Jamaican/African production company, Collywood, has announced that after one year, it has ceased placing content on local cable company Marpin 2k4 due what it described as “unfair practices.”
In February last year, Collywood TV, said it will be airing content on Marpin channel 13, in hopes of “bringing to Dominican viewers movies, soap operas and reality TV made in Jamaica, Africa and Dominica.”
Back then, owner of Collywood, Junior Hart, said he was pleased to be in the Dominican market since he wanted “to cross-fertilize talent from Jamaica, Dominica with Africa and show case it to local and the international diaspora market.”
But one year on, it appears that the relationship between the two companies has soured and matters began unraveling between the two when Collywood wanted to renew its agreement with Marpin.
According to Hart, under the old agreement Marpin had exclusive rights to Collywood’s content but he wanted this amended under the new agreement whereby Collywood could share its content with other networks.
“Collywood agreed to sign for one year exclusive (with Marpin) with the intention to branch out after the term was up,” Hart said.
Furthermore Hart said he is amazed that the cable company wants to charge Collywood a fee to place its local programs on Marpin, “while on the other side, Marpin pays overseas service providers for their imported programs.”
He noted that Marpin should in fact pay Collywood for its local programs like “Tenants” and the Dominican soap series, “Brothers” which Hart said “is just as good as Young and The Restless.”
Because of this, Hart is accusing the cable company of being unfair to Collywood’s local producers and local artists “by charging for local home grown contents to be shown on Marpin.”
“We believe that Collywood Dominican programs can stand up beside any overseas imported program that Marpin pays for. Why does Marpin want to stifle local programs by charging extortionate rates to local productions such as Collywood and other Dominican producers?” Hart asked.
Hart said Collywood will be launching a campaign against Marpin in an effort to have it “change its thinking towards local programs.”
DNO contacted Marpin Thursday on the matter and the company said the call would be returned.
Up to the time of publishing, DNO had not heard from Marpin.
Bring dwn the price of marpin!!!! Taking out all the good shows and still charging the same price??? Nonsence!!!
i just love collyhood tv.. so all dominicans should do like me and move to SAT.. besides, marpin is already a whole mess anyway. dats d only station i like to sit and watch my local ppl dramatise me.. imagine i sit and laugh with all that drama. big up to our local talent. im moving along with u all.. dont worry about the nagative comments. that is just typical dominicans. that is d reason that our country can never move forward. when will our ppl ever come out of their sutpid old time culture and try to embrace the young people into building our country? stupes mann..
i mean seriously people you keep on bashing everyone who tries to say something sensible, come stop it, (thought for you all) ever wonder why our country is so much behind in everything, our own people leave here and go over seas just to make a better life for themselves and seek better opportunities. Why? its only because we never give each other the chance we always discriminate, Investors come here to open opportunities no matter how small they are but yet we push them away, no wonder the economy is so tight right now. Remember we are a country that has so much to offer but yet it never moves beyond the port shores. HHmm its time we take time out and realise what we are doing? if there was something wrong with collywood ,soap opera why not bring in your concerns instead of saying it wasnt good and thanks they are going. It was in fact a good thing they brought here just needed a few editing thats all but it was in fact good. But one of these days when all investors stop come here we will all see how we will suffer, dont you see not even cruise ships that no longer want to come here and see how much we suffering now, its just the start dont worry unless we dont get our act together. Think about that
Firstly, the producer was in the episode way too much, secondly the English language poor…. Further great job “M” you really got the skills as an actor. You was the only one I really enjoyed watching the others were too boring (thumbs down) there’s plenty room for improvement……….
Check out the trailer for the new Tenants coming in April on SAT TV nothing wrong with this quality and the acting is great!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMGoMgEuwXA&feature=youtu.be
Whats wrong with this show..glad its coming to SAT
i love de girl form grandbay she gat jokes we
ebe marpin should leave collywood alone ebe that girl good we.lolz
junior dont worry with dominicans they like to criticize!
marpin to volle
collywood is de only channel thats local!
my opinion is dominicans should watch more local channels than american!
Culture is the way of life of a people.That is our local people and every episode relates to what ges on in society.As the people continue to act they will get better.
I realy enjoy looking at it instead of all the other American Soap Operas.
Collywood T.V. is crap. Mr. Hart acts like the local (Dominican) dramas are Emmy or Oscar worthy. That show needs a total overhaul. I tried look at the dramas a few times but alas, those were minutes of my life wasted I will never get back.
1. The “actors” cannot act. They keep repeating the same statement for no reason. I believe those shows have no scripts. It seems an idea is thrown out and they just try to roll with it.
