tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10139689.post110848600628116192..comments2023-10-31T09:11:31.618-04:00Comments on Haven: Follow-up and new chat--Mark Burnett...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14877499586076683718noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10139689.post-1108873547498034262005-02-19T23:25:00.000-05:002005-02-19T23:25:00.000-05:00http://apnews.excite.com/article/20050219/D88BSF4G...http://apnews.excite.com/article/20050219/D88BSF4G0.html<br />The AP news wire is carrying a story about the funeral. It seems, however, to be little more than shameless promotion of the show. Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard knew this guy so well that they were pall-bearers? Or it would just look really good and get into the papers, and I am sure local tv if not national dish shows?! <br />If that were not enough to convince any of us that this was shameless commercial display, at the end of the story, there is a link to the show.<br /><br />A propos to your argument about Mark Burnett's calculated portrayal of black men and women to play into stereotypes, it seems you weren't the only one thinking it... check out this story!<br />http://apnews.excite.com/article/20050219/D88BSF4G0.htmlAnnaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04948021508116102345noreply@blogger.com