Members Marco Dane Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 Actor's foot and mouth disease Morgan Freeman exclusive on death of soaps: "After 100 years, I think it was time to go." More in @SoapUncensored BTW: I prefaced my Morgan Freeman question with: U starred on Another World.... And the genre spotlighted minorities long before film... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 I don't understand what that means about long before film. Soaps began having black characters in the 60's - that was after, or around the time, Sidney Poitier became a star. Minorities in soaps had supporting roles for many years even during stronger periods for black actors in film. Ultimately both have failed minorities, but soaps have done so in a shocking and regressive manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reallyhateskateonlost Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 I saw the Golden Globes and thought why didn't they show a clip Morgan Freeman aka Dr. Roy Bingham from Another World, it would have been so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 Exactly. I don't understand why Freeman or any minority actor is supposed to terribly sad about the death of soaps. It's the same question I have for people who wanted Oprah to save these shows. Why should Oprah save shows where should wouldn't be allowed to exist as a character and that considered her worthless as a consumer? Morgan Freeman can look at soaps in the larger context of his years in the entertainment industry. He can see how out of date they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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