arts // no. 8 theotherpress.ca The future of television changes again > Social movement and streaming services Jerrison Oracion Senior Columnist hen something happens in the world of TV, the landscape changes. Last year, accusations made during the #MeToo movement caused a lot of men in famous shows to be removed from their roles. Also, this led to shows being cancelled or revised to cause their storylines to change. Another big change in television has come with people thinking that streaming services would replace traditional television, yet with surprise hits in network TV and the amount of great shows in premium cable being reduced, there are great shows in every type of television. All these things cause the future of television to change. The alleged actions of male actors in the film and TV industry potentially led to Kevin Spacey being removed from House of Cards and FX cancelling Louie and all of Louis C.K’s comedy specials being removed from HBO Go and Netflix. Regarding House of Cards, with the last season of the show focusing on Frank Underwood's wife, Claire Underwood, this could be the beginning of women being the protagonists in many more shows. Similar accusations have caused Jeffrey Tambor to leave Transparent, and will probably cause fewer people to watch that show. Recently, a famous Canadian actor named Albert Schultz received allegations from four women that he worked with in his theatre company Soulpepper Theatre Company, which produced Kim's Convenience and inspired the number one comedy in Canada, possibly affecting that show. Most of the great shows today are on premium cable and streaming services, which is also a way that the future of TV is changing, even if there are still many good shows on network TV. There is This is Us, which is the number one show right now, even though it is sad; Young Sheldon, which is fun if you are a fan of The Big Bang Theory; and The Good Doctor, which is filmed in Vancouver. A lot of classic shows came back in the past few years including The X-Files, Full House as Fuller House, and Will and Grace, and more of these shows will be back in the future including Indigenous futurism > Expressing perspectives on a future that could be Jillian McMullen Staff Writer ndigenous futurism, like futurism more broadly, concerns itself with the time to come— specifically what this impending time will look like for Indigenous people in post-colonial Canada. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is an important inspiration for many artists, and for good reason: The Commission’s goal is to mitigate the future of Indigenous relations. However, instead of addressing issues of historical and continued systemic oppression, the Commission asks Indigenous peoples to reconcile themselves with their situation in this country, which has been statistically more difficult than most Canadian citizens, so that the country can move metaphorically “forward.” As Erica Violet Lee, an Indigenous writer and activist, wrote in The Monitor in 2016, “Healing, we are told, cannot begin to happen until we forgive colonial sins of the past.” The future, then, becomes a contentious domain in which Indigenous subjectivity continues to be dictated by a non-Indigenous majority. This has led to many artists expressing their art forms through the lens of science fiction, often taking on a dystopic perspective. The speculative reality of the genre allows for the artists to speak of their past despite the focus on the commissioned forward move. Some art includes familiar tropes of invading otherworldly creatures coming to a community on unidentified flying objects, recalling memories of first Roseanne. Crime shows are starting to be less interesting now with NCIS no longer being the number one show, though crime shows are still going strong in Canada with Murdoch Mysteries, Frankie Drake Mysteries, and Cardinal, which began its second season last week. When Game of Thrones and Veep air their final seasons, there will be not a lot of shows on premium cable. After these shows end, the only great shows on HBO are Westworld and Insecure, and the only great show on Showtime is Twin Peaks. In comparison, the streaming service Netflix has a lot of shows and arguably has the quality of HBO’s shows and films at the same ‘Discovery is Toxic: Indigenous Women on the Frontline of Environmental and Reproductive Justice’ by Erin Marie Konsmo contact. The genre also allows for artists to explore a future unaffected by settler colonialism, one where memories of first contact were never formed. Erin Marie Konsmo, a Métis/Cree person hailing from Alberta, is just one Promotional image for ‘The Handmaid's Tale’ time, including one of my favourite shows Master of None, which is the streaming service's Girls. The other streaming services do not have a lot of great shows right now, with Hulu having the Emmy-winning The Handmaid's Tale and Amazon Prime Video having The Grand Tour, and with a show that involves The Lord of the Rings being shown in Amazon Prime Video, it could change everything again. Despite these changes, television will still exist in the future and when a big thing happens in the world of television again, the future of the industry, naturally, will change again. example of how Indigenous futurism manifests. She is a self-taught visual artist who also works as the Media Arts and Projects Coordinator for the Native Youth Sexual Health Network. She encourages Indigenous communities to engage in art, particularly around sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. Her own artwork often features images of the effects of resource extraction. One of her pieces, “Discovery is Toxic: Indigenous Women on the Frontline of Environmental and Reproductive Justice,” depicts an Indigenous woman equipped with a gas mask, standing in front of two scenes of settler interruption. The piece articulates a disillusionment towards imposed religion and enforced environmental destruction, while expressing a sentiment of resistance as the woman defiantly stares into the audience. The gas mask hints at a toxic post-apocalyptic environment. Her forward stare echoes forward move desired through the Commission, but halts that push to acknowledge a reality that many won't turn around to look at. Indigenous communities are constantly finding new ways to express their personhood. They are informed by traditional art forms and ways of knowing, but all work to shine a light of Indigenous subjectivity.