2. Why do they shove the camera in the peoples face? We don’t want or need to see their pores.
3. Why does Mr. Hart have to be in 95% of the scenes?
R.I.P. Collywood gone and totally forgotten.
i agree totally with you.i must say in the beginning i enjoyed it especially when they used to play the African music. but this program/soap opera or whatever it was, tenants was just too larwtaw. the women were LOUD and they seem to have had no script like you mentioned. yep they repeated alot of their statements and most of the time they made no sense. just arguing arguing arguing.in my opinion there was nothing positive about the women in this show. i for one is happy that its gone. marpin now find some good local programs to fill the spot. you have enough local shows,music,entertainment to fill the area. during carnival time play carnival related past events/shows etc,during christmas time pay christmas related activities,easter, independence,etc.i believe you guys have enough past recordings to make it happen.
behave cow! hush yor motuh eh collywood de best
Rome was not created in one day.with some upbuilding critics they will improve.
You lot are so bad minded on this DNO it untrue. How can you say the quality of the Collywood products are bad and the acting terrible. Well I found the link to the new Tenants that will be coming on Collywood TV on SAT. People make up your own minds when you see the trailer. Haters you have nothing better to do…I think this is very good for Dominica
Check out the trailer for the new Tenants coming in April on SAT TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMGoMgEuwXA&feature=youtu.be
Without a doubt. Collywood TV has brought something to Dominica. Local programming is so important to us as a culture and consumer. We need to stop stuffing US bling tv and unrealistic fantasy TV down the throats of our vulnerable and easily influenced population especially the youth. Let us for once look at people we can associate with and look at issues that are real to us for a change. Yes the acting, etc needs improvement but every oak tree was once an acorn. Lets us work to develop something that is our own. Let us develop something to export to our people overseas that puts a smile on their face and makes them think of home and being home. Lets look at the possibilities and opportunities to grow. Let Collywood be the beginning of an industry that spurs others to enter the arena. Lets stop using negativity as our primary tool to destroy all that is positive about Dominica. People need to look at the likes of Madonna etc and the first productions they were in etc then speak. Where is she now? I have seen many well produced and filmed movies from Hollywood with big budgets that are garbage. Lets give constructive feedback so the product grows or someone does it better. Sing it Daddy Chess – Forward we go.
I love to read comment like yours it tell me that there are positive people out there that is willing to take all mistake and corect them for the development of everybody and country rather than destroying something before it get off the ground.TRUE SAY i appreciate your comment.
well the public must share their critics in other for collywood to step up, it is all about the public, so the production management have to try to come up with something that will impress the public and then you will get a better feed back……………the public die nuh
Marpin take out Collywood on 13, now is just flip the channel “stuuuuppes, but dey take out Collywood man, stuuuupppes, but what i seeing der nuh, stuuupppess”.
Channel 8 and 9 have the same thing, 1 with good colour the other one with rice, channel 99 or one of those in the matrix deciphering colour codes all day.
By the way I like PBS but prefer Collywood. Even Romney tell Obama he would stop sponsoring PBS but my SS has to pay for it not true? And talking about quality local (live) broadcasting, tell Marpin to check itself first. I pay my bill monthly, no arrears, so I free to talk.
now firstly i dont like the how the actors roles are, its like the they given an example and they just expand on it saying what they want, its like there’s no script! they dont have no can of acting classes, the only person i see with some can of potential is “m” if she gets some coaching she will be a great actress. is like the two British accent men are the only hot men in the “tenants”, is like you can just see there unprofessional. but am must congratulate them for having something like this in Dominica i know they will eventually improve. Marpin aself do make me vex cause i not putting SAT. alright!! Best of luck “Tenants”.
Where is the drama school in Dominica?
Drama school? What do you mean, the whole island is a drama school and the street our theatre.
So collywood pulling out? but where is slick? slick was good and he was promising. Slick i hope you are receiving your royalties. I think Marpin should re consider. Every new innovation has to start somewhere and improvements will eventually come.Support it because its your’s. Everything is not for everyone but usually things are bigger than all of us. Nothing can please everyone but as long as you get positive feedback it means you made a difference in someone’s life.Change your mindset Dominicans and be the change that you want.
I hated that channel! Glad to see it go. They should have never removed weather channel from ch 13. That’s my opinion
COLLYWOOD OFFICIAL RELEASE
We have been looking at all your comments both positive and negative. What we have found in any great movement, you cannot please everybody. Dominica being a christian Island seems to have more negativity than positivity. Our CEO Mr Hart understands that it takes all sorts to make a world and each of us likes different things. People of DNO, we did not come to Dominica to be a hero, Mr Hart is investing in Dominican talent to take it on the international market. We are looking at all these comments and thank each person for their valuable comment, which we will consider. First let us tackle the issue of talenbt and so called bad ir terrible acting. We would be happy if persons saying that the acting in our soap series is bad or terrible, again this is a matter of personal taste…not everybody likes pork or chicken, or even beef, again it takes all sorts to build an Island. What Collywood have found challanging in Dominica. People are afraid to make changes. We have tried to work wih various people and allocate roles for them, but the problem is, many have no staying power and if we had left this unchecked, we would not have accomplished 24 episodes of Tenants and so far 8 episode of Brothers and various other productions due for release such as Kevins Tunnel. If one know this game, production takes time and its all very well people who have no idea of how this industry work, expects certain things to happen over night. In the beginning we went through 150 people via auditions and trials. Some of these people were not right for what we had in mind, hence why we have found some of them on DNO voicing their negative comments..we know exactly who they are. But thats to be expected, anybody would feel bitter if they have been rejected. We also know that some of our producers are throwing in their technical say…all that lighting was not right or shadows were in a certain scene and the editing was not right. Again this is to do with personal choice. Finally, Collywood was not thrown out by Marpin or booted out. Mr Hart made the decision to pull the service on Marpin Channel 13 due to Marpin increasing their price for the channel. Mr Hart thinks this is wrong for any local producer to be payinbg Marpin for its own contents. Marpin still wanted Collywood to stay on air, but with a price increase. This is the true facts as we have nothing to hide. We would also like to add. Collywood is hear to stay and will be going onto Mobile network/ IPhones, Tablets and Digital Platforms as in our Pay Per View. Marpin is just a very small fish to us in the ocean. Dominica will now change as our minds are focused abd we will not leave until our work has been accomplished. Hope this brings things in a better prospective for all DNO readers.
