I just got into insecure last week and finished three seasons in a week ...listen she's gotta have it on Netflix premiered in 2016 same year as insecure ?? I don't understand how did she's gotta have it get canceled and it's basically the same plot just two different coast and Issa actually was more stable than Nola and wasn't ass dumb and both shows had awesome soundtracks but the xes scenes in season 2 of she's gotta have it was a little too much .....
SGHI was written in that artsy fartsy, poetic way ( idk how else to describe it) and that made it hard to get into .
lol idk how else to describe it but It had that spike lee signature way of story telling and I’ve never been a fan of that
Plus Nola’s character was annoying and I couldn’t relate to her on any level
Simple, Insecure’s writers are millennials. It’s for us by us. SGHI had a bunch of older folks in the writers room. It felt like millennial cosplay, you could feel the writers disapproval of young folks and our antics.
The SHGI writer's room had some talented black women (Lynn Nottage, Radha Blank), but they were older than the main character. That distance hampered the writing a lot imho. I also felt like the story never felt organic or fully realized because it was trying to address too many things at once in a way that didn't meld together.
I think shows tend to be more successful when there are people closer to the target demographic involved closely in the production/writing like with Insecure, Skins, Never Have I Ever (they have a bunch of younger writers aside from the two co-creators).
Insecure is an example of "great artists steal". Issa doesn't hide that she knows there have been other shows about black female friendship set in LA. (I mean she sings the Girlfriends theme song in the pilot). And she picks up where they left off and runs with it. I'd venture she accomplishes the same or greater emotional impact that Mara did with less episodes.
The theatrics onscreen and offscreen. The way we kikid when Sarunas got the bank teller pregnant in real life? Like whetttt
I haven’t watched Insecure at all, but I think I want to start or try.
What’s the best and cheapest way to get it? Do I have to buy the season on Amazon Prime or Netflix?
SGHI was written in that artsy fartsy, poetic way ( idk how else to describe it) and that made it hard to get into .
lol idk how else to describe it but It had that spike lee signature way of story telling and I’ve never been a fan of that
Plus Nola’s character was annoying and I couldn’t relate to her on any level
Why did this question get downvoted? Lol anyway. I usually just sign up for the free week trial HBOGO offers and binge watch it.
Simple, Insecure’s writers are millennials. It’s for us by us. SGHI had a bunch of older folks in the writers room. It felt like millennial cosplay, you could feel the writers disapproval of young folks and our antics.
She’s Gotta Have It was too preachy. Too many plot holes. And it’s a story about a young woman written by middle aged people. They don’t know our struggles. The lead character, Nola Darling, is an asshole. I could go on but there were so many things wrong with this show.I just got into insecure last week and finished three seasons in a week ...listen she's gotta have it on Netflix premiered in 2016 same year as insecure ?? I don't understand how did she's gotta have it get canceled and it's basically the same plot just two different coast and Issa actually was more stable than Nola and wasn't ass dumb and both shows had awesome soundtracks but the xes scenes in season 2 of she's gotta have it was a little too much .....
Fans of the movie " She's Gotta Have It " were not here for the remake really. Spike should have known better if you ask me but I guess the check was good.
Honestly, NOLA darling herself was extremely insufferable. I actually vehemently disliked Dewanda Wise outside of her character portrayal due to it, lol! It was always something with her. I loved the way it was shot but I think the acting was so bad and her character.....Nola was so annoying.Most of the characters in she’s gotta have it were insufferable. Nola darling wasn’t really likeable and none of the people she dated were either.
I can at least connect with some of the people/scenarios in insecure. I really wanted to like SGHI but the only thing that kept me watching was seeing Brooklyn In the summer because I miss it.
Fans of the movie " She's Gotta Have It " were not here for the remake really. Spike should have known better if you ask me but I guess the check was good.
Season 2 of She’s Gotta Have It was horrible and boring, I found myself skipping through. Season 1 was great though.
Insecure has lowkey been getting better as the seasons go by, except this season which has been like meh for me
SGHI was written in that artsy fartsy, poetic way ( idk how else to describe it) and that made it hard to get into .
lol idk how else to describe it but It had that spike lee signature way of story telling and I’ve never been a fan of that
Plus Nola’s character was annoying and I couldn’t relate to her on any level
There wasn’t enough balance in SGTHI. It had it’s times when there were great scenes and moments. Then when season 2 came out it was too much. It was too serious. I saw the vision he was trying to put out there but he didn’t present it in the right way. I like Spike Lee better for movies not a tv show.