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Re: TNG S7: Lower Decks

But that's just the point I was trying to make!

How do you know that's what creators said? In the absence of any evidence, you just come across as someone projecting racial issues where there are none.

Let's have a thought experiment, shall we? Let's say Guinan was, for example, white as they come. So white Peter Jackson would be proud to cast her as an elf in one of his movies. Then, in one episode, for some reason they introduce another bartender, also white. Would you say: "Hey, it bothers me the guy's also white! Obviously,the producers felt the need to get a white actor!"

Somehow, I doubt it. Some people, whether they are conscious of it or not, think of a certain race as being the "default" race, with every other choice "calling attention to itself", and needing to be explained.

In the words of Orwell, all people are colour-blind, but some more than others :)

Re: TNG S3: Booby Trap

I love both of those cues.

It's still baffling Berman fired Jones. When I youtube all my favourite early-TNG scores, almost every single one is Ron Jones. Booby Trap, Defector, Best of Both Worlds and others.

Anything is better than the horror of wallpaper we got afterwards. Even listen to some of Jones' soudtracks from Season 4 - they are much worse than before, probably as decreed froma above.

Re: TNG S7: Lower Decks

You're right, I should've phrased it differently. I was trying to simplify my argument. But the point still stands. Why does it bother you that the bartender is black?

Re: TNG S7: Lower Decks

@"Also, it kind of bothers me that the creators felt the need to replace Whoopi with another African American actor."

A strange thing to say. Only plausible if you approach race from the position "white=default" (which is a problematic idea, to be honest), so anytime someone isn't white, there has to be some kind of explanation.

Utterly strange.

Re: TNG S3: Booby Trap

Another fantastic score by Ron Jones, infamously fired later on by Berman because his score was overpowering the scenes or something.

I encourage everyone to listen to the track that was cut for being too bombastic. Link here www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTZuHGM6xCE

Re: TNG S7: The Pegasus

@karatasiospa

Yes, that much I indicated in my previous post.