Some of the fan reactions are bothering me. Obviously, a big spoiler for the end of the episode.

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I'm such a bad maintainer, and this post is looong overdue:



For those living under a rock: Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical "The Princess and the Frog," an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin" comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana, a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.

I just saw the movie today with my mom, first time in a while I saw a Disney film in theaters. I just heard black princess + jazz sound track + traditional animation, and knew I had to see it. And, honestly, I was pleasantly surprised to find Tiana was not just likeable, but a character I could actually relate to, and that the movie had a good message. I was also relieved Tiana's white friend, Charlotte, didn't turn out to be an antagonist, but instead was just horribly spoiled and clueless.

So...who saw it? Going to see it? What did you think?

Title: Ghosts
Author: abi z. / azephirin
Fandom: Star Trek: XI
Pairings: Kirk/Spock/Uhura, Pike/Number One, Sarek/Amanda, McCoy/OFC, Sarek/OFC
Summary: Five different Halloweens, five different years, five different places.
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: For the movie.
Word count: ~3165
Disclaimer: Not mine, which makes me sadder than you can possibly imagine.



( From ghoulies and ghosties, and long-leggedy beasties, and things that go bump in the night, good Lord, deliver us! )

I have this link in my link list over on my LJ vanessabrooks, but thought I would post it here just to share:

Shame by Pam Noles. It's all about characters of color featured (or not featured) in science fiction and fantasy.

Joy Bryant's a supporting character in Virtuality, a new film on FOX that appears to be part Srs Bsns Space Mission, part virtual reality exploration, and part reality show, set only 30 years into the future. She plays Alice Thibadeau, an astrobiologist married to the particularly handsome Kenji Yamamoto (Nelson Lee), also an astrobiologist. Of course he's a Taiwanese Canadian playing a Japanese man; but... yeah.

TV.com has an interview with Bryant where she talks about different aspects of the film, her character, and what she thinks its impact will be.

Did anyone else watch on Friday? If so, what did you think? I felt they could have done more with character development, and if they really take up the call to make it a full-fledged television show, I'd like to see more. Plus the opening virtual reality sequence (Civil War battle scene) kinda put me off on what to expect from the rest of the movie.

They have the feature film up on Hulu, too, if you're interested. I hope it turns into a full-on series and that Joy plays a bigger role in the progression of the plot beyond the fact she's in a very happy and steamy marriage.

Christina Hawthorne (Jada Pinkett Smith) is the Chief Nursing Officer at Richmond Trinity Hospital. Dr. Tom Wakefield (Michael Vartan) serves as Chief of Surgery for the hospital. Fellow nurses include Bobbie Jackson (Suleka Mathew), Ray Stein (David Julian Hirsh), and Candy Sullivan (Christina Moore). Camille (Hannah Hodson) is Christina's biracial daughter, and Amanda (Joanna Cassidy) Christina’s mother-in-law, who also happens to be a member of the hospital board.

"Before Hawthorne (starring Jada Pinkett Smith) and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (starring Jill Scott) debuted a few months ago, it had been 35 years since an African-American woman was the lead in a US TV drama."

Did anyone watch the premiere? What did you think? About the show, the above quote, or anything remotely related?

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