Urban Thought Collective

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Darryl Bell is an actor and Chicago native, best known for his roles in classic TV series “A Different World” and Spike Lee’s “School Daze.” His unique television commentary is exclusive to Urban Thought Collective.

“I Love Lucy”, “Gunsmoke”, “Laugh In”, “All in the Family”, “Dallas”, “Dynasty”, “The Cosby Show”, “Seinfeld”, “Everybody Loves Raymond.” This is just a partial list of television shows that dominated the ratings and defined greatness. If you watched television (shame on you “elitists” who don’t) when these programs came on, you made it your [...]

Grey’s Anatomy has hit its stride and got its groove back! I’m a big fan of the show. We all know this.

I’m back! I’ve been on an “extended” holiday break and I’m anxious to catch up!

The number 1 show on television is back for season eight. For everyone who thought American Idol was losing its “mojo”, falling off or just gotten old, if the first four hours are any indication, think again. The premiere episodes generated the kind of excitement, passion and empathy I haven’t felt since season one. I’m [...]

I love the New Year! The holiday crush is over. I don’t have to spend money on gifts, food, plane tickets, train tickets or parking tickets. Family members have all gone their separate ways. The ones you’ll miss and the ones you couldn’t wait to see down the road. Although I could do [...]

I like Campbell Brown. She’s a terrific member of the CNN news team. Campbell’s star rose significantly with hardnosed reporting and questions during the presidential election process. Contrary to right wing spin, Campbell was fair to both sides of the aisle. Unfortunately, her recent claim that President-Elect Barack Obama needs to be more [...]

Remember the Los Angeles riot that erupted after the Rodney King verdict? I remember it like it was yesterday. I don’t want to look back to examine the underlying causes. I want to look back at how the television coverage played an unexpected roll. It helped law enforcement and prosecutors identify dozens if [...]

The question has been out there for months. What will people watch when the election is over? Before I answer that question for myself, let me offer a suggestion to the Obama transition team. With all of the grim economic developments, consider creating a government rehab facility for those who have become addicted [...]

OBAMA WINS!! Somebody Stop Me
November 4th, 2008 at 8 pm Eastern Standard Time Sen. Barack Obama took the lead in the Electoral College and never looked back. With a “righteous wind at his back” Sen. Obama won The Presidency of the United States in a landslide victory and made history. There were tears and [...]

This is it. My final blog before America elects a new president. No matter what the outcome is on Tuesday, it has been an extraordinary experience to share this historic election process with all of you here at UTC.
Huge early voting suggests the excitement generated by this election and the speculation of massive [...]