You crack me up  :)

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> As for that crow...I'm a Black man from Texas, so either fry it and cover it 
> with gravy, or smoke it and put barbecue sauce on it, and i'm good!
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> From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
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> So... hehhehheh. How do you like your crow served, as sushi, deep fried 
> or baked. :) I did not remember what I said, but I am almost ashamed 
> I enjoy and watch this trash. My husband teases me. So, if I had said 
> it was good, it would have had to have had some crazy agenda. However, 
> I do remember you and
> I having an extensive conversation about Prison Break. I said that was 
> good and several people here, you included disagreed. We discussed this 
> around the same time
>
> Tracey
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>> Well aren't you special!! :) You bet me to it: I was trolling the archives 
>> to look for this same message--but, seeing as it didn't back my point like i 
>> wanted, i wasn't gonna reveal it! :)
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>> From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
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>> The following is what I posted, young man.
>> you can view it at:
>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/message/432?threaded=1&var=1&p=1
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>> "While the show is pedestrian, paint by numbers, and I see LOTS of 
>> compromises, but there is more focus on people of color that the average 
>> show. The Asian doctor is having an affair with the Black doctor. The 
>> Black female resident is a black stereotype of Black women if you ask 
>> me, but she seems like she will be in everyone's business and 
>> storyline. The Black doctor leads on interesting cases, including 
>> transplanting a cows aorta into a orthodox Jewish girl to save her 
>> life. Last week one of the 2-3 cases used a Black patient. Next week 
>> the star patient is black. 
>>
>> The casting reminds me a little of ER in the early days. ER focused a 
>> lot on Clooney and the actress that played the nurse he was involved 
>> with but was really an ensemble effort, this show focuses on Dempsey and 
>> the Blonde but spends a lot of time developing the supporting 
>> characters. I think they focused on them at first to lure the 
>> advertisers targeted audience in to get a lock on ratings and cash, but 
>> seem to be doing less so now that their position is strong. This show 
>> is a marketing effort through and through. I have not seen every 
>> episode, but with regards to black guest stars, two weeks ago, they had 
>> a Black guy that lived for the thrill of pain, getting injured and 
>> watching procedures being performed on him-- He died from an infected 
>> tattoo he was enduring the pain from. Next week features a Black guy 
>> with an ovary. I'm probably being paranoid but I tend to think the men 
>> in hollyweird are intimidated by Black men. I can see an executive who 
>> wants to prove his production has diversity saying, "make the 
>> man-woman and the pain freak Black. I'll give them diversity". You 
>> tell me."
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>>> Still thinks she said it was good! :) Or was that another Sister from 
>>> Philly on the list?? :)
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>>> From: Martin Pratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
>>> Tracey, we wouldn't contemplate blaming you for anything! You're the Lady, 
>>> the Originator- no, that's Little Richard- but you get my point.
>>>
>>> "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
>>> Whooa!!!
>>>
>>> I NEVER Said it was good. at least i can't see myself saying that. I 
>>> said that the black roles were not secondary. The black guy is a lead 
>>> and some of the shows have been around Baily the Black female, whose 
>>> character I hated as a black female stereotype, but now has grown on 
>>> me. There is also the Black chief of surgery who in most instances 
>>> plays a secondary role, but for an ensemble cast, has some segments 
>>> devoted to him. 
>>>
>>> I am ashamed to say I do watch it periodically. I would love to blame 
>>> it on being in Mexico with a somewhat limited selection of shows, but i 
>>> think i would probably watch it if i were still in the states. it is my 
>>> guilty pleasure... but hardly well-written.
>>>
>>> Tracey
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>>>> Why is that? I posted a negative initial review, based on maybe viewing 
>>>> one or two shows. I guess I had the gut-level reaction/thought that it was 
>>>> another show with Black characters who'd be second-fiddle to the white 
>>>> folk. But some people such as Tracey said it was actually good, 
>>>> well-written, and gives people of color good roles. What don't you like 
>>>> about it?
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>>>> From: Martin Pratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
>>>> I'm glad for her success, but I'm saddened to hear that a sista's 
>>>> responsible for that on-air crap.
>>>>
>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sister Rhimes is moving up! I never watch the 
>>>> show, but have heard nothing but good things about it...
>>>>
>>>> "Grey's" creator in $10 million production deal 
>>>> By Nellie AndreevaMon Jun 5, 2:07 AM ET 
>>>> The creator of "Grey's Anatomy" has renegotiated her production pact at 
>>>> Touchstone Television for at least three years, extending it through the 
>>>> 2008-09 season.
>>>> Shonda Rhimes had just completed the first year of a two-year deal, which 
>>>> also included a one-year option, that she signed with the Disney-owned 
>>>> studio in May 2005. The new three-year deal is said to be worth about $10 
>>>> million, vaunting Rhimes into the top echelon of TV writer-producers. 
>>>> Touchstone TV declined comment Friday.
>>>> Rhimes' rich pact reflects the importance of her red-hot medical drama to 
>>>> the studio as well as ABC, which is also owned by Disney. The network is 
>>>> banking on the show to revive its fortunes on Thursday night next season. 
>>>> "Grey's" was an out-of-the-box hit for the network as a midseason entry in 
>>>> the 2004-05 season. This past season, "Grey's" thrived in the Sunday 10 
>>>> p.m. slot behind "Desperate Housewives," giving ABC the confidence to 
>>>> relocate the show to the competitive Thursday 9 p.m. berth in the upcoming 
>>>> season opposite CBS' "CSI.."
>>>> Moreover, Rhimes has a new untitled drama pilot in the works for 
>>>> Touchstone and ABC about a group of female journalists. She has recruited 
>>>> former "Grey's" trouper Jeffrey Dean Morgan as a member of its ensemble 
>>>> cast.
>>>> Before penning "Grey's," Rhimes' credits included features "The Princess 
>>>> Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" and "Crossroads" as well as HBO's biopic 
>>>> "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge," which earned Halle Berry an Emmy and a 
>>>> Golden Globe.
>>>> Reuters/Hollywood Reporter 
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