The producers of Game Of Thrones David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, have just inked a deal with HBO to make a new show after GOT ends. The show is going to be called CONFEDERATE. It's an alternate reality show about a third Civil War. In the show's world the south successfully succeeded from the union and slavery never ended but has become "modernized". The two show runners have a proven track record with Game Of Thrones, but the concept of this series makes me weary. It could either be a thought provoking commentary on race and politics in America or it can be another exploitive "black people in chains" story. I think I'd be a little less apprehensive if they partnered up with a veteran black producer, like Antoine Fuqua or Steve McQueen. I hope it will be good, we will just have to wait and see.
I have to agree. Seems like it could be problematic to have a show with such a racially charged premise be produced by two white men. We'll see I guess
Considering how they have dealt with slavery on Game of Thrones and writing without GRRM's Books to follow....I expect a trainwreck. The only character who was good that wasn't white was Oberyn Martell.
The actor was Chilean so some mix of Native, European and Black...so by White I mean not European White like everyone else. Point being nothing in Game of Thrones gives me any believe this wont be overly focused on white people and pure torture porn. Especially since the Martells constitute in the books pretty much all the relevant characters who aren't White. And these two totally butchered that storyline.
^Just about to post that, thanks. This is only going to encourage and trigger Civil War revisionists *cough* white supremacists to get their blood pressure up. They'd better insert some hardcore slave rebellions into this.
I guess they were thinking that Netflix has had a lot of success with The Man in the High Castle which is basically the axis powers winning WWII. I am not gonna get worked up to much about it. According to the story it would not go into production until after GOT final season ends and by some accounts that might not be until 2019 then you figure another year of production work so finish that in 2020 which would probably put an air date sometime in 2021. Looks like 2 of the executive producers and writers they are bringing on will be black Nichelle Spellman and Malcolm Spellmen.
I've never seen it because I don't watch gangster/drug life shows. So I don't know what the issue with it is.
Never heard of it, did a youtube search, yeah it looks like the typical Black guy caught up in the drug life crap. I wont be watching.
Yes indeed. When I read about South Africa and its Apartheid history it would be like say the Confederates won the war. Brazil had slavery and that ended back in 1888. Confederate immigrants set up a settlement there.
It was discussed in another thread, here. And you are correct, it's a gangster/drug life show. Though, it does involve more than just blacks. Truthfully, the black kid's story is only a third of the show. But, you wouldn't know it by the advertising. Which us actually more frustrating. They're trying to make it look like Boys In The Hood redux. It's not that. It's more like The Shield Meets The Wire. The other two thirds are one white, DEA angent. The other third is a Latino enforcer trying to move up in the drug world. There are no good guys on this show. Just shades of grey to black. No pun intended. And, no I didn't watch the show normally. I watched it using Kodi so my viewing didn't get counted.
Eh I dont hold out any believe that them having two Black EPs makes a real difference...you are going to need a few black people in roles that on paper look important anyway...you gotta cover your ass.