I totally agree with you about all these points. There are too many sci-fi shows that I like at first and then they just go downhill and I lose interest. I watched the first two seasons of Earth: Final Conflict but without Boone it just wasn't as interesting. I watched the first two seasons of Andromeda and part of the third before losing interest again. I watched the first two seasons of Enterprise and then only watched it sporadically after that. I haven't given up on Atlantis yet but my interest in it isn't as strong as it was those first two seasons(that seems to be the common factor-two seasons.)
Even though I'm American, I do wish there were more diversity in shows. I'm interested in things like history, geography, and other cultures so I'd like to see more of that reflected in shows and movies. Unfortunately, many Americans are ignorant and uncaring when it comes to other countries or even the history of our own. I never understood that. There is one Eastern European actor on a popular show that I can think of and that's the Croatian actor on ER who plays Dr. Luka Kovich. (I can't spell the actors name properly without looking it up so I'm not even going to try.) Other than him, there's usually only British actors to represent Europe.
Atlantis had the opportunity to have a more diverse cast but they haven't done enough with it. Characters like Miko are actually pretty popular with fans even though she's only been on one episode. They should really try to do more with actors from different countries. It's actually amazing to think how diverse the cast of the original Star Trek was. It certainly was unlike any other show on TV at that time. Sadly, it still is unlike most TV now in terms of diversity. I know someone mentioned Lost and you said you didn't like it but I happen to be a fan and they at least have a diverse cast including an Iraqi character which is unusual right now.
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Date: 2007-02-18 08:42 pm (UTC)Even though I'm American, I do wish there were more diversity in shows. I'm interested in things like history, geography, and other cultures so I'd like to see more of that reflected in shows and movies. Unfortunately, many Americans are ignorant and uncaring when it comes to other countries or even the history of our own. I never understood that. There is one Eastern European actor on a popular show that I can think of and that's the Croatian actor on ER who plays Dr. Luka Kovich. (I can't spell the actors name properly without looking it up so I'm not even going to try.) Other than him, there's usually only British actors to represent Europe.
Atlantis had the opportunity to have a more diverse cast but they haven't done enough with it. Characters like Miko are actually pretty popular with fans even though she's only been on one episode. They should really try to do more with actors from different countries. It's actually amazing to think how diverse the cast of the original Star Trek was. It certainly was unlike any other show on TV at that time. Sadly, it still is unlike most TV now in terms of diversity. I know someone mentioned Lost and you said you didn't like it but I happen to be a fan and they at least have a diverse cast including an Iraqi character which is unusual right now.