Now Kid Dy-No-Mite playing Jesus... that would be worth watching...
Posted on 01/20/2006 8:29:57 AM PST by isaiah55version11_0
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THat was the ppoint of the episode 'Water.' Water is a critical resource and finding water of sufficeint purity was a daunting task. System after system after system didn't have it. Col. Tye even comments that the galaxy is a very inhospitable place. SOund like the 12 colonies were a real paradise for humans. The only other world capable of supporting humans were Kobol and Earth. Earth is essentially 2/3rd the way around the galaxy. In other words, there is no realistic place to settle.
And they are still here also, and working for the entertainment and information industries.
Yeah, I remember when Enterprise first came on- I rushed home from work that night, and was all excited, and then the theme song came on and...uh...er.. I was a little "concerned".... Oh man... You can march into battle with that thing playing int he background, huh? (sound of crickets)
I remember for example, the comedy when I was growing up. Black people made fun of white people, or latinos (or Puerto Ricans- which was popular), or a white comedian would make fun of blacks, or chinese, or what have you, anyway, everyone making light of each other and it was FUNNY. Because every group does funny things. Not all the time, but there are funny generalities.
But now, you can't touch that kind of humor, and I miss that, and people are so serious now about race. It's silly. But, they sure find the time to make fun of southern whites. They can still do that and not get sued. So many "country bumpkin", with the stills in the shed, and 2 teeth, and 40 iq-- when I see that stuff on, I turn in disgust.
Imagine someone putting All in the Family, Sanford and Son, or The Jeffersons in a modern prime time slot. LOL.
Roger Ebert actually wrote an article that basically said, that if you need to portray God, or an angel in a movie these days- they have to be black. Morgan Freeman could spend the rest of his acting career being God. Now, there's that new black Jesus movie. It's just that if you make God/Jesus white, you get sued in 15 seconds, or jesse shakes you down for 3 million or some such. The studios just cave, throw up their hands and say-- "call Morgan Freeman".
By the way- the Bible gives a description of Jesus and says His skin is the color of Sardis stone. Isaac Newton wrote a commentary, thank goodness (because no one else ever mentioned what a sardis was), and explained that sardis was the color "olive", and Newton went on to explain that the people from that area were still olive skinned to his day. Not to mention, Jesus came from Jacob, and jacob's twin brother was called "Edom" which is the Hebrew nickname "Red", which we still call redheads today. In fact, Jacob's twin was said to be covered in red hair. Very furry guy. I've seen some Jews who have red hair that's so red, it's almost funny. And they are very light skinned people.
Why do I bring this up? Just a tip from your Uncle Warpcore.
Huh? What are you talking about? What about the Passion? I only saw it once but I don't remember Jesus being black... besides I thought God was supposed to look like Alanis Morissette...
Mel Gibson isn't a liberal.
So that prevents him from being sued? Huh? Bump up the meds.
My point being that things used to be a certain way, and now they're all turned on their heads. People are a little quick on the draw, regarding race. Ready to pick fights, when, not long ago, people just kept rolling along. I remember seeing tomb paintings of dark-skinned pharohs with light-skinned servants, and then, years later, there would be the opposite. Or a Light-skinned pharoh would have a combo of both- people didn't care. maybe because everyone's lives were so difficult that they just figured they were all in the same boat together. Today, everyone has just picked sides, and it's idiodic.
I see nothing insulting at all about a "Black Jesus". Yes, it is a fantasy but so is having Jesus portrayed by someone with blond hair and blue eyes. While we are on the topic, they had a "Black Jesus" painting hanging on the wall in the 1970's show Good Times. Get over it.
I loved that episode- with BJ-(Black Jesus) that JJ painted- ha
And no, who cares who plays whom, I'm just saying the PC crowd has taken over everything in Hollywood- big surprise
Now Kid Dy-No-Mite playing Jesus... that would be worth watching...
If you want to see that type of humor, watch Mind of Mencia on Comedy Central. In his very first show, he warns that there will not be a race or religious group that will not be offended. Since he's hispanic, he can get away with it. Based on your list of shows, I guarantee you will laugh your a$$ off!
Yeah, he's prett funny, but Dave Chappelle... oh man. You could bust a lung laughing at that guy. Sure, he got burned out, but I hope he can keep pumping out those shows. Probably one of the funniest people out right now IMO
A brutal leader will have brutalized subordinates. A brutal leader will have subordinates who rape and torture prisoners.
No you are wrong.
The pilot was played by Anne Lockhart and the character was Commander Kanes's daughter. Commander Kane's former flame was played by Laurette Spang who had an on/off again thing with Starbuck.
They were watching the film in a movie theater on occupied Caprica.
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