Buffy to be canceled!

[dreaded_beast]

We're a month or so behind on Buffy in the UK btw, so if Wood & Buffy get together I don't know about it.

so how far along are you? what is the last ep you have seen?

 

[Benben]

I was wondering if there has yet been an example in genre shows of a black male character having a romantic relationship with a white female one?

Gunn and Fred on Angel.

 

[Staffan]

Getting away from gender orientation, I was wondering if there has yet been an example in genre shows of a black male character having a romantic relationship with a white female one? This seems to be a bit of a conservative taboo on US tv (as opposed to black woman/white man, which seems to be accepted, funnily enough).

You could consider Worf/Dax on DS9. Worf is technically a klingon though, and not black - though the actor is (or they used a whole lot of makeup).

 

[John Crichton]

Gunn and Fred on Angel.

Wow, I can't believe I didn't think of that. doh

 

[Jemal]

what I'm thinking is, there seems to be a rule (apparently backed by threats, although I didn't realise this until I read this thread) on US tv that heterosexual characters can become homosexual, but not vice versa, and once having 'crossed', can never go back.

You've never seen "Will&Grace" have you.
And yes, I know you were just generalizing, and there's an exception to every rule, I'm just playing devils advocate.

BTW, maybe we should change the title of this thread to "the Homosexual TV discussion page." or something... I mean right now it's called 'buffy to be cancelled', but only the first 20 or so messages are abou that.. Someone skipping page one would think it's being cancelled B/C of willow being gay.

Anyways, on spinoffs - I'ld like a Faith spinoff, but I don't think it'll happen. I don't know if she'ld be good enough for the lead role, and I don't know how any of the others would fit in with her... I can see maybe Spike + her as a good team, but I'm pretty sure Marsters has allready said he's moving over to Angel when buffy's done. It's already final that some of the writers from buffy and firefly are going there, so maybe a few more characters... Xander no, Anya no, Dawn probably not (Though I gotta admit, she is becoming more drool-worthy with each day.)


EDIT: And yes, Michael Dorn (Worf) is black.

 

[S'mon]

Gunn and Fred on Angel.

S'mon slaps head and says *d'oh*

 

[S'mon]

so how far along are you? what is the last ep you have seen?

Im missed the title of last night's ep, it had the Potentials being drilled out the back of the Summers residence, and Buffy giving a big speech where she told everyone else they were useless.

Anya: "I provide the irony!"

Xander: "Hey, uh, my job!"

& Buffy had a chat with the chaps who created the First Slayer.

 

[S'mon]

You could consider Worf/Dax on DS9. Worf is technically a klingon though, and not black - though the actor is (or they used a whole lot of makeup).

S'mon slaps head and says *d'oh* again.

Sometimes I really should learn to keep my mouth shut/fingers off the keyboard.

 

[S'mon]

You've never seen "Will&Grace" have you.

Haven't watched more than a few seconds of it - you're saying Will fancies Grace or some other female person?

 

[S'mon]

Re spin-offs - in the Angel ep last night in the UK (Faith & Wesley hunt Angelus to a vampire drug den), I thought Faith & Wesley made a great pairing (again), the chemistry between them was excellent. Faith on her own seems a bit wooden though. Wesley has become my role model.