Second Look: Lincoln Heights
Sunday, January 20, 2008
The show has improved, and I am delighted with it. I still dislike the storyline with the gangs and violence involved. Yet, all in all, the characters on
Lincoln Heights have grown on me.
I also want to thank the person who sent me a link to the
ABCFamily website. It is free - my favorite word - and makes it easier to clarify the cast and plot.
Story recap: police officer
Eddie Sutton (Russell Hornsby) moves his family into a rehabbed crack house (the refurbished place is a masterful and massive beauty) in his old neighborhood.
His wife Jenn (
Nikki Michaeux) was reluctant at first. The kids weren't thrilled either, but they grew to like
Lincoln Heights.I'm shocked by how fast the last child, Tay (
Mishon Ratcliff) has grown in one year. He looks like he doubled in height. I see him as a bit miscast. He bares no resemblance to anyone who plays his parents or grandparents. Perhaps he was chosen because he was the best actor for this role.
Lizzie (
Rhyon Brown) is such a
can-do young teen. Can't help but love her character. She looks like Cassie. I suspect the show doesn't know what to do with the girl's hair. I only wonder, as a natural hair advocate and borderline natural hair nazi: Is a perm really necessary for someone this young? There are plenty of hair stylists that know textured hair who can provide gentle and non-damaging care.
There's a sweet, interesting, young-love, interracial storyline between oldest daughter Cassie (
Erica Hubbard) and the hot, white hunk Charles (
Robert Adamson). She's a lovely and beautiful BAP (Black American Princess). Her kind of a character has not been on television since
A Different World. If there were others, I cannot recall.
The cutest thing is watching how wide-eyed and confused Charles looks when Cassie is in one her moods.It's a great show and well worth watching.
Labels: A Different World, ABCFamily, Erica Hubbard, Lincoln Heights, Mishon Ratcliff, Nikki Michaeux, Rhyon Brown, Robert Adamso, Russell Hornsby
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