BM/WW IR sightings on TV

Got to see that show on CW. Ra you think the Marvel characters on TV are for the non comic fans because the diehard fans accept their fave characters as canon?
 
Soulthinker said:
Got to see that show on CW. Ra you think the Marvel characters on TV are for the non comic fans because the diehard fans accept their fave characters as canon?
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Both the movies and TV shows are generally for everyone,but they are targeted towards a non comic reading audience. Too much history with a lot of comic characters, some of it good & some of it bad, for the average non comic reading viewers to keep up with if they haven't been reading/following comics for an extended period of time. Especially a lot of the stuff that's come out over the last 20 years or so.

The vast histories are great for mining a variety of stories however.
 
JamalSpunky said:
These events/breakups have occurred roughly over the past one to two years.

R.I.P. Dr Algernon Edwards and Cornelia Robertson (The Knick)

R.I.P. Marcel and Rebecca (The Originals)

R.I.P. Libby and Robert (Masters of Sex)

R.I.P. Jamie and Angela (Power)

R.I.P. Jackson Avery and April Kepner (Grey's Anatomy)

R.I.P. Andre and Rhonda (Empire)



These are examples of high profile IR pairings on TV between black male characters and non-black (mostly white) female characters that were recently or quickly torn apart not too long after being paired. I don't watch all of these shows (at least not regularly) but I am aware of all the IR hookups on these shows. Now some of these breakups may be fakeouts, temporary roadblocks meant to throw viewers for a loop before the couples are reunited (in typical soap opera style fashion). Others are more permanent. Rhonda is dead on Empire, dismissed in a cartoonish fashion. Libby and Robert finally hooked up at the end of season two of Masters of Sex, but the third season jumped ahead a few years and we learned that Robert had died sometime in between....and it took most of the third season before the audience learned that. The Knick is most likely not coming back so Algie and Cornelia's unlikely reuniting becomes even less likley.


As of tonight should I add Kara and Jimmy Olsen of Supergirl to the R.I.P. list? Looks like it as Kara does pretty much an about-face (an ungrateful one at that) after trying to pursue a relationship for the entire season one of the show. Season two begins and she has a "change of heart" that came out of nowhere although I am not too surprised. I haven't seen the last three eps of Luke Cage but the all-black writing staff seemed intent in trying to convey the message that Luke would only want some brown sugar, not someone like Jessica Jones. Are those folks trying to derail The Luke-Jessica romance and future marriage?

Seriously as black female characters are increasing paired with white males in high profile relationships on the small screen (Walking Dead has TWO of those going on right now when the comic book itself pretty much had none), the fewer examples of black guys in IR pairings seem to be decreasing, being cut off quickly before they can even bloom. Meanwhile we have black female viewers making an industry of ensuring that "black" Iris West is paired with Barry Allen (the Flash) and then going further to demand that a black actress was picked for the Flash movie too. And where are black males to champion, say Luke and Jessica and Jimmy and Kara? It is like people here pat themselves on the back for the crumbs that are tossed the way so far as black male in TV IR pairings are concerned without realizing how truly underrepresented such pairings are in comparison to Black women and non-black men.

Let me add that almost every relationship I listed in this post have been met with venom by black females on social media, particular Jamie and Angela of Power and as of late Luke Cage ad Jessica Jones. And black dudes remain silent.
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The Dark King said:
Holy shit wish I could rep you 100 times.
So damn true. Was gonna post about the Supergirl b.s.
Out of nowhere they're gonna be friends. Bet now the nerdy white guy gets the love.
And you're sooooo right about all these bw wm pairings that her so much love.
Bm are too macho to complain. We just take it because complaining makes us look less manly. No one else carries that burden.
We'll see with Luke Cage I think they'll change it back. Damn why is it black men have no voice.
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LOL. My theories on the reason you don't see BM say anything is because:


1. Shipping OR rooting for 'ships in TV Shows/Movies/Books is a thing that mostly females do. Most dudes ain't finna openly root for a 'ship. When dudes root for a 'ship, they are subtle or/and macho about it. They'll say macho shit like "Barry is finally gonna get the draws from Iris" (Barry & Iris on "The Flash" is the only WMBW IR 'ship I ever see BM root for)

2. It looks coon-ish to be openly rooting for BM characters to be with a non-black female characters (Especially WW characters). We do it openly in this subforum, because this forum is a safespace to talk about BMWW. Just like in my 1st theory, when BM root for BMWW 'ships, they are subtle or/and macho about it.

3. I'm starting to think BM (as a whole) are afraid to call out BW on their BS & just don't want the problems.
 
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Jeffrey Wright and Sidse Babett Knudsen (Bernard and Theresa) are workplace lovers in HBO's WestWorld series.
 
Thump said:
There is a new show on CW called No Tomorrow. It's about the wacky adventures of a white couple, who are living their lives to the fullest, because the dude thinks the world is doomed.

Anyway, the white girls mean female boss, has an unrequited love for her chubby black assistant.

Also (not pictured) is the main characters sister, who has biracial kids, yet her husband has yet to be seen.

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Shulz021 said:
Unrequited eh?
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Thump said:
So far, yeah. But the show has only aired two episodes, so who knows.
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orejon4 said:
Another show for the video cue. There goes my free time! Lol
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Soulthinker said:
Got to see that show on CW.
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Just saw this featurette on The CW's YouTube channel:

There's more than one relationship to root for on No Tomorrow! Watch the latest episode now, only on The CW App!
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