With this post about "Atlanta" and the post about Damon going to Houston, I really need a show set in Houston or some place in Texas. It's crazy that in spite of having a top notch film program and all this space, Texas isn't rivaling New York, California, or even Georgia when it comes to film and TV.

I forgot it was on (and at the same time as Queen Sugar which is another show I wanted to catch), but luckily FX put the first episode on their YouTube account. I definitely enjoyed it, but I can see why some wouldn't be into it.
I'm really glad we're getting more experimental stuff with black people involved. All we…

It's on the smaller side, but it's packed with history and celebrates black people in the military both past and present. It's where I learned that a woman dressed up as a Buffalo soldier.

There's plenty of stuff to do in Houston. There are symphones, art museums, the Buffalo Soldiers Museum is there, etc.
Granted, my family and I love museums and actively seek them out whereever we go. (Not to mention we're a tad bougie.)

Audiences probably knew of him through being inundated with ads and hearing about him from other people who did see the movie.
And of course seeing gifs on various social media sites. It's getting hard to at least not have heard of the characters with all the ads.

I wonder if her height gives her an advantage. Compared to her teammates, Simone is the shortest with a clear height difference between herself and gold medalist Gabby.
Either way, I'm hoping she gets the gold.

That sounds a little bit how the Japanese think of Black Americans.

Do you think it's because they still remember the Black American soldiers doing a lot for their country or they perceive us as being better educated/richer?

I think some people balk at the idea because some people use that to excuse the problems here. Like telling poor people that there are poorer people elsewhere. It's true, but that doesn't solve the problem a poor person is having right now in the U.S.
I wish we wouldn't do the contest thing and just acknowledge that…

That could be why people like Coate wax poetically about France. Privilege can blind you to the reality.

I wonder if black Americans have a privilege over Black French and Africans over there due to us being Americans. I've heard murmurs from people outside of the U.S. saying that being an American is a privilege in and of itself, regardless of skin color.

Are we talking his latter years or Star Wars? If Star Wars, I would say that Hamill simply improved as an actor. I found this old article in People and he seemed to want to be an actor and not just Luke Skywalker.
http://www.people.com/peopl…

I think it depends on how you grew up. I was considered the sheltered child in school so Kidz Bop was right up my alley.
That and the Rugrats and Powerpuff Girls soundtracks.

That's an interesting aspect of these films. While stylized, Nani looks like a girl you could see in the real world. The songs are just nondiegetic and the heroes can exhibit very unlikable traits.

The article focuses on the sisters' relationship which I do think gets overlooked in favor of talking about Stitch. I'll admit, as a kid watching it I never thought about their relationship and it's only as an adult that I appreciate what they did.

So I have this idea that whether you like the Disney movies in the 00s era (post-Tarzan) is dependent on your age when they came out and how much you want Disney to be more fantastical. Not to say Lilo and Stitch and the like aren't fantastical, but they're more quirky and experimental compared to the more whimsical…

Milo is probably the least likable characer (which is saying a lot because he's not that bad). Plus there's the whole "white savior" trope.
I do daydream about a live action Atlantis with a more charismatic lead.

When I saw this article I thought it was going to be about how we've all grown up with Kidz Bop and why they've succeeded. Then I realize that only counts if you born after 1989 and I realized just how young I really am.

I get that. Maybe get local people inspired by people at the top.

Haven't heard much from Jill, but I do know Johnson-Weld is close. I think they're at 13% and they have to be at 15%.