Tag Archives: black web series
January 8, 2012 

Black Web Love: The Couple

Photo via brownstonezine.blogspot.com

I keep finding some online gems, y’all! While we await the January 12th season finale of The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, and wait for episode 3 of milk + honey (if you liked what you saw here and here, go to their site to help with a donation), I have a new Black web series for you to take note of!

The creators of Black & Sexy TV have come together to create a fresh new web series called The Couple. Clutch Magazine had an opportunity to speak with two of the creators/stars of the web series, Numa Perrier and Dennis Dortch:

They explained: “It was a natural progression from the film A Good Day to be Black and Sexy.  Being online extended the Black&Sexy brand and reaches the audience directly and immediately which we really like. We had these fun ideas that we thought would work well on the web.  We also use the web as an incubator/testing ground for our ideas to grow into other mediums.  We are cross platform (Web TV and Film) and we want to continue along that path.  It’s a new creative beast to conquer the web and we really enjoy it.”

Although the web is booming with shows geared toward black audiences, networks continue to ignore us, especially when it comes to images of black folks in love. Because of this, Numa Perrier says they decided to tackle this issue.

“Dennis, myself, and our other creative partner, Jeanine Daniels all gravitate towards this type of content based on personal experience. The Couple was Jeanine’s inspiration based on her previous relationships and it has now expanded into some of the day-to-day situations Dennis and I experience as a real life couple. We all experience relationships so not only is it relatable but it drives us as human beings.”

~ quotes via Clutch Magazine

The web series launches on Valentine’s Day, but until then you can get a taste with three minisodes:

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Let me just say, I know ALL about that food run struggle in minisode #3….not as bad as doughnuts and beer, but still.

Check Black & Sexy TV’s YouTube channel to catch the first full episode when it drops on February 14th!

November 22, 2011 

Black Web Love: Milk + Honey (Ep. 2)

Episode #2 of the Milk + Honey web series is here! Only 8 minutes long, so sneak a peek on your lunch break or whenever the boss ain’t lookin’ ;)

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My favourite parts:

  • yummy, YUMMY Bryce Wilson! A crush of mine since Groove Theory days
  • the introduction of Farrah – I think she’ll be a trouble maker…
  • Nia and Will’s too-cute kissing scene
  • Harper spelling out her resume and then getting put in her place…I think she needed that
  • the “Why Are You The Ish?” exercise in Eva Monroe’s acting class – this scene really hit me!

I wish we got a bit more of Farrah’s story and what she’ll bring to the group. Also, some of the scenes are a bit disjointed for me – like, when did Harper and Jonathan start swapping spit? Was that real life or Harper’s imagination running wild? Didn’t make sense to me. However, I’m loving the look and feel of the series…the opening credit montage with the girls…and Nia is still my fave character!

What did you think of Episode 2? If you missed Episode 1, click here and get caught up! Will you keep watching?

October 20, 2011 

Black Web Love: Milk + Honey (Episode 1)

It seems like since we’re not getting a diverse representation of Black women on the small screen, ladies are hitting up the web and doing it for themselves!

I’m already addicted to The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, and I’ve started to look for other web series that provide a view of Black women that I can identify with. Well, I’ve found another one. It’s only one episode in, but I’m already excited for more! Allow me to introduce you to Milk + Honey.

Milk + Honey is described as:

“a dramedy series that follows the spiritual, professional and romantic journeys of four young, ambitious African-American women navigating through the lights, smoke and mirrors of Hollywood.”

The brainchild of production company Brown Paper Dolls, Milk + Honey has been blessed with some serious Black star power. Executive produced by Idris Elba, starring Lance Gross, Bryce Wilson, AND Debbie Allan? You can’t go wrong with that! Plus, the 3 leading ladies we’ve met so far (Asha Kamali, Yaani King, and Shauntay Hinton) are beautiful and have great chemistry. I can see parts of me in all 3, but especially Asha’s character Nia. We’ll see what happens with the fourth (Fuane Chambers’ character Farrah, perhaps?) is added to the mix.

There’s a lot of potential in this web series, so I can’t wait to see how things play out! Here’s episode 1:

What do you think? Will you be checking for Milk + Honey?