Welcome Back to Hillman: A Different World with Consider This for Comfort

This is our first collaboration episode. We teamed up with Consider This for Comfort, the award-winning podcast hosted by Eteng Ettah, to welcome back Hillman ahead of A Different World's premiere on Netflix on Thursday, September 24.

In the first half, Eteng and Fanshen talk about what the original series meant to them and to a generation of Black viewers. They get into the case for a sequel in an era of reboots, and why Felicia Pride as showrunner matters.

They also talk about the state of Black Hollywood, and where to find and support our stories beyond the studios. In the second half, we go behind the scenes with Jen Farris, an Atlanta-based film and TV location scout.

Jen explains how location tells a story and how she went from the music business to scouting. She also shares what it meant for the new A Different World to film on real HBCU campuses in the Atlanta University Center.

Then Eteng and Jen sit down to our signature Sista Brunch question. Chapters 00:00 Cold open 00:35 Welcome to the collab 02:50 What makes a comfort show 06:40 First memories of A Different World 12:50 The case for a sequel 22:00 The state of Black Hollywood 26:50 Festivals and Black-owned distribution 30:10 Who we're becoming 35:00 Eteng's Sista Brunch 38:30 Meet Jen Farris 41:10 What a location scout does 49:00 From music to film 52:50 When we see us on set 56:30 Scouting Hillman 61:30 A Different World and HBCU enrollment 70:00 Movie magic on a budget 77:30 Jen's Sista Brunch 81:30 Where to follow Jen Co-host/Guests Eteng Ettah is a pop culture commentator and host of Consider This for Comfort.

Instagram: @etenggg | @considerthisforcomfortpod Jen Farris is a 15-year Atlanta-based film and TV location scout with 28 years in arts and entertainment. Her credits include Atlanta, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Genius: Aretha, Game Night, Sleepy Hollow.

She is a member of Teamsters Local 728 and served as secretary of the Location Managers Guild International board of directors (2021–2022). She also hosts Yo, Did You Know?

Instagram: @msjenfarris | @yo.didyouknow Website: Mentioned in this episode A Different World (Netflix) UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report Kweli TV American Black Film Festival Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival BronzeLens Film Festival BlackStar Film Festival Our June 2020 episode with Felicia Pride: Watch and listen Listen to Consider This for Comfort: