Movies with BM/WW Couples

orejon4 said:
Me too. Cable television has far better programming, in my opinion. The plots are often phenomenal and they are much braver about introducing new faces.



So true. I think they can't actually make tastes or set trends, but are somewhat adept at feeding junk food to the herd. Over time, if you saturate the herd with something, they will eventually acclimate to it, but it's a slow process. To combat the bigotry of this society and mainstream non-white actors and storylines, they would have to saturate the airwaves and theaters with racially progressive imagery and storylines. And remember, they are also culled from among some of the same herd whose tastes need shaping, so they're loathe to support that objective.
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PBS is also brave with those British shows. They never cease to amaze and entertain me. The Sundance Channel and Investigation Discovery also has some programs that feature an ir couple, even if the couple are either criminals or victims.
 
Gorath said:
PBS is also brave with those British shows. They never cease to amaze and entertain me. The Sundance Channel and Investigation Discovery also has some programs that feature an ir couple, even if the couple are either criminals or victims.
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Yes. I guess the roles and stories are out there, they just aren't going to happen with major studios. The same way big corporations don't innovate, the small up and comers do.
 
orejon4 said:
Yes. I guess the roles and stories are out there, they just aren't going to happen with major studios. The same way big corporations don't innovate, the small up and comers do.
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I remember an interview with Michelle Phillips of The Mamas And The Papas. She advised her daughter, I think it was Bijou, whom was in Wilson Phillips not to sign up with a big label but sign up with a small label that would welcome something new.

But the entertainment industry is fickle by nature and finds safety in familiarity. That could lead to a downfall of the medium. If it hasn't already.
 
Gorath said:
I remember an interview with Michelle Phillips of The Mamas And The Papas. She advised her daughter, I think it was Bijou, whom was in Wilson Phillips not to sign up with a big label but sign up with a small label that would welcome something new.

But the entertainment industry is fickle by nature and finds safety in familiarity. That could lead to a downfall of the medium. If it hasn't already.
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True. The big budget houses all produce a lot of derivative drivel. I'm as guilty of watching some of it as anyone (read: sci-fi, superhero and fantasy flicks), but prefer to get the other subject matter from smaller studios.
 
orejon4 said:
True. The big budget houses all produce a lot of derivative drivel. I'm as guilty of watching some of it as anyone (read: sci-fi, superhero and fantasy flicks), but prefer to get the other subject matter from smaller studios.
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Well, I am guilty of watching films from The Asylum studios on SyFy. I tell you that sometimes cgi monster movies are terrible on television. But some, like Big Ass Spider is pretty good visually.

The Ginger Snaps movies keep moving on as well as the Sharknado franchise(though I have never taken the time to watch the films).

In most cases, I'd probably see more if I had the DVD.
 
Independent Films with IR just discovered:

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darkcurry said:
Independent Films with IR just discovered:

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Ugh, I'm so ready for the term 'swirl' to disappear.

Gorath said:
Well, I am guilty of watching films from The Asylum studios on SyFy. I tell you that sometimes cgi monster movies are terrible on television. But some, like Big Ass Spider is pretty good visually.

The Ginger Snaps movies keep moving on as well as the Sharknado franchise(though I have never taken the time to watch the films).

In most cases, I'd probably see more if I had the DVD.
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I can't lie. The Sharknado films crack me up.
 
darkcurry said:
Independent Films with IR just discovered:

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There was a film called Swirl back in the late 90's or early 2000's . It was about an interracial couple who had been together since they first met in their freshman year in college. They graduate from college and decide to take their relationship to the next level; marriage. But the man begins to have doubts and questions about his own identity. It was a good film. And so was Diary of a Tired Black Man. A very spot-on film.
 
darkcurry said:
Quite a few of those independent/DVD horror flicks be having IR couples in them. One I seen recently was

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I actually saw this. It is quite possibly the worst movie ever released in theaters. Serinda Swan is FINE though. She's dated both Mehcad Brooks (the dude in the pic) and Terrell Owens.
 
Gorath said:
Well, I am guilty of watching films from The Asylum studios on SyFy. I tell you that sometimes cgi monster movies are terrible on television. But some, like Big Ass Spider is pretty good visually.

The Ginger Snaps movies keep moving on as well as the Sharknado franchise(though I have never taken the time to watch the films).

In most cases, I'd probably see more if I had the DVD.
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Are they still making Ginger Snaps movies!? I've only seen three of them. The second one is my favorite.
 
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Gorath said:
It's not about white, black and whatever else. It's about green. Money.
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Except it's not, not completely anyway. We all know that people have implicit biases. Even a studio exec's love for money can't always trump that bias. The situation only gets worse when the bias gets more explicit. Yes money is a huge motivator, but it's not always the deciding vote.
 
Gorath said:
There was a film called Swirl back in the late 90's or early 2000's . It was about an interracial couple who had been together since they first met in their freshman year in college. They graduate from college and decide to take their relationship to the next level; marriage. But the man begins to have doubts and questions about his own identity. It was a good film. And so was Diary of a Tired Black Man. A very spot-on film.
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I think I saw that film. Very low budget. Very.
 
qaz1 said:
Except it's not, not completely anyway. We all know that people have implicit biases. Even a studio exec's love for money can't always trump that bias. The situation only gets worse when the bias gets more explicit. Yes money is a huge motivator, but it's not always the deciding vote.
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Maybe. But the head honchos at the studios were always in competition with each other. Television is no different. In the past there were three television networks to entertain the country. Now there are more than a dozen. Even if some are under the parent network like NBC/Universal. Lots of choices to suit almost every viewing taste. I often wonder how these shows make money for the network and the parent network if it is based on viewership.
 
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