Miss Governor

This show is colourful with bags of energy, but ultimately the jokes have been done a thousand times - to better effect - and it's just not that funny.

Some scenes stretch out for what feels like an eternity and you wonder if they kept the cameras rolling until someone in production laughed and then yelled cut.

The only characters with potential are the cousin and her boyfriend whose interactions are amusing, but still not comical enough to call this a successful comedy.

The saving grace is that each episode is less than 25 minutes, so you don't waste too much time deciding if it's worth continuing through the series. I gave up at episode 6.

This show was a miss on many levels. I watched because I was excited to support Terri J. Vaughn as I loved her on The Steve Harvey Show as Lovita. However, this was a hot mess. The storyline is meh and kind of unbelievable. The not so subtle hints of racism are awkward and feel forced. Also, if they are all from Mississippi why do only the white characters have accents? I'm a stickler for continuity. The writing feels like Tyler wrote a script and then just told the actors to adlib however and whenever they saw fit. A lot of the scenes felt like skits more than a sitcom. Jo Marie Payton brought some good character to the show, but that is to be expected as she is the veteran actor of the cast. Even still, that is not enough to make up for what else is lost on this show. A laugh track definitely would have helped, but probably not much. I feel like I should've known better, but I gave it a try anyway and my expectations should have been lower than they were. I can't really recommend watching it, but feel free to see for yourself.

I don't get why She the People has such low reviews, da faq? I legit LOLd multiple times throughout the show, a rarity for me. It's fun, and yeah it's political, and once you get into the style of humour, it really delivers.

Sure, the first episode or two takes a minute to settle into, and the main character can be frustrating; you keep wishing she'd speak up more or stop trying to be overly nice (compensating in a way). But that's kind of the point. It shows the real balancing act that comes with being a Black woman in a position of power. It plays with that tension in a light, self-aware way that's fun (and frustrating as a woman) to watch.

Honestly, maybe it's getting downvoted because it reflects on things people don't want to admit about themselves. But for me, once I clicked with the tone, I was laughing and enjoying all the characters - both sides of the spectrum.

Really hoping there's more to come as this show deserves a second season!!

I watched the entire series. It was good to see Terri Vaughn not playing her typical dumb character role. She states the show is based on her friend from the hood who became the mayor of San Francisco.

The writing on the show is a 90s comedy skit that needs work. American Black people wouldn't sit back and let White people talk to them in a negative manner no matter where they worked. Tyler Perry did add an additional writer this time, Niya Palmer who worked on The Game and Run the World, but it seems he overpowered her!

I will continue supporting Tyler for building a table that keeps Black actors working and finds hidden gems. He has been the opportunity for a lot top-tier Black actors get paid for the first time anywhere near their worth. Tyler gets the actors but the writing and directing is weak. He'll get it right when he starts to give up more control of the scripts and directing. Tyler built the house and it's his decision. Black people must love ourselves in our full glory and tell our own stories. Don't bend your creative perspectives in order to be accepted by other ethnic groups.

As a big Tyler Perry fan, I had expectations of more. The premise is great, but it was executed poorly, with characters that are so underdeveloped that they're just weak parodies. The lead actors are clearly more talented than what this story allowed. Depicting Antionette as unprepared, obtuse, and inept was NOT what I expected to see from Perry, who usually supports strong female characters. After 8 episodes, I didn't see the attorney who graduated top of her class become much more than "overwhelmed woman in a tizzy". And while I appreciate the attempt at southern humor, it was overdone. (Yes, I'm southern, but every single character didn't need to sound like Boss Hogg.) This could have been a great MOVIE, but fell far short after dragging out too long.