Because we see some of ourselves. We see each other. We see each other. So you go from the talk shows, mash that up with the crazy theatrics that can happen in the world, and you end up with these docuseries that capture the attention of the entire nation. You have competition series. You guys are already fierce. Were gonna make you Fingers Snapping fierce. [kendra] and then you have true crime, and the shows following people on their everyday lives. Black, Unscripted Television launches the superstars. My name is cardi b, and im from the bronx. Its allowing, frankly, a lot of people of color who would get turned down at the gates Into Hollywood to show off their personalities. Well, well, look at you. Nobody knew that reality tv would be as big as it is. Bring out the nick cannon. This genres like a guilty pleasure. [contestant] ooh, flav, can i get a chance . Unscripted shows are really important to tackle those topics considered taboo. Im the only polyamorous person, and i have the
Because we see some of ourselves. We see each other. We see each other. So you go from the talk shows, mash that up with the crazy theatrics that can happen in the world, and you end up with these docuseries that capture the attention of the entire nation. You have competition series. You guys are already fierce. Were gonna make you Fingers Snapping fierce. [kendra] and then you have true crime, and the shows following people on their everyday lives. Black, Unscripted Television launches the superstars. My name is cardi b, and im from the bronx. Its allowing, frankly, a lot of people of color who would get turned down at the gates Into Hollywood to show off their personalities. Well, well, look at you. Nobody knew that reality tv would be as big as it is. Bring out the nick cannon. This genres like a guilty pleasure. [contestant] ooh, flav, can i get a chance . Unscripted shows are really important to tackle those topics considered taboo. Im the only polyamorous person, and i have the
that portrayed us looking for love. - so in the mid 2000 s, you had docu-series, you had relationship dating shows, but there was really an absence of representation of the black family. and then, the self-proclaimed king of r&b came and changed all of that, in a way a lot of us didn t see coming. - yeah. (whitney singing) - that show was so successful about the life of bobby and whitney. it got so many ratings. it just launched bravo network. - whitney, you aint gonna do (beep). what are you gonna do, put your hand on me? - at that time, whitney was still one of the biggest stars in the world, and we got this peek into the insane life they were living. - [whitney] no. - [bobby] sure. you can take a picture of me. - [rickey] bobby brown seemed to love the limelight. - i say, no. he says, yes. - whitney houston kind of ran from it. every episode of being bobby brown was crazy. (techno music) - it was followed soon after by braxton family values .
- so in the mid 2000 s, you had docu-series, you had relationship dating shows, but there was really an absence of representation of the black family. and then, the self-proclaimed king of r&b came and changed all of that, in a way a lot of us didn t see coming. - yeah. (whitney singing) - that show was so successful about the life of bobby and whitney. it got so many ratings. it just launched bravo network. - whitney, you aint gonna do (beep). what are you gonna do, put your hand on me? - at that time, whitney was still one of the biggest stars in the world, and we got this peek into the insane life they were living. - [whitney] no. - [bobby] sure. you can take a picture of me. - [rickey] bobby brown seemed to love the limelight. - i say, no. he says, yes. - whitney houston kind of ran from it. every episode of being bobby brown was crazy. (techno music) - it was followed soon after by braxton family values . - we didn t know tamar. we didn t know towanda and traci.
taking a beat and reminding myself i m supposed to do that as well. it s so intense. it s so, so intense. you know what? i love what you just read by the writer at the l.a. times. that was so i will kwently said. every syllable counted because there was something special about that millisecond when it was put out of her. there were times i said how in god s name did she do that? there are days when you have to push past yourself to deliver to get the job done and so that the people who are supposed to receive from you get what they re supposed to goit of it. you do wonder how, how in god s name did she do that, yes, i do. i want to apologize to the audience for showing these little short clips of whitney singing, but we re going to let whitney houston sing us out at the end of the show tonight and