Eh beh if you are Collywoods’ PR rep you need to be fired, just for posting this poorly written defense plagued with bad spelling. No wonder so many are saying good riddance.
If this is from the PR Dept, then I can see why people are pleased to see Collywood go. As a professional with an MA in Corporate Communications, I must say that this is not the kind of response that ANYONE trained in Public Relations and Communications would write. To say, as a PR professional that “Dominica being a christian Island seems to have more negativity than positivity” is really, really low. This PR Officer needS training or needs to go.
You should have tackled that and make a stronger argument… you know why? BECAUSE DOMINICANS ARE REALLY PORTRAYING DOMINICA TO HAVE MORE NEGATIVITY THAN POSITIVITY!!!! LIKE IT OR NOT! Because majority of Dominicans DO NOT LIKE CHANGE!.. WHO EVER THE PR IS give it to all you straight and direct and SOMETIMES THE TRUTH HURTS AND IT BITES AND IT IS HARD TO ADMIT! BUT THAT IS TRUE!
1. They negatively give comments and try to get people away from what they’re doing instead of pushing them to improve.
2. They constantly try to hold their peers and neighbors down (even if they talk nice to you in your face)
3. They DO NOT LIKE CHANGE! Change come and you would swear and say is a bomb threat to Dominicans
4. They constantly mind people business, the way people dress, talk, eat and sleep!
I CAN GO ON AND NO AND ON.. And I am Dominican and in my teenage years I used to do the same thing… WHY YOU ASK Because that is the environment I GREW UP IN! But I’m wiser now and more open-minded and accepting of everything that is positive and improving of the self and my environment. I Don’t care how someone else is dressed, they can go naked that is their business! I don’t care how someone act, that’s their personality and character as long as it is not a threat to me or those around that person. I do not care about all the little things I see dick, Tom and harry doing.. AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM IN DOMINICAN SOCIETY.. WE ALL NEED TO CHANGE IT and STOP BEING SO CLOSE-MINDED… GROW OUT OF THE OLD WAYS AND GET IN WITH THE NEW, WE ARE ALL WISE PEOPLE … START ACTING LIKE THAT!!
A PR for Collywood did not write this piece. MR HART is the one who wrote this nonsensical piece!
what hell pr department, my brother u was a one man show….u was ceo, actor, singer, dancer…..
stupse…
Really wondering if you are Collywood’s PR Rep….
I’m not a marpin subscriber and have not been seeing your production but is very much happy to read your respond to the many negative comment that i’ve read.One of the thing i dont understand about my own people is that they are always busy to criticize others and look for fault but they who criticize dont put themself forward in other to allowed things to be done better.We who are Sat viewers would be very happy to view your production so why not look for a new network with a new audience.WE’RE waiting.
Junior Hart, owner of Collywood TV
is not telling the plain truth..they are only pulling out of marpn because Marpin decide to charge more..collywood Tv wants to air SAT TV and LIME ADS on Marpin…how can one allow ADS of there competitors? Mr Hart you got a discount price of $1000 plus..you wana put ads and want all rights? then pay off the $4000 plus and you’ll be back on Marpin..
in everything you do if you want that company to be successful be POSTIVE……in case of what marpin did be positive………..be positive ……………….
I am sorry to junior hart and all the people that work so hard on Collywood TV but its a waste of time and space, his accent is annoying, some shows suck, others are just repeating..and i hear too much african and not enough Dominican :/ in my opinion they should just cancel that.
Marpin is just a waste of time…and the service is sooo poor and they charging all that money a month…and when de tenth reach…dey like to disconnect quick quick…and don’t even talk about their poor internet service…and so long they cannot play de 2013 Miss Dominica Pageant….let me guess they waiting to make tonnes of money on the tape before they show the pageant
emben weh!!!!If you were checking the graphic channelS you would see that they will be playing the national queen show on sunday.psh.SMH
On the whole i think people are missing the point it not about the content or peoples personal tastes, Collywood did something that had not been done in Dominica, There are still channels that are Government owned that show old poorly pre recorded shows that are over ten years old, most other countries in the caribbean have there own networks or tv stations that show home produced content we see it all the time on some of the stations shown on Marpin, where else in the caribbean do you see Dominican produced content?
