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Sep 18, 2021 - 10:51 AM
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Jeyl
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I am not above critiquing certain shows in how they manage 'diversity' in their products. Star Trek Discovery for example. The first female black lead in a Star Trek series? Nice. Actual gay couples? About time. Execution? Horrendous. The first season of Star Trek Discovery really seemed to forget that it was an ensemble show because the character of Michael Burnham is such a spotlight hog that it makes the first season an excruciating endurance test, especially for those who don't like Michael. With other Star Trek shows, if you didn't like a certain character, odds were really good that other characters you do like would have their episodes. That is not the case for Discovery, a show that puts Michael front and center for every episode. Even if other characters somehow manage to get their own stories, it's usually in the service of Michael's character growth. And the show really doesn't give Michael any time to earn the audience's respect before giving her monumental opportunities to do "awesome" things. She defeats the imposter captain, saves ALL of existence (Not just one reality) and stops a war where the Federation was on the brink of losing before Season One even ends. If you want me to stack more against Michael, I am also not a fan of show runners who create characters and use them to retcon other established characters. Take Spock for example. Making Michael his sister was not only an idea that didn't work (Spock may be private about his family, but THIS private?), but having her relationship with Spock be done in such a way that the show literally tells us that Spock would never have been the Spock we know if he didn't have such a wonderful sister. This just feels like the show runners taking a beloved science fiction icon that has been recognized world wide for over half a century and saying "He's like this because of a new character we created. So if you like Spock, thank us!". That is a far greater disrespect to a character than simply switching their genders just for the heck of it.
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I have deleted some inflammatory posts. Please behave yourselves. Lukas
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Harryhausen's peak was the run from 7th Voyage to Gwangi. The three after that are a slow demise. Despite some great moments and ideas the remaining films are just not good all- rounders. Catching the climax to Eye of the Tiger last night I couldn't help thinking how cheap it looked. The pink end titles over the final moments looked so tacky. Never felt that about the 60s films.
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