HBO Lovecraft Country

[Goldie]

Last week we reported that Jordan Peele signed a first look deal with Universal Pictures, well he’s not done capitalizing off the major success of his blockbuster film “Get Out”. He has now partnered up with HBO to create a horror series about the Jim Crow Era, which I’m sure will leave people talking about it for weeks. According to reports the series will be based on the Matt Ruff novel Lovecraft Country, which is about a road trip through the south during the 1950s. No word on when it will be releasing but I’m sure it’ll be a great talk piece.

 

[Race Jones]

 

[Joshie Kahn]

Let us hear it race

 

[Race Jones]

Let us hear it race

HBO to create a horror series about the Jim Crow Era

That whole sentence made my nose bleed loool

I'm tired of Jordan Peele.

Jim Crow was horrific enough....why the fuck do we need a horror series about it?

 

[EleanorDeWitt]

That whole sentence made me roll my nose bleed loool

I'm tired of Jordan Peele.

Jim Crow was horrific enough....why the fuck do we need a horror series about it?

Cause he's in it for the mooonnnaaayyy. That's it.

 

[Ironman]

This seems unnecessary

 

[IP360]

Fucc it, imma check it out.

Gotta support the brotha if he's gettin these major opportunities from wHiteOLLYWOOD.

Lawd knows they be reluctant to do that.

 

[AP2.5]

i dont think its unnecessary at all

a LOT of people dont know about Jim Crow or arent as knowledgeable

as long as its done in good tastes and actually spreads information about the era, i have no issues with this

 

[EleanorDeWitt]

Fucc it, imma check it out.

Gotta support the brotha if he's gettin these major opportunities from wHiteOLLYWOOD.

Lawd knows they be reluctant to do that.

They're much less reluctant cause he's half white and he has made that a point his whole career. White wife helps. They know he won't make them look that bad and they'll make money in the process.

 

[Race Jones]

i dont think its unnecessary at all

a LOT of people dont know about Jim Crow or arent as knowledgeable

as long as its done in good tastes and actually spreads information about the era, i have no issues with this

And a parody or retelling of the story through a hypothetical lens isn't going to make them knowledgeable whatsoever


That's why we have books ... READ THEM.

 

[Race Jones]

Whites and Blacks alike don't understand Jim Crow status on a small scale. I don't think we are at the point as a culture where we can start retelling these stories from a lens designed to mock or entertain.

Why don't people think critically about what they consume?

Jordan peele has some very lopsided views on race. Just revisit the things he's said on Key and Peele. I don't think he's in the position to retell our stories.

Nigga is cashing out big on racial issues that still plague society and it's exploitative as fuck

I'm certain next year he'I'll do a sci-fi series on chattel slavery and niggas will call it groundbreaking lol

I mean Jim Crow laws/policies are still alive and well today. Maybe we should tackle that first...

If you want to watch a Jim Crow horror series go watch 13th or The Black power mixtape or Eyes on the prize.

Jim Crow in itself is a horror series. TF lmao

 

[SeaSnake]

I mean isnt the Klan burning your house down and killing relatives horrible enough? Is he going to add vampires? I dont see how this will work or why its going to be made.

 

[IP360]

Why...don't we wait til a trailer or the show comes before we criticize it.

We don't have script, or on the set, or in the post production meeting. So none of is certain how he's gonna do this. I rather wait to cast judgement.

 

[AP2.5]

And a parody or retelling of the story through a hypothetical lens isn't going to make them knowledgeable whatsoever


That's why we have books ... READ THEM.

i didnt get that from what he's trying to do tbh

 

[AP2.5]

Whites and Blacks alike don't understand Jim Crow status on a small scale. I don't think we are at the point as a culture where we can start retelling these stories from a lens designed to mock or entertain.

Why don't people think critically about what they consume?

Jordan peele has some very lopsided views on race. Just revisit the things he's said on Key and Peele. I don't think he's in the position to retell our stories.

Nigga is cashing out big on racial issues that still plague society and it's exploitative as fuck

I'm certain next year he'I'll do a sci-fi series on chattel slavery and niggas will call it groundbreaking lol

I mean Jim Crow laws/policies are still alive and well today. Maybe we should tackle that first...

If you want to watch a Jim Crow horror series go watch 13th or The Black power mixtape or Eyes on the prize.

Jim Crow in itself is a horror series. TF lmao

would you feel better if he did a documentary regarding this?

 

[Race Jones]

would you feel better if he did a documentary regarding this?

I would rather he stop making films altogether tbh

 

[Goldie]

Race hates everything

 

[Race Jones]

I just don't like what everybody else pretends to love.

 

[Duwop]

i think dude mad artistic, he has a very good sense of satire, and has found a way to push it into the horror genre...i love it.....i plan on taking notes, cuz this is right up my alley forreal....i love shit like this...

he could possibly make it to my current favorite people if he pulls this shitoff in a entertaining and signifigant way....

 

[Duwop]

I just don't like what everybody else pretends to love.

off of principle, or a genuine dislike?