'The Soul Man' revolves around R&B superstar-turned-minister Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine, who was living the high life in Las Vegas at the top of the music charts when he gets the calling to go from soul singer to soul saver. Relocating to St. Louis with his wife, Lolli and his daughter, Lyric, to take over the preaching duties in his father's church, his family is not exactly eager to give up the fabulous superstar life for a humble one.
Boyce and Lolli appear to have a marriage that is recognizable as an actual marriage rather than an expository excuse for jokes about sex, nagging and how-can-you-not-know-where-the-oil-gauge-is.
The good Lord created sitcoms like The Soul Man as relaxing, relatable humor with heart, and Cedric's new creation isn't about to mess with His template.
It's not a particularly good show at the moment, still easily slotted in the same category as TV Land's traditional bland fare, but it's not distasteful in any way, and there's enough charm to it that it might be worth a little faith.
