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders, Rich Talarico, Key & Peele — “Y’all Ready For This?”
• Kenya M. Barris, black-ish — “The Word”

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

• Erika Green Swafford, Doug Stockstill, How to Get Away with Murder — “Mama’s Here Now”
• John Ridley, American Crime — “Episode 1”
• LaToya Morgan, Turn: Washington’s Spies — “False Flag”
• Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Empire — “Pilot”
• Mara Brock Akil, Jameal Turner, Keli Goff, Being Mary Jane — “Sparrow”

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

• Dee Rees, Bessie
• Lawrence Hill, Clement Virgo, The Book of Negroes
• Michael S. Bandy, Eric Stein, White Water
• Nzingha Stewart, With This Ring
• Shem Bitterman, Whitney

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

• Andrea Berloff, Jonathan Herman, Straight Outta Compton
• Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois, Grant Thompson, McFarland USA
• Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Inside Out
• Rick Famuyiwa,Dope
• Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington, Creed

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

• Aziz Ansari, Master of None — “Parents”
• Brad Silberling, Jane the Virgin — “Chapter Twenty-Three”
• Don Cheadle, House of Lies — “The Urge to Save Humanity is Almost Always a False Front for the Urge to Rule”
• Peter Atencio, Key & Peele — “The End”
• Stan Lathan, Real Husbands of Hollywood — “Cabin Pressure”

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series

• Ernest Dickerson, Hand of God — “Welcome the Stranger”
• John Ridley, American Crime — “Episode 1”
• Lee Daniels, Empire — “Pilot”
• Millicent Shelton, American Crime — “Episode Ten”
• Salim Akil, Being Mary Jane — “Sparrow”

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

• Christine Swanson, For the Love of Ruth
• Dee Rees, Bessie
• Nzingha Stewart, With This Ring
• Rusty Cundieff, White Water
• Salim Akil, The Start Up

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

• Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
• Charles Stone, III, Lila and Eve
• F. Gary Gray, Straight Outta Compton
• Rick Famuyiwa, Dope
• Ryan Coogler, Creed

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

• Aisha Tyler, Archer
• Audra McDonald, Doc McStuffins
• Jeffrey Wright, The Good Dinosaur
• Loretta Devine, Doc McStuffins
• Wanda Sykes, Penn Zero

The 47th annual NAACP Image Awards will air on Friday, February 5 at 9/8c on TV One.

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Another week means another edition of Hit, Miss, or Let. Let’s get right to it.

Hits

Minority Report – 1×07 – “Honor Among Thieves”

This episode was much better than the last. It put the focus back on the core team, with Dash going on his first solo mission. So of course things were bound to go awry. It was okay because it gave a chance for Vega and Arthur to partner up and they actually have a nice synergy.

Being Mary Jane – 3×04 – “Being Kara”

I don’t think there’s any show that explores the Black experience quite like Being Mary Jane. In the follow up of the suicide episode, this episode seems to be more about dealing with pain and stress. Mary Jane has her Cutty Buddy. Kara is still trying to figure that out, although she’s yelling for now. This episode does give us a glimpse into Kara’s life and lets us see why she is the way she is. Her kids are giving her the blues. And Loretta Devine is acting her butt off in this Hotep deviation from her normal characters.

Sleepy Hollow – 3×06 – “This Red Lady from Caribee”

Three major things worked for this episode. No father drama. Whatever Pandora’s planning has come to a head. And Jenny is still headlining her own storyline and being a boss.

How to Get Away with Murder – 2×07 – “I Want You to Die”

I don’t know how How to Get Away with Murder manages to sustain such a high level of quality, but it seems to get better each week. Annalise is losing it, but her shade game remains strong. Bonnie is turning into a serial killer (and not a very good one).  They even managed to get Oliver involved and kidnapped. If HTGAWM had Scandal’s time slot, it would be perfect.

Misses

Rosewood – 1×06 – “Policies and Ponies”

Rosewood was missing that spark this week. Rosie and Villa’s relationship was front and center, and I could’ve done without it. The case of the week focused on the captain, but we haven’t been given many reasons to care about him. The only highlight was Rosie’s father popping up which sets up for the next episode.

Empire – 2×06 – “A High Hope for a Low Heaven”

All I’m going to say about Empire is Hakeem was kidnapped and released before the first commercial break. It went downhill from there.

Scandal – 5×07 – “Even the Devil Deserves a Second Chance”

We keep going in circles and landing back where we started. Even Jake is getting tired of it. Olivia is about to take the power of the presidential office for herself, but it seems a couple of seasons too late. And there was no Mellie.

Make sure to let us know what your hits and misses are.

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Halloween was this weekend, and some of our favorite shows celebrated the holiday. And other shows like Rosewood and Empire had a bye week due to the World Series (congrats to the Royals). It may have been a holiday, but the show must go on. We have a new edition of Hit, Miss, or Let.

Hits

Being Mary Jane – 3×03 – “Sparrow”

Being Mary Jane pulled out all the stops this episode. It explores suicide and how we deal with it in the Black Community. It also explores how sometimes our friendships devolve and fall apart. And Mary Jane goes on a reading spree, with David and Lisa’s father being casualties.

Black-ish – 2×06 – “Jacked O’ Lantern”

It may have been a Halloween episode, but the theme of this episode is that family is always there for you. Dre’s cousin bullies him, but it comes from a place of love as he secretly protects him. And then that is mirrored with the Johnson children who are bullied and protected by their cousins. Rainbow learns that Halloween is not as safe as she once thought. And of course Ruby hands out salvation to trick or treaters.

Sleepy Hollow – 3×05 – “Dead Men Tell No Tales”

Sleepy Hollow did a crossover with Bones and it was actually well done. Despite Sleepy Hollow being science fiction/fantasy and Bones not, they managed to keep the integrity of both shows and both episodes even had a unifying storyline. Abbie and Ichabod have an interesting chemistry with Bones and Booth. I could see them double dating and it being hilariously awkward. I was skeptical about the crossover, but I wouldn’t mind another one.

How to Get Away with Murder – 2×06 – “Two Birds, One Milestone”

How to Get Away with Murder continues to come for our throats. We are getting closer to the shooting of Annalise and we basically still know nothing but are hooked nonetheless. And the case of the week delicately weaves in transgender issues and domestic violence.

Miss

Scandal – 5×06 – “Get Out of Jail, Free”

It’s the same old same old with Scandal. Are we even in a new season? Any progress is followed by regress. Everything’s back to the status quo. The impeachment is off. Papa Pope is out of jail. Jake is single again. Scandal just refuses to move forward.

Let

Minority Report – 1×06 – “Fiddler’s Neck”

This episode of Minority Report was meh to me. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t compelling, either. Agatha is the main focus of the episode, and I just haven’t been able to connect with her. Maybe it’s because her interactions with the other main characters are limited. She just seems more like a plot device. She’s just not worthy of being a major focus of an episode.

What are your hits and misses of the week?

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