[Crimson Dynamo]

"Or do you feel somewhere inbetween like me?"

your post does not suggest this

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

"Or do you feel somewhere inbetween like me?"

your post does not suggest this

In what way?

I've pulled up Velma and Vikings Valhalla for their diversity quotas (because in particular a Show about Vikings shouldn't really be having non-blonde haired characters tbh) so it's not like I'm not willing to pull up Shows for unrealistic casting, or for being blatantly woke like Velma where that really isn't apart of the Scooby-Doo franchise from everything that I've seen and heard about the Show.

And just today I've learned that a black actor from Ant-Man 3 played Kang The Conqueror that's horrible flashbacks to white Aang from The Last Airbender Movie.

But I don't want Shows being hated on purely for having black characters either, or any other minority group which is what I'm pulling up.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

In what way?

I've pulled up Velma and Vikings Valhalla for their diversity quotas (because in particular a Show about Vikings shouldn't really be having non-blonde haired characters tbh) so it's not like I'm not willing to pull up Shows for unrealistic casting, or for being blatantly woke like Velma where that really isn't apart of the Scooby-Doo franchise from everything that I've seen and heard about the Show.

And just today I've learned that a black actor from Ant-Man 3 played Kang The Conqueror that's horrible flashbacks to white Aang from The Last Airbender Movie.

But I don't want Shows being hated on purely for having black characters either, or any other minority group which is what I'm pulling up.

I guess another example is the new BBC Great expectations that started yesterday, but I honestly think it's more to do with people being fed up of constant remakes for the sake of it . That's been rated a 4 on IMDB , but people seem to dislike it more for the tone being different to the original. I don't think it's because of the diverse cast list as such. It also feels like they're dragging out the story aswell.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I guess another example is the new BBC Great expectations that started yesterday, but I honestly think it's more to do with people being fed up of constant remakes for the sake of it . That's been rated a 4 on IMDB , but people seem to dislike it more for the tone being different to the original. I don't think it's because of the diverse cast list as such. It also feels like they're dragging out the story aswell.

Tbf I can agree with that crowd that we're getting too many remakes in our entertainment rather than original content.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I guess another example is the new BBC Great expectations that started yesterday, but I honestly think it's more to do with people being fed up of constant remakes for the sake of it . That's been rated a 4 on IMDB , but people seem to dislike it more for the tone being different to the original. I don't think it's because of the diverse cast list as such. It also feels like they're dragging out the story aswell.

Estella was adopted, she could easily have been black.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Estella was adopted, she could easily have been black.

Yes i know , i didn't say there was anything wrong with that. A while ago Sophie Okonedo played Nancy in a version of Oliver which was cool .

I'm talking more with how they keep retelling classics over and over again, without thinking of original stories . And they're way of switching it up is to just fill the diverse quota or alter the dialogue and tone to add more 'drama'.

I guess the good thing about it is it reintroduces Dickens..... to another generation who might not be familiar with all his stories.

[jet]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

But I don't want Shows being hated on purely for having black characters either, or any other minority group which is what I'm pulling up.

I doubt that there are many who feel that way.
I don’t watch the same stuff as you Mock so I can’t really comment on those. The only thing I noticed really was the casting of a black woman in the role of Anne Boleyn and other black actors in place of white in key roles in the series which was just pointless wokery. In historical drama's a person's ethnicity should be accurately represented, imo.
I mean, who would want to see a white man in the role of Nelson Mandela for instance?
Otherwise, I never really notice skin colour in what I watch, I notice whether the actors are good in the roles and if I’m enjoying it….

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by jet

I doubt that there are many who feel that way.
I don’t watch the same stuff as you Mock so I can’t really comment on those. The only thing I noticed really was the casting of a black woman in the role of Anne Boleyn and other black actors in place of white in key roles in the series which was just pointless wokery. In historical drama's a person's ethnicity should be accurately represented, imo.
I mean, who would want to see a white man in the role of Nelson Mandela for instance?
Otherwise, I never really notice skin colour in what I watch, I notice whether the actors are good in the roles and if I’m enjoying it….

I agree with you about the Anne Boleyn situation.

In this day and age we should be having accurate casting for Historical figures in our Live Action output.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I agree with you about the Anne Boleyn situation.

In this day and age we should be having accurate casting for Historical figures in our Live Action output.

The Anne Boleyn was a strange one, i never actually watched it .

It felt like they were either trying to be overly PC just for the attention, or like they were shaking up the whole historical story by doing more of a fantasy adaptation, rather than sticking to accuracy .... but i don't know.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

The Anne Boleyn was a strange one, i never actually watched it .

It felt like they were either trying to be overly PC just for the attention, or like they were shaking up the whole historical story by doing more of a fantasy adaptation, rather than sticking to accuracy .... but i don't know.

Tbf I haven't watched it either, but I do think Anne Boleyn in Live Action should be cast historically accurate.

Controversially though I wouldn't care if the Actress was doing voice acting and portrayed Anne Boleyn, because as long as she does a good performance behind how Anne Boleyn is supposed to have looked then that's fine by me.