VH1 continues its foray into scripted fare, according to this Yahoo! piece, with Life and Times of Marcus 'Felony' Brown. The series, developed by In Living Color and The Wayans Bros.' Marlon and Shawn Wayans along with Rick Alvarez, tells the tale of an up-and-coming hardcore rapper (Darius McCrary) who moves to LA to record his second album, trailed by his manager, body guard and hype man. Think of it as Rap Entourage. It's being executive produced by the three creators along with Keenan Ivory Wayans.
While there's no official word of the Wayans appearing on the show, it seems inevitable that they eventually will. You know they can't keep their mugs out of their projects. Eventually we'll see Shawn, Marlon, Keenen Ivory, Damon, Kim, Craig, Elvira, Damien Dante, Michael, Cara Mia, Kyla, Vonnie, Nadia, Kim, Deidre, Dwayne and Damon, Jr. on the show. After that, they'll have to start thinking about the second episode.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-06-2007 @ 12:07PM
rndmnme said...
"Think of it as rap Entourage"
I prefer to think of it as "canceled."
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12-06-2007 @ 12:13PM
Anti-believer said...
Mugs?
Why do you have refer to them as mugs? Why is it a criminal comes to mind when you wrote about them.
Bigot writer
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12-06-2007 @ 12:29PM
pobuzz said...
Definition 3a under noun.
mug
–noun
1. a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
2. the quantity it holds.
3. Slang.
a. the face.
b. the mouth.
c. an exaggerated facial expression; grimace, as in acting.
d. a thug, ruffian, or other criminal.
4. British Slang. a gullible person; dupe; fool.
–verb (used with object) 5. to assault or menace, esp. with the intention of robbery.
6. Slang. to photograph (a person), esp. in compliance with an official or legal requirement.
–verb (used without object) 7. Slang. to grimace; exaggerate a facial expression, as in acting.
[via Dictionary.com]
j/h
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12-06-2007 @ 1:51PM
Scott said...
Are the Wayans not in the Writer's Guild? I didn't think making deals was allowed during the strike any more than actual writing.
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12-06-2007 @ 3:24PM
ac said...
If they are WGA their membership should of been revoked after they made Little Man.
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12-06-2007 @ 7:18PM
Eligio J Rosa said...
The Wayans are actually a funny family, but they sometimes crosses the line of what is funny and what it gross. Seeing everything they done since "I'm gonna get you sucka" is a good example of that problem.
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12-07-2007 @ 3:26PM
sitruc said...
Marlon is a better actor than Shawn Wayans. I like Kim and Marlon the best on the screen. Keenan can be a pretty good producer. I wouldn't mind seeing Damon Jr if it kept Damon off the screen. Damon is behind Keenan when it comes to staying relevant. The show could work. I just wish we could get In Living Color back if they could find some new superstars in the making. Imagine original cast members returning for cameos...
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12-07-2007 @ 4:12PM
kevjohn said...
Umm, Eligio.... "Sucka" was 20 years ago!
Every single thing they've done since then has been PAINFUL to watch, from "My Wife & Kids" to "Little Man". How exactly are they a funny family?
At least this will be on VH1 (as opposed to the other network they like to throw 'black' shows - the CW). They can schedule it between "Flava of Love" and "I Love NY" and have a solid programming block showing us black folk at our finest.
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