| Description |
19 videodiscs (approximately 62 hr., 20 mi.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
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digital optical stereo rda |
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Dolby |
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NTSC rda |
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video file region 1 rda |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen (4:3) (seasons 1-3) and widescreen (16:9) (season 4) presentations; dual-layer format; Dolby stereo. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Vanessa Williams, Malinda Williams, Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe, Rockmund Dunbar, Aaron Meeks, Darrin Dewitt Henson. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on Showtime as 74 episodes, 2000-2004. |
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Based on the 1997 motion picture of the same name. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Follows the triumphs and the setbacks of the Josephs, a close-knit African American family in Chicago. Includes all four seasons. |
| Contents |
The more things change -- The more things stay the same -- The heart of the matter -- What women want -- The watermelon theory -- Claiming -- Truth be told -- Bad luck -- Anything you can do -- Samurai secrets -- Man trouble -- The language of life -- Ordinary pain -- Nice work if you can get it -- Little girl blue -- This crazy life -- Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose -- Everything is unfolding perfectly -- A clear and present stranger -- Take me to the water -- The aftermath -- Welcome home -- Who do you know? -- God bless the child -- Sex and money -- Come back for the comeback -- Games people play -- Life lessons -- The root -- Never can say goodbye -- I'm afraid of Americans -- Running as fast as I can -- Fly away home -- If you don't know me by now ... -- From dreams to nightmares -- A taste of justice -- Help -- Lovers and other strangers -- In transition -- This must be love -- Tonight at noon -- Ultimate power -- Past imperfect -- Out with the old -- Empty spaces -- Stranger than fiction -- Child safety -- Let's do it again -- Big dreams in small spaces -- Emotional collateral -- All together alone -- Life 101 -- The new math -- Truth's consequences -- Shades of grey -- My brother's keeper -- Attracting opposites -- Sacrifice fly -- Nobody's child -- Falling from grace -- Pagan poetry -- Two to tango -- The son also rises -- We plan -- Decisions and choices -- A rock hard place -- Survival technique -- Angelitos Negros -- Successful failure -- Love me or leave me -- Take it to the limit -- In the garden -- Fear eats the soul -- Don't think this hasn't been fabulous. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
African American families -- Drama.
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African American women -- Drama.
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Sisters -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Television melodramas.
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Television series.
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Fiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Williams, Vanessa, actor.
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Williams, Malinda, actor.
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Parker, Nicole Ari, actor.
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Kodjoe, Boris, 1973- actor.
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Dunbar, Rockmond, 1973- actor.
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Meeks, Aaron, actor.
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Henson, Darrin Dewitt, actor.
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Edmonds Entertainment (Firm), production company.
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Water Walk Productions (Firm), production company.
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State Street Pictures, production company.
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Showtime Networks, broadcaster.
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CBS DVD (Firm), publisher.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation, publisher.
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| Added Title |
Soul food (Television program) |
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Soul food (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
032429309792 |
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