I have not watched this show as much as I may have wanted to. I did connect with it immediately-relating to the star's plight instantly or at least the aspect of having to live up to her mother's reputation.
I was disappointed that the Black woman was one of the typical stereotypes. The Mutt and Jeff thing that happens with Her and Isiah Washington's character and the interns gets old. As for ER, they have had people of color in the cast on the show for 11 years. With the departure of Noah Wyle, they will be the senior members of the cast in terms of longevity unless they get the chop. However, ER has never done any episodes that focused on the nurses unless they were the love interest of one of the doctors and that means that said nurse is usually white. Even Donal Logue, who was a walk on, managed to garner a recurring role as a flight nurse by being romantically involved with Dr. Lewis gets more screen time and story arc than Haleh, Chuny, Malik and the gang. Sure they had Peter Benton, Deb (Ching Mei) Chen, Jean Boulet, CCH Pounder's character, Michael Michele's character, Dr. Gallant, Dr. Pratt and Neela. So what. Some of them had their moments. Others were a footnote. All were in when they needed to cave to diversity pressure. I inadvertantly taped the episode when Pratt and Gallant were picked up by the picked for driving while Black. I dubbed that the "Black History Month" episode since if came along for February sweeps. I honestly hate Dr. Pratt. He is another stereotype. I liked Gallant better and felt that he got short schriff when Pratt came on. Apparently, Michael Michelle's character was the only Black woman doctor they could find in Chicago. Lynne Adams' nurse (the one that rubbed Carol the wrong way at her clinic and who ended up with the clinic after Carol again did something stupid because of Doug) just faded away. Back to Grey's Anatomy. It is good that they are doing more but just like with Star Trek and Star Wars, I will really get excited when they have a Black woman main character (in this case it would be doctor) who is interesting and not in crisis or a drill sergeant (although I don't mind that so much as that usually is all there is) and who gets interesting storylines and who is not Halle Berry or Thandie Newton (as much as I do like her.) "I'm not going there to die. I just need to know if I was ever really alive." - Spike (Cowboy Bebop) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rkgkPB/UOnJAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
