The Soul Man
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Soul Man |
 | |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2012-2016 |
| Production company |
Hazy Mills Productions, A Bird And A Bear Entertainment, TV Land Original Productions |
| length | about 22 minutes |
| Episodes | 54 in 5 seasons ( list ) |
| genre | Sitcom |
| idea | Suzanne Martin |
| production |
Cedric the Entertainer , Suzanne Martin |
| music | Emerson Swinford, Ron Wasserman |
| First broadcast | June 20, 2012 (USA) on TV Land |
| occupation | |
The Soul Man (working title: Have Faith ) is an American television series and a spin-off of the series Hot in Cleveland . The series mainly deals with the life of Boyce Ballentine, also known as "The Voice". He moves back from Las Vegas to St. Louis to preach as a priest in his father's church.
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The R 'n' B singer Boyce Ballentine, who is often called "The Voice" because of his voice, was very successful in the music industry in Las Vegas . However, he moves back to St. Louis after a knowledge of faith. There Boyce wants to preach as a priest in the church where his father also preaches. However, his wife Lolli and daughter Lyric are not very enthusiastic about the idea because they do not want to give up their previous lives.
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Main cast
Cedric the Entertainer plays Boyce "The Voice" Ballentine
Niecy Nash plays Lolli Ballentine
| actor | Role name | Main role (episode) |
Supporting role (episode) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric the Entertainer | Reverend Sherman Boyce "The Voice" Ballentine | 1.01-5.12 | |
| Niecy Nash | Lolli Ballentine | 1.01-5.12 | |
| Jazz Raycole | Lyric Ballentine | 1.01–1.12 | 2.09, 3.02, 3.08 |
| John Beasley | Barton Moses Ballentine | 1.01-5.12 | |
| Wesley Jonathan | Fletcher Emmanuel "Stamps" Ballentine | 1.01-5.12 |
Supporting cast
| actor | Role name | Supporting role |
|---|---|---|
| Hattie Winston | Sister Coriann Pearly | 1.01-1.12, 2.04, 2.06, 3.07 |
| Kim Coles | Wanda | 1.01–1.10 |
| Gary Anthony Williams | Lester | 1.01-5.12 |
| Sherri Shepherd | Nikki | 1.07 |
| Kellee Stewart | Kim | 2.01-5.11 |
Production and broadcast
On April 18, 2011 it was announced that Cedric the Entertainer would have a guest appearance on the 21st episode of the second season of the series Hot in Cleveland . There he should help the protagonists with their problems. The episode, titled Bridezelka, served as the backdoor pilot for The Soul Man . It was written by screenwriter Suzanne Martin , who also works for Hot in Cleveland , and aired on August 24, 2011.
In November 2011, Niecy Nash was hired for the female lead. Furthermore, John Beasley joined the cast as Boyced Father, Wesley Jonathan as his brother and Jazz Raycole as his daughter.
The pilot episode was written by Cedric the Entertainer himself and, like the backdoor pilot, by Suzanne Martin. Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner served as executive producers . The episode was shot on December 2, 2011.
On January 12, 2012, TV Land officially ordered a first season of the series in the form of 12 episodes under the name Have Faith . In March 2012, the name was changed to The Soul Man .
The first episode of the series aired on June 20, 2012. The last episode of the first season aired on September 5, 2012. In December of the same year, the series was officially renewed for a ten-part second season, the airing of which began on June 19 and ended on August 28, 2013. At the beginning of December, TV Land announced the extension for a third season, which consists of eight episodes. The season was broadcast from March 26 to May 14, 2014. In August 2014, it was extended to include a fourth season of twelve. This was broadcast from March 18 to May 27, 2015. At the end of July, the series was extended by a final fifth season, which in turn consists of twelve episodes. The series finale aired on June 22, 2016.
reception
Christian Junklewitz from Serienjunkies.de wrote that “The sitcom […] is driven by the charisma of its star and the sympathy that is shown towards his character. Even where he's wrong (for example, when he bribes the ladies in church to visit his wife's hairdresser), he exudes humanity and warmth. ”The concept“ thus follows paths that are already approaching Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act very successfully. And “The Soul Man” also got off to a good start: as (after “ Hot in Cleveland ”) the second most successful series premiere to date on TV Land . ”All in all, however, the sitcom was“ certainly not a revelation experience. But it's a sympathetic feel-good series with a cute main actor, for whom the production is simply perfectly tailored. "
The series received a Metascore of 65/100 on Metacritic based on 9 reviews.
Web links
- The Soul Man in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of TV Land
Individual evidence
- ↑ David, Hinckley: Cedric's so hot in Cleveland that he's got a spinoff before he's on the show . In: nydailynews.com . April 18, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ Melissa Maerz: Cedric the Entertainer to develop 'Hot in Cleveland' spinoff . In: LAtimes.com . April 18, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva: Joel Gretsch, Gillian Vigman And Todd Stashwick Among Latest Cable Castings . In: deadline.com . November 11, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Niecy Nash To Star In TV Land's Cedric Pilot, Summer Glau Joins TNT's 'Scent' . In: deadline.com . November 1, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ Robert Seidman: Official: TV Land Picks Up "Have Faith" Starring Cedric "The Entertainer"; Renews Hot in Cleveland . In: TVbythenumbers.com . January 14, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ Pavan: TV Land Changes Cedric Sitcom Name To The Soul Man, Schedules Retired at 35; Just My Show Talks To Bill Kirchenbauer About Kirk Cameron's Comments . In: Sitcomsonline.com . March 12, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Play By Day: The Soul man starts at TV Land . In: Serienjunkies.de . June 20, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ The Soul Man: Season 1 . In: zap2it.com . Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ Rainer Idesheim: The Soul Man: TV Land extends comedy for a second season . In: Serienjunkies.de . December 14, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ Rainer Idesheim: Play by Day: TV Land sends The Soul Man in season 2 . In: Serienjunkies.de . June 19, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ The Soul Man: Season 2 . In: zap2it.com . Archived from the original on May 31, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: The Soul Man: TV Land orders 3rd season . In: Serienjunkies.de . December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ↑ Soul Man, The . In: TheFutonCritic . Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: TV Land's 'The Soul Man' Renewed For Fourth Season . In: Deadline.com . August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: 'The Soul Man' Picked Up For Fifth & Final Season By TV Land . In: Deadline.com . July 28, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ Christian Junklewitz: The Soul Man: Review of the pilot episode . In: Serienjunkies.de . June 23, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ The Soul Man: Season 1 . In: Metacritic.com . Retrieved August 4, 2013.
