When Donald Glover was assembling the team for his FX comedy “Atlanta,” he turned to his own family to write for the series. But this wasn’t a typical case of Hollywood nepotism; his brother Stephen has all of the bonafides necessary to bring the show’s uniquely dangerous and dreamy tone to the screen.
For one, Stephen Glover has the same taste his brother does, having grown up watching the same films and TV shows. And they both noticed a distinct lack of variety when it came to serious, artistic shows for black audiences.
“I feel like people’s sensibilities have gotten a little bit crazier in the last couple of years in America, but I also think that black people in general, we don’t get the chance to kind of see that side in TV,” Stephen Glover told IndieWire. “We don’t always get the most interesting shows.
For one, Stephen Glover has the same taste his brother does, having grown up watching the same films and TV shows. And they both noticed a distinct lack of variety when it came to serious, artistic shows for black audiences.
“I feel like people’s sensibilities have gotten a little bit crazier in the last couple of years in America, but I also think that black people in general, we don’t get the chance to kind of see that side in TV,” Stephen Glover told IndieWire. “We don’t always get the most interesting shows.
- 8/25/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
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