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Lisa Raye and Stacey Dash take on prime time in a new VH1 series entitled, “Single Ladies”. The series premiered Monday night with a 2-hour episode.
Executive-produced by Queen Latifah, the show is a scripted “romantic comedy series” taped and set in Atlanta and features a ton of A-Town locations and cameos including Jermaine Dupri, Rozonda “Chill” Thomas, Cam’Ron, Eve, Lauryn London and more.
It’s premise is “the life of an Atlanta single lady” and while it is quite entertaining, there are mixed reviews on how it portrays single life in our city.
“Single Ladies” recap with photos PLUS full video of the 2 hour season premiere below:
Val Stokes (Stacey Dash):
After Val tells her boyfriend of five years, “If you like it, then put a ring on it. If not, let’s stop wasting each other’s time,” he chooses the latter and leaves her, in front of all her friends who have gathered to celebrate the opening of her new clothing store.
Further complicating Val’s life is the fact that three short months later, Quinn is already engaged to a new woman named Shelly (Lauryn London).
Val takes a risk and breaks her 90-day rule by having sex with some random white guy she just met.
Val invites her ex over to her place for closure, but what she ends up getting was hurt when he tells her he never loved her.
His confession turns into orgasmic bliss, because *Phaedra Parks voice* Everybody knows that when someone tells you they never loved you, you give ‘em some. [insert side-eye]
A pregnancy scare aka a Maury moment gives Val a bit of clarity when she finds that her new conquest isn’t the man she thought and realizes her ex did her a favor by dumping her.
Keisha Greene (Lisa Raye):
Keisha is an aging video vixen whose uses sex as weapon. She has no problem screwing younger men but has her eyes set on a wealthy jeweler who is just as much of a control freak as she is.
Her arch enemy is Jasmine (aka Kim Porter aka Diddy’s baby mama #2), another former video girl who found God, and then God told her to write a tell-all book.
Jasmine blackmails Keisha about her shady roguish past, telling her if she can pull off one more heist and hand over the goods to her, she’ll keep her mouth closed. So Keisha silently creeps into a trailer during Cam’ron’s video shoot and pockets a blinged out watch.
The plot thickens when Keisha finds out the watch she stole actually belongs to her wealthy love interest. *sigh*
April Goldberg-Jenkins aka token white chick (Charity Shea.):
April is could be described as the “Kim Zolciak” of the group. But wait…. she’s actually married so I take that back.
April has a “good Black man” who loves her but reveals she is cheating on him with another “good Black man” who happens to be the Mayor of Atlanta (played by Common).
Unfortunately for April, it turns out the Mayor has been sleeping with more than one sexy white chick as the ladies find out from photo revealed on twitter. *snicker*
So the cheater becomes the cheated and things come full circle.
April seems ready to move past her indiscretions and make things work with the “good Black man” she has at home.
The episode ends with the 3 ladies having drinks and April (token white chick) proclaiming, “It feels good to be drama-free.”
Good luck with that…
Have you watched the episode? New shows air on VH1 Mondays at 9/8c.
I posed the following question on StraightFromTheA’s Facebook page yesterday:
When Sex and the City aired just about everyone I know could relate to one or more characters…. same with Girlfriends (dubbed the “Black” SATC).
QUESTION: Do you see yourselves in any of the characters in “Single Ladies”? If so… which one and why?
So which “Single Lady” (if any) do YOU relate to on VH1′s New “Single Ladies” Show?
(Souce: VH1)
i so love this show
I will be watching next week but I cant relate to any of their asses. I could relate to Eve…she was getting that money! Lls
The one that types the credits
yup!!!
This was the worst "sex in the city"rip off acting I’ve seen on tv.They definitely aren’t "Girlfriends" quality.And Stacey’s child like voice is so annoying.Don’t know if I can give this another chance.
i don’t relate to neither character but the show has potential. i was quite interested on some of the story. i love their choice in music. and i see they showing love to the stars in ATL
don’t relate to any of them, just watch for fun.
I like how they rep the ATL… good job.
Haven’t even caught it yet, have to set dvr next time….
yes
I dont relate to any of them but i do belive in not getting involved with a broken ass man he must have money are something going for himself.
@Thyck the full first episode is in the post…
I do agree that the music is on point.
wow…im am going to love this show!!!!!
like wow…loving this show already..neither can i relate to….and i wonder how many zero the Queen paid Lisa to wear red???? Fill me in strfromthea!!!! lol
yea there’s nothn else on
Some may not be able to relate directly,but I GURANtee that we KNOW somebody personally or indirectly who fit either character.
Oh! I will be checking it out next week
would like to see a reunion of living single…now that was funny…loved that show…not shue if i can sit through watching lisa raye and stacey squinting her eyes all the time…nevermind
*sure
I surely can’t relate to any of these ladies lives, but I do enjoy it for pure entertainment. Glad to see LisaRaye working again after she was taken by that fraud of an ex-husband. I’m still very surprised she did not see it coming before marrying him. He hood-winked the hell out of her.
This show is garbage…it won’t last the entire summer. the writing is not original and the acting is terrible. where’s the chemistry? would it kill them to get straight actors to play the leading men…i’m just saying.
Would rather watch reruns of Girlfriends.
Love it love it love Lisa Rae kills it:)And im happy its a hour long instead of 30 minutes like most sitcoms.