Scorp's TV Reviews

The only reason why this didn't catch on like the soprano's is because this takes place in a black neighborhood in Baltimore and not an italian mob family in NJ/NYC. There's a romantic view of organized crime / mafia; as well as they aren't with black faces. The same organizational structure, the same fronts, but this show screams with reality. Its a shame, because as this show is meant to show the neglect of inner city streets, it also, accidentaly, shows that all you need is to change the skin tone, and you'd probably have viewership that outpaced all of their shows. But that's just my humble opinion.

The fact is that as soon as black faces are seen in a large amount of cast, most of middle america turn their TV sets off before even learning what the show is about. And if more minorities could afford HBO, than viewership would be a non issue. And I would put money on that.