The problem with this show is, whenever there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for something, they still don't think it's necessary to inform the public about it. That, too, is a form of discrimination. And this really looks annoying.
I'd be willing to eat my indignation if a plausible reason surfaced, but I agree. It does look really annoying.
Also, you'd think the person at Universal would take a little more time and sincerity with an email on this issue coming from a reporter from AfterElton.com. That's just good business sense.
Oh, that's just great. I can't believe they're doing this and in a way that's so obvious! I didn't really like The face of the enemy but it has to be in the pack.
The thing is it's kinda weird that they didn't have any problems including Razor on Season 3, right? I know they don't even kiss but it's not that different, is it?
I already wasn't happy with the look of the pack and now this.
the worst thing is that gaeta was essentially only gay in the webisodes. without that story, he barely any connection at all with hoshi, let alone a romantic one. PLUS the webisodes are really the only place where we can see just what made him flip his frakkin lid!
from a narrative stand point this is just...insane.
Yes, I agree. Alessandro Juliani himself said in an interview, he wished he'd known about Gaeta's relationship with Hoshi while they were still filming the series because him and Brad Dryborough (Hoshi) could have at least put in some nuances (if not any actual lines) about being in a relationship, nuances that would have added a more interesting dimension to the last episodes of the series. He was worried that having Gaeta revealed as gay in the webisodes seemed token, and he said that writer Jane Espenson convinced him that there was a certain grace in such an offhand reveal. But now, whatever they intended, it makes the whole thing look even more like what it looked like at the time the webisodes were released - that they were uncomfortable with it being very visible.
I'm totally ticked, and a little surprised. I mean, I know the Streamys aren't exactly prestigious awards at this point, but Face of the Enemy cleaned up in them. Well, the drama side, anyway
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It might very well be that they're not cutting it because it's OMG gay! as you say. But a little sensitivity to the fact that it might come across that way would have been nice. I mean, that letter from Universal to that AfterElton.com guy couldn't have been more "frak you, now fork over $350 bucks, sci-fi geek, because we know you won't be able to stop yourself" if it tried.
They bothered making those webisodes not to make Gaeta gay but because they felt they needed to explain why Gaeta turned on Adama. So why leave that explanation out of the story now, you know?
I was really looking forward to having the webisodes on DVD. *sigh*
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Also, you'd think the person at Universal would take a little more time and sincerity with an email on this issue coming from a reporter from AfterElton.com. That's just good business sense.
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The thing is it's kinda weird that they didn't have any problems including Razor on Season 3, right? I know they don't even kiss but it's not that different, is it?
I already wasn't happy with the look of the pack and now this.
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from a narrative stand point this is just...insane.
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They bothered making those webisodes not to make Gaeta gay but because they felt they needed to explain why Gaeta turned on Adama. So why leave that explanation out of the story now, you know?
I was really looking forward to having the webisodes on DVD. *sigh*
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