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If you didn’t know before that “Atlanta” was a hit, I bet you know now!
Donald Glover won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV Comedy of musical for his performance as Earnest “Earn” Marks on Atlanta, a series he also co-wrote and executive-produced.
And to top that off, the show also won the award for Best TV Series Comedy or Musical!
Photos of the cast & crew on the Golden Globes red carpet + video of Glover’s legendary acceptance speech below… Continue Reading…
The final episode of FX’s hit show ‘Atlanta’ aired earlier this week to rave reviews.
During last week’s episode, Earn (Donald Glover) and Van (Zazie Beatz) ‘pretended’ to be husband and wife for a Juneteenth celebration (click HERE if you missed that).
This week, episode 10 focuses on Earn’s lost jacket and his quest to recover whatever he left in it’s pockets leads him through a series of setbacks that ends in somewhat of a win for our favorite character.
In case you missed it, check out the finalè episode of Atlanta below… Continue Reading…
FX’s comedic masterpiece ‘Atlanta’ aired it’s 9th episode last night (October 25, 2016).
[FLASHBACK: RECAP: Atlanta Episode 8 – ‘The Club’… (FULL VIDEO)]
This week, we spend a bit of time with Earn (Donald Glover) and Van (Zadie Beetz) as they begrudgingly attending a Juneteenth party hosted by Monique (her former boss) hoping to get an express pass into Atlanta’s Black elite social circles.
If you recall, Van was fired from her job on Episode 6 after she admitted to smoking weed (click HERE if you missed that). Now, she’s been invited by Monique to a Juneteenth celebration hoping to rub elbows with a few who’s who in Atlanta, thinking that it would a great to make connections.
For those of you who don’t know ‘Juneteenth’ parties common down south as many celebrate the day slaves were emancipated from the Confederacy on June 19th 1865. Van feels there will be many key figures in attendance and brings Earn along as her ‘husband’ so that she can fit in with the elite crowd.
In case you missed it, check out the episode below… Continue Reading…
Last week, we were treated to PaperBoi’s appearance on B.A.N. (the fictitious ‘Black America Network’) – CLICK HERE if you missed that – and this week Atlanta’s booming club scene is hilariously broken down.
FX synopsis:
NFL player Jeff Miles will be at Primal on the same night as Paper Boi.
From Z-listers getting club appearance fees to shady promoters dodging payment, the struggle is definitely real down here in the field.
[Sidebar: The breakout star of this week’s episode was the invisible car!]
In case you missed it, watch ‘Atlanta’ episode 8 below… Continue Reading…
For the record, I’m totally loving FX’s new scripted comedy series ‘Atlanta’! In a world filled with reality shows, it’s truly a breath of fresh air!
[READ: RECAP: Atlanta Episode 6 – “VALUE” (FULL VIDEO)]
While last week’s episode focused on Vanessa (Earn’s baby mama), this week we are treated to Paper Boi’s appearance on The Montague show as he addresses important topics on B.A.N. (Black American Network).
In case you missed it, watch the full episode below… Continue Reading…
‘Atlanta,’ FX’s new scripted comedy is making waves and if you haven’t watched it you, you are totally missing out!
[FLASHBACK: RECAP: Atlanta Episode 5 – ‘Nobody Beats The Biebs’ + Watch Full Video… ]
This week’s episode is titled ‘Value’ and we get a chance to get a deeper look inside Vanessa’s (Zazie Beetz), Earn’s baby momma and on again/off again housemate.
Synopsis:
Van is jealous; the blurred line between love and hate.
Van spends the night out on the town with an old friend that turns into a huge life lesson on ‘value’. We’re also introduced to ‘Atlanta’s version of the evil clown phenomenon… Tobias!
In case you missed it, read recap + watch full video below… Continue Reading…
