Random note

[kingandy]

So we were watching Battlestar Galactica and it's that one with the refinery and there's Apollo, some chick and an asian guy doing an attack run and I think to myself, "Oh ho, the token ethnic guy is totally gonna get it because he's ethnic".  And like the very next second a laser bolt or whatever shoots right through his canopy and shoots him through the heart.

American studios still have this tiny blind spot regarding the ethnics.

Comments

[kneeshooter]

Still, apart from that the episode wasn't a bad use of the entire series sfx budget.

[mrssshhh.livejournal.com]

It was actually considerably more poignant because of the fact that Chuckles was one of Starbuck's rookies. Also, two white pilots died on camera, so I think you're choosing to be cynical and missing the point entirely.

[kingandy]

My point is not that the ethnics are underrepresented, only that they are first choice when sacrifice to the Gods of Drama is required.

The Priestess is soon going to suggest a big pot of Gumbo or some such it is my opinion.

Damn I should not have read through the entire Wigu archives in one sitting, it has affected my typing patterns yo.

[mrssshhh.livejournal.com]

Earlier episode - Cally was the one almost raped and eventually (and quite graphically) shot, though she survived, rather than Dee in the next cell.

And Chuckles was the middle death out of the three pilots dying on screen this episode, and to my memory he's the first ethnic character we actually see die in the whole series so far.

[kingandy]

I could probably argue that I was not citing Chuckles as an example of such, merely an incident that reminded me of the tendency, and that there's no causal relationship between the two paragraphs.

I could certainly argue that I wasn't accusing Galactica of doing it all the time, since I am - as mentioned - only a casual viewer. I have no clue who Cally or Dee are.

However, instead I will only laugh at the man's chosen callsign. Chuckles! Hee hee hee!

[kingandy]

Also I mostly mentioned it because it happened just as I was thinking it.

[kingandy]

Yes.

Also, I am not a regular watcher, so I did not know "Chuckles" from Adam(a). nobody seemed to metion him for the rest of the episode though, they were all "Hooray we won!"

[mrssshhh.livejournal.com]

"Hooray we won!"

See examples of this in such things as VE Day. It's a natural and very human reaction.

[kingandy]

Yeah, but you'd expect something during the wind-down at least, especially if he was Starbuck's rookie. Given the massive amount of screentime devoted to how much she wished she was out there.