As With Most Things There has to be a starting point.
Haters Stop Hating! Let’s Hope This situation gets resolved Salute Collywood TV At Least they had the gumption to do something
More Roro.
I will surly miss Collywood tv. That was a stress remover.
My good peeps, please remember media in general is about balancing the company’s bottom line, the desire to entertainment and a measure of enlightenment. Ultimately though, the biggest consideration to air or not to air is the almighty “Benjamin” a.k.a. – the dollars made – or profit turned. Claims that Marpin does not value local programming could certainly be open for debate. However, I have to give them the benefit of the doubt here and say their decision was based on a pure business decision. At the end of the day Marpin is in the game to air a product / service in a market where a return on their investment can be gained. In today’s competitive world of entertainment, the best way to keep good programs on the air is through loyal viewing. Unfortunately, Dominica does not have any public or corporate sponsored television alternative. All the best to the Collywood crew.
I think everybody is missing the point here. Collywood was the one to not want to go forward with marpin unless they are being paid for their works. Dominica is the only place where you as a local content producer have to pay to show your content. Hellooooo people. it should be the other way around…so who pays the actors and actresses, producers, camera operators etc…how is the production company suppose to grow and survive?? are you people for real. That is so backward thinking. Collywood leave that nonesense Island and go to St Lucia..they will love the stuff you guys are doing and they will pay you for your contents or give you a channel free. I know that becuase I produce and they buy in my content. Dominica is so so backward.
OK, I was not too impressed with Collywood, but I think that we should treat local better. We should give a better and fair chance to improvement and quality. I think Collywood was a good local move to get better with times. I never understood the always “coming soon” which never arrives.
“Furthermore Hart said he is amazed that the cable company wants to charge Collywood a fee to place its local programs on Marpin, “while on the other side, Marpin pays overseas service providers for their imported programs.”
This is is a sad state of affair.
If Collywood move to SAT now..Marpin customers will not be able to see Tenants again lol..now it will be our turn to laugh as Collywood was only on Marpin so we SAT customers missed out on the first lot of tenants. POlease Junior Hart do a deal with SAT so we can get Collywood..i have been waiting for this day to come…Marpin LOL yu blew it!
Boyyy this Collywood must be syaing something if people in Dominicva is making all kind of comments. i notice this article is getting more comments that the government who talking about changing the marriage thing…Collywood I think you guys are doing a wicked job…I am a fan of Tenants..watch all the time in the UK and just for $2 US great bargain…I am up to episode 15 now. Cant wait for the new series. Dominicans dont know what they got till its gone. Just like Jeff Joseph had to make his name abroad and struggled in Dominica..only when the man dead they want to claim him. Saddddd very Saddd. tenants will become one of the biggets export series out of Dominica…early days yet. Yu all can throw all your negative comments..this Collywood is bigger than all of you. I enjoy it I think people should watch the series make up thier own mind and stop listening to these Negative idiots on here.
I saw some episodes some time aback of the series from St. Lucia, involving a guy names “Cokes” or something like that. It was hilarious and all done in patwa and broken English. Lucians still love it as their own and the guy is like celebrity.
Hart should move to St Lucia and continue the Cokes series. He will be better appreciated there.
Let them go to these other islands instead. I saw no value added by Collywood.
if collywood goes to another caribbean island they will be well embraced try Antigua or St.lucia they will love you guys.Dominican dont apriciate a thing till its gone.teach them a lesson and go else where. lol
Wish I could thumbs down one hundred times on this comment. How did Dominica benefit from Collywood. Hope Marpin does not chnage its mind on this move. Let’s get some more educational and uplifting programming on TV.
we hear them talk about next level and when they get next level they fight it down till they destroy it.sort the disagreement out so Dominica and its people can benifit.i watched the tennents with some friends in london and we all thought it was grea,all of it.It will get even better over time rome was not built in a day.
This is creating local jobs for local people and showing Dominica in a positive light.
I must give my views on the collywood TV show, I think is a good move to put Dominica on the Tv map, but first he had to work in hand with those that are already on the acting scene, like me, he had to choose some people have them doing som script see if they are suitable for acting, How I look at ithe just pick up anybody and put them to act it have to take time practicing their scripts. and another thing the type of lanauge that the so cal actor use, and it look like my hart is puting straight how it is film no editing pieces, it is so bad I wonder if Mr Hart is sitting and watch it all over when they finish act Mr Hart you need to do a rehearsal with your actors, if only you take your time, to do the editing it will be a good soap opera.
@amanda fontaine, as an actress you need to practice expressing yourself better than that. What is said came out like a watery soup.
I think I must give my comment on the collywood show, firstly I should compliment Mr hart for trying to work things out, secondly he show seek for actor that are already in the acting scene, work in hand with Mr Steve Hyacinth and Mr Alex Bruno.
