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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
always loved fantasy. we just didn t know it. when you think of how broad that landscape is, to not include every single individual that is participating in the world, then it s a lie. we have millions and millions of stories that need to be told. and us getting our due is literally just opening the gates for everyone else. science fiction started off as a genera the in television, you saw a world in which black people did not exist. so, you saw a future that was void of black people. there s a fantasy element to sci-fi.
- they thought it was gonna 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. (dramatic music) (rocket thrusting) - it showed that these kinds of stories, looking at black speculative fiction, looking at afrofuturism and blacks in sci-fi, looking at horror was also highly profitable. - sci-fi is really a conversation about our humanity and man s relationship to technology and exploring other worlds. - it s really exciting to know that more black-centric 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 didn t know it. - when you think of how broad that landscape is,