Thanks so much for reading this! And I'm sorry I'm so behind in responding. *hugs*
Plus, I love JMS making the big black guy the poet with a love of words and language and books of all kinds. It's a wonderful flipping of racial stereotypes.
Actually, it's interesting. This was partly Luke Perry's intervention, I believe -- at least, it sounds that way from the commentary that he and MJW did on the pilot DVD. The original script of the pilot called for Kurdy to be illiterate, but Luke Perry wasn't comfortable with the idea of a show with two leads where the white guy can read and the black guy can't. But yes, I love how they took that much further, making Kurdy not just literate but a talented poet and lover of history. One of my favorite moments is in the series finale, when Kurdy asks Jeremiah if he knows the myth of the Hydra. (Jeremiah doesn't.) Such a great scene.
Given that you've written Kirk/Spock, that's saying a lot. /g/
Heh. That essay's next. But you know, I so don't see Kirk or Spock as straight. Kirk is like, Anything that Moves. He lets aliens inhabit his body for fun, and seduces chicks with green skin and hair. That man is just ready to go 24/7 with anything, you know? And Spock is, well. All that repression can cover a multitude of sins. *g*
But, yes, Kurdy's obvious love for women is one of the things that made it harder for me to imagine slashing these guys. However, your list of reasons why Kurdy could be persuaded is a good one. A persuasive one, in fact.
Yay! and I love how Maygra put it: "get Kurdy to make the first move and it's all over for both of them because they both love hard and deep." Amen!
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Plus, I love JMS making the big black guy the poet with a love of words and language and books of all kinds. It's a wonderful flipping of racial stereotypes.
Actually, it's interesting. This was partly Luke Perry's intervention, I believe -- at least, it sounds that way from the commentary that he and MJW did on the pilot DVD. The original script of the pilot called for Kurdy to be illiterate, but Luke Perry wasn't comfortable with the idea of a show with two leads where the white guy can read and the black guy can't. But yes, I love how they took that much further, making Kurdy not just literate but a talented poet and lover of history. One of my favorite moments is in the series finale, when Kurdy asks Jeremiah if he knows the myth of the Hydra. (Jeremiah doesn't.) Such a great scene.
Given that you've written Kirk/Spock, that's saying a lot. /g/
Heh. That essay's next. But you know, I so don't see Kirk or Spock as straight. Kirk is like, Anything that Moves. He lets aliens inhabit his body for fun, and seduces chicks with green skin and hair. That man is just ready to go 24/7 with anything, you know? And Spock is, well. All that repression can cover a multitude of sins. *g*
But, yes, Kurdy's obvious love for women is one of the things that made it harder for me to imagine slashing these guys. However, your list of reasons why Kurdy could be persuaded is a good one. A persuasive one, in fact.
Yay! and I love how Maygra put it: "get Kurdy to make the first move and it's all over for both of them because they both love hard and deep." Amen!