Lyrical Images From Fox’s ‘Star’ Premiere Episode

(She only knows Star from Instagram and is already heading across the country with her!) The show knows you’re thinking of the Supremes, TLC and, of course, Destiny’s Child, and acknowledges that right off the bat with a Diana Ross poster and a few bars of “Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls”. It’s not formally based on any one story or musical act, but Daniels did draw from real life to develop the series. But there is also music to be made.

Carlotta, who once had a girl group of her own with Star and Simone’s mother, has found religion – she’s singing in church when they find her – and runs a beauty salon out of her home.

To be fair, Daniels is known for delivering cutting racial and social commentary in his work and it’s never exactly subtle (remember Taraji P. Henson’s Cookie dressed as a gorilla at a rally in Empire’s Season 2 premiere?). Queen Latifah stars as Carlotta, a wig loving, Bible thumping ex-singer, who knew Star and Simone’s mom before she died of a drug overdose. Plus, there’s addiction, a big family secret, sexual assault, murder, and a huge twist we all saw coming.

“The reason that there are no girl groups is that they only last a couple of years”.

Time will tell whether or not it’s too much.

Powerhouse voices and a powerhouse cast are leading TV’s next big hit: “Star“. “I think each girl on the show represents a different part of America that doesn’t get represented the way that they really are”. (“Empire” often veers into that category.) Unfortunately, “Star” suffers from stilted dialogue and a narrative so sloppy it overshadows the show’s more redeeming qualities.

Starring Queen Latifah and Benjamin Bratt, the show is staged around Star Davis played by Jude Demoreset, a tough chick from the wrong side of the tracks.

But Glee soon became a parody of itself, eschewing strong character connections in favor of guest stars and exhausted stunts. Lee Daniels isn’t letting anyone down after Empire with this terrific new drama. Over the summer, there was Netflix’s The Get Down, a six-episode half-season of a show that was more known for its production costs than, well, anything else.

Even if you hate the scene, look at it this way: It’s just an extra minute or two of the episode.

The premise isn’t exactly original, but that’s not even necessarily the problem.

In the epitome of a predictable outcome, the premiere of FOX’s “STAR” proved to be compatible with the fall finale of FOX’s “Empire“.