So in a previous and similar post, The Black List: Marvel vs DC Comics: Film, I went through to look at how well and disproportionate the two major comic companies are doing in other forms of media when it comes to black people. Give me some time in the future and I'll to people of color period.
With the rising increase and popularity of television shows coming from Marvel and DC Comics, there is one thing that is certain; You have find people to cast all these main characters, supporting characters, villains, and then the characters that fill in the vacant plot areas, such as friends, love interests, employers, etc. In this list, which will be an ongoing updated list much like my More Black Presidents Please List . I am going to try and be as accurate as I can, and I am definitely going to need some help in case I miss anything. The most difficult situation in composing this list as opposed to the Films, is that you have a lot of random people in various episodes, unlike just the main and supporting actors. For this television list, I will only include reoccurring characters and as far back in television shows as possible. So I have operationalized how the characters will appear on the list. Characters will be listed as long as they have appeared in a minimal of 10 epsiodes. Yes I understand that some shows have been on for a couple of seasons, but storylines change and characters leave or get killed off. So 10 it is, and to get Honorable Mention means they appeared in at least 3 episodes.
Clearly, we know that at this present moment, DC TV is winning this list, just because they have been doing television for a while now....and as a hardcore Marvelite, I will just have to accept this at the present time.
LET'S GET TO IT!
DC
Smallville
-Sam Jones III - Pete Ross
-Julian Christopher- Dr. MacIntyre (Honorable Mention)
-Pam Grier - Amanda Waller (Honorable Mention)
-Daren A. Herbert - Tess Assistant (Honorable Mention)
-Lorena Gale - Dr. Claire Foster (Honorable Mention)
-Ron Selmour - Connelly (Honorable Mention)
-Colin Lawrence - Agent Stocker (Honorable Mention)
-Alvin Sanders - Dale Ross (Honorable Mention)
-Lee Thompson Young - Victor Stone (Honorable Mention)
-Emy Aneke - Robert Pontius (Honorable Mention)
Birds of Prey
-Shemar Moore - Jesse Resse
Arrow
-David Ramsey - John Diggle
-Cynthia Addai-Robinson - Amanda Waller
-Michael Jai White - Ben Turner/Bronze Tiger (Honorable Mention)
The Flash
-Candice Patton - Iris West
-Jesse L. Martin - Detective West
Gotham
-Jada Pinkett Smith - Fish Mooney
-Andrew Stewart-Jones - Crispus Allen
-Christine Hollingsworth - Zsasz Henchwoman #1 (Honorable Mention)
Constatine
-Harold Perrineau - Manny
-Michael James Shaw- Papa Midnite (Honorable Mention)
Marvel
Marvel Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D
- B J Britt - Antoine Triplett
- J. August Richards - Mike Peterson
- Christine Adams - Agent Weaver (Honorable Mention)
- Blair Underwood - Dr. Andrew Garner (Honorable Mention)
Agent Carter
NONE - which is kind of not surprising considering the time frame it took place in.
Blade
-Sticky Fingaz - Blade
Of course this list will keep growing like many other posts that I have....maybe in the coming years the list will expand drastically......or maybe not.
Original Post 7/8/15
Clearly, we know that at this present moment, DC TV is winning this list, just because they have been doing television for a while now....and as a hardcore Marvelite, I will just have to accept this at the present time.
LET'S GET TO IT!
DC
Smallville
-Sam Jones III - Pete Ross
-Julian Christopher- Dr. MacIntyre (Honorable Mention)
-Pam Grier - Amanda Waller (Honorable Mention)
-Daren A. Herbert - Tess Assistant (Honorable Mention)
-Lorena Gale - Dr. Claire Foster (Honorable Mention)
-Ron Selmour - Connelly (Honorable Mention)
-Colin Lawrence - Agent Stocker (Honorable Mention)
-Alvin Sanders - Dale Ross (Honorable Mention)
-Lee Thompson Young - Victor Stone (Honorable Mention)
-Emy Aneke - Robert Pontius (Honorable Mention)
Birds of Prey
-Shemar Moore - Jesse Resse
Arrow
-David Ramsey - John Diggle
-Cynthia Addai-Robinson - Amanda Waller
-Michael Jai White - Ben Turner/Bronze Tiger (Honorable Mention)
The Flash
-Candice Patton - Iris West
-Jesse L. Martin - Detective West
Gotham
-Jada Pinkett Smith - Fish Mooney
-Andrew Stewart-Jones - Crispus Allen
-Christine Hollingsworth - Zsasz Henchwoman #1 (Honorable Mention)
Constatine
-Harold Perrineau - Manny
-Michael James Shaw- Papa Midnite (Honorable Mention)
Marvel
Marvel Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D
- B J Britt - Antoine Triplett
- J. August Richards - Mike Peterson
- Christine Adams - Agent Weaver (Honorable Mention)
- Blair Underwood - Dr. Andrew Garner (Honorable Mention)
Agent Carter
NONE - which is kind of not surprising considering the time frame it took place in.
Blade
-Sticky Fingaz - Blade
Of course this list will keep growing like many other posts that I have....maybe in the coming years the list will expand drastically......or maybe not.
Original Post 7/8/15
