Posts tagged The Get Down
An Open Letter to Mike Hale (of the NYT) about #Netflix "Luke Cage"
An Open Letter to Mike Hale (of the NYT) about #Netflix "Luke Cage"

This is my open letter to New York Times television critic Mike Hale about his criticism of #Netflix Luke Cage.

Enjoy!

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OpinionJoshua B. HoeMike Hale, Luke Cage, Netflix, #Netflix, New York Times, HBO, Vinyl (HBO), The Get Down, Shaft, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Blacksploitation, Storm, X-Men, Black Panther, Avengers, The Falcon, Ant-Man, Harlem, Captain America, Batman, Spider Man, Spider-Man, Shades, Rafael Scarfe, Walter Mosley, Easy Rawlins, Donald Goines, Kenyatta, Iron FistComment
5 Things #Netflix "The Get Down" Got (Really) Right
5 Things #Netflix "The Get Down" Got (Really) Right

A Show that captures the rise of hip-hop in 1977 NYC? Didn't I already write hundreds of pages about a show like that? Wasn't that last year? 

I hate to admit it, but in many ways, the new Netflix series "The Get Down," got more about the rise of hip-hop right than did HBO's Vinyl. 

Here are five things "The Get Down" got (really) right!

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OpinionJoshua B. Hoe#Netflix, The Get Down, Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge, HBO, Vinyl, New York City, Punk, Funk, Disco, Hip Hop, Max's Kansas City, Ed Koch, The Four Pillars, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Freedom, Grafitti, Emcee, DJ, B-Boys, Kool DJ Herc, Zulu Nation, Nelson George, Nas, Rahiem, Furious Five, Kool Herc, Kurtis Blow, Do The Right Thing, Breaking Bad, Sam Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito, Buggin' Out, Gustavo Fring, Funky 4 + 1, That's The Joint, Shaolin Fanstastic, Shameik Moore, Mamoudou Athie, Jimmy Smits, Doug WimbushComment