To be quiet honest at first when i started watching “Tenants” i thought is was pure crap. But as entertainment nights would have it “Tenants” became such a enjoyable show. Yes, it is done in Dominican dialect but in truth and in fact the whole storyline is what actually happens in Dominica.
I was really sad when the season ended and now that Marpin has kicked Collywood out, it’s a sad situation.
True is there much room for improvement, but it was our own Dominican show and in time I believe that it would have become a “big thing”
i agree marpin is too expensive! however collywood isnt all dat!
R.I.P. Collywood. Sorry guys but your demise will not bring many tears. The quality was below par, positively toe-curling and definitely not worth the money.
I die nuh?
I totally agree with you. No lessons to learn from those episodes.
All them ignorant people we have in dominica need to shut up and realize tht this country in under developed and sud be grateful tht some one wants to invest in this country… We sud embrass local, it dnt matter hw bad of an actor they might be they still puts on a good enough show… Dominica dnt have professionals in anything so stp being ignorant
they just dont want to see this mr. Hart succeed.there is some rival who aint at this level,competition is healthy.we could have two and not 1.
It was time! Good Riddens Collywood.
Are you people delusional? Worst programming ever with terrible actors, terrible scripts and terrible everything.
and this was The Junior Hart TV network. The man face was everywhere.
Good move marpin
it seems you can do better? so gooooo show the public what you have to offer but if you dont have stop sit down your royal and hate and commment bad about someone who is actually trying to do someting for the country other than bring it down
like seriously marpin sucks and now something good wants to take place on t.v and they are just too busy making money to be worried… marpin sucks so much they do not even have good children shows again such as sponge-bob square-pants and so on… right now channel 4 is hey jessie with pple kissing and so on so is that marpin want our children to learn how to do… shame
Hey Sa Sa… Hey Jessie is not produced by Marpin. Disney Channel is well known children station with different programs. you talking bout spongebob sqaure pants that have more subliminal messages than ever. Are you seriously a retared or are you serious about your comment? ohh please! I would love to see Colly wood progress into soemthing better but as i said, we should take every dissapointment as a blessing. take a sit mr. hart and revise what you are doing. in the mean time… MARPIN 2k4 to the WOLRD!
The caption doesn’t accurately capture what seems to really have happened. Did Collywood pull out or did Marpin refuse to renew the agreement?
Collywood Pulled out. I listen ed to Mat this morning. Mr Hart want Marpin to start paying local producers for local programs..Thye do not want to pay instead they want Collywood to pay to show its programs on marpin..thats not right. READ PEOPLE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING..THAT IS WHY COLLYWOOD PULLED THE PLUG NOT MARPIN!!!! COLLYYWOOD PULLED OUT AND COLLYWOOD DONT WANT TO RENEW CONTRACTS. The diggers on hear is trying to say that marpin booted out Collywood. I listened to Mat this morning and Marpin wanted to re-sign the deal for another year but they wanted to raise the price on Collywood 300% so Collywood decided to pull out from the deal as Marpin pays for overseas contents form USA but want to charge to put local programs to be played on Marpin. Hope yu all get it now…Boyyyyyyy yu all slow!!!
backward people still living in the colonial days.take a look @ the crappy businesses in roseau such an eye soar.
Far from the point, but Roseau is truly a dump.
But Marpin, zor pa feb, what is going on with Channel 41? Who watches it? I sure it can go for free to Collywood, all you mustn’t do things like dat.
Personally I am not impressed with Collywood TV. Further, I notice that Collywood TV has been pulling content from YouTube and playing movies and I am not certain that they have permission from the authors of those works to do that. If they don’t have permission to show the work of other people on the channel then sooner or later MARPIN would end up having to find money to pay for infringement of intellectual property rights. The only thing I will miss is some of the music. Good bye Collywood. Go and reinvent yourself somewhere else. MARPIN have enough coshonie. We don’t need more.
Thanks
soo tru. they dunno is marpin that might feel it eventually?.. hmm
They get all the rights my friend on everything they license..get your facts right. Stop spereading propaganda..support the tings..or you go and do something the positive and create work for us Dominicans..he is creating something for local talent which for years have been out there not doing nothing. What do yiou lot csll good acting in Dominica…Pleasssss dont tell me the acting in Dominican Theatre Arawak House of Culture..where is the professional actors..I went there when I was on holiday it was rubbish..a play by Alwin Bully about some jamaica story in kingston..sorrrrry if that is what you call good acting, I am up to 12 episode of Tenants series on the Collywood Pay Per View…my friends are all buying the episode to view..great stuff, the best to come out of Dominica..we still cant believe this is Dominican production…It took a jamaican to come in and show yu all how to create your own stuff lol. Keep it coming Collywood, we the caribbean abraod are loving it…them people wont buy nothing, they just want everything free.
