Tia Mowry - No more "Sister, Sister"

We all remember this beautiful face from the hit show Sister, Sister where Tia and Tamera Mowry played twin sisters who were separated at birth, adopted by two different people, and happened to run into each other while out shopping with their adopted parents.  Now, Tia has stepped out into her own and has made a name for herself.

Tia Dashon Mowry-Hardrict was born July 6, 1978 with her twin sister, Tamera Mowry.  She was born in Gelnhausen, West Germany to parents Timothy and Darlene Mowry, both who were U.S. Army sergeants.  She also has two brothers, Tahj and Tavior Mowry.  Tia attended Pepperdine University where she studied psychology.

Tia and her sister knew they were born to be in the spotlight.  The two began entering pageants and talent shows while their parents were stationed in Ft. Hood, Texas.  When they were 12 years old, they moved to Los Angeles after convincing their parents to move to California so they could pursue acting careers.  In 1994, Tia and twin sister Tamera started playing in their very own television show Sister, Sister.  After the show ended in 1999, Tia went on to do voice overs and play roles in other movies and cartoons.  In 2005, Tia Mowry-Hardrict starred in Disney Channel's television movie Twitches as Alex Fielding alongside her sister.  The sequel, Twitches Too, was then released in 2007.  Tia also played Sydney in 2000 movie release Seventeen Again.  She then landed the starring role of television series The Game in 2006 as Melanie Barnett, who was the girlfriend and now the wife of football player Derwin Davis (played by Marion "Pooch" Hall).

Tia Mowry-Hardrict met and dated her now husband, Cory Hardrict.  They were engaged Christmas of 2007 and married April 20, 2008.  The two are expecting their first child (a baby boy) in July of 2011.

Who is Pooch Hall?

Marion "Pooch" Hall was born February 8, 1975 in Brockton, Massachusetts.  Fast-forwarding from his childhood and teenage years, Marion attended University of Massachusetts and Dartmouth where he played football, ran track, and boxed.  This is also where his acting career began.  He got his first bit of experience in acting through the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Theater Company.  Hall landed his first acting role as a character named Derrick who was a shoplifter in a 2001 movie titled Lift.  He went on to be featured in other films including Black Cloud (2004) and Miracle Boys (2005).  In 2006, his acting career took off after he landed the role of Derwin Davis, which was then CW's television series The Game (now shown on BET).  As if his career isn't already headed in the right direction, Hall is co-starring in a soon to be released movie Jumping the Broom, which hits theaters May 6, 2011.

Jumping the Broom

Check out the trailer for "Jumping the Broom" in theaters May 6th

As The Game's 4th season comes to a close, some of its cast members are preparing for the release of a new movie called Jumping the Broom.  The movie, which is produced by Bishop T.D. Jakes, stars two of BET's The Game's cast member (Pooch Hall and Meagan Goode).  The movie is about two families from two totally different backgrounds coming together as one.  This comes as a result of a member from each family falling in love with each other and preparing to be wed to one another.  Pooch Hall comments, “It’s about families coming together from two different worlds. It’s a great, fun family movie and I’m happy to be a part of it.  There are a lot of issues that all people can relate to and learn from that doesn’t have a color. The bottom line is it’s about unity and family and when you have two people that love each other it doesn’t matter.”


Show your support and see the movie.


Until next time....

It's Official - The Game will return for a 5th season!!!

BOOM BOOM CLAP!  BOOM BOOM CLAP!  It's Game Time!!!!!

BET has officially announced the renewal of BET's hit scripted television series, The Game.  The show will return for a 5th season in January 2012.  It will be back with 22 episodes (instead of the measly 13) and viewers are expecting it to be good.  The show has captured the 18-49 age demographic range and averaged the entire 4th season with 4.18 million viewers each week.  The show originally aired on the CW network and was dropped because of extremely low ratings.  Currently, the show is doing better than the highest ranked TV series on the CW, the Vampire Diaries.

I had no doubt in my mind that there would be another season.  As much as viewers complained about the new attitudes of the characters and how much they liked the previous personalities, they continued to watch because they enjoy the whole "drama" aspect of the show.  In many ways it mimics real life.  I mean, come on... admit it.  We all enjoy a little bit of gossip and action every now and then.  It's crazy when I talk to my friends about the show because it's almost like we know the characters personally.  We're simply catching each other up on the latest news, rumors, and speculations.

