People. Black people were just so absent in Science Fiction, and its a blind spot. Black panther was a massive moment in our culture. They thought it was going to make 700 million. But it actually made 1. 3 billion. So, it had a business impact. It had a community impact. It opened up doors. It showed that these kinds of stories, looking at black speculative fiction, looking at black looking at horror was also highly profitable. Scifi is really a conversation about our humanity and mans relationship to technology and exploring other worlds. Its really exciting to know that more blackcentric Science Fiction is making its way onto the Television Screens finally. Black people have always loved Science Fiction and have always loved fantasy. We just didnt know it. When you think of how broad that landscape is, to not include every single individual that is participating in the world, then its a lie. We have millions and millions of stories that need to be told. And us getting our due is lit
(upbeat music) - unlike sci-fi, horror actually did embrace black characters a lot more frequently, but they were often the first to die. (dripping water) (tense music) embrace black characters a lot more frequently, but they were often the first to die. but then we see hbo s true blood come out, and it was just a beacon of representation left and right. and particularly for black characters. lafayette, a gay black character in a fantasy setting. come on, it s like my catnip. to see lafayette be gay and black and not die was actually a pretty groundbreaking sight. it was actually kind of revolutionary. and we see regina wesley. ain t too ashamed of yourself? what did you just say to me? i said, any particular brand of cognac.