Midseason Diversity Check-In
How are your favorite PoC characters doing so far this season? Have they survived the midseason slaughter (as I am now calling it)?
Sleepy Hollow
Minority actors land the lead roles in fall’s diverse TV lineup | New York Post
Check out the Post’s article on the PoC led dramas coming this fall. And a few are led by women! Numbers are getting better, but no where near where they need to be. The link and a couple of quotes below. With “Scandal” commanding $200,970 per 30-second advertising spot, it’s a cash cow.“The color Hollywood loves the most […]
Fall TV 2014: How Packed is Your Primetime Schedule?
What are you watching this fall? What should I be watching? Can you squeeze in all this year’s fall TV into your everyday life? Share your potential fall schedules!
Link: 2014 is the Year Black Women Take Over Hollywood | Clutch Magazine
“What I love about this list is that it is made up of black women who are content creators. It’s wonderful to have talented actresses in front of the camera, but what we desperately need is more black women behind the camera, shaping the portrayals we see on-screen. Often times we complain that black folks […]
Sleepy Hollow Finale Thoughts
That’s how you do a season finale! The first part had great humor then ramped up the creepy factor with poor Andy Brooks and the second ended on that MAJOR surprise factor that had every fan wondering how they didn’t guess it before! One thing I love about this show is the three black girls […]
ConStar Watches Sleepy Hollow "The Indispensable Man” & "Bad Blood"
Quick summaries, click the link below before longer freak out/thoughts post! The Indispensable Man Andy returns and is still creepy. He reiterates the prophecy: Ichabod will deliver Abbie’s soul to Moloch. Then creepily confesses his love to Abbie before running away. Meanwhile. Ichabod has discovered some more hidden clues in Washington’s Bible. There are 10 […]
ConStar Watches Sleepy Hollow "The Vessel"
A quick summation of “The Vessel” (mostly for archive purposes and because I wrote it up so might as well post it, even if a week late). Look for longer finale posts! Crane attempts modern clothes and doesn’t like it. The demon who threatened Irving’s daughter arrives at the precinct to cause an immediate threat. […]
Article Response: Whitewashed TV isn’t just racist. It’s boring! – Salon.com
In James Cameron’s “Avatar,” a white man once again plays savior, this time to a planet of tall blue aliens unambiguously suggestive of Native Americans. What if they’d cast Michelle Rodriguez, who plays a stereotypical no-nonsense doomed Latina side character, in the lead role instead of Sam Worthington? The context of an interesting movie about […]
Brief Response to: What every TV show can learn from Sleepy Hollow – The Week
What every TV show can learn from Sleepy Hollow – The Week. Thank you Laura (the author of this article) for pointing out all the reasons why I love Sleepy Hollow and for not ignoring all the things all those other articles have been ignoring about the show. It’s diversity in race AND in female […]
ConStar Watches Sleepy Hollow "Sanctuary"
Dig Down to the Root Then Smash It to a Bloody Pulp This week’s episode of Sleepy Hollow went in a new direction after last week’s Headless confrontation. We were given a few new threads to work with for the remaining episodes of the season. This episode acted as a hinge between the last few […]