I’ve been watching Tubi/Crackle/pluto which are free streaming services which have a lot of ads but that’s fine. They have a massive library of older content (if you want to sell me a streaming service tell me about the older content) including older British shows which I love. Its funny because I grew up in the 80s and 90s and they will have some b movies from that era that either I haven’t seen or haven’t seen in a long time and it will be amazing compared to stuff coming out today because the men act like men and women are feminine and they tell jokes that are actually funny.
Anyone else ever come across an old b movie and find it very refreshing?
I just re-watched an English show from the early 00's called Green Wing, and it actually caught me off guard how enjoyable it was compared to modern shows.
They consistently depicted women as feminine and men as masculine. One of the recurring characters is a black guy who has to deal with some weak racism from another character, and not once did the writers make it about what a burden it is to have to live with white people.
The characters were individuals, not representations. It was almost cathartic. I definitely recommend Green Wing (although it is very surreal).
That’s another thing. Black characters not having to give a speech about their oppression