In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Episode 1: Through A Trek, Darkly
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In our first episode, we look at the origins of Star Trek, the competing voices that went into creating and shaping it (of whom Roddenberry was just one) and what it was intended to be vs. what it became. The original series was shaped heavily by the era--the 1960s--in which it was created, and that had an impact on its politics, its views towards society, and even its format. We look at "The Cage" and what it may have said about Roddenberry (and the rest)'s intentions, and how it reflects the classic take on SF, vs. how Trek adapted itself to new views of genre and American storytelling as it went on. Plus how Trek reflects ongoing conversations (some might say, arguments) among its various writers and creators.
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In our first episode, we look at the origins of Star Trek, the competing voices that went into creating and shaping it (of whom Roddenberry was just one) and what it was intended to be vs. what it became. The original series was shaped heavily by the era--the 1960s--in which it was created, and that had an impact on its politics, its views towards society, and even its format. We look at "The Cage" and what it may have said about Roddenberry (and the rest)'s intentions, and how it reflects the classic take on SF, vs. how Trek adapted itself to new views of genre and American storytelling as it went on. Plus how Trek reflects ongoing conversations (some might say, arguments) among its various writers and creators.
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