Tyler Perry\’s New Sitcom~ Yall betta watch my boo!

Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 06:14:41 -0400

Okay here\’s the big news.  Many of you may remember a
few years ago I was going to do a TV show.  I was very
surprised to find out that in TV when you go the
traditional route you really have no control over your
show.

They tell you what to say how to say it, and when to
say it.  God forbid you try to say Jesus. This didn\’t
sit right with me at all. When it comes to me and us,
I feel like I know what we want to see so if it
doesn\’t feel right
to me I have no problems walking away no matter how
much money. I was not about to go on TV and have you
all talking about me saying this show is
terrible…what was TP thinking.  It wouldn\’t have
been because I didn\’t
give my ideas, but because they shot it down and I was
out of there on the next thing smoking. 

With all of that said and because of your investment
in me I was able to write produce and finance 10
episodes of my first sitcom called \”House Of Payne.\”
Allen Payne (Jason\’s Lyric, New Jack city) plays a
fireman named CJ whose wife has a drug problem and
burns down their house to cover their mounting debt.
So, they have to move in with his
parents Cassie Davis, and Lavan Davis form \”Madea Goes
to jail.\” CJ has two kids and he and the grinds have
very different ideas about raising these kids.

I wanted this show to be what my movies are, funny
but serious with life lessons in them. Like my plays,
but for TV. Do you remember those shows like \”All in
the Family\”, \”Good Times\”, \”Rosanne\”, and \”Cosby\”.
The shows
that everybody wanted to watch because they not only
made you laugh, but they had some heart. Well, this is
one of those shows with heart.

This was a huge gamble, but if I know anything I know
my faith. And I know my folks, And that\’s why I did
it. If you
give it a chance I know you\’re going to love it.  This
has never been done before, not like this, but I know
it will work.  I\’m always asking ya\’ll to do
something, buy this
book, pay to see my movie, buy a ticket to the play,
buy the DVD. Well, now I can say this wont cost you
anything, just a little of your time.

Now, these ten episodes will run only in ten selected
cities. If I had my choice it would have been all over
the
country. I\’m working with a company that needs to know
that people will watch it if it goes to the rest of
the country.

So it airs in New York and Houston on May eighth, and
eight
other cities soon to follow.   Here is the schedule
as I know it. As we get closer to the release date of
your city, I\’ll send you some reminders. I hope I
don\’t work on your nervous by then. (smile)

If you are not in these cities and you know people in
them, please call them and ask them to watch.

New York – CHANNEL 9
MONDAY MAY 8TH AT 9PM THEN AGAIN AT 10PM THEN MONDAY
THRU FRIDAY FOR TWO WEEKS AT 11PM

Houston CHANNEL 20
MONDAY MAY 8TH AT 9PM THEN AGAIN AT 10PM THEN MONDAY
THRU FRIDAY FOR TWO WEEKS AT 11PM

More information on the following cities to come:

CHICAGO JUNE 19 THRU 26TH CHANNEL 20TH
PHILLY CH 17 TH
JUNE 17 THR 24 TH
WASH DC CH 50 TH
JUNE 17 THRU 24 TH
ATLANTA TBS CH 17 TH
JUNE 7TH WVER WEDNESDAY 9 AND 9:30

DATES FOR THESE CITIES WILL BE IN JUNE STILL TO COME.

DALLAS CH 21
MIAMI CH 33
BALTIMORE CH 54
RALEIGH CH 28

P.S. Maybe you can forward this email to other people
in the area. We need every body to watch. I know
you\’re going to love it.

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  May Peace And Love Be Yours Abundantly!