Urban Thought Collective

About Me:

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 […]

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 […]

With less than two weeks to the election and all the debates over I can FINALLY catch up on a few things entertaining (or not) this fall. Let’s get started!
I could not wait for Grey’s Anatomy to come back. It’s one of my favorite hour dramas where the off screen drama is sometimes equal to, […]

The third and final Presidential Debate is over, finally. Even the most enthusiastic political junkie is ready for this campaign to be over. The candidates look tired and I think we are all ready to Just Vote! The economic crash has all Americans and the world desperate for action, hard decisions and leadership. I would […]

The second Presidential debate came the same week as did some of the most negative campaign ads and stump speeches from Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama. It also came after Congress passed and inflated bailout bill that swelled to over 800 billion once it was padded with earmark projects. That set the stage for […]

There were viewing parties all over the country. Food and drinks were catered at some homes, at others it was pot luck. If I didn’t know I was going to watch Joe Biden and Sarah Palin in a Vice Presidential debate, I’d swear I was going to watch the Super Bowl. There were […]

DEBATE NOTES: THE FIGHT THAT WASN’T
For the most anticipated and hyped Presidential debate between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, everyone wanted to see a knockout. When it was over, not only was there no knockout, but there was hardly a fight. During the 90 plus minute debate, the two men rarely looked […]

FALL TV: IT’S ON NOW!
Summer is officially over and the new fall television season is rolling out! Let’s start with some of the old favorites; “House,” “Boston Public,” “Heroes,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Law and Order SVU”, “Smallville,” “Real Sports with Bryant Gamble, “Real Time with Bill Maher” and “Deal or No Deal” are all […]