Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker (Netflix Limited Series)

[nkb325 Joined: Feb 6th, 2012 Topics: 2 Posts: 330 View Predictions]

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Forgive me if there’s already a thread for this but I couldn’t find one!

The trailer came out a couple days ago for Octavia Spencer’s netflix miniseries Self Made:

Stars Spencer, Blair Underwood, Tiffany Haddish, and Carmen Ejogo

Call me biased (I’m a big Spencer fan) but I actually think this looks really good! I know the limited series categories are STACKED this year, but Spencer has proven herself to be an awards darling of late (3 Best Supporting Actress noms, PLUS producing a Best Picture winner all in under 10 years) so I think she should always be considered a threat, and she looks great in this. If it’s successful enough I could even see Haddish making it in too as her role looks pretty prominent, and maybe the Series as a whole. Plus Blair Underwood, with 2 golden globe noms and 1 critics choice nom all for TV is probably overdue for his first emmy nomination.

Anyone else looking forward to this?

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[Jays Joined: Dec 15th, 2017 Topics: 1 Posts: 1323 View Predictions]

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This is probably going no where. Netflix has like 3 other miniseries that’ll be higher priorities for them.

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[Emmyfan Joined: Nov 26th, 2010 Topics: 18 Posts: 1645 View Predictions]

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I can’t wait to see this

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[Tjuz Joined: Jul 13th, 2018 Topics: 1 Posts: 110 View Predictions]

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It looks a bit too sappy and sweet to me. Almost more like a high-budget Lifetime movie than a serious look at the story of C.J. Walker. I’m not sure it’ll resonate with me, but maybe the actual show will turn out to be different.

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[M: The Original Joined: Aug 5th, 2014 Topics: 8 Posts: 1025 View Predictions]

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I see her securing a nod. No threat to win because Blanchett.

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[Atypical Joined: Dec 1st, 2011 Topics: 76 Posts: 5140 View Predictions]

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Spencer looks fantastic! Great trailer and early Emmy contender.

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[DCurrie Joined: Sep 18th, 2011 Topics: 9 Posts: 782 View Predictions]

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I am very much looking forward to this! Have been since it’s announcement!!

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[M: The Original Joined: Aug 5th, 2014 Topics: 8 Posts: 1025 View Predictions]

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Early response isn’t good. I disliked the trailer because it looked like a Disney version of this woman’s life who actually ran a whore house.

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[Rich Landry Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 4 Posts: 53 View Predictions]

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I am almost done with episode 3 but man has this been a challenge to get through. There was no reason for this to be 4 episodes. This overall feels like a 90s Disney or Lifetime movie. I am really disappointed in this. Also….Tiffany Haddish as her daughter?

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[Atypical Joined: Dec 1st, 2011 Topics: 76 Posts: 5140 View Predictions]

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Spencer and Haddish are only seven years apart in age. :-/

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[Deemy Joined: Feb 20th, 2015 Topics: 3 Posts: 2425 View Predictions]

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Atypical wrote:

Spencer and Haddish are only seven years apart in age. :-/

Well to be fair she had her when she was 14.

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[Bassett Joined: Dec 21st, 2016 Topics: 1 Posts: 2607 View Predictions]

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Octavia was terrific, her best performance to date. But that’s pretty much it. Tiffany was the worst part about all this. She needs to stay away from period pieces, it’s just not realistic

FYC

Best Actress - Pénélope Cruz, Olivia Colman

Best Actor - Denzel Washington

Best Supporting Actress - Aunjanue Ellis, Kathryn Hunter

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[M: The Original Joined: Aug 5th, 2014 Topics: 8 Posts: 1025 View Predictions]

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Atypical wrote:

Spencer and Haddish are only seven years apart in age. :-/

Yet Spencer looks like somebody’s mama.

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[M: The Original Joined: Aug 5th, 2014 Topics: 8 Posts: 1025 View Predictions]

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Bassett wrote:

Octavia was terrific, her best performance to date. But that’s pretty much it. Tiffany was the worst part about all this. She needs to stay away from period pieces, it’s just not realistic

Laughs. I think Tiff was miscast but the movie itself was so problematic that was the least of its problems.

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[Atypical Joined: Dec 1st, 2011 Topics: 76 Posts: 5140 View Predictions]

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Deemy wrote:

Well to be fair she had her when she was 14.

Still a major casting error.

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