'Amber M Lane I decided to write an honest review since it seems so many folks are being unduly harsh! First off Tyler Perry: He comes from a rough background and has a huge heart. He doesn't start these projects because he needs the money, rather he enjoys it and always gives chances to newer actors. He has helped and supported many careers that help pay the bills of many families!! He treats his employees well and keeps them around for other projects too. Kudos to Tyler for taking a chance here and trying out some new talent. The story is human, and the cast is doing a great job. Watch a few episodes and it grows on you!! I'm sticking around to see where it goes... And Brock O'Hurn (Brody) is a sweetheart of a man who is always kind to his fans. Yes he's stunning but don't dis him for it! He's human, working and most definitely worth watching ;)

mzthomasone I love this show...it started off okay and now it's a good show...I will certainly keep watching this show!! This show has me on the edge of my seat at times... I personally enjoy the story-line and the plot very interesting indeed... but there is always room for improvement for the series in which I think he has already started...

jen32258-128-687875 maybe Tyler Perry purposefully made this the most god-awful show ever - his first to showcase (at least for the first season) a pretty much all-white cast? Oh, except for Danielle - quite possibly the worst friend ever. Good god. I don't even know where to begin. Even the show's eye candy comes out with the stupidest lines ("it's suicide!" ah...no, murder or homicide maybe but dude wasn't killing himself). And I literally cringed every time I saw Shelby come on...she could not be more annoying if she tried harder to deliver her horrible lines in the worst way. Rebel? Seriously - takes teenage angst to a whole new level (and is just begging for a big ole spanking).Do yourself a favor and skip this one. Tyler does a nice job showing that trash truly does come in every color but he has made it abundantly clear what he thinks about white people with this series.P.S. IMDb needs to add negative star ratings...

emu81684 I have no idea how best to describe this... thing. I wanted to enjoy the show, truly I did. It looked promising, but we all know how misleading commercials can be.Writing: As someone from the south, it's incredibly clear to me that the writers are not just by dialogue alone. Usually, that doesn't matter in the least, and it shouldn't, but somehow in this series it does. They use words they assume southerners use -and a lot of them we do- but they shove them into every line of dialogue to the point it is ridiculous and forces each character to become some strange shell meant to represent a person.Intense Scenes: Well, they just aren't. I don't know what happened, or why they feel the need to pad out the run-time, but these intense, gut-wrenching scenes that are meant to make us feel for these characters have rung nothing but hollow. The writers don't seem to know when to end it and the scene just goes on, and on, and on, way passed a natural stopping point. It gets to the point you just don't care about what they're saying anymore.Characters: While they're all incredibly stereotypical, I honestly have to admit I've met people similar, so while they may be "realistic", they are far from believable. Again, this can come down to writing, though possibly over-acting. Either way, it gets tiresome.The one saving light in my opinion is the character Bonnie, one of the sisters. Thus far, she seems to be the one with the most dimension. It's refreshing, and the children aren't bad either. I only wish the rest of the show was as well done.I can't tell you whether or not you'll enjoy the show, but personally I doubt it. Still, if you're looking for something mindless with a couple of pretty people to look at, have at it.