On January 7, 2015 Empire premiered on Fox. The show quickly gained a strong fan base. Not far into the first season Empire was ranked one of Fox’s number hit television shows. Empire is about the hip hop and entertainment company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders’ family. It is about their fight for control of the company. It stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, who was a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and CEO of Empire. After Lucious learns that he has ALS his life started to cave in around him due to his past sins that come back to haunt him. Lucious then has to groom his three sons Andre, Jamal, and Hakeem to take over Empire which puts them against each other. It also stars Taraji P. Henson
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Ashli Martin why she watched Empire and her response was, “I haven’t had cable in years, so I really never had a chance to watch any good television shows. When Empire came on Fox 13, I had to watch it.” I then asked Ms. Martin if the show has become an important part of her life and why. She replied, “Well my life is really hectic and can be very stressful at times. Empire gives me something to look forward to and a chance to relax and grad a few snacks.” I asked her about her first impression of the series and she said, “When I first saw the previews for the show before it premiered I thought it was going to be lame because they promoted it so much. The first episode was so juicy I knew it could only get better from there, and it did.” We then start talking about the cast. I asked Ashli if she thought the cast members captured the role of the characters well and her response was, “Yes I do, Terrence Howard plays Lucious Lyon so well. He really owns his role as the villain. Taraji P. Henson takes her role to a whole new level of lady boss-ness. The rest of the cast captures their role perfectly …show more content…
Talia McAdams says, “I don’t really like that show. I think it has a negative effect on society. I believe that if people watch a television show on how someone started off selling drugs and killing people then became rich, it will make them think that it is okay to do things like that.” I asked her about her opinion about Jamal’s sexuality. She politely refused to comment on this topic. I then asked her if there is anything that she liked about Empire and all that she could say was, “The only thing I liked about the show is that it teaches you about loyalty. It shows you that not all family is loyal. It also shows that the music industry is a very complex industry. There is always so much that needs to be
Ashli Martin why she watched Empire and her response was, “I haven’t had cable in years, so I really never had a chance to watch any good television shows. When Empire came on Fox 13, I had to watch it.” I then asked Ms. Martin if the show has become an important part of her life and why. She replied, “Well my life is really hectic and can be very stressful at times. Empire gives me something to look forward to and a chance to relax and grad a few snacks.” I asked her about her first impression of the series and she said, “When I first saw the previews for the show before it premiered I thought it was going to be lame because they promoted it so much. The first episode was so juicy I knew it could only get better from there, and it did.” We then start talking about the cast. I asked Ashli if she thought the cast members captured the role of the characters well and her response was, “Yes I do, Terrence Howard plays Lucious Lyon so well. He really owns his role as the villain. Taraji P. Henson takes her role to a whole new level of lady boss-ness. The rest of the cast captures their role perfectly …show more content…
Talia McAdams says, “I don’t really like that show. I think it has a negative effect on society. I believe that if people watch a television show on how someone started off selling drugs and killing people then became rich, it will make them think that it is okay to do things like that.” I asked her about her opinion about Jamal’s sexuality. She politely refused to comment on this topic. I then asked her if there is anything that she liked about Empire and all that she could say was, “The only thing I liked about the show is that it teaches you about loyalty. It shows you that not all family is loyal. It also shows that the music industry is a very complex industry. There is always so much that needs to be