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I just read that Roger will be appearing as "T.C.'s" barber on the reboot. I'm 49 years old, and Roger / T.C. has been a hero of mine since I was 10. I have never felt so let down by a hero in my life. What's next, Larry appearing as the guy who shines Rick's shoes?

N1095A wrote:I just read that Roger will be appearing as "T.C.'s" barber on the reboot. I'm 49 years old, and Roger / T.C. has been a hero of mine since I was 10. I have never felt so let down by a hero in my life. What's next, Larry appearing as the guy who shines Rick's shoes?

A black guy as a barber doing a black guy's hair. Now that isn't stereotypical, is it? Ice Cube and Cedric the Bad Entertainer gonna be in the chairs next to him?

FYI: Ice Cube's name in the Barbershops movies was Calvin.

I really don't know what race has to do with anything. The new T.C. can't hold a candle to Roger's T.C. and for Roger to appear in the new version to me is sacrilege.

N1095A wrote:I really don't know what race has to do with anything. The new T.C. can't hold a candle to Roger's T.C. and for Roger to appear in the new version to me is sacrilege.

Hi N1095A,
I think in fairness to Dave, in these PC times your post could have been misunderstood in that way, in the subtext.
Maybe Roger had a family member such as his Dad who barbered, and playing one is a sort of salute to that person. John Wayne portrayed a
pharmacist in one of his flicks, it was clearly a nod to his father's chosen profession as you don't normally see one of them as a action hero.
Anyway I agree with you, the new TC is terrible, to call him an actor is a insult to his superiors in the trade such as Morris the Cat or a stage prop
skull from Macbeth. Who did they hire for the casting director, Dr. Smith from Lost in Space?

"You know me. When I burn a bridge even the river disappears"
...Tod Stiles(Martin Milner) Route 66

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I'm looking forward to seeing Mr. Mosley in the role. And as a barber who gives the new incarnation of TC advise, well I think its a good fit.

perfectlykevin wrote:https://tvline.com/2019/02/21/magnum-p- ... est-stars/

I'm looking forward to seeing Mr. Mosley in the role. And as a barber who gives the new incarnation of TC advise, well I think its a good fit.

I agree........Give the episode a chance....Roger and Larry guest starred with TS on Las Vegas and we all loved it.....

Steve wrote:

perfectlykevin wrote:https://tvline.com/2019/02/21/magnum-p- ... est-stars/

I'm looking forward to seeing Mr. Mosley in the role. And as a barber who gives the new incarnation of TC advise, well I think its a good fit.

I agree........Give the episode a chance....Roger and Larry guest starred with TS on Las Vegas and we all loved it.....

I fully agree also. Let's enjoy some things rather than constantly criticize.

perfectlykevin wrote:https://tvline.com/2019/02/21/magnum-p- ... est-stars/

I'm looking forward to seeing Mr. Mosley in the role. And as a barber who gives the new incarnation of TC advise, well I think its a good fit.

Thanks for the heads up, looking forward to this! When I saw the thread headline, my first thought was that Roger had weighed in on the reboot in an interview. But he's actually "on" the reboot. Would be cool if he's a recurring character.

I definitely want to see that episode! Roger E. Mosely's appearance can only make the show better, right?

Chris109 wrote:

N1095A wrote:I just read that Roger will be appearing as "T.C.'s" barber on the reboot. I'm 49 years old, and Roger / T.C. has been a hero of mine since I was 10. I have never felt so let down by a hero in my life. What's next, Larry appearing as the guy who shines Rick's shoes?

A black guy as a barber doing a black guy's hair. Now that isn't stereotypical, is it? Ice Cube and Cedric the Bad Entertainer gonna be in the chairs next to him?

FYI: Ice Cube's name in the Barbershops movies was Calvin.

Not sure if you're aware or not, but cutting extremely curly hair typical in the black community is something most non-black barbers don't do and aren't trained for. My son and daughter, who are adopted, are both African-American. My wife and I are not. This is a topic most of the non-black community are clueless about. I took my son to black barber shops for many years. He's now a high school junior and takes care of it himself. Also, and I kid you not, one time perhaps 5 or 6 years ago, Cedric the Entertainer was at the shop. He was joking around and pretty damn funny. The shop is called Extreme Fades in Long Beach.