So you want me to believe that Mr Hart cannot pay MARPIN but it can afford to pay royalties on all the movies and other work they have been reproducing on the channel? If Mr. Hart had the money to do that then he would surely be able to afford to make a bigger investment in the local programmes. While I applaud his efforts re the local programmes the quality was crap. Let’s be honest. If it was Alwin Bully or somebody else producing the quality of work that I have seen on Collywood people like you would have all kinds of negatives to say. Be honest.
Yes. Well said. Garcon you make my night. I really laugh but its true. Colly wood is pure coshonie man, we dont need that nonsense in Dominica
Spoken like a true M2K4 employee. Well done!!
People talking about unprofessional acting, lol this is so funny. I didnt know Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Denzel Washington attended the Dominica Academy of Film and Acting?
It’s all about personal improvement and creating new avenues for our youth to put their time and energy to good use, so stop tearing down everything, especially when we refuse to do it for ourselves.
So because we are Dominica we must put up with mediocrity? Why is it wrong to aspire to something better? Don’t we deserve it? What about that famous “next level” ?
Well hire Brad Pitt and pay him or you can name 3 professional Dominican actors who will dedicate their time fully to the show. Guess you can’t. And Next level what? All you like too much politics. The man’s name is Mr. Hart, not PM Skerritt. Stupes. We gotta start somewhere.
some of the episodes were fun especially this girl fr grand bay known as “m” in the film she really cracks me up shes a very good actor(actress.) i think he should influence more like her but the others trust me they aren’t there they were very boring as for the use of grammar very poor i must say. but all in all it wasn’t that of a bad thing i enjoyed it now n then most favorably when m part comes am glued after that am unglued.
Big up to Collywood for introducing some fresh, hot African beats to DA to spice up local entertainment
Now Marpin want to Chop Yuh Money?
SERIOUSLY PEOPLE??????? DO SOME OF YOU REALLY THINK THAT THE LOCAL PROGRAMMES ON cOLLYWOOD WAS ANYTHING TO SHOUT ABOUT? Tenants?????? Brothers?????? Poor language usage? Good storyline but poor production.Amateur actors. Mr Hart should have worked with Steve Hyacinth or Alex Bruno. Then we would have some good local stuff. I am all for local programs but Collywood. Awah oui
hmmmm poor language usage ? Then where would the Dominican flavor come in. If they were speaking properly then all you would say they yanking to much.It just hard to please Dominica people point blank. For once in a while support all you own. That why nothing really last in that place because to much negativity.I am sure with very hearing they see there flaws and with time I believe Mr Hart and his team will improve on the area they need too . We don’t have anyway acting school in Dominica and we have local people acting so what all you expected Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt give those people a break. All you have such to say about poor acting Why don’t you go audition for a role and showcase your Oscar performances.
Oh My god…this is the most contructive comment I have seen on this issue. Like to buy this person a bottle of champaign lol. Very positive vibes.
You that take the decision against Colly man? Woosh
But Collywood is the one who had the balls to start local programming proper
Bet u to try it
poor language use??? isn’t that how most Dominicans speak…give me a break. The episodes are filmed in Dominica not in America/Europe…sheesh
I agree the production was not the best quality but work with Alex or Steve for what? You know how long Steve writing plays and cannot get to the next step of putting it in film. Give me a break
I dont think Collywood needs little Marpin in Dominica. I know that Collywood has an international infrastructure a global distribution networ and also they have launched their Pay Per view Network where they are placing their products for the international market. http://www.collywoodcinemas.com I dont think people realize that Collywood is w ell established international oragnization in Africa and the UK. That is why Hart cab pull the plug on Marpin..you will hear from Collywood soon…something bigger and better is coming..Bless
I think you need to get your facts straight. Collywood has NO ‘WELL ESTABLISHED’ partnerships in Africa, England or Jamaica. Research and you will be surprised.
I googled Collywood Junior Hart and the company is all over the internet with press and stuff that Collywiood/ mr hart have done and is doing..even as far back as 1989 where his record label renk records started in the Uk and blow a music style called jungle music. I found out that Mr hart has the biggest Jungle Tubne in UK history and it a classic that is licensed all over the workld on Comilation albums..the lates being a jungle hits Album from Ministry of Sound in london…this man is no novice…Shut up DNO Negatives and go and lick you wounds…you cant stop Collywood.
Whatever, you have established paaattnasheeps? Sa kway toneh.
Thats just one incident,marpin has always been about a few person ,never about Dominica
Boss Man leave Dominica and Dominicans in their Highly Ignorant state of mind..
Word of advise move your investment to St.Lucia, St.Kitts etc, These peoples there think.
Them Dominicans are beggars they will keep washing The feet of this corrupt Regime..
It’s a FOOLS PARADISE-DOMINICA!
One thing, Dominica is a difficult place to do any Kind of Biz. No wonder why they are so under Developed..
Dominica is just a place that is unattractive to Someone wanting to invest period.
Just Try interacting with a Dominican Policy Maker See how backward and Outdated their Thought Process is..What a Joke.
