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It's a big deal because he had a lot of mental breakdowns because of it, and he's currently in recovery, which explains why he wasn't on this season's SNL opening show. And it was brave of him to come forward and be open about it. It's also good that he had the food sense to get help when he realized things were literally going down the hill for him. Because usually what happens with these actors on these big-name TV shows and movies is that instead of dealing with the problem up front, they get into harder drugs that they think will help them get rid of the problem---and all that really does is make things even worse for them. Also, it didn't say that he was bi-polar, unless borderline personality disorder is connected with that. He's been fun to watch on SNL, besides being one of the youngest members of the cast, and he has one of the freshest (and sometimes goofiest) presences on the show,too.
Yeah, I can't wait to see what happens in the next seasons, now that the hairies have actually straight-up rebelled---what huge price are they going to have to pay for that. I found the whole show interesting for showing how the hairies were basically segregated from society and looked down upon, how some of them were cruelly exploited (the segment where the hairie woman had been kidnapped and imprisoned by these awful people who treated her as little more than a plaything, like some weird creature they could do whatever they wanted with, was really hard to watch, because the villains were so repulsive) the fact that the two brothers couldn't stand each other, because one felt that the other was treated better because he was the favorite one, the bitterness between family members, and the whole issue around who was going to be the Cleverman and how the main character learned to handle it and gradually accept his destiny, so to speak.
It deals with racism toward aboriginal people and the politics around that---dealing with that in itself is not racist. You need to look up the word and find out what it means, because apparently you really don't know.
Oh,shut up already. Enough of the "right winger" victim mentality.
Namenamerson:
Us Americans watch shows that aren't made in the U.S. all the time---pretty much half of everything on PBS, which is made in Britain,so what's your point?
I watched the entire first season of the show, and liked it-----plus it was cool to see an Australian show where most of the cast were Aboriginals---that alone made it interesting enough to watch----as well the fact that the show was written, produced and directed by Aboriginal folks. Since that first season was left on a definite cliffhanger, I was definitely looking forward to it. So when the hell is that second season coming out? I ain't heard jack about it, or seen a new trailer for it or anything.
Frogarama:
HOUSE was the very opposite of bland and overly formulaic----for one, it had a lead character who was nothing like previous lead characters in medical shows---he was a doctor who was actually disabled for a change, was a blunt,outspoken pain in the a** most of the time, and acted like he didn't want to be bothered with people half the time, let alone his own patients. He was funny as heck, too,, even though he clearly had issues. The show wasn't your typical medical drama at all, which I think was part of the reason it went on for at least six or so seasons, I believe. That said, I'd like to check out this "Good Doctor" show, because there's also a Netflix show called Atypical, where the main character, a high school student, is also autistic. Frankly, it would be nice to see a show about a person of color who's disabled or autistic,too---like a teen girl, for instance, that would be even more interesting, and it would be probably be suitable for Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu.
Frogarama:
HOUSE was the very opposite of bland and overly formulaic----for one, it had a lead character who was nothing like previous lead characters in medical shows---he was a doctor who was actually disabled for a change, was a blunt,outspoken pain in the a** most of the time, and acted like he didn't want to be bothered with people half the time, let alone his own patients. He was funny as heck, too,, even though he clearly had issues. The show wasn't your typical medical drama at all, which I think was part of the reason it went on for at least six or so seasons, I believe. That said, I'd like to check out this "Good Doctor" show, because there's also a Netflix show called Atypical, where the main character, a high school student,is also autistic.
MovieManCin2:
It simply means "bastard"---Venn was just messing with you,lol.
lasteven:
The hilarious and action-packed sci-fi movie Attack The Block, White Wedding, a funny, thoughtful South African comedy, and a spy series based on a true story called The Assets--she's good in all of them, and they're all good movies/a TV show. Oops, I already posted about this before---my bad,lol.
Ford Fairlane:
She didn't say that her main reason for taking the role was for feminism only. It was the new Dr. Who showrunner himself who came to her and really sold her on taking it (he'd worked with her before in a show called Broadchurch, and was impressed with her acting.) And the showrunner meant that in his mind, the character of Dr. Who was going to be a woman. I don't see how that's sexist when Dr. Who's always been a man---you really don't know what the hell you're talking about. You're just cherry picking things people say and twisting them around to mean something they didn't actually say.
fishpan:
It's not patronizing for Whittaker to say that----obviously there are a lot of folks who can't stand the change---she simply acknowledged the issues people were going to have with her being cast in the role,because they do,and it didn't take long for it to come out,either. That was her being real about the situation. I agree with everything else you said though---especially about switching the role up from being played by only white males (which happened because the show was mainly written by white males,anyway.) Like you said, they've already run through the entire white male gamut as far as white male characters are concerned---so it's way past time for something different as far as Dr. Who is concerned. This ain't the '50s/'60s where white men dominated everything onscreen anymore---it's the multicultural 21st century. The world has changed since Dr. Who first appeared on TV screens, so it's about time Dr. Who changed right along with it. Yay!
ReelReviews:
It makes logical sense because interracial couples exist in real life, even if Time Lords don't.
krl97a:
Why don't you stop acting as if Dr. Who being a woman brings down or diminishes the character in some way? It dosen't---it merely makes the character more interesting. I mean, you had to problem with the characters regenerating into man after man, but soon as that same character becomes female, you're all like, "Aaaaaargh! Dr. Who is a he, and he can't be a woman because he's already a man! Aaaaaargh again!Aaaaargh! The world as I know it is ending because Dr. Who went and got a sex change!" LOL! Nah, it's just yet another reincarnation/regeneration the Time Lord's going through, that's all. He's a woman now---get over it. Of course,being a woman now,she'll bring a different approach to things as well as a different point of view----not a damn thing wrong with that. You're basically saying that those alone are reason the Time Lord shouldn't be a woman, which make no damn sense whatsoever. she is what she is now---deal with it.
FordFairlane:
Nobody asked for your opinion that you shove on everybody anyway,troll. Now get lost and go whine somewhere else, lol.
kr97a:
That is not even what I said---don't twist my words around to make them mean something I didn't even say. I'm talking about Dr. Who specifically, and nothing else. Y'all seem to think that the character couldn't possibly be a female because he's always been a man, and that the role being taken over by a woman somehow diminishes it, which is some BS, frankly. How hard is that to understand? It's not. Y'all just hate the idea of a women taking over what's been a traditional male role for over 50 years. Also, Dr. Who is a fictional character, so he/she can be anything he/she wants. Heck, I'd like to see a black or Anglo-Indian Doctor Who in the future too,now that I think about it. That would be even cooler,lol.
ReelReviews:
Oh, come on----I actually knew a woman when I was a child named Michael. Who cares whether a woman has a man's name or not? That's a silly thing to complain about.
Just saw "The Assets" and really liked it---it's only the third thing I've seen Whittaker in---the first two being the films Attack The Block and White Wedding (both good and funny films, btw,and she was good in both of them,as well as The Assets) So that means I'd better get around to seeing her in Broadchurch, which has been on my to-watch list for a while.
FordFairlane:
Oh,please. You're done plenty of that yourself on the boards----raving and ranting every time someone calls you on your BS. Plus everyone who disagrees with you is not a so-called SJW (tired of that misappropiated term anyway.)
FordFairlane:
You're a troll,and the OP was making fun of your silly, sexist behind. Get over yourself and your stupid whining,please.