I am glad, that Mr. Mosley has a positive approach to the reboot and I hope that it's not just because he's getting paid to appear.

I mean if he can live with it we all should to a certain degree.
Imo the most touching part in the Starsky & Hutch movie was the appearance of PM Glaser and D Soul and handing over.

Pahonu wrote:

Chris109 wrote:

N1095A wrote:I just read that Roger will be appearing as "T.C.'s" barber on the reboot. I'm 49 years old, and Roger / T.C. has been a hero of mine since I was 10. I have never felt so let down by a hero in my life. What's next, Larry appearing as the guy who shines Rick's shoes?

A black guy as a barber doing a black guy's hair. Now that isn't stereotypical, is it? Ice Cube and Cedric the Bad Entertainer gonna be in the chairs next to him?

FYI: Ice Cube's name in the Barbershops movies was Calvin.

Not sure if you're aware or not, but cutting extremely curly hair typical in the black community is something most non-black barbers don't do and aren't trained for. My son and daughter, who are adopted, are both African-American. My wife and I are not. This is a topic most of the non-black community are clueless about. I took my son to black barber shops for many years. He's now a high school junior and takes care of it himself. Also, and I kid you not, one time perhaps 5 or 6 years ago, Cedric the Entertainer was at the shop. He was joking around and pretty damn funny. The shop is called Extreme Fades in Long Beach.

I'm with you, my wife of 26 years is African American and we have a 21 year old son with hair like Bruno Mars. I have spent many a day in black barbershops that are so much more than a place to get a cut, but are community centers, comedy clubs and just overall pillars of the black community......(Plus did anyone notice Roger is wearing Dashiki, he is the last person to question his commitment)

KingKC wrote:

Steve wrote:

perfectlykevin wrote:https://tvline.com/2019/02/21/magnum-p- ... est-stars/

I'm looking forward to seeing Mr. Mosley in the role. And as a barber who gives the new incarnation of TC advise, well I think its a good fit.

I agree........Give the episode a chance....Roger and Larry guest starred with TS on Las Vegas and we all loved it.....

I fully agree also. Let's enjoy some things rather than constantly criticize.

Agreed.

N1095A wrote:I just read that Roger will be appearing as "T.C.'s" barber on the reboot. I'm 49 years old, and Roger / T.C. has been a hero of mine since I was 10. I have never felt so let down by a hero in my life. What's next, Larry appearing as the guy who shines Rick's shoes?

I was disappointed to hear rumours that Larry was going to be on the new series and play IcePick, but hey, who am I to begrudge a guy a regular paycheck. I don't know the guy's financial position.

But Roger doing a one off as "T.C."'s barber? SMH . . . I guess the same applies, but . . . it just feels ickey.

Steve wrote:

Pahonu wrote:

Chris109 wrote:
A black guy as a barber doing a black guy's hair. Now that isn't stereotypical, is it? Ice Cube and Cedric the Bad Entertainer gonna be in the chairs next to him?

FYI: Ice Cube's name in the Barbershops movies was Calvin.

Not sure if you're aware or not, but cutting extremely curly hair typical in the black community is something most non-black barbers don't do and aren't trained for. My son and daughter, who are adopted, are both African-American. My wife and I are not. This is a topic most of the non-black community are clueless about. I took my son to black barber shops for many years. He's now a high school junior and takes care of it himself. Also, and I kid you not, one time perhaps 5 or 6 years ago, Cedric the Entertainer was at the shop. He was joking around and pretty damn funny. The shop is called Extreme Fades in Long Beach.

I'm with you, my wife of 26 years is African American and we have a 21 year old son with hair like Bruno Mars. I have spent many a day in black barbershops that are so much more than a place to get a cut, but are community centers, comedy clubs and just overall pillars of the black community......(Plus did anyone notice Roger is wearing Dashiki, he is the last person to question his commitment)

Well said Steve! Also congratulations on 26 years. My wife and I are approaching 22. Time flies!