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September 18, 2018 Melissa Slaughter

Sandra Oh is Not Your Model Minority

I’m not here to say why Sandra Oh, the first woman of Asian descent nominated for an Emmy as a

Sci Fi Television

July 19, 2018 Constance Gibbs

13 Thoughts I Had After the ‘Doctor Who’ SDCC Panel

‘Doctor Who’ debuted a new trailer and a new sonic at #SDCC18. Here are 13 thoughts on the new Who reveals!

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June 22, 2018 Bayana Davis

Loving ‘Doctor Who’ as a Black Woman

I came to Doctor Who in 2013, after my cousin Robyn came to my house to commandeer the television for

Television

May 8, 2018 Tayci

‘Killing Eve’ and the Centering of Whiteness

There is no doubt that representation in media has grown significantly in the past couple years if not the past

Interview Television

December 1, 2016 Keith Chow

Thirsty for Representation: Osric Chau on TV and Diversity

Originally posted at CAAMedia When it’s all said and done, 2016 may go down as the year Hollywood finally recognized

Fantasy Television

December 10, 2015 Dennis R. Upkins

BBC’s Merlin: A Retrospective

Originally published at Geeks Out This month marks the three year anniversary of the series finale of the BBC’s Merlin. By no means

Sci Fi Television

October 21, 2015 Dennis R. Upkins

Character Study: Doctor Martha Jones

In honor of #BlackSpeculativeFictionMonth [Scene: Attending a party where friends are discussing their favorite Doktah.] Partygoer 1: I love the Classic Who’s. Tom

Television

September 23, 2015 Constance Gibbs

In a Typically Weak Year for Nerdy Emmy Noms, NOCs Still Garner Big Wins

Two of this year’s big Emmy stories split the difference between our PoCness and our nerdiness. You’ve probably heard about

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July 22, 2014 Daniel José Older

On Conflict in Brave and Orphan Black

In this week’s video, I talk about internal/external conflict and decision-making conflict vs. kill-all-the-bad-guys conflict using the BBC America science-fiction