Whats Happening Now The Complete First Season DVD with Ernest Thomas, Fred Berry, Haywood Nelson (NR) +Movie Reviews

I love this show

Metch | 04/12/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What's Happening Now!! is one of my favorite TV shows, with most of its original cast from the What's Happening!! show back in 1976-1979. What's Happining Now!! ran from September 7th, 1985 until September 3rd, 1988 for a total of Three seasons and 66 episodes (22 episodes for each season).

In this season Raj was newly married and trying to make it as a writer. Raj and Nadine, who were living in the house he had grown up in, took in a foster child named Caroline for a time. Rerun & Dwayne, now a used car salesman and a computer programmer, respectively, were sharing an apartment. Shirley and Raj were also partners running Rob's, and Dee (who only showed up occasionally) was in college.

The cast for this show were:

-Reina King..........Carolyn(1985-1986)

-Shirley Hemphill....Shirley Wilson

-Martin Lawrence.....Maurice Warfield(1987-1988)

-Ernest Thomas.......Roger"Raj"Thomas

-Anne-Marie Johnson..Nadine Hudson Thomas

-Ken Sagoes..........Darryl(1987-1988)

-Fred Berry..........Freddie"Rerun"Stubbs(1985-1986)

-Danielle Spencer....Dee Thomas

The first season consisted of 22 episodes and they are as follows:

01- Raj Returns

02- A Horse is Not a Home

03- Dwayne's Crush

04- The Houseguest

05- One Enchanted Evening

06- Aunt Shirley

07- The New Kid

08- The Bully

09- That Old Gang of Mine

10- Dueling Menus

11- Dee's Dilemma

12- Raj on the Run

13- The Challenge

14- Married or Not

15- The Improbable Dream

16- Rags to Riches

17- Goodbye, Mr. Ripps

18- Dee and Dwayne

19- Mr. First Nighter

20- Shirley's Pen Pal

21- Nadine's Boss

22- The Wedding

I hope that the following two seasons will be released shortly after this season.

Thanks for reading my review and have a nice day :)

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Even better than whats happening

LaKitty | Sugarcreek,Oh | 08/02/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was afraid at first that that this show might have gone downhill after What's Happening but I think with the exception of a few scenes that it is even better than before. It's so funny and it's wonderful seeing them again.Rogers wife is a great addition. Can't wait for the second and third season."

So happy

NeverSayNever | 06/08/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"So happy that they decided to release "what's happening now!" I loved the original, but I loved the continuation as well! I too hope they release all three seasons of this series."

Nowhere near as good as the original.

Eric Kim | Hawaii | 09/07/2007

(2 out of 5 stars)

"The original What's Happening! is definitely one of the funniest shows of all time but the new What's Happening Now! doesn't even come close to matching the original. To compare the two is like comparing the Washington Generals to the Harlem Globetrotters. Yes, there really IS that much of a disparity among the two shows.

One of the funniest aspects of the original was watching Rerun and Shirley make fun of each other and the comedy and wittiness of the dialogue between Raj, Rerun, and Dwayne hanging out at Rob's Place. Now the chemistry is gone and the dialogue is boring and dry. Even Fred "Rerun" Berry left the show after the first season because he said the writing was terrible and he was right. The only redeeming quality of the new series was to see Raj, Shirley, Rerun, etc again.

Great to see the gang back together again but lousy writing ruins the experience. They should have quit while they were ahead.... "

3 1/2 stars. This spin-off is weak compared to "What's Happe

Mikeisha Best | Mitchellville, Maryland United States | 01/06/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

""What's Happening" is easily one of the best sitcoms to ever be shown on television. The episodes were funny and innovative, the cast had natural chemistry and once you saw it, you'd never forget it. "What's Happening Now" just doesn't compare. Many of the original cast members are not present and Raj, Dwayne and Rerun have grown up and that took many cool points away from the show. Sassy Dee shows up just a handful of times and even she forced me into extreme boredom. Mrs. Thomas doesn't show her face one time in "What's Happening Now"'s first season; what a pity.

Raj is now married to a counselor named Nadine. There is a degree of chemistry between them, but it truly looks scripted and even a bit forced. Shirley is still around; she and Raj have taken over Rob's Place. More than anyone, she is the exact same character that she was on "What's Happening", and she should be recognized for that. Rerun is a car salesman and has the odd alias, Swame. Dwayne is a computer programmer. The two men reside together and, naturally, they have their share of arguments and go running to Raj so that he can mediate. I mean come on, that is beyond predictable. Also, Raj and Nadine fall out a few times, then make up. It's the same old, recycled sitcom plots, honestly. A nice touch was the fact that a foster child was added. Raj is a father! He's a great father, too. But even that doesn't help this spin-off go up against its predecessor.

After reviewing all episodes of "What's Happening Now"'s first season, I'm disappointed. It's a decent way to pass the time, but it is very trite.

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