Oh no, they haven't been, not at all.

Well, you can always hope that it is just the start and they will open up the universe with further instalments. And we do get a new series at least.

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But we all loved Walter when he was introduced as the newest Muppet!

So, it is true, for the movies the current Sulu is starring in, which is what we're talking about here. I give you that the whole Star Trek franchise is more than those three films, and there's a possibility that we will get an Asian captain in some new TV show, and maybe they could even ask John Cho and do it as a…

I mostly wonder what it would have looked like if Takei had decided to play Sulu as "gay". Would anything be remotely different on screen?

He was informed. He told them he didn't like the idea, but they ignored his concerns.

I know it's not your theory, I also replied to the post you mentioned. Just wanted to say that I don't find that standpoint as well-reasoned as you did.
And I only have watched one episode of the original Star Trek show, the one with the Tribbles.

Hollywood definitely needs more Asian romantic leads and action heroes - though hey, you can also be a gay romantic lead or gay action hero! Why is it more important that an Asian male gets a girl if he could just as well get a guy? And just because you're gay doesn't mean you have to be a sidekick in a film. (Maybe…

I would be happy if one or both of those two new characters were gay.
I also would be pissed when they're inevitably gone after this film. Sulu will always stay with the films.

See, as a gay man that sounds insulting to me. As if getting a girl was somehow more worth than being a married gay father. And Sulu will always be just a sidekick, no matter where he swings his dick.

Which I kinda get, but frankly, it's bullshit. It's 2016, he's a beloved gay icon, and he's insulted that people might think he wasn't "straight-acting" enough?

A line that didn't even originate on that show. I read it first on a t-shirt, months before that episode aired.

There is an issue in general, yes, but it's hard to argue in this case where we have openly gay actor Zachary Quinto playing a straight, Uhura-boning Spock. Not to mention that it doesn't change Takei's take on the character,
this is John Cho's version of the character, and no matter what anyone says, they are not the…

I rewatched Rain Man this year, does that count?

I love your comment so much, I'm gonna print it out and have sex with it tonight. Hot, steamy, gay sex.

It's not really ahead of time, the movie is already out in some parts of the world. It wasn't possible to keep a lid on it until the US start.

Yeah, I mentioned sense8 which does it the best, but good call on Shameless. Somehow the non-fantasy shows fare better than the scifi stuff these days.

To be fair, queer male characters in Game of Thrones are mainly there to suffer. Though you can say that about pretty much anyone on that show so hey, equality!

Well, it's only funny when it's lots of little pellets.