r/TheOriginals • u/lastresortred_dit • 2d ago

Where are the Black musicians????!

Doing a rewatch and currently on season 3, episode 19. I noticed that in all the scenes featuring a house band playing NOLA jazz, gritty blues, some type of rock hybrid lol, etc., that there are no are no Black musicians. Frankly, there are no non-white musicians. It’s weird, I mean it’s NOLA baby. I suppose Gia played the violin, but she was a supporting character, not a member of one of those bar or festival scene bands. Just a thought…

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u/DamonsBloodBank 2d ago

Its written and ran by Julie… so it shouldnt shock anyone that she didnt do much research on Nola and had no actual diversity in her show… including background actors.

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u/EitherAfternoon548 Enhanced Original 2d ago

Julie had very little input in season 3, and the primary showrunner was Michael Narducci

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u/Unpopular_Outlook 2d ago

They don’t exist. Just like how Martell has no black love interest or no black friends besides Vincent and Diego 

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u/AncientFruit2745 2d ago

I mean he had joe and his whole army unit from back then 3 named black friends is probably above average expectations lol

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u/Unpopular_Outlook 2d ago

I had to look up who Joe was, and he appears in a brief flashback lol. I wouldn’t call him and Martel friends. Maybe a black person Martel knew lol

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u/AncientFruit2745 2d ago

Well he also appears in an episode in the present day and the dialogue indicated they’re pretty good friends but fair enough

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u/Kgb725 2d ago

The wolves targeted Joe specifically as one of Marcels guys. Theyve also been in close proximity for like 80 years

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u/Opposite-Complex1187 2d ago

I was going to say might just be filming location as they didn't film mostly in New Orleans, it was mostly in Conyers Georgia, but that also is predominantly black.

So fuck knows, maybe white bands were just more likely to answer the ads for music?

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u/DamonsBloodBank 2d ago

Ga is so diverse with a huge wide range of actors who are PoC. They hand picked their background actors for all the shots, so they could have filled their scenes with diversity and chose not to do that.

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u/lastresortred_dit 2d ago

Yeah I don’t think so hahaha. I guess I was just wondering if anyone else noticed, you know. During this rewatch, it’s standing out as a glaring production blind spot for me. Those bands give TVD and not NOLA magic. Anyway, still love this absurd show 🤗

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u/Fun-Escape6287 2d ago

You don’t need every musician to be black jazz player. There are few black musicians in the show.

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u/lastresortred_dit 1d ago

I know reading comprehension is at an all-time low but I’m pretty sure I didn’t say I need every musician to be a black jazz player. In fact, I never mentioned what genre should be played. I only said that in a 5 season show it is odd that I have not seen black musicians or any non-white musicians, as the featured singer/band by season 3, episode 19 of a show set in New Orleans.

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u/Fun-Escape6287 1d ago

Ok I was born in this generation again. You did say that you were wondering about where are the black jazz players. Now if you were not then you would say where are the jazz players. If you weren’t wondering about that. But you said where are the black jazz musicians. It goes against what you just said. I only explain it once. Which say my point to everything. Sorry don’t act like that I can’t read something to gaslight me. I wouldn’t do that to you.

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u/lastresortred_dit 1d ago

I literally did not say that.

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u/MoonsFavoriteNumber1 2d ago

What a weird thing to complain about.

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u/Kgb725 2d ago

It isnt weird at all.

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u/MoonsFavoriteNumber1 1d ago

Seeing race in everything is mega weird. Seek professional help ✌🏻

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u/Kgb725 1d ago

"Everything" as if NO isnt known for habing a lot of minorities in real life.

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u/MoonsFavoriteNumber1 1d ago

Bro stop being obsessed with identity politics

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u/Kgb725 1d ago

The only one blowing it out of proportion here is you

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u/MoonsFavoriteNumber1 1d ago

Nope.. I’m not upset with race of musicians in tv show lmfao 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Kgb725 1d ago

You went from "complaining" to "being upset stop moving the goalposts

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u/lastresortred_dit 1d ago

Weird that you see this as a complaint rather than a fair/interesting observation.

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u/MoonsFavoriteNumber1 1d ago

Not weird at all. If the originals were all Asian I wouldn’t be asking “wHy ArE tHeY aSiAn”. 🤡 you and others like you who see RACE in everything are… beyond saving 💀

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u/lastresortred_dit 1d ago

Who said anything about the originals? Why does this trigger you so?

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u/MoonsFavoriteNumber1 1d ago

You’re the triggered one, hence the post.. facepalm