I've seen them all recently and am in dispair that I spent all my time trying to be a great writer when They are throwing away stuff like Firefly...I could have been famous 10 years ago writing gack like the B movies they are showing on...Hope I ger this right, Martin...Skiffy...
--- On Wed, 6/17/09, Michelle Lauren <miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com> wrote: From: Michelle Lauren <miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com> Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 11:01 AM I never watched the series of "Firefly," but I did see Serenity and I loved it. Chiwetel Ejiofor was chilling as a government assassin-type. He's an amazing actor; very versatile. I think when Joss Whedon likes actors he puts them in several of his projects. I think it's cool that Whedon feels free to portray ethnic characters in "positive" as well as "not so positive" roles. It's one thing if he only shows them as thugs, but his AA characters run a range of socio-economic levels, personalities and powers (i.e. from intelligent thugs to mercenaries to deities, as in Gina Torress for the last two). Michelle Lauren **Purchase my multicultural scifi romance Starstruck: Hunter thru 6/30 for a chance to WIN a $20 Barnes&Noble. com Gift Certificate. Details here:http://michellelaur enbooks.com/ ?p=1770 ** http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/michellela urenbooks/ join > --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@ > wrote: > > I felt the same about Kendra. I was first disturbed at the almost slave > > attitude she had toward Giles, the respect bordering on servitude. And her > > death really pissed me off. But as you say, later Whedon brought in more > > Blacks and gave them significant roles. And while I don't look for > > interracial relationships (still preferring to see more positive black > > couples on TV) I give him respect for putting a black man in a relationship > > with a white woman (Gunn and Fred). And didn't Faith get it on with a black > > man in one ep of Buffy? So I guess he's not prejudiced. > > > > I did ask myself at one moment why the two assassins in "Firefly" and > > "Serenity" were both black men (Richard Brooks in the series, Chiwetel > > Ejiofor in the movie). That side of me that distrusts blacks being stuck in > > certain roles wondered if there was some underlying feeling of brothers > > being sinister killers, and naturally scary or something. But thinking > > about it, I just concluded that they liked the actors, especially Ejiofor, > > whose character was a rather cool but heartless killer. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michelle Lauren" <michelle@> > > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:12:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is a great idea for a list. I nominate Kendra Young, the first African > > American slayer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She was introduced and killed > > in one episode. Her character could have had a lot of potential but wasn't > > developed. When she died, the storyline wasn't affected, but it SHOULD have > > been. *sigh* > > > > I can't be angry at Joss Whedon though. He does include black characters in > > Buffy and the spinoff series, Angel, that were recurring characters as well > > as likable and important to the plot (such as Gunn and the demigoddess > > played by Gina Torres from Angel the Series). > > > > Michelle Lauren > > **Purchase my multicultural scifi romance Starstruck: Hunter thru 6/30 for > > a chance to WIN a $20 Barnes&Noble. com Gift Certificate. Details here: > > http://michellelaur enbooks.com/ ?p=1770 ** > > > > http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/michellela urenbooks/ join > > > > > --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, George Arterberry <brotherfromhoward@ > > > ....> wrote: > > > > > > > > Please list the greatest disposible Negroes in sci-fi.What is a > > > > disposible Negro you ask? Well if he or she is removed from the > > > > storyline it wont change one iota. I'll nominate Anastasia "Dee" Dualla > > > > and her totally uncalled for suicide in Battlestar Galactica. > > > > > > > > I mean we needed at least some sisters in modern-day Tanzinia to help > > > > repopulate the human race. > > > > > > > > There are so many others to list,where do i start????? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > > > > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > > http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/scifinoir2 /app/peoplemap2/ entry/add? > > > fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/scifinoir2 / > > > > > >
