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Attractive Looking Black Spies?

posted 14 years ago by cdz6969
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Don't get me wrong.. This show looks so corny, it would fail even if they were White.. The couple thing isn't going to work.. It's not like it's Remington Steele and the couple is playing normal people being detectives.. These are CIA agents with super skill sets ala Mr and Mrs Smith.. with more romance? ughh..

Then they get these 2 good looking black actors (who will act white) to lead it.. which is clearly an attempt to bring in a different audience that NBC wasn't getting during their prime time lineup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnoSLDmxjXc&feature=related#t=486

[–] Yorick_Brown 14 years ago

How does someone act like a race?

And why are so many getting caught up in this? Shouldn't you be happy that minorities are leading a show where their race is completely irrelevant?

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[–] cdz6969 14 years ago

Because Nobody wants to see Yuppie Black folks.. We went to see characters like Shaft who have so much Soul it scares the s**t out of their enemies..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnoSLDmxjXc&feature=related#t=486

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[–] nikkiwhite40 14 years ago

Well- I hate to break it to you- but those days of 70's Black soul and 70's White disco are over. It's more of a "blurring" of the lines now. Besides, no Black actor (for the most part) can really act White- they're still Black and that just, comes through. Especially with these two-- they're middle of the line Black actors. Not like extreme California White-Black folks.
We don't want to see Black exploitation either. We want to see characters, rather Black or White, be themselves, but bring in a little bit of the other cultures too. It's like seeing White characters who use some slang Blacks use, but not in the derogatory, demeaning way. In a way that's acceptable, flattering, and universal-- ya know?

[–] cdz6969 14 years ago

To watch a Black man without Soul is like watching Ben Affleck...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnoSLDmxjXc&feature=related#t=486

[–] QueenCalafia 14 years ago

These people are CIA agents. They can't act 'ghetto' (I noticed when black ppl accuse other black people of acting white, they usually mean they don't act uncouth, and they're intelligent, well-spoken, etc).

I am glad they're not playing black stereotypes/caricatures (e.g. soul brotha). The fact that the actors are European blacks also helps with their believability as 'worldly', intelligent people. American blacks are generally not worldly, nor do they usually come across as cultured, which the characters are supposed to be.

[–] kay_cee_d 14 years ago

Not all black people act "ghetto." I'm black and all my life other people accuse me of acting "white" just because I use proper English.

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[–] BouncyX 14 years ago

i know right?

i dont get all the race comments and threads either. who cares about their race. the show is either good or its not, thats not even an issue.

but since they ARE black and are spies and the show is so similar to Alias, maybe we'll find out that Dixon is the uncle to one of em. :P

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[–] millennium_critic 14 years ago

The OP's an idiot. Reason and logic and pointing out his glaring racist 'overtones' and the fact that there was already a show like this called Hart to Hart will do nothing to save he/she/it from the abyss of stupidity. To try is just an exercise in futility. Just enjoy the show and just let morons like this who think that "race" defines anything about individuals live in complete and utter ignorance until the end of time. Alone.

[–] MariMcCabe 14 years ago

Maybe you should watch a exploitation flick to satisfy your shucking and jiving wishes.

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[–] Crossingthegulf 14 years ago

How does a person "act white"? You do realise that black people are capable of speaking proper English, right? >>>

And there are many white people who are not capable.

[–] Hei_Shibing 14 years ago

Black people "acting white", you say. Ridiculous. Again, an indication that SOME people cannot accept seeing black people on television, unless they are providing the comic relief, speaking at a pace with which no human ear can keep up and just generally acting like Eddie Murphy in 48 hours. Or let's put them in a superior position of responsibility, but have them moody and aggressive, bellowing at their subordinates, demanding that they "turn in their gun and their badge" because they are "off the case". Is that more "black" for you? I don't know, what's the world coming to when two black people appear on television and don't conform to the stereotypes that have been laid out for them.

Just uppity, aren't they?

*finger snap*

[–] Virgil_Hawkins 14 years ago

Please stop posting... anywhere.

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[–] cdz6969 14 years ago

Not only is they uppity.. Why they both got to be so paper bag light skinned?.. Why couldn't they find a Wesley Snipes Looking dude with a girl with the Tone of Tara from True Blood... I'm just sayin..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnoSLDmxjXc&feature=related#t=486

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[–] blaqueknight2000 14 years ago

by - AQJones on Tue Oct 5 2010 19:55:38...Now if they could just get some people that are overweight, don't have perfect teeth, and perfect hair, that would be a watershed moment in television history. Just my two cents.

They have that all over television. Its called reality t.v.
Personally, I don't turn on the t.v. looking for "average" to entertain me. I want my explosions huge, my gunfights riddled with massive amounts of bullets and my spies to look like Boris, Gugu, Angelina, Brad, Pierce Brosnan, Maggie Q, and even Jenny Garner. That's entertaining to me.

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