Because of a knee injury, I've done little but watch TV in the last few weeks. And I found some fantastic stuff that's not woke at all. And they're all from the last year or so:
- Blackbird
- Dark Winds
- The Offer
- The Bear (sort of)
None of these shows had gays or trannies or whatnot. There were a few 'strong female characters', but they were mostly ignorable - except in the case of the Bear, where it detracted a bit from the story.
Dark Winds was astonishing from a woke point of view. It's set on an Indian reservation, but other than one or two verbal barbs that are basically humour, there's nothing about the suffering of the Natives.
I hope this is a wave of the future.
Keep in mind: These aren't necessarily recommendations because of quality, but because no part of them were 'woke' in any meaningful way. I did, however, like all of them.
Dark WInds was AMC. It's based on a 1970 novel by Tony Hillerman, so it avoids a bunch of stuff like excessive cell-phone-based plots. It also featured good Native acting and, I'm hoping, presages a wave of Native mythology driven shows. The Nature of the USA is magnificent, and lends itself to a completely different sense of dreaming than Europe. It would be nice to see some version of these dreams before everything is forgotten.
Sounds interesting! I agree about Native entertainment. I will look up the book as well since I’m a huge reader