I caught the  sneak-sneak peek of Sherri on Lifetime  Network.  I say sneak-sneak peek  because to my surprise, it aired at 10 a.m. this morning.  I usually catch Sopranos on A&E at 8 a.m. followed by some Frasier on Lifetime.  And so just when I rolled over to go back to  sleep, I hear Sherri Shepherd and Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s voices.  And of course I’m thinking it’s a commercial  until the scenes kept on going.  I  checked the Lifetime  Network website and they didn’t even promote this airing time which I  thought was pretty clever.

The comedy  series stars Shepherd as a single mother who splits her time between working as  a paralegal and a part-time comedienne.   She is handling a recent divorce from her cheating husband (played by  Malcolm-Jamal Warner) and is steadily inching her way back into the dating  scene.  Sherri is produced by Lifetime Television  and also is the first comedy series to be solely owned by Lifetime.  Shepherd will continue her hosting bit on  “The View” while also serving as the co-executive producer and consultant for  the show.
 
I can  already tell that I am going to love this show.   I have been anxiously awaiting a TV show starring a black woman  whose character was smart and funny.   Sure, there have been lots of comedy shows with black woman as the  co-stars.  But I haven’t seen, in my lifetime  (no pun intended), a comedy series starring an intelligent, beautiful, witty  black woman whose life experiences and circumstances are expressed in such a  way that all women from all backgrounds can relate (Caucasian, Asian, Middle  Eastern, Indian, Hispanic, etc.).  And  yes, I know many would disagree and that’s why there is a Comment section at  the end of this blog.  Maybe I am being a  little biased….well yes I am.  This show  relates to me and pretty much all the professional Black women that I know.  Be that as it may, the show gets “Two snaps  up and a twirl”.  I have to use this  until I can figure out my own rating system.