{"id":13864,"date":"2015-05-04T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T08:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=13864"},"modified":"2015-05-02T20:57:12","modified_gmt":"2015-05-02T20:57:12","slug":"john-singleton-teams-up-with-fx-to-produce-early-80s-drug-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/04\/john-singleton-teams-up-with-fx-to-produce-early-80s-drug-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"John Singleton Teams Up with FX To Produce Early 80\u2019s Drug Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p><em>Boyz n the Hood<\/em> director, <strong>John Singleton<\/strong> is headed to the small screen and will be joining forces with <strong>FX<\/strong> to produce a pilot that he co-wrote with Eric Amadio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-singleton-570x406.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13865\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-singleton-570x406.jpg\" alt=\"john-singleton-570x406\" width=\"570\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-singleton-570x406.jpg 570w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-singleton-570x406-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The story will be set in L.A. during the early 80\u2019s a period when crack cocaine became the main currency of the streets. Titled <em>Snowfall<\/em>, viewers will be exposed to the social and cultural ramifications of the drug infested era that overtook certain parts of Los Angeles, and the consequences will be illustrated through the testimonies of three major characters who eventually intersect due to dramatic circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Singleton expressed his reasons why the subject matter appealed to him, \u201cI have always been fascinated with that volatile moment in time before crack changed everything.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s a tense, insane and sexy era that touched every aspect of our culture. 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