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 scifi, 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 literally just opening the gates for everyone else. upbeat music no Ray Gun Firi
to serve as an avatar for the marginalization of lgbtq and african americans, people of color, and even the marginalization within those communities. - you still ain t makin me eat no aids burger. - well all you gotta do is say hold the aids. here. eat it. (sinister music) - the walking dead was ushering in new black characters in a very cool way. - we can beat em. - this isn t the end. - i m sick of playing defense. - so you re just gonna take on all of em? - that was definitely a watershed moment with danai playing that character and really shifting what some folks idea of what a strong female character could look like. - thank god.