Betty and Coretta

As you all know, this past weekend was Super Bowl weekend, however, I watched something else that was much bigger than that, in my mind. Since it is now officially black history month, this past weekend Lifetime started showing black movies to prepare for their new release Betty and Coretta, starring Angela Basset, Mary J. Blige, and Malik Yoba. So, before that came on at 8:00 on Saturday, I watched the other Lifetime movies that were on. Such as Abducted: The Carlina White Story and Steel Magnolias. And then, at 8:00, I made myself a nice banana-strawberry smoothie and tuned in to the great biopic. The movie was essentially about the two lives of activist friends Coretta Scott King (played beautifully by Oscar nominee Angela Bassett) and Betty Shabazz (played by Mary J. Blige) as they try and cope with the loss of their two husbands for the next few years. The movie was heartfelt, comical at times, and incredibly tragic. The ending will leave you speechless, as well as Angela Basset's performance. You can catch Betty and Coretta on Lifetime. Then, this past week, the highly rated reboot of the 80s drama Dallas premiered last Monday. It was a bittersweet moment for the Dallas crew because although this is their best season yet, they lost the late great villain Larry Ewing (a.k.a J.R. Ewing). However, before he left, he managed to shoot a few episodes so that we'll get to see our favorite T.V. villain in action one last time. And for those of you who missed the first season, let me give you recap. In the beginning, we learn that Bobby has married Ann and that his adopted son Christopher is getting married to a girl we know nothing about, Rebecca. Then, we also learn that J.R. is still up to his old scheming ways, along with his son John Ross. Along the way, we find that Rebecca isn't who she says she is, Sue Ellen is being framed, and Bobby has cancer. After that explosive season finale, everyone was hungry for more, so, the producers have came up with the most entertaining season yet. Unfortunately, there are only eight episodes for this season because the producers have another project. However, I do have some EXCLUSIVE news! And if any of you don't like spoilers, stop reading now. Since J.R. has died, the producers have came up with the most innovative idea since "Who Shot J.R.". This season, there will be a funeral held where all the Ewings, including Gary and Lucy, are returning to pay their respects. However, it will be a dark time because not only has J.R. died, he's been murdered. So, the shocking episode will be entitled "Who Killed J.R." and it is rumored that we will finally hear about what really happened to Pamela Ewing after all of these years. Will Victoria Principle reprise her most coveted role? And who will be holding the smoking gun? All might be revealed on this year's Dallas. You can also see new episodes on TNT at 9:00 on Monday nights. Thanks for reading this week's blogs all you buzzers. And as always, please send me your comments on anything I have or haven't said and I will address it in my next blog. Until next time............