Category Archives: Television

On J. August Richards’ Webseries, ‘The Hypnotist’: Black People and Science Fiction

Posted on June 10, 2013 by tlewisisdope

I’m struck by the fact that the great J. August Richards is developing a sci-fi webseries, The Hypnotist, featuring black people that seems to center blackness. “…African hypnosis. It was essentially lost during the slave trade, but goes back thousands … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Television | Tagged black film, J. August Richards, sci fi, science fiction, The Hypnotist, webseries | 4 Comments

On Beyoncé’s HBO Documentary, ‘Life Is But A Dream’

Posted on February 18, 2013 by tlewisisdope

I just finished watching Beyoncé’s documentary, Life Is But A Dream, and I think what I was most struck by is an overwhelming sense that vulnerability is hard for this young woman because she’s trying to live up to an … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Television | Tagged Beyonce, Beyonce Knowles, Crazy Feelings, documentary, HBO, Lay Up Under Me, Life Is But A Dream, Listen, Resentment, Speechless | 2 Comments

Race, Ethnicity, and ‘The Vampire Diaries’

Posted on February 3, 2013 by tlewisisdope

In a fairly inoffensive, if silly, roundtable discussion post on AfterElton about The CW’s brilliant, The Vampire Diaries, this jumped out at me: There’s yet to be much of a gay presence on the show. (Sorry folks, Caroline’s deceased Dad … Continue reading →

Posted in Television | Tagged AfterElton, blackness, ethnicity, Kat Graham, Nina Dobrev, race, The CW, The Vampire Diaries | 4 Comments

Best Television of 2012

Posted on December 30, 2012 by tlewisisdope

I haven’t written a round-up on television in 10 years. Which is strange because I watch a fair amount of television. As someone who used to want to be a screenwriter, television has always fascinated me because it provides such … Continue reading →

Posted in Best of 2012, Television | Tagged Alaric, Amanda Clarke, Arya, Battlestar Galactica, Betty Draper, Bones, Bradley James, Breaking Bad, Candice Accola, Caroline Forbes, Castiel, Cersei, Charles Dance, Colin Morgan, Daenerys, Damon, David Boreanaz, Don Draper, Elena, Emily Deschanel, Emily Thorne, Emily VanCamp, Emmy, Game of Thrones, genre show, Gina Torres, Gormogon, Grave Digger, Green Arrow, Guillermo Diaz, Hart Hanson, Huck, January Jones, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, John Barrowman, Jon Hamm, Justified, Katie Cassidy, Kerry Washington, King Arthur, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Louis Litt, Mad Men, Maisie Williams, Matt Davis, Merlin, Michael Trevino, Misha Collins, Nashville, Nina Dobrev, Oliver Queen, Olivia Pope, Pelant, Peter Dinklage, procedural, Revenge, Rick Hoffman, Roger Sterling, Sansa, Scandal, Seeley Booth, shipper, Shonda Rhimes, soap opera, Sons of Anarchy, Sophie Turner, Starling City, Stefan, Stephen Amell, Suits, Supernatural, Susanna Thompson, Temperance Brennan, The Vampire Diaries, Tony Goldwyn, Torchwood, Tyler Lockwood, Tyrion, Tywin, USA Networks, White Collar, white male Protestantism, whiteness, Willa Holland | 5 Comments

Grappling with the Challenges of Race and Sexuality: ‘Skin Deep the Series’

Posted on December 11, 2012 by tlewisisdope

I certainly hope this show, Skin Deep The Series, gets produced… …because there could be real power in a show that forthrightly addresses issues of race, sexuality, and masculinity in a way that forces us to rethink our assumptions and … Continue reading →

Posted in Sexuality, Television | Tagged black gay, black sexuality, Black SGL men, gay television, masculinity, patriarchy, race, racism, sexuality, SGL, Skin Deep | 2 Comments