See, I totally thought the slaves would have had Western names given to them by the English before they put them on the boats. I can't imagine that slave traders would have known or valued African names.
Mal: Then I call it a win. What's the problem? Inara: Should I start with the part where you're stranded in the middle of nowhere, or the part where you have no clothes?
'Trash'
Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.
This thread is for procedural TV, shows where the primary idea is to figure out the case. [NAFDA]
Stephanie - Nov 26, 2010 2:02:10 pm PST #6614 of 11838
Trust my rage
§ ita § - Nov 26, 2010 2:13:31 pm PST #6615 of 11838
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They wouldn't get named until they were sold, and usually wouldn't happen until they hit their destination. Until then, not valued enough to be named. Remember, they'd toss a chainlinked series of mostly living slaves off the ship if a few of them died of disease. You don't go around naming chattel like that.
I'm not sure, also, when the ship was to have sunk, but surnames were a relatively late development for unfreed slaves.
le nubian - Nov 29, 2010 7:56:47 am PST #6616 of 11838
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
§ ita § - Nov 29, 2010 8:24:31 am PST #6617 of 11838
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
She's dating Diego Serrano??? I love that guy.
Yeah, that's my takeaway.
beekaytee - Dec 03, 2010 9:28:44 am PST #6618 of 11838
Compassionately intolerant
Burn Notice: Huh! Tank from the Matrix. Interesting casting. Marcus Chong's wiki page says that he has written a novel based on his experience in the Matrix, crossed with Alexandre Dumas. Again, I say, huh.
Vortex - Dec 06, 2010 6:22:37 pm PST #6619 of 11838
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Oh, how I loved the end of Castle this week.
Ginger - Dec 06, 2010 6:27:15 pm PST #6620 of 11838
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
"It's 9 o'clock on a Saturday...."
Castle makes me happy.
Barb - Dec 07, 2010 5:21:41 am PST #6621 of 11838
“Not dead yet!”
H50 was pure one-liner love last night.
"His idea of conversation is to drop a witty one-liner, then shoot you in the face."
"I also make pickles. It's a great way to reuse the specimen jars."
"If you're gonna barf, you crack that window. You can't be sick in this car, it's a loaner!"
Also, Dr. Max? Best. Coroner. Ever.
Barb - Dec 07, 2010 5:22:15 am PST #6622 of 11838
“Not dead yet!”
Oh, how I loved the end of Castle this week.
Also pure love. ::nods::
sumi - Dec 07, 2010 6:00:48 am PST #6623 of 11838
Art Crawl!!!
Loved both shows. So glad to have new episodes this week.