A Luv Tale: The Series

I am a black queer woman viewer, so right off the bat I might have some bias due to being part of the target demographic, I appreviate some decent representation. But I am not going to rate a show high just because it has people I I have things in common with in it. I actually really enjoyed watching this show. I also just like a romance drama that shows the complexities of falling for the wrong the person, cos you can't always help who have feelings for. In this case you have two queer black women roomates in the begining stages of their professional careers, that always a relateable, grounding starting point. The male friend, develops feelings for a woman who is a lesbian, and he has to decide what to do with those feelings for a friend who he cares about. The biggest drama comes in because the woman who he has feelings for, is sleeping with and falling for his mother. Very complicated relationship dynamics going on here, but it has potential and its entertaining. You also have the storyline involving Amber's character and her mother, and how there is tension there. The disappointment comes where this is a good show that dies on the hill of potential. Its like because there are bureaucratic or financial matters going on behind the scenes ultimately the continuation of a good series is out of the viewers hands. And its a shame, because a second season could have meant larger sets, longer episodes and more subject matter to explore here, like why some women and men choose to stay in marriages that they are unhappy in, the premise is there, it just needed more time and money.

I was excited to watch this after seeing an ad on YouTube. Funny enough this should've been on YouTube instead of TV IMO. I've seen YouTube series do a much better job of telling a story. The episode times were inconsistent going from 30 minutes to 10 minutes and everything in between. The episodes would end abruptly and lack a consistent flow which was really irritating. The season finale ended like a regular episode which doesn't saw much. They also missed opportunities to address the main storyline and leave a real cliffhanger. It was just all over the place and as if the writers wanted the viewer to tell the story for them. I wanted to like it so bad as a black queer woman but it's just a no smh.

A long time has passed since the original movie and this series gives a quintessential update to a movie that was ahead its time. The cast was picked perfectly to match the needed delivery of their roles. Although the movie was ahead of its time, this series bring the story right into the midst of our culture representing black excellence in music, art and photography with a cast that gives a convincingly solid performance. Though the episodes were short, this series has the makings to be a good show. Hopefully there is more to come. The movie was ahead of its time but this series is right on time.