Soul Food

Name: Soul Food
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: July 5, 2000
Rating: 69
Cast: Malinda Williams, Vanessa Williams (I), Rockmond Dunbar, Aaron Meeks, Nicole Ari Parker

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SHOWTIME | SHO | Release Date: July 5, 2000

Starring: Malinda Williams, Vanessa Williams (I), Rockmond Dunbar, Aaron Meeks, Nicole Ari Parker, Darrin Dewitt Henson

Summary: A talented, eclectic ensemble cast reunites the Joseph family in the hour-long family drama, Soul Food, an Edmonds Entertainment/State Street Pictures production in association with Paramount Network Television for Showtime. Soul Food was the first original Showtime series to receive a second season order from the network. Based on theA talented, eclectic ensemble cast reunites the Joseph family in the hour-long family drama, Soul Food, an Edmonds Entertainment/State Street Pictures production in association with Paramount Network Television for Showtime. Soul Food was the first original Showtime series to receive a second season order from the network. Based on the critically acclaimed film from writer/director George Tillman, Jr. the series Soul Food takes an honest, touching look at tradition and family life through the trials and tribulations of a tight-knit African-American family living in Chicago. Without missing a beat, Soul Food picks up where the 1997 film left off – with a family trying to do the best it can with what life has dealt them, while facing day to day turmoil that seems to permeate their lives.Although the Joseph's beloved matriarch, Mama Joe (Irma P. Hall, Soul Food), has passed away, she is still there in spirit and her words of wisdom resound through her grandson Ahmad (Aaron Meeks), who is having a hard time adapting to his new role as "man of the house" since his parent's separation. Maxine (Vanessa Williams, Melrose Place) and Kenny (Rockmond Dunbar) found that time apart was the only palpable solution to their problems – at least for the time being. And while Lem (Darrin Dewitt Henson) and Bird (Malinda Williams, High School High) do their best to help reunite the couple, it soon becomes clear to the entire family that Maxine and Kenny just need some time on their own. Teri (Nicole Ari Parker, Loving Jezebel) is wooed by her old company, Greene & Norris, and offered a partnership and chance to head the firm's labor department. However, this opportunity worries Damon (Boris Kodjoe, Love & Basketball) and Maxine who feel that Teri's panic attacks aren't yet a thing of the past. And although the family faces difficult hurdles, they always find their way back to the traditional Sunday dinner that allows them to share each other's company and recognize that they truly mean the world to each other.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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S5:E14. Don't Think This Hasn't Been Fabulous (2)
Air Date: May 26, 2004
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S5:E13. Fear Eats the Soul (1)
Air Date: May 19, 2004
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S5:E12. In the Garden
Air Date: May 12, 2004

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Eric Mink

Jun 10, 2014

Season 1 Review: To its credit, "Soul Food" doesn't stop to explain everything to us. The decision to let viewers pick things up as the show proceeds keeps it from getting bogged down in obvious, clumsy, drama-killing exposition. The result is truer and more natural dialogue, better pacing, events that unfold slowly to engage viewers more completely, and characters whose personalities are revealed by what they do and say in the context of their immediate situations. [27 Jun 2000]

Rob Owen

Jun 10, 2014

Season 1 Review: "Soul Food" arrives at full boil. It's a cross between "Sisters" and "Providence" and better written than both. Read full review

Robert Bianco

Jun 10, 2014

Season 1 Review: The plots of the two episodes available for review were standard and sometimes underdeveloped soap staples, but they're well handled by the attractive cast. [28 Jun 2000]

San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times

Chuck Barney

Jun 10, 2014

Season 1 Review: There are a lot of characters and budding plotlines crowding the "Soul Food" pilot, which give it a disjointed feel at times (It tales a while to sort things out). In addition, the deployment of Ahmad as a sporadic narrator comes off as rather clumsy. ... But "Soul Food" eventually gains traction and becomes thoroughly involving especially by its second episode. [26 Jun 2000]

Ed Bark

Jun 10, 2014

Season 1 Review: A textured drama ... Intelligence takes precedence over "sassiness." [25 Jun 2000]

Leona Thompson

Jun 10, 2014

Season 1 Review: "Soul Food" the series differs from the film in that it replaces romance with nudity and sex. The actors were good and the premiere episode was believable, but let's leave something to the imagination. [26 Jun 2000]

Lonnae O'Neal Parker

Jun 10, 2014

Season 1 Review: There are things to like about the new Showtime series "Soul Food" ... It's just that the writing, the editing and the camera work are not chief among them. ... The series's aims are laudable. But ultimately, it's the execution, not the intent, that will make it a meal. [28 Jun 2000]

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: February 25, 2004
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  S5:E14. Don't Think This Hasn't Been Fabulous (2)
  Air Date: May 26, 2004
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  S5:E13. Fear Eats the Soul (1)
  Air Date: May 19, 2004
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  S5:E12. In the Garden
  Air Date: May 12, 2004
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  S5:E11. Take It to the Limit
  Air Date: May 5, 2004
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  S5:E10. Love Me or Leave Me
  Air Date: April 28, 2004
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  S5:E9. Successful Failure
  Air Date: April 21, 2004
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  S5:E8. Angelitos Negros
  Air Date: April 14, 2004
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  S5:E7. Survival Techniques
  Air Date: April 7, 2004
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  S5:E6. A Rock Hard Place
  Air Date: March 31, 2004
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  S5:E5. Decisions and Choices
  Air Date: March 24, 2004
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  S5:E4. We Plan
  Air Date: March 17, 2004
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  S5:E3. The Son Also Rises
  Air Date: March 10, 2004
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  S5:E2. Two to Tango
  Air Date: March 3, 2004
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  S5:E1. Pagan Poetry
  Air Date: February 25, 2004
Season 4

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  Air Date: April 9, 2003
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: June 26, 2002
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: June 27, 2001
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 5, 2000