John Cho (x)
The only Asians I remember seeing on mainstream TV when I was a kid were Sulu on Star Trek, nameless Asians loading trucks in the background or dying on MASH (which was all about funny lovable white US Americans waging war on Asians), and the “ancient Chinese secret” Calgon laundry detergent commercial.
(via zuky)
Was the same when I was a kid. That moment of seeing George Takei not being overly-stereotyped when I was a kid was a powerful one. I think the only place I had really seen other Asians on the screen was finding the rare (because I was a kid in mountains, far from the rest of the community) movie that had Asians in it. Unfortunately, a lot of those were the “white guy learns martial arts, beats up Asians because ‘Merika” type movies. Which, of course was not TV. They were still the “Asian other” just as in MASH backdrops. Anyway, what I’m trying to say is that Sulu always has a special place in my heart. Star Trek helped me get through some bad emotional spaces as a kid, and I think part of what made it welcoming was having POC, especially George Takei ( since I’m JA too, and the other Asian American actors who came later), represented on screen in positive and whole characters, with names instead of “Solider #1, Henchman #4, Ninja #18”.
(via reallifedocumentarian)
(Proper) representation matters.
(via angryasiangirlsunited)
He said Star Trek is too “philosophical”? Screw that noise.
I don’t know when this interview happened but I AM SAD AND ANGRY NOW
The philosophies in Star Trek are kinda part of the actual setting. If you don’t get that, why are you allowed to make Star Trek movies.
Sigh. The whole point of Star Trek is that it’s philosophical. If you don’t want philosophical Science Fiction, there’s plenty of that for you to enjoy, but Star Trek is philosophical. Philosophy is part of Star Trek’s DNA, and if you’re given the captain’s chair, you’d better damn well respect that.
I guess that’s why he also didn’t care or understand that Star Trek actually representing PoC in the media was something very important to many, and that’s what made Star Trek so unique. Now I get why he casted Benadryl Crumplesnatch instead of an actual MoC - he doesn’t understand the power of Star Trek.
Christopher Eccleston Interviewed before Series Started
That smirky smile, you bastard.
It’s ok Norman, I liked your cry face.
David Tennant from the BBC America special Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited - The First Doctor
You asked for an encore showing of this special so we’ve scheduled it twice for next week:
Wednesday, February 6 from 4-7pm EST and then again early Thursday morning from 3-6am EST
If you missed last weekend’s First Doctor special, here’s your chance to see/DVR it again. Watch the trailer here.
(We can’t pin posts in the new Tumblr so signal boost pls!)
Jack Gleeson - Good Guy vs Evil Guy
