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) have the need to say she's not all that and that...lol.You're right and neither is Melanie Brown/Scary Spice. My mistake.
Still an A-Lister tho. Magneto? Gandalf? Not romantic roles but extremely high visibility nonetheless.
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I knew you wouldn't like it but it's just my opinion. (Not sure how you mean the use of the word "dude" tho).
You're right and neither is Melanie Brown/Scary Spice. My mistake.
Still an A-Lister tho. Magneto? Gandalf? Not romantic roles but extremely high visibility nonetheless.Last edited by johnmiic; Oct 17, '11, 11:19 PM. -
I'm talking romantic leading roles...just like PNGwynne pointed out...
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I think that the backlash was more reality driven than fictional character/story related. Take a look at the success of Will & Grace which hit the screen just months after the demise of Ellen. Where Ellen attempted to offer a comic portrayal of a unique gay character portrayed by an equally unique gay individual, Will & Grace played upon sterotypes portrayed by (seemingly) straight actors. Ellen attempted to get the audience to laugh "with" the character while Will & Grace encouraged the audience to laugh "at" the characters. There was no thematic or social advocacy ground covered by Ellen which did not get trampled over by Will & Grace.
Incidentally, the actor who portrayed Jack on W&G, Sean Hayes, purposely concealed his own homosexuality from the public (all the way up until a little over a year ago) because he (and NBC) feared the same backlash.Comment
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For all the hysteria the Ellen show caused at the time, the show itself was actually quite mild. An oddly enough I don't recall many people having problem with Xena at the time. A lesbian actress playing a one is too much for people but it's okay when its two straight actresses. Go fig.You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...Comment
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I Never thought Xena and Gabrielle were "That" kind of partners. Even though they are heralded by those who claim they were."Hang on Lady... We go for a RIDE!" - Shorty to Willie Scott.Best movie line from Indiana Jones & the Temple Of DoomComment
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You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...Comment
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Isn't it strange that people are Science Fiction fans, they like aliens and monsters and two-headed creatures, yet they feel awkward about someone being gay?
We can be so open-minded in fiction, yet narrow-minded in reality.
"I don't mind that he's from Alpha Centauri, as long as he doesn't kiss a man in public..."
It's a strange world....
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"When things are at their darkest, it's a brave man that can kick back and party."Comment
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Yeah, I remember being ticked off with ST:TNG--they would do suggestive Trill and hermaphroditic alien stories, but could they even in 10 Forward or in the back-ground show a same-sex couple? Evidently that was too alien, which is odd considering the setup of the ship.
And yet the gripe with TNG is, "too PC."WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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One of the female producers of the show, I forget her name, is a lesbian and she told the writers to incorporate the lesbian sub-text into the show.
This is Rodenberry's Reach. Tho he promised there would be homosexual characters on ST-TNG he also prevented it from happening, with the involvement of his lawyer, Leonard Maizlish, as well, check out this inteview w/David Gerrold:
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Star Trek Phase II got Gerrold to direct his "Blood and Fire" the way he wanted it to be scripted. Things are well handled, but even that episode sort of goes "Hey look at these guys...". What I would like to see on movies and TV are just subtle, everyday things like maybe two actors in a restaurant scene holding hands or things like that, but I guess we are still in the phase of everything having to be highlighted or a ratings grab.It's all good!Comment
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The recent and much ballyhooed Hangover-eque episode of Psych has just such a moment: While investigating the central crime, the team encounters two "partners" (something Lassi completely misinterprets). It's a very brief scene but nice in that the couple's status is obvious yet completely incidental -- beyond the fact that they're being gay effectively eliminates them as suspects in this particular incident -- and aside from having to explain to Lassi, no one otherwise makes any comment about them.
Oh, and I play for the other team but Saldana? Yes, SMOKIN'! As I like to say, "I may be immune, but I'm not blind."Comment
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