You probably know this, but Forever Knight was originally going to be titled Nick Knight, as it is a series adaption of the TV movie of the same name. However, it originally would have aired in a timeslot adjacent to Nick At Night, so they had to change the name.

I KNEW IT

Especially since there's the 'Asian' racism flute, and then a slightly different, yet extremely similar, 'Native American' flute.

Between that and people committing "algorithm" Mildread is just coming up with amazing terms in this series

Ok, but also, isn't that music the intro the theme song for Evangelion???

LOOK AT IM SUPER NOT RACIST……and really insecure around ethnic minorities that I’m desperate to pander to them

@@HaShomeret maybe you're thinking of ghost in the shell? evangelion's "cruel angel's thesis" is full of synth and weird drums but not flute lmao

He was in that, too so it would work.

@@vxicepickxv he was indeed, that's why I had to make this joke lol

Came here to say that. Here he was in the 90s playing an old man, but he was in an academy-award winning film just last year.

@@asmodiusjones9563 dude/dudette I was so hyped when I saw him tbh, I re-watched everything everywhere all at once 3 days ago, when he popped up on screen I, out loud, exclaimed "GONG GONG?!" He's one of my favorite characters in the movie lol

Love that movie! Jobu Tupaki is my villain crush!

Hannibal Chew is the characters name from Blade Runner I watch that movie too often

I think I first saw him in Tango And Cash. A bit part playing a henchman to the main baddie. I'm not positive he even gets an on-screen death.

The man has been a prolific actor. He's rarely the main focus, but he's always believable and usually very memorable.

I don't know, it seems like this show thinks a lot of things can cure vampirism.

It would be one thing if the mystic oriental medicine accompanied mystic occidental medicine, but it almost never is. Which is a shame-partly because I want to see someone try to reconcile several unrelated forms of ancient folk medicine, but mostly because the prevalence of oriental mysticism indicates a widespread ambivalence to all but the most blatant forms of racism.

And desperate to prove how not racist you are because minorities make you feel insecure

I'm on the fence here. On one hand - yeah, in the hands of a 90s TV show written by non-Asian writers...almost certainly it's just Orientalist Magic, and probably uncomfortable. On the other - using acupuncture in a broad way from medicinal applications to fighting techniques to literally affecting chi-flow is a MAJOR trope in east-Asian media. I could easily see someone going "Holy shit - you're undead! A being of living Yin principle! If I apply the right needles to your meridians, I *think* I can control some of your most dangerous natures, but if I'm not careful..." If Mao Dao Zhu Shi can have the ghost general controlled by skul-piercer needles, Nick could get acupuncture to minimize his vampiric excesses!

To Lo Pan, immortal wizard who kidnaps women and while not doing the whole wizard thing looks about 99 in Kissinger years.

Plums can grow in rural Alberta so they can definitely grow in Toronto

Straight guy here, absolutely confirm Nick is dreamy AF

Though he can't pull off a top hat 🤔

I'd pull nick off in a top hat@@euansmith3699

You mean there was no "cultural appropriation " bullshit yet, lol.

At least where I live, Chinatown and Japantown are right next to each other.

Thank you! I was trying to remember those faction names! Shout out to the best of the Immortal Beloveds, good to see you here. Thanks for sending those tapes to Arizona, from (formerly) CDH.

My pleasure! It's so great to see so many of us still around. FK will always be dear to me. @@dkecskes2199

I fostered a litter of kittens and was having a hard time finding names that fit. One aloof medium floofy calico, one mildly neurotic slender tabby, and one strong willed muscular always hungry tuxedo. All three females. After a few days it sunk in that they were exactly like Janette, Nicholas, and Lucien (LaCroix), respectively. So I named them that. Their current family changed the last two to Nicki and Lucy.

I also recall that being a great show.

Hell yes... he is the makeout king. 🤣😂

After finding out the X-files had a Golem themed episode, nothing I hear about the show surprises me.

Charmed had a Chinatown episode too.

Oh man, I gotta find a place to watch Beauty and the Beast! I forgot all about that show.

@@jimballard1186every time I tell someone about Beauty and the Beast, they always low key think I’m fucking with them and making it up lol

Hah. I searched for "Racism Flute" and the first return I got was a video from Matt Walsh about Lizzo.

New horror movie idea: You are a vampire and you must escape from Thorp Slorp who is armed with every vampire killing tool

It's always weird when people use vampires as a stand-in for marginalized groups, because they're so thoroughly an allegory for the predatory, aristocratic upper class. It's _possible_ to reinterpret common vampiric traits (and omit others) to make them an allegory for queer people or whatever, but it doesn't seem worth the effort. There are _so_ many other kinds of legendary creatures that fit the bill _so_ much better. Some of them even have cool magic powers!

@timothymclean tbh in my case I liken myself to a vampire because I feel like a parasite that contributes nothing yet takes and takes for his own survival and despite having been born into this world as a human just like any other, I feel alienated from other people. Lesser. I only used the words "come out to" ironically here, as being a vampire is typically considered a bad thing both for the people around the vampire and even for the vampire itself in some cases Also funny pale man go hiss

@@timothymclean Since vampirism is often portrayed as an infection, I think there's a lot of room to milk vamps as metaphors for people living with a chronic condition; and marginalized people can have such conditions too. Admittedly I haven't seen the media that makes such a metaphor, but I'm saying it *could* be done well.

Check your local media reseller stores, sometimes I've seen the DVD series sets there. Also public libraries can have them to borrow, even if your local library does not have it, they can do an interlibrary loan from other library systems.

The first two seasons are currently free on the Roku Channel.

I found the full first season for free unofficially on KZfaq about a year ago.

I imagine availability depends on your location. For example, you can watch it for free if you're on any of the seven seas.

All the episodes are on KZfaq!!

I like this whole “ACAB” thing. Makes the rich whites easier to take advantage of

Well the real question is is Nick an exception to AVAB (All Vampires are Bastards)?

Jeanette kinda looked like she was thinking about it, right?