Title from container. Originally broadcast on Showtime as 74 episodes, 2000-2004. Based on the 1997 motion picture of the same name. Vanessa Williams, Malinda Williams, Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe, Rockmund Dunbar, Aaron Meeks, Darrin Dewitt Henson.
Contents:
Don't think this hasn't been fabulous. 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.
Summary:
Follows the triumphs and the setbacks of the Josephs, a close-knit African American family in Chicago. Includes all four seasons.
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