All in all, I'm looking forward to the new season.  Everyone stay tuned for season 5 of BET's The Game.

Until next time....

What people want from season 5

With the 4th season of The Game having come to an end, the only thing I constantly hear is "When does season 5 begin?"  I, too, am looking forward to the 5th season, but I am expecting a better show.  This season was good, but it wasn't great.  As I've mentioned in previous posts, individuals believed it was "disorganized drama" and some of the issues didn't make any sense.  A number of people have still been ranting and raving about the whole rape issue between Malik and Parker saying that it was very tacky.  Viewers complained about it being a serious issue and should not be portrayed the way it was in the show.  I personally thought it was a dose of reality.  People throw the word "rape" around so casually and threaten to ruin the lives of others by accusing them of it.  Things like this happen and the show just brought it to the forefront.  People also complained about the personality of the characters.  Their personalities were either multiplied by 10 (Malik, Tasha, Kelly) or completely "dummed down" (Jason).  This was a bit annoying because people fell in love with the show through the old characters and enjoyed them being how they were. Hopefully the writers are paying attention to that and will take into consideration the feedback of their fans.  Oh, and let's not forget.... BRING KELLY PITTS BACK!!!

Stay tuned for season 5 of The Game!!!!!

The Game: Season 4 Episode 13 (Finale) - The Right to Choose

The final show of season 4 has definitely left us all hanging.  Honestly, it was a terrible episode because it left even more unanswered questions than before.  The storyline was completely disorganized and made absolutely no sense.

In this episode:

Tasha Mack has been moving forward since the supposed death of her quick fling, Beau.  To her surprise, she runs into him on the street believing it was a miracle that he was alive.  She gets excited and wraps her arms around him, but he seems a bit hesitant.  Then, two children run up to him calling him daddy.  Tasha is confused and asks him if he has children because he never told her that.  Beau tries to play it off, but then his wife calls to him, "RONNIE!"  Tasha realizes Beau had been lying to her and faked a terminal illness to get with her, when all the while he had a wife and kids.  Instead of acting "ghetto" like the Tasha Mack we all have come to know her as, she gracefully removes herself from the situation.

Malik still has not heard from his ex girlfriend Jenna.  In a desperate attempt to see and talk to her, Malik sets up a fake photo shoot.  He shows up to the "shoot" to talk to her and reveals that it was a set-up.  Jenna finds this to be a low blow because she is trying to salvage whatever is left of her modeling career, which was successful prior to her entering rehab.  She gets upset and walks out.  Later that day, Jenna shows up to Malik's house drunk with a change of heart, wanting to be with him.

Now that the affair Malik and Parker had with each other is out in the open and the coach plans to ruin Malik's career, Malik wants his mother, Tasha Mack, to represent him as his manager again.  Tasha agrees and takes her son back under her wing.  In the meantime, Derwin is not feeling this decision.  He believes that Tasha representing Malik is a conflict of interest and could be damaging to his image and his career.  Of course he doesn't want to tell Tasha to her face, so he boosts Melanie up to do his dirty work.  He tells Melanie he is doing this to "protect the legacy."  Before Melanie could say anything about it, Tasha comes to her and asks what she thinks about her plan to improve Malik's image and revive his career.  When Melanie explains to her how Derwin feels about it, of course it gets out of hand and turns into a heated argument between the two friends.  It ends with Tasha walking out.

Derwin has a new plan for the team.  He wants to meet with Quan Kirkland and get him to sign with Sabers and to be Malik's replacement.  He asks Jason to come along and help him out, but Jason objects.  When Quan shows up to the meeting and sees Jason there, he flatters Jason by telling him how he is his favorite player and has idolized him since he was a kid.  This quickly changes Jason's mind about leaving the meeting.  Ultimately, Quan signs with the Sabers.  When they were announcing Quan's decision, Camille shows up. Her and Jason agree to meet later for dinner.  After she walks away, Camille goes over to Quan and kisses him.  Camille looks over at Jason and tells him WE (her and Quan) will see you tonight.

Derwin decides to take Melanie to a fertility clinic to find out why it is that she can't seem to get pregnant.  As a part of a routine, the doctor asks a set of questions and expects honest answers.  One of the questions he asks Melanie is if she's ever had an abortion.  Her response... "Definantly not."  Once the doctor wraps up and walks out of the room, Derwin asks Melanie, "The abortion...was it mine?"

Stay tuned for season 5 of The Game as the drama heats up.

Until next time....