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re: Luke Cage is getting great reviews - starts streaming tomorrow, Sept 30
Posted on 10/1/16 at 12:24 am to The Egg
Posted on 10/1/16 at 12:24 am to The Egg
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but OMG is the social consciousness going to ruin it like people are so afraid it might?!??!!!?!!
If the show acts like black people get hunted down and shot by white cops just for being black, then that isn't social consciousness. It's just lies. That would certainly ruin the show for me.
If it deals with the black community and issues facing them honestly without blaming everything on everybody else, then it will be great.
I guess it all depends on their definition of social consciousness. I'm hoping it's honest.
This post was edited on 10/1/16 at 12:24 am
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Posted on 10/1/16 at 12:24 am to imjustafatkid
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If it deals with the black community and issues facing them honestly without blaming everything on everybody else, then it will be great.
It's pretty much this, but most of the white folks are bad guys.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 12:26 am to PurpleandGold Motown
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It's pretty much this, but most of the white folks are bad guys.
I can probably live with that. It's pathetic, but most comic book villains seem to be white anyway.
Nobody ever calls for more black villains.
This post was edited on 10/1/16 at 12:29 am
Posted on 10/1/16 at 12:47 am to imjustafatkid
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If it deals with the black community and issues facing them honestly without blaming everything on everybody else, then it will be great.
That's what it is.
You even have a black man give a speech about the the absence of black men as fathers and a very cynical take on a black politician who publicly speaks about "keeping Harlem black" but her motivations are more about lining her pockets, almost a female Al Sharpton type.
And who are the "mostly white bad guys"?
I'm only on episode five but Cottonmouth and Diamondback are black and Shades is latino. There is a white dirty cop but he works for the bad black guy. The crooked prison guard was white but he lasted one episode.
Really, the only white major character is the dirty cop at this point. The "baddest" bad guys are people of color and there are way more of them.
The message, to me, is about the people of Harlem ruining their own community. I may have missed it but I've yet to see a scene where someone blames the mess in Harlem on "white people".
Posted on 10/1/16 at 12:50 am to BamaChick
I should have said the white characters are bad.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 1:33 am to The Egg
This show is better than Daredevil and Jessica Jones. I just finished episode 5 and I find it has the most compelling narrative and protagonist of all the series. It is solid, arse-kicking, original funk.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 1:35 am to BigAppleTiger
I watched the first episode tonight. It looks really good so far.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 1:41 am to imjustafatkid
I'm digging it. But is anyone watching the show and fantasy recasting it with folks from The Wire? Like Idris Elba would have killed as Cottonmouth. Or Clarke Peters as Bobby Fish. Or Dominic West as Misty's partner....
Posted on 10/1/16 at 1:54 am to timbo
Well so far, we have Burrell (Pop), Butchie (blind magazine stand guy), and Kima (police captian) from "The Wire" through episode six.
I think Michael K. Williams (Omar) would have made a great Cottonmouth.
I think Michael K. Williams (Omar) would have made a great Cottonmouth.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 3:10 am to BamaChick
Episode 9 is some deep shite.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 5:31 am to PurpleandGold Motown
One more to go.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 6:34 am to BamaChick
To be fair, Cage had a massive beard and afro.
Not really a spoiler, but shades recognizes him in ep 5.
Not really a spoiler, but shades recognizes him in ep 5.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 7:12 am to Jcorye1
Finished. Ready for Defenders.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 8:14 am to BigAppleTiger
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This show is better than Daredevil and Jessica Jones
I'm only through 3 episodes, but no, not even close. It is very slow moving. I feel like fast forwarding through some of it. First few episodes of daredevil were like that for me, and it got better. I'm sure this one will get better too. There's nothing I'm really excited about through three episodes, but I have faith I will enjoy it.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 9:15 am to imjustafatkid
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I watched the first episode tonight. It looks really good so far.
I was really disappointed in the first episode. Really slow pace and the dialogue was really bad, not sure if it was the acting or the words, but the opening scene in the barbershop for example just wasn't very well executed. Too much set up I guess, fortunately we've already been introduced to Luke Cage so I knew it would get better.
I'm sure I'll get downvoted to hell for not proclaiming my love for every bit of the show, but the point of this post is to let people know that if they don't like the first episode keep going, when the action happens it's really good.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 1:39 pm to TigerinATL
See I thought the dialogue has been better than S1 of Daredevil. The first episodes just were blah minus the action.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 1:54 pm to tduecen
I'm 2 episodes in and I love it. This one has me hooked way sooner than Daredevil or JJ did. The guy who plays Luke is great but Cornell has stolen the show.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 4:36 pm to craigbiggio
Wait until you see his backstory and meet Mama Mabel.
He turns remarkably sympathetic like Fisk.
He turns remarkably sympathetic like Fisk.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 5:43 pm to BigAppleTiger
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This show is better than Daredevil and Jessica Jones.
Agreed. I'm 9 episodes in.
Posted on 10/1/16 at 6:39 pm to sorantable
Finished.
I am going the other way, it started off great and just dragged the last few episodes.
I like Jessica Jones the best and Daredevil second.
I am going the other way, it started off great and just dragged the last few episodes.
I like Jessica Jones the best and Daredevil second.
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