I so concur, as a native born i spend countless hours researching other islands than my own, simply stated nothing attracts me. The backwardness is so amazing…..It is heartbreaking. Look at how attractive St lucia, Martinique and Guadelope vs DA…..
I agree my friend..thats why they dont even have an international airport.
But in saying that..the positive ones are there..its just that there is more negative idiotss who would shout down anything their fellow Dominican do..even their own Prime minister who has built road for them and they still shout him off. Poor Dominica!
Which road they build? You mean resurface? So what they getting their big salary for?
Riceman, you seem very backward, if you think we should bow to our PM because he merely did his duty. Building roads is the duty of a leader; however creating employment and being honest is more important to most Dominicans. You endorse cochonie!!!! I dont like Cochonie!!!
Our problem is ourselves. People afraid to make any bold steps because our fellowmen are so negative. A secret to being successful is teamwork. Why can’t we just do that?
In all honesty, Mr Hart is tooting his own horn. There is no quality in any way, shape, or form on those “soap operas”. You see the camera persons, you get all kinds of feedback, the lighting is TERRIBLE, the language is neither here nor there (really can’t mix broken English with proper phrases and terms sprinkled here and there) and as for the acting, or the lack thereof… It’s a start but there are a lot of things I think that could be rectified to improve the shows at least a little. The script on the other hand… the actors look like they just winging the entire thing. stupse.
There is no script. Mr. Hart gives them a scenario and they ‘act’ it out. And don’t talk about wardrobe, make-up and lack of compensation for acting.
So as a Dominica..why dont you start your own production..I understand that for the first time in Dominican history Tenants is an ongoing soap series. my question is this.Why in all of Dominican histrot nobody out of Dominica has attempted or achieved what Collywood Tv has achieved in a few months or 1 year..yet yu all good a barking off what is wrong and full of critism instead oif supporting your own actor actresses…Alex Bruno..why did he not get a deal with Marpin and put on Dominican soaps…I read all of those negative minds comments going back from Collywood was starting out in Dominica…they had a press interview on Marpein and they acually carried out their promise..yu can shoot off your mouth but I knwo one of my friends are now got work with Collywiood and wil be geting paid their royalties..so how bad can that be. These negative people on here is missing the point as usual…this is baout Collywood pressing Marpin to pay our actor and actresses for their work..I dont see anythung wrong with that.
If there was place that people could review the shows, you’d hear the exact same things you’re reading here. On other series, you have the first episode, the pilot, and that makes or breaks the series but in this case, it never really had some way to receive feedback from viewers. That is sub-level entertainment to say the least. I hear what you’re saying and it’s awesome that people are getting jobs and yes, but they should be paid if they produced anything worth paying for. I’m talking about the actual content. From since those shows started, nothing has been improved on in my opinion… MY OPINION… so think of all these “negative comments” and “barking” as constructive criticism instead.
Mr. Hart honestly believes that Collyhood is that good? It’s just a bunch of terrible actors. How on earth can you compare your local shows to The Young and the Restless.
I know, how dare he!
can you do better if not what dont you simply keep the negatives comments to your self?
You working by M man? lol. You soungding like you have a personal agenda wif de man. Ay ay.
Marpin yall already provide crap for people money you all want to even cut out more programs and still eave the price for us to pay….. get yall priorities straight leave the show and stop over charge and get better programs for people to sit down and watch instead of all the repeated things you like to play
Who are these people making these pro-collywood comments? Have you seen the programming? Are you people that gullible?
Marpin is a waste of time. Charging 80.50 per month, almost double what u paying on SAT and their programming is just a waste of time.
Oh please! Junior Hart we all know why Marpin dropped you. I find it take them well long.
We’ve been on to you a looooong time. The fact is contract over and Marpin couldn’t wait to get as far away from you as possible. I commend them for that move.
As far as I know Collywood pull the plug you idiot read..marpin needs collywood ..ask the positive Dominican public. You must have been one the artist they got rid of..lol sour grapes a;ll the way huh?
collingwood didnt pull plug, his contract was up, he take infront and run off and make scene, but his contract was up…
I agree
seriously marpin…..ill be switching to sat if thats where collywood will be
if that is your reason well its a sad day for mankind!!!
Me and my friends are making preparation to swtich to SAT…marpin is too expensive and you can get all the channels that Marpin is chargign the Dominican public for on the internet..thats how stupid Dominicans are. . Just check out http://www.LiveTVcafe.net/videos ..Go to this site and turn on your Marpin TV and you will see the identical programs coming from the internet.I have been using this for years. There is no way Marpin can afford to pay all these channel and chrage the rate they are charging.
Thanks so much for this link…it really works!! Tell Marpin get lost tan!
Marpin has staff and overheads. Loans etc. Contracts to uphold. You don’t.
lol. i used to believe that too… but net is easily affected by any “noise” these days.With all those comets passing by… meh.
Just for pointers. “Noise” can be caused by many things. but the best example is, the untidy method of cable processing on SAT’s Trunk lines.I swear, that is one big mess for any technician to work with. Where as Marpin’s lines are tidier, hence less loss of channels as compared to SAT. lazy work.
