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‘Empire’ Finishes It's First Season On a Giddy, Goofy High

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on March 19, 2015 at 5:21pm

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Lucious (Terrence Howard, R) and Jamal (Jussie Smollett, L) in the Season Finale episode of Empire.
(Photo: Chuck Hodes, FOX)

Forget the show’s oft-repeated lyrics: Empire proves you can go up — and now out — without ever going down.

With Wednesday’s two-hour Fox finale, this popular, soul-fueled blend of new music and old TV staples — sex, violence, glamour, humor — exited on a giddy, goofy high. We haven’t seen a show go so gloriously, steadfastly over the top with such panache or confiden

Fifth-Season of "Duck Dynasty" Premieres With 8.5 Million Viewers

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on January 17, 2014 at 7:42pm

Nielsen says "Duck Dynasty" drew 8.5 million viewers for its fifth-season premiere.

That audience was slightly higher than for October's fourth-season finale of the A&E reality show. But last summer, 12 million viewers caught the fourth-season premiere.

Set in Louisiana bayou country, "Duck Dynasty" follows a family that manufactures duck calls and loves to go bird hunting.

Wednesday's airing gave viewers their first fresh look at the series since it got caught up in an uproar.

Phil Robertson

LISTEN: EURWeb Publisher Lee Bailey Interviews David E. Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision, about A&E's Reversal of Phil Robertson's Suspension

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on December 29, 2013 at 10:48pm

"Social media drives the narrative. It also empowers the consumer, the fan. It gives them a megaphone that they never had before." -- David E. Johnson, CEO/Strategic Vision

Ah, the power of making noise.

By now you know that A&E has succumbed to the beat-down by fans and sponsors of "Duck Dynasty" and brought family patriarch Phil Robertson back to the show.

Robertson, you may recall, was on suspension for remarks he made in GQ in regards to homosexuals and African-Americans nearly a week ago

GLAAD Is Sad Over A&E's Decision to Reverse Suspension of Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on December 28, 2013 at 2:03pm

A few years ago, I couldn't imagine a network disregarding GLAAD's recommendations

Phil v. The Gays. With which will we side? Or rather, against which will we side? This is the question that society demands we answer. Are we anti-Phil or anti-gay or anti-GLAAD or anti-A&E or anti- ... ?

Perhaps no other word sums up the Duck Dynasty fiasco as aptly as the word "anti."

Whenever I hear that someone is anti-this or that, I immediately think of the old quip about MADD - are there any mothers for dr

A&E Backs Down on Phil Robertson Suspension, Entire Family to Continue Filming "Duck Dynasty"

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on December 27, 2013 at 9:54pm

''Duck Dynasty'' patriarch Phil Robertson will return to work on A&E's reality show despite his comments about gay immorality, the channel said Friday, reversing its decision to suspend him after facing a boycott backlash.

In a statement Friday, A&E said it was bringing Robertson back after discussions with his Louisiana family featured in the hit reality series and ''numerous advocacy groups.''

Last week, the channel had put Robertson on what it called an indefinite ''hiatus'' because of hi

Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter Supports Phil Robertson's Biblical View on Homosexuality, but Disagrees on Race

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on December 27, 2013 at 12:27am

The first black president of the Southern Baptist Convention supports Phil Robertson's biblical views on homosexuality but disputes the "Duck Dynasty" patriarch's memory of race relations before the Civil Rights movement.

This 2012 photo released by A&E shows, from left, Phil Robertson, Jase Robertson, Si Robertson and Willie Robertson from the A&E series, "Duck Dynasty." (AP Photo/A&E, Zach Dilgard)

In a GQ magazine interview, Robertson said that in his Louisiana youth he picked cotton wit

Source Close to the Robertson Family says Phil Robertson Was Set Up by A&E as Company Executives are Trying to Force the Family to Stop Talking About Their Faith on "Duck Dynasty"

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on December 21, 2013 at 3:36pm

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tar Phil Robertson and his family believe they have been 'hung out to dry' by TV network A&E after he wassuspended for homophobic comments made in a magazine interview, MailOnline can reveal.

Sources within the close-knit Louisiana clan say they are convinced A&E are manipulating the controversial situation to bring them - and particularly Robertson - back into line after Television executives grew tired of the family pushing their deeply-held, Christian beliefs.

They also think

WATCH: Video of Phil Robertson Preaching Against Sexual Immorality

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on December 21, 2013 at 1:26am

A newly surfaced video of "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson preaching against homosexuality arrives at a very inconvenient time for A&E.

Video of a 2010 sermon in which he grouped gays with people full of "murder, envy, strife, hatred" circulated online Friday. A&E suspended Robertson Wednesday from cable's top-rated reality show after he made anti-gay comments in an interview with GQ. On Thursday, his family said they "cannot imagine" continuing the show without their patriarch.

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Liberty Counsel Cries Foul, A&E Should Apologize

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on December 20, 2013 at 1:02am

West Monroe, LA--Liberty Counsel stands behind Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson. "To fire someone because of his religious beliefs is outrageous and anti-American," says Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel. "A&E has pandered to the wrong group. The television network should apologize for censoring Phil Robertson. I am sure other cable networks would love to carry Duck Dynasty," Staver says.

Phil Robertson was indefinitely suspended from A&E's Duck Dynasty after he told GQ maga

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‘Empire’ Finishes It's First Season On a Giddy, Goofy High

Fifth-Season of "Duck Dynasty" Premieres With 8.5 Million Viewers

LISTEN: EURWeb Publisher Lee Bailey Interviews David E. Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision, about A&E's Reversal of Phil Robertson's Suspension

GLAAD Is Sad Over A&E's Decision to Reverse Suspension of Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson

A&E Backs Down on Phil Robertson Suspension, Entire Family to Continue Filming "Duck Dynasty"

Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter Supports Phil Robertson's Biblical View on Homosexuality, but Disagrees on Race

Source Close to the Robertson Family says Phil Robertson Was Set Up by A&E as Company Executives are Trying to Force the Family to Stop Talking About Their Faith on "Duck Dynasty"

WATCH: Video of Phil Robertson Preaching Against Sexual Immorality

Liberty Counsel Cries Foul, A&E Should Apologize

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