Depends on your definition of respect... British television is high on content and drama. Reality, depth of character are important to a trully progressive art form, so it is natural to embrace people of color. I think this is a function of the trend and narrative; not some kind of perceived affirmative action.
c w m........ the leader of the free world...and the .25 cent one On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:22 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Works for me! About time a man from another world takes on a body > that's other than Caucasian. and you know what? In many ways, the Brits--who > probably have fewer name people of color than we do--can ironically do Black > actors with more respect and complexity than Americans can. I think of TV > shows and movies on the likes of cable and such, and I can recall more Black > men treated with respect in British shows than in American ones--at least, > in lead roles. > > I wonder if he'll be forced to have companions of color only (black, > Latina, Asian), or if they'll give him a white companion/love interest? > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "tdemorsella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > OK now that it is official, what do you guys think? > > Paterson Joseph to be the first black Doctor Who > > The actor Paterson Joseph is to be the first black Doctor Who. Sources > close to the BBC have reportedly confirmed that he has been asked to > be the new Doctor and that he accepted a couple of days ago. You can > currently see him in the science fiction TV series Survivors, as Greg > Preston, one of the lucky - well, perhaps - 5 per cent to survive a > global meta-plague. > > London-born, as well as Survivors, Paterson Joseph's fantasy and > science fiction resume includes the Marquis de Carabas in Neverwhere, > a bit part in the Doctor Who episode Bad Wolf, as Giroux alongside > Charlize Theron in Paramount's Aeon Flux movie; as Space Marshall > Clarke in the BBC SF sitcom Hyperdrive, and he played Benjamin in the > BBC's fantasy horror series Jekyll. > > First Obama, now Doctor Who, what can we say at SFcrowsnest.com apart > from wow! He's a great actor and he'll be a fab Doctor. > http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/news/arc/2008/nz13329.php > > > -- cwm blog http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://www.stringtheory.mypodcast.com