When every1 switches over to SAT, its gonna get more expensive and worse off, they cant even support the load D/ca customers will provide.
And for u smart@sses. No,lime IS crap. =_=”.
That was your daily trolling.
-Anti-government~!
SAT is a waste of time. Missing channels, poor programming. Cheaper yes but there is a reason for it.
Hart and his content are crap but on the other hand it is true that Marpin does not understand its role in relation to local programming. They do stifle local programming initiatives.
I await the Marpin response since Junior Hart, smartly, has beaten them to the punch.
I think its a shame. Comparisons to Young & Restless is stretching it but there was definitely room to grow. I think some of the actors were one dimentional and too much stupessing and hand waving,(particularly the female actors) instead of using appropriate dialoge. I also think perhaps the Producer, Hart,(and his brother??) should stick to the production side of things and look for alternative lead actors. Despite my comments, I enjoyed the channel and hope Marpin can renegotiate and come to some mutual agreement with Colywood.
me, particularly, never really captured what the collywpod series thingy was all about anyway. to me it just stayed in one place. bad acting, poor quality, ridiculous storyline. im sorry, they tried, but after a yr, no improvement. it has gotten worse. think its time to move on collywood. one thing i’ll miss on that station r the jamaican movies like dancehall queen, and the random standup comedy acts. oh n frst time i watched ‘Roots’ was on that station. started bout 8 on ne wyrs day n ended bout 5 nxt morning. stayed up n watch the entire series.
i always foumd these programmes to be “tacky”. and he is kidding himself to think that they are good as you and the restless. its not a matter of not supporting local programmes but its a matter of the quality. these producers cant expect persons to like/support something that is below mediocre just because its local!! Besides i found it very disturbing tht Junior HArt had to be featured in all the programs even as the girls lovers. its gros to be honest with you.
Imagine Monday night I viewed numerous episodes for the first time. I really had a good laugh – Tuesday I came from work, opened my can of cashews and ready to laugh some more, TBS on channel 13. No more collywood.. stupes!!!
u just want people to know you have cashews…is it really cashews or dem jaw breakers peanuts Nassief selling.hahahaha
Very sad, I really enjoyed watching it . I learnt a lot as a foreigner. Come back SOON Robert and co.
Junior Hart is a big joke just like the whole Collywood tv. I suspect marpin was just waiting for the contract to end to give them the boot for them not to get in any legal mess with any African/ Jamaican producers/artists which may want to sue Collywood. The only thing I personally enjoy on Collywood is hearing the girl from Grandbay speak. She can go far, but not with Collywood. Where is price it, text it, win it again? SMH. One other good programme I saw was the one where the girl tried to kill her unborn child with the hanger. Other than that Collywood sucks!
Lolo Collywood decided not place anuymore contents on Marpin…you are missing the point lol seems a typical Dominican has been ..you mustb have been another one of the cast members who did not make the grade and Collywood gave you the boot…I maybe wrong lol
Surely Junior Hart is talking in jest when he said his TV shows can stand up to any of the imported shows that Marpin airs. These and the other African shows are good for a laugh at the poor quality of the acting.
With a name like dead American name like Jim Hendrix we can see yiou support American stuff lol even naming yourself on a dead American Rock Star. SADDDD man!!
and then they are talking about culture dying we are killing it and fooling the children head with american foolishness go to sat tv pls
What was so cultural about this program?
It was about time that crap was taken off Marpin. I’m a SAT subscriber and I hope they don’t take on this sorry excuse for programming
So if you are on sAT what how do you know and can make judgement on all the programs that Collywood been doing..yiou must have been watching their programs a lot ahhh..yu give u self away..lol
Whoever you are I owe you a Carib Beer for that comment
hmmmm i just started to enjoy the show. what a shame.
is that always the case..why dont we all protest to Marpin as well. Why we leaving it to one person to fight these aunfair people.
Marpin this is unfair
marpin par feb…..i so like to take my kicks on collywood tv…but mr hart where are u going to sat..another waste of time ..ure best bet negotiate something with marpin..
I purchased the tenants series online on the collywood Per Per view. I think Collywood is doing a fantastic job for our local artist. This man has been around since last year and from jamaica I read what he was going to do in Dominica even before Collywood came to Dominica..atleast he walking the walk and all yu just spinning hot air and lip service. I love the tenants and brothers series..best Dominican stuff ever to come out of Dominica. Keep fight
ing guys.
ah ah ah marpin, i enjoyed listening to the young lady from grandbay so much. it is indeed rediculous tht u want the people to pay you have d stuff on marpin.
i enjoyed d granbay gurl 2….i love her acting
, she made me laugh alot
or you enjoyed laughing at the young woman from Grandbay? Look Bowdell!!!!I think she was speaking off her head because if that was a script then Junior Hart himself need to resign….i tried looking at this program a few times and always thought Marpin should replace that crap. The insults given the mannersim was too unbecoming for my liking.
I in dat