my_partner_doug tipped me to a movie remake of The Lone Ranger. What's wrong with this picture? The Native American hero, Tonto, is being played by Johnny Depp. I liked the original TV series because I was amused by how often Tonto had to save the Lone Ranger. I am not at all amused to see this role go to an actor who is not Native American. It's bad enough to cross-cast any character whose ethnicity is already specified, but it's especially egregious when said identity is a mainstay of the character and his role in a story. So I'm not only skipping the movie and leaving my folding green vote in my pocket, I'm encouraging other folks to boycott it as well. -
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Not Like This: "The Lone Ranger" Remake
my_partner_doug tipped me to a movie remake of The Lone Ranger. What's wrong with this picture? The Native American hero, Tonto, is being played by Johnny Depp. I liked the original TV series because I was amused by how often Tonto had to save the Lone Ranger. I am not at all amused to see this role go to an actor who is not Native American. It's bad enough to cross-cast any character whose ethnicity is already specified, but it's especially egregious when said identity is a mainstay of the character and his role in a story. So I'm not only skipping the movie and leaving my folding green vote in my pocket, I'm encouraging other folks to boycott it as well. -
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Re: No...
June 13 2011, 06:41:50 UTC 10 years ago
I finally managed to convince my Hubby to discontinue cable TV back in January. It had finally reached the point where we were watching the Weather Channel and PBS almost exclusively. Then 60 Minutes' Andy Rooney's little expose of the fact that we are now forced to watch 20+ minutes of commercials out of every hour of cable TV we watch was what convinced me that it was the right thing to do.
We joined Netflix and so far we haven't missed cable TV, its monthly 60+ dollar bill or all its idiotic TV commercials.
:)
Re: No...
June 13 2011, 06:52:14 UTC 10 years ago
We don't have TV reception because we can't afford it. I do miss the educational stuff, but that's most of what I ever had an interest in. Almost none of the shows are worth watching. The percentage of things that actually drive me out of a room has gone up. The 'news' programs are downright cringeworthy: what Phil Foglio once called "journalistic, infotainment-like art product." Feh.
Re: No...
June 13 2011, 06:56:09 UTC 10 years ago
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