‘Game’ returns to TV

Black America’s favorite sitcom, The Game, has finally returned to their loyal fans by giving viewers an hour long episode on BET last Tuesday. The fourth season premier of The Game, which was created by Mara Brock Akil and cancelled by CWin 2009, drew in millions of viewers totaling to 7.7 million according to figures provided by BET. The Game has also made history for BET by becoming the highest rated show. By the premier episode being an hour long, the scenes were filled with more “baby mama drama” and untraditional relationship issues than the Maury show and “Young and the Restless” combined.  Fans can expect to receive all the drama they ever wished for this season. For example, when the paternity test results, to prove if Dervin (Pooch Hall) was the father of Janay’s (Gabrielle Dennis) baby, initially came back negative, but on the next episode the results were positive due to a mistake and confusion.
The drama also continues with Malik (Hosea Chanchez) sleeping with Tee Tee’s (Barry Floyd) girlfriend and the Sabers owner’s wife, Tasha hooking up with the younger Dante (Terrence Jenkins from 106&Park), and the ditsy blonde Kelly (Brittany Daniel) starting her own TV show.
SU students expressed their views concerning the premier of The Game and what they look forward to in future episodes.
 
” I didn’t like the first episode” said  Tausha Bryant, 21,  senior secondary education major and native of Baton Rouge. “It wasn’t very funny like the previous seasons,” Bryant continued.
 
Some believed that the show was too dramatic therefore leaving a bad impression upon morals.
 
“I liked when Kelly said, ‘Divorce ladies…The gift that keeps on giving'” said Roberta Thigpen, 22, junior nursing major and native of Berwick. “Overall, that show is way immoral…It puts a crazy message out there for the world,” expressed Thigpen.
 
For viewers who are just tuning into The Game craze and addiction, some people were probably lost during the first episodes due to not giving a flashback and brief synopsis of the characters and their role. Many are also concerned about missing characters Camille Rose (Stacy Dash), Jason’s girlfriend and Rick Fox, Tausha’s former boyfriend.
 
The Game is now in a position to compete with other major sitcoms such as NBC’s “30 Rock” and  ABC’s “Cougar Town”; however if the comedy doesn’t return The Game could possibly lose positive ratings and a lot of loyal fans.