https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/uh-oh-marvin-gayes-son-suingthe-pants-off-of-empire-see-why/ Everything Old School Live Here! Tue, 08 Sep 2015 11:10:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/uh-oh-marvin-gayes-son-suingthe-pants-off-of-empire-see-why/#comment-2077 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:37:00 +0000 http://angularjsdevelopment.com/LoveOldMusic/?p=15975#comment-2077 The Lion in Winter. It came out in 1966 and written by the late James Goldman. The story’s about the release of an imprisoned former wife of a king (who has since found a younger mistress), who are both using their three sons (a young yet weak son who is the king’s favorite, a child who is shrewd and a master manipulator himself, and a gifted son loved by his mother and disowned by his father because he’s gay) in a game of control of the empire. Lee Daniels and Danny Strong (you know, the OTHER creator of the series) have both acknowledged publicly this play, which has become an Oscar-winning film and an Emmy-winning film over the decades, was an inspiration behind the series’ creation. Heck, the main characters’ surname is LYON for goodness sake. Gaye’s just being a money-grubbing mook in a long line of people claiming they made this money-making series. Emphasis on “money-making” because if the show was a one-season wonder, they wouldn’t even bother.

]]> https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/uh-oh-marvin-gayes-son-suingthe-pants-off-of-empire-see-why/#comment-4210 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:37:00 +0000 http://angularjsdevelopment.com/LoveOldMusic/?p=15975#comment-4210 The Lion in Winter. It came out in 1966 and written by the late James Goldman. The story’s about the release of an imprisoned former wife of a king (who has since found a younger mistress), who are both using their three sons (a young yet weak son who is the king’s favorite, a child who is shrewd and a master manipulator himself, and a gifted son loved by his mother and disowned by his father because he’s gay) in a game of control of the empire. Lee Daniels and Danny Strong (you know, the OTHER creator of the series) have both acknowledged publicly this play, which has become an Oscar-winning film and an Emmy-winning film over the decades, was an inspiration behind the series’ creation. Heck, the main characters’ surname is LYON for goodness sake. Gaye’s just being a money-grubbing mook in a long line of people claiming they made this money-making series. Emphasis on “money-making” because if the show was a one-season wonder, they wouldn’t even bother.

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