Upscaling with Prentice Penny on truTV

A typical episode of Upscale has a theme like romance or cooking and is broken into segments in which Prentice is given advice in laymanamp8217s terms from professionals in relevant fieldsamp160 Truth be told the information given is actually pretty helpful Every segment taught me something I didnamp8217t know before so at the very least itamp8217s an educational experience and that gives the program a nice Reading Rainbowkind of vibe in that a friendly black man is on TV teaching me stuffPrentice appears to be a very charismatic and relatable guy and his sense of humor only adds to the neighborhood feel that makes him so fun to watch Besides being engaging heamp8217s also eager to learn which interestingly makes me want to learn with him The idea here is that Prentice is a regular guy who after learning of their existence wants to enjoy the finer things wine travel foods etcEach segment helps viewers amp8220upscaleamp8221 that particular line item in their lives So you start with customscented candles work your way through the perfect champagne and finally end with the coup de gramp226ce millionthreadcount sheets oramp160whatever The point is that these items when mentioned alone still share the implication that comes with the label of luxury the implication being that theyamp8217re out of reachamp160 But Prenticeamp8217s everyman attitude in the face of his reallife success is the anchor that brings all that stuff down to Earth At the end of the day heamp8217s just a married professional and father of three who like the rest of us wants to enjoy nice thingsIamp8217ve said it before and Iamp8217ll say it again There is something truly joyous about watching successful black people be successful and black on television In an age when black professionals often alter their personalities to better acquiesce in predominantly white workplaces like the character Molly in Prenticeamp8217s HBO series Insecure it warms my heart to see Mr Penny doing no such thing I imagine that was part of his appeal given that this is his first time in front of the camera Audiences know when theyamp8217re being pandered to and pleasingly enough Penny comes off more natural than rehearsed The folks at truTV obviously agreeThe bingeworthiness of Upscale is pretty incredible Only a couple of episodes have been telecast to date but Iamp8217ve done this dance enough to know when Iamp8217m ready to tango After watching those first two I couldamp8217ve easily dropped about four more hours into this thing before coming to the unfortunate realization that I needed to stop and go live lifeUpscale with Prentice Penny is both a humorous and entertaining way to become more conscious as a consumer amp160It no surprise that it lives on a network with programs like Adam Ruins Everything and Billy on the Street If each of the aforementioned shows represented opposite ends of a scale Adamamp8217s side being the more educational side of funny and Billyamp8217s side being outrageous humor Iamp8217d say Upscale falls close to the middle leaning considerably toward Adamamp8217s side of coursePenny handles his first stint in front of the camera like a pro This is especially impressive considering the fact that production on Insecure just started back up on April 3 amp160Itamp8217s turning out to be a particularly busy year for him but given what heamp8217s already accomplished Iamp8217d say he can handle itNew episodes of Upscale with Prentice Penny are telecast Tuesdays at 10 pm on truTVClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this article are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated bloggersamp160amp160

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