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<blockquote data-quote="Angela Channing" data-source="post: 49405" data-attributes="member: 33"><p>I finished watching this series over the weekend and overall I thought it was interesting, informative and well worth watching. It does however have flaws. </p><p></p><p><em>When We Rise</em> covers some of the same ground as films such as <em>And The Band Played On</em>, <em>Milk</em> and <em>Stonewall</em> and fills in some of the gaps with events that occurred between those films. However, although it is a good series, it isn't as good as any of those films, including the much maligned Stonewall. </p><p></p><p>The series could have been better had is been less issues focused and more people focused, particularly in the first 4 episodes. This is why I found the second half of the series was much better than the first as they concentrated more on the how the issues associated with gay discrimination impacted directly on the lives of some of the individuals portray. There are some genuinely moving moments in the show such as when Cleve was attempting to foster a baby that he had become responsible for and the authorities snatched the child away from him because he was HIV positive, even though medication meant his viral load was virtually undetectable. </p><p></p><p>I think part of the problem with the series is that it was made for a mainstream US TV network which probably meant there was restrictions on what they could show and on how they told the story so it could appeal to a broader audience. Had it been a cable or cinema production it would have had more freedom and not have a feel that in places it was a sanitised version of some of the events that it covered. That said, it's important to recognise how far society has come in the years that the series spanned that a show such as this can be broadcast on major US network.</p><p></p><p>Overall, I recommend watching this series which now has new relevance at a time when there is a US President that is stirring up hatred against minority groups in American and a British Government that is pandering to xenophobia in the UK. The series ends with these words:</p><p></p><p><em>"Today, the rights of LGBT people, women and racial, religious and ethnic minorities are under attack across the United States. One struggle. One fight."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>Absolutely right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angela Channing, post: 49405, member: 33"] I finished watching this series over the weekend and overall I thought it was interesting, informative and well worth watching. It does however have flaws. [I]When We Rise[/I] covers some of the same ground as films such as [I]And The Band Played On[/I], [I]Milk[/I] and [I]Stonewall[/I] and fills in some of the gaps with events that occurred between those films. However, although it is a good series, it isn't as good as any of those films, including the much maligned Stonewall. The series could have been better had is been less issues focused and more people focused, particularly in the first 4 episodes. This is why I found the second half of the series was much better than the first as they concentrated more on the how the issues associated with gay discrimination impacted directly on the lives of some of the individuals portray. There are some genuinely moving moments in the show such as when Cleve was attempting to foster a baby that he had become responsible for and the authorities snatched the child away from him because he was HIV positive, even though medication meant his viral load was virtually undetectable. I think part of the problem with the series is that it was made for a mainstream US TV network which probably meant there was restrictions on what they could show and on how they told the story so it could appeal to a broader audience. Had it been a cable or cinema production it would have had more freedom and not have a feel that in places it was a sanitised version of some of the events that it covered. That said, it's important to recognise how far society has come in the years that the series spanned that a show such as this can be broadcast on major US network. Overall, I recommend watching this series which now has new relevance at a time when there is a US President that is stirring up hatred against minority groups in American and a British Government that is pandering to xenophobia in the UK. The series ends with these words: [I]"Today, the rights of LGBT people, women and racial, religious and ethnic minorities are under attack across the United States. One struggle. One fight." [/I] Absolutely right. [I][/I] [/QUOTE]
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