CW: HEART OF DIXIE

[gregg75]

Can't believe I actually enjoyed a NEW show on CW. Could be that I'm in Dixie was the reason
I liked it. Anyway, there was drama, comedy, sexual tension and a good storyline.

But we don't just listen to banjos and country music down here......and the Southern stuff was
a tad overdone. Other than that, this will probably be the CW's best new show of the season.

 

[BlueWanderer]

But we don't just listen to banjos and country music down here......and the Southern stuff was
a tad overdone. Other than that, this will probably be the CW's best new show of the season.

I have not seen the show nor do I plan to. When I heard about this show, I thought "Well, here's another excuse for Hollywood to make fun of the South yet again". : Btw, I live in the South and I dislike country music very much.

Sure, Hollywood likes to make fun of other places but the South seems to get the worst of it over the years.

 

[DToTheJ]

I think a lot of the Southern population removed The CW from their presets ever since they cancelled "Reba."

 

[RadioMaxwell]

But we don't just listen to banjos and country music down here......and the Southern stuff was
a tad overdone. Other than that, this will probably be the CW's best new show of the season.

I have not seen the show nor do I plan to. When I heard about this show, I thought "Well, here's another excuse for Hollywood to make fun of the South yet again". : Btw, I live in the South and I dislike country music very much.

Sure, Hollywood likes to make fun of other places but the South seems to get the worst of it over the years.

I was surprised as well that I actually kinda liked the premier. I was happy to see the guy who played Jason Street on Friday Night Lights in the series. And it really didn't make fun of the south.

 

[gregg75]

The next episode looks interesting also. There is some kind of fall parade that
wrecks havoc. I like that they combine comedy with drama......nice mix. The
main lady needs to lighten up a bit though. She seemed too glum and business
like in the first episode. Maybe once she gets a man she will be happier. She's
got several to pick from.......so she'll be dating for awhile first I guess.

 

[BlueWanderer]

... And it really didn't make fun of the south.

That's nice to know.

I think a lot of the Southern population removed The CW from their presets ever since they cancelled "Reba."

Personally, I stop caring about The CW when Veronica Mars got canceled. Never did care for "Reba".

 

[vchimpanzee]

"Reba" was my favorite show.

I am curious as to why if this show is set in Alabama there's not more racism or fundamentalist Christianity. If they really want to depict the town as backwards they could do those. They're not even upset at the idea of a white woman and a black man together. They're sort of bothereed by the specific black man with the specific white woman, which is normal.

I do like how she still thinks she can get fancy food like she had in New York.

I predict she'll be headed home soon. Too little progress in making her character accepted and not enough ratings.

 

[landtuna]

What's the CW? ;D

 

[vchimpanzee]

What's the CW? ;D

It's a network you can watch with an antenna. Though if I try to do it I lose the sound a lot and get all these pretty stripes and squares.

 

[landtuna]

What's the CW? ;D

It's a network you can watch with an antenna. Though if I try to do it I lose the sound a lot and get all these pretty stripes and squares.

I was being facetious. CW here airs the syndicated "Two and a Half Men" series every evening. That is the only thing I watch on CW. The rest of the programming seems to be geared towards 12-year old girls.

 

[vchimpanzee]

What's the CW? ;D

It's a network you can watch with an antenna. Though if I try to do it I lose the sound a lot and get all these pretty stripes and squares.

I was being facetious. CW here airs the syndicated "Two and a Half Men" series every evening. That is the only thing I watch on CW. The rest of the programming seems to be geared towards 12-year old girls.

Okay. It's not CW, though. Charlotte's CW affiliate airs the show. With an antenna, if I wanted, I could watch it on a My Network station as well. And likely deal with those annoying squares and stripes.

 

[gregg75]

This show is catching on and getting better. It may soon be the top CW show, which isn't
saying much.

 

[dhett]

What's the CW? ;D

It's a network you can watch with an antenna. Though if I try to do it I lose the sound a lot and get all these pretty stripes and squares.

I was being facetious. CW here airs the syndicated "Two and a Half Men" series every evening. That is the only thing I watch on CW. The rest of the programming seems to be geared towards 12-year old girls.

In other words, the entire programming line-up is geared toward 12-year-olds. ;D

 

[nomadcowatbk]

What's the CW? ;D

It's a network you can watch with an antenna. Though if I try to do it I lose the sound a lot and get all these pretty stripes and squares.

I was being facetious. CW here airs the syndicated "Two and a Half Men" series every evening. That is the only thing I watch on CW. The rest of the programming seems to be geared towards 12-year old girls.

