Showing All "From G’s To Gents" Posts
Mar 4th, 2009 26 Comments
Every once in a long while, there is a moment that captures the spirit of an era. Dorothy walking along the Yellow Brick Road. Elvis Presley shaking his hips on the Ed Sullivan Show. Dennis Hopper…   Read Story »
Nov 12th, 2008 3 Comments
Uh oh. Two of the contestants from From G's to Gents have been arrested. From TMZ:
Shane Coyle was arrested yesterday in Lee County, Fla. for violating the terms of a probation issued in 2007 -- the…   Read Story »
Sep 29th, 2008 Comment
We aren't totally clear on what's happening here, but while former From G's to Gents contestant E6 was doing some freestyle rapping (where? why? mysteries!), fellow former From G's to Gents…   Read Story »
Sep 17th, 2008 8 Comments
As the season finale of From G's to Gents opens, Cee is picking a fight with Creepa and Shotta because they both voted for him in last week's elimination ceremony. Both Creepa and Shotta try to talk…   Read Story »
Sep 10th, 2008 6 Comments
Last week, I thought that Mr. Bentley eliminated my champion. T Jones was a competitor without guile. He might not have been a G exactly, but he definitely had his eyes set on Gent. Also he was so…   Read Story »
Sep 3rd, 2008 8 Comments
Now that From G's to Gents has entered the final stretch, the producers are wedging in a lot of half-hearted wordplay, like, "now I'm a gentleman and all I need are those hundred g's." I get it. So,…   Read Story »
Aug 27th, 2008 3 Comments
From G's to Gents is getting so racially complicated that the only person who can effectively speak to the convoluted racial politics of this show is Cornel West, although I'm sure his good friend…   Read Story »
Aug 20th, 2008 Comment
Last night's From G's to Gents provided us (Us? Is anyone else watching this? "Provided me," let's just say that.) with some of the most startling contrast to date between who is on the show for real…   Read Story »
Aug 13th, 2008 2 Comments
VH1's colonial-era show about civilizing thugs using the game of cricket continues to surprise. In last week's episode, at the elimination ceremony, no one was eliminated. Even if the whole thing is…   Read Story »
Jul 30th, 2008 5 Comments
Something weird is happening on MTV's most racist show, From G's to Gents. People are acting like human beings. Despite producers best efforts to stick a bunch of dudes in a house, pump them full of…   Read Story »


























