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THE REWATCHABLES FIELD GUIDE · VOL. 02
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One-night-onlyDid this movie need more black people, Van?A bespoke category preserved exactly as it appeared in the transcript-derived ledger.10episodes80% resolved
- Calls logged
- 10
- Declared
- 8
- Apparent
- 0
- Left open
- 2
- First logged
- Mar 26, 2024
- Latest logged
- Feb 23, 2026
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- DeclaredFeb 23, 2026 · ~1:04:00Crazy, Stupid, Love · 2011David LindhagenEpisode
Van and the others agree David Lindhagen is the character that should have been cast as a Black man.
- DeclaredOct 27, 2025 · ~56:00Halloween II · 1981noEpisode
Van argues the movie does not need more black characters, while noting that the existing black nurse is portrayed as a consummate professional.
- DeclaredMay 26, 2025 · ~1:12:00Heaven Can Wait · 1978the movie needed more black peopleEpisode
Van argues the movie should have had a much more visible Black presence around the football world and in the body-swap premise.
- DeclaredFeb 24, 2025 · ~1:20:00Crash · 2004noEpisode
Van rejects the premise and says the movie is already packed with enough material without adding more Black characters.
- DeclaredJan 6, 2025 · ~56:00Den of Thieves (Live from L.A.) · 2018an all-black-cast version of Den of Thieves: Race WarEpisode
Van pitched an all-black-cast race-war version of the movie as the answer to the prompt.
- DeclaredOct 7, 2024 · ~1:04:00Poltergeist · 1982Richard Lawson's character was enoughEpisode
Van says the movie already had enough black presence and only a couple of supporting roles might have been switched.
Runner-up · The evil businessman and doctor could have been black - Left openJul 15, 2024 · ~1:20:00True Lies · 1994No clear winner recordedEpisode
The question of whether the movie needed more Black people is discussed as a joke and never resolved into a winner.
- DeclaredJul 9, 2024 · ~1:12:00Twister · 1996NoEpisode
The hosts explicitly decide the movie did not need more black people.
- DeclaredJun 18, 2024 · ~1:20:00The Longest Yard · 1974No, the movie does not need more black peopleEpisode
Van says the prison and team balance already work, and the film correctly needs the Black players to win.
- Left openMar 26, 2024 · ~56:00Manchester By The Sea · 2016No clear winner recordedEpisode
They discuss A.O. Scott's race-focused criticism of the film without landing on a clear award winner.