Posts Tagged ‘single-ladies’

Television Review: Sex and the City (Atlanta), With Racial Politics

Monday, May 30th, 2011

“Single Ladies,” VH1’s first hourlong scripted drama, explores the lives of a racially mixed group of female friends in Atlanta as they navigate dinner dates and sexual politics.

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Television Review: Sex and the City (Atlanta), With Racial Politics

VH1’s ‘Single Ladies’ is embarrassing to the gilded hilt

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

“Single Ladies,” a new VH1 soap opera premiering Monday night, exists in a gold-flecked nightmare version of Atlanta, where life can be winnowed down to the lyrics of assertive pop songs and a series of upscale, urban cliches. It’s all champagne fountains, micro-miniskirts and cuisine served by, as one showoff suitor tells a single lady, “my personal four-star chef.” In this world, when a sister is feeling down (and/or stressed-out about trying to launch her fancy dress boutique of dis- tinc -tion), nothing can cheer her up as much as signing the lease on a new Jaguar. Read full article > >

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VH1’s ‘Single Ladies’ is embarrassing to the gilded hilt