lirazel: Anne Bonny from Black Sails looks down at Max ([tv] cannot fathom)
lirazel ([personal profile] lirazel) wrote in [community profile] tv_talk 2023-12-15 04:44 pm (UTC)

I don't know that "chill" is the right way to respond to people who have concerns about the fact that the show is being made by writers/producers/directors who are all white men when the story is...not about white men. I am highly skeptical that such a group of creators can actually replicate the vibe readers love.

Plus, Murderbot is a character who could be played by LITERALLY ANYONE (if they aren't physically large enough on their own, that's what special effects and CGI are for) and yet instead of giving the role to someone who belongs to a demographic that struggles to find interesting roles, they instead gave it to a handsome, youngish, white dude who will always, always, always find interesting roles to play. It's the worst kind of missed opportunity.

[eta] I am not telling you not to be excited. I am pleased that people are pleased. But I think those of us who are more skeptical than pleased have good reason to be.

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