COMMUNICATION WITH AND WITHOUT SOUND

Communication With and Without Sound

The Rickey Smiley Show “Promised Promises”

A hilarious sitcom starring comedian and radio host Rickey Smiley. Rickey plays a character loosely based on his own life.  His role is the single father of three adorable children.

WITHOUT SOUND

As the show came on it was very hard for me to determine what is happening.  Rickey and his coworker were in the radio station.  They were nodding their heads and making hand gestures.  They were talking into their microphones and later Rickey took a cup of coffee from his female friend. It seems as though Rickey was trying to make a point, he continued talking and making hand gestures and left.  He went home and his children were sitting on the sofa.  He then went in the kitchen and talked with the older lady, it looks as though he was yelling up the stairway to the children and he continued his conversation with the older lady.  It looks as though the older lady was telling him what to do and he seems as though he was telling her she didn’t know what she was talking about.  Rickey was making a sandwich as he continue the conversation with the lady.

The older lady and Rickey was close (face to face).  He was making a gesture as though he was telling her “I know I look good!”  The old lady walked out of the house as Rickey continued to talk to lady, when the door opened a young lady was standing outside.  She came in looking as though she had some disappointing news.  The children came downstairs by know I could tell that the young lady was their mother.  The scene went back the radio station.  They were laughing and talking and an older guy was standing outside the glass window yelling.  He went into the room and talked to Rickey.  I couldn’t really make out much without sound but as the scene went back to the house the children mother took them shopping to buy gifts and by the looks of the children face she disappointed them again after receiving a phone call.

WITH SOUND   

As the show came on they were in the radio station talking and laughing about Congressman Chiles, saying he was caught on police video.  Rickey made the statement, “If you see congressman Chiles in your neighborhood lock your door”.  Rickey tried to take his friend coffee but he gave it back after she told him she cough over it and spit in it.  Rickey said he was going to go home and drink some Moscoto and eat cookies.  He was looking forward to the house by himself. 

Aunt Sylvia was on the phone and when she got off she told Rickey and the children that Monica had to work late.  He continue talking to Aunt Sylvia and making his sandwich.  Aunt Sylvia, said she always help Rickey and be there for the children.  Monica, the children mother, talked with Rickey and explained why she was late.  Monica brought over gifts and Rickey and the children were happy. 

At the radio station they were joking about some folic hair cream which makes your hair grow.  The older guy (Maurice) was yelling through the glass because they made a joke that the cream gave Rickey cousin a rash and the microphone was still on.  At the house Monica was bought to leave with the children when she got a phone call from work and disappointed the children because they were unable to go with her. 

It was very difficult for me to determine what was going on in the show without sound.  However, it was better to understand with the sound on.  This was a complicated experience.