Tatyana Ali ready for Second Season of "Love That Girl"

By TV Maverick
JR Staff Writer

One year ago, TV One ventured into its first original sitcom with the help of Martin Lawrence. Lawrence has brought a number of viewers to the network with his sitcom, "Martin." The series ended in 1997, but the syndication views on TV One have given the show a second life.

In 2008, Martin Lawrence announced the formation of his new production company. Under this new production company, Lawrence planned to hold a comedy tour and produce new shows. Among the shows produced by his company is "Love That Girl."

TV One, while doing well with syndication, was beginning to receive negative criticism about a lack of scripted programs. Initially, the head of the network said they were going to wait on sitcoms. But, the deal offered by Lawrence was one that could not be refused.

Last January, the sitcom premiered on TV One to relatively high ratings. Despite having a rather large audience and Tatyana Ali as the star of the show, it received negative reviews. The show was written off as bland. Some critics said obviously Martin Lawrence did not have much creative input. Following the first season of the show, many thought it had been cancelled.

However, the series is back and Martin Lawrence is out promoting the show. Even with the negative reviews on the show, Tatyana Ali is excited the show is back. She is glad to have the job for starters and she is sure things will be better in the second season. The longer the show stays on, Ali feels the people will warm up to it because she believes it is truly entertaining.