In other words, the entire programming line-up is geared toward 12-year-olds. ;D

same as the WB days

 

[BlueWanderer]

I am curious as to why if this show is set in Alabama there's not more racism or fundamentalist Christianity.

As someone who lives in Alabama, it's really sad that racism and religious fanaticism are still what defines the preconceived notion of this state for non-Alabamians. Or the South in general for that matter.

 

[kilamanjero]

What's the CW? ;D

It's a network you can watch with an antenna. Though if I try to do it I lose the sound a lot and get all these pretty stripes and squares.

I was being facetious. CW here airs the syndicated "Two and a Half Men" series every evening. That is the only thing I watch on CW. The rest of the programming seems to be geared towards 12-year old girls.

In other words, the entire programming line-up is geared toward 12-year-olds. ;D

same as the WB days

Towards the end with the WB, but in its beginning it was a network with a diversity of shows geared toward multiple groups.

 

[justpassingthough]

What's the CW? ;D

It's a network you can watch with an antenna. Though if I try to do it I lose the sound a lot and get all these pretty stripes and squares.

I was being facetious. CW here airs the syndicated "Two and a Half Men" series every evening. That is the only thing I watch on CW. The rest of the programming seems to be geared towards 12-year old girls.

In other words, the entire programming line-up is geared toward 12-year-olds. ;D

same as the WB days

Towards the end with the WB, but in its beginning it was a network with a diversity of shows geared toward multiple groups.

The WB got the teen bug based on the success of their late 90s Tuesday line up of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Dawson's Creek" that were bringing record numbers of viewers to the network. If I'm not mistaken, "DC" once ranked as high as #34 for the week, which was unheard of for the WB back then. They spent the next decade transitioning more and more towards targeting teenage girls and young women- and slowly the sitcoms targeting families,etc faded. They became too much of a one trick pony, if you ask me. While I enjoyed some of these shows and still watch a show or two on CW, they've really boxed themselves into a corner.

I only hope that if CBS and Warner decide to fold the network in the next few seasons, they pull some of their decent shows over to CBS, but its highly unlikely given their respective target audiences.

 

[landtuna]

As someone who lives in Alabama, it's really sad that racism and religious fanaticism are still what defines the preconceived notion of this state for non-Alabamians. Or the South in general for that matter.

Preconceived notions and stereotypes are not limited to Alabama or to the South. Virtually every region and most states have their own:

New Jersey - full of criminals and urban decay.
New York - Mafia, Wall St. Everyone on the take.
PA - Amish and coal miners.
Appalachia - lack of teeth and education.
Florida - God's waiting room.
Louisiana - Disaster Central.
Texas - Big hats, mouths and belt buckles.....and BBQ.
CA - Surf's up Dude!
Fly Over Country - self-explanatory.

....etc.

 

[justpassingthough]

As someone who lives in Alabama, it's really sad that racism and religious fanaticism are still what defines the preconceived notion of this state for non-Alabamians. Or the South in general for that matter.

Preconceived notions and stereotypes are not limited to Alabama or to the South. Virtually every region and most states have their own:

New Jersey - full of criminals and urban decay.
New York - Mafia, Wall St. Everyone on the take.
PA - Amish and coal miners.
Appalachia - lack of teeth and education.
Florida - God's waiting room.
Louisiana - Disaster Central.
Texas - Big hats, mouths and belt buckles.....and BBQ.
CA - Surf's up Dude!
Fly Over Country - self-explanatory.

....etc.

Nor should we discount that stereotypes are usually rooted in some kind of historical pattern or behavior, that they don't exist in a vacuum. Stereotypes about the South as a place with a strong religious base and racism exist because the South had and still has a higher percentage of people who attend religious services regularly and has an obvious history of institutionalized racism that existed within the last generation or so. Its a little too early for people to forget these stereotypes when many adults were directly impacted by them within their lifespans.

Certainly shows like "Hart of Dixie" that don't play to these stereotypes, though, help to dispel their staying power.

 

[landtuna]

Its a little too early for people to forget these stereotypes when many adults were directly impacted by them within their lifespans.

Having been raised in the desert Southwest I had not witnessed blatant racism until moving to Richmond, VA in the mid-70's. Or visiting Atlanta and seeing Lester Maddox selling baseball bats out of his segregationist storefront in Underground. I am White but the poisoned environment of the South was not one I wanted my kids to grow up within so I left and would never return.

Some stereotypes are very well earned.