#sterlin harjo

[trustlife2day]

“Love you, bitch.” 😭

Reservation Dogs 1:1 premier and 3:10 finale.

#reservation dogs #rez dogs #full circle #beginnings and endings #sterlin harjo #elora danan #bear #cheese #willie jack #grief and growth #representation matters #community #friends and family #connection

[mannyblacque]

Reservation Dogs 3.03 "Deer Lady"

This episode was a real gut punch.

#reservation dogs #rez dogs #boarding school #deer lady #indigenous lives matter #mmiw #native american #indigenous representation #missing and murdered indigenous women #indigenous history #taika waititi #sterlin harjo #d'pharaoh woon a tai #bear smallhill #native american boarding schools #native boarding school #indigenous boarding school #american indian boarding schools

[kosmik-signals]

“That’s one thing Taika and I discussed right at the beginning. We were like, “We want this, all mythological beings, to be a matter of fact.” Because that’s the way these stories are told in our community. I think a lot of Native spiritualism in Hollywood movies seems so hokey. It’s like, “Oh, now it’s time to sit around the fire and play a flute, and now I’m going to tell you this spiritual story.” And that’s for white people. And it gives this false identity to our spiritualism and who we are.”

(via Sterlin Harjo on Ending ‘Reservation Dogs’ in That Good Way - The New York Times)

#Reservation Dogs #Sterlin Harjo #New York Times

[missbliss12]

"About the People We Come From."

Such a beautiful scene about generations in the newest Reservation Dogs episode... and, sorry, Cheese, way better than Rey's Force ghosts in Star Wars (in my humble opinion).

Also, I've been on a Reservation Dogs binge recently.

#reservation dogs #reservation dogs fanart #sterlin harjo #taika waititi #willie jack reservation dogs

[faintwhitenoise]

Jesus is my home boi

RESERVATION DOGS S02E03

#reservation dogs #dpharaoh woon-a-tai #dallas goldtooth #sterlin harjo #taika waititi #mine

[dotthings]

So Sterlin Harjo actually did make the call himself to end Reservation Dogs with S3, but he did in a way that was very evidently him taking control of a story that means a lot to him and seize control back in a system that all too often grabs control from creatives.

I told them that the show’s too important to have somebody else tell me that it’s ending. I wanted to end it on our terms. I don’t want FX or Hollywood or the audience telling us it’s time to pack up because it’s dragging on. I want to go out the way we came in. I’m just really proud of the show. I didn’t ever want someone to tell me it’s time to pack it up. I think it’s better to drop the mic than to get the mic cord cut. You know?... They were shocked. People have asked me if it was their idea. No. I want to respect the nature of the storytelling. This story is coming to an end. I did tell FX, though, there are all of these ideas that I have for spinoffs and stuff happening in the same world. So all that’s up on the table and there’s some ideas that they really like. If someone else told me it was time to end, it would be so offensive to me, because I care about these actors, these writers, these directors, these characters. And I care about the whole crew. If someone told me it was time to pack it in, I would want to battle with them.

There's a lot of other great material in the interview about Indigenous rep and history, it's a very good read. I'm sad about this show ending--these characters and the storytelling style got into my heart and I know how rare a show with this kind of Indigenous rep is. Reservation Dogs is produced, written, directed, and acted by Indigenous artists. But the good news is it sounds like Sterlin Harjo for sure plans to revisit that world, and FX was very surprised about him ending it so soon (they got a taste of how it feels) and interested in having more from him.

Shows like this shouldn't have to be "unique." I know representation is getting better, but it's also slow to improve.

He also talks about the strikes and industry issues:

I still don’t know anything about this industry, but I definitely think people be compensated. We’re in a strange time where the viewership and streaming is not reported and we don’t know. We should be participating in the viewership and whatever revenue that creates. We created the show, so we should be participating in that. I don’t pretend to have any of the answers or know how to achieve that. I was just surprised to be making a show. Once I did that, I realized all these other things I had to try and navigate because I want to keep making work... It’s not a show that has some famous lead. It’s a bunch of people that have never been on screen before, and I want them to have careers. Before that, I want them to be able to survive and pay rent. That’s the only way they’re going to keep working. It’s the only way I’m going to be able to keep working with them. If the industry doesn’t change, if it turns its back on people like that, and then it’s harder for me to make shows with actors that I find interesting and people that I want to work with. People that haven’t been given opportunities before.

#Reservation Dogs #Sterlin Harjo

[who-canceled-roger-rabbit]

If they ever make a spinoff of Reservation Dogs, they already have the perfect title cut out for them in the form of Indigenous Basterds

#compare how the titles of the shows Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes both reference Bowie songs #quentin tarantino #inglourious basterds #reservoir dogs #taika waititi #sterlin harjo #reservation dogs

[fuckyeahworldoftaika]

See the full message here

#taika waititi #reservation dogs #sterlin harjo

[londonspirit]

Taika (and Sterlin) at last night’s Critics Choice Awards  x x

#taika waititi #sterlin harjo #critics choice awards #cca 2023 #critics choice awards 2023

[demifiendrsa]

Reservation Dogs | Season 3 Official Trailer

The third and final season of Reservation Dogs will premiere on FX on August 2, 2023.

Poster

#Reservation Dogs #Devery Jacobs #D'Pharaoh Woon A Tai #Lane Factor #Paulina Alexis #Sterlin Harjo #Taika Waititi #FXP #Piki Films #Film Rites #FX #Hulu #television #live action #live action television

[3majorursaminor7]

I don't want it to end but I really love the way it ended at the same time. Three(!) is a good number of seasons for a tv series in my opinion. Long enough to fully explore the themes and stories and allow the characters to grow and have realistic arcs but also short enough so it's not dragging out. End on a high note. I really really love this show. Me and my family were watching the third season weekly as the new episodes came out but then were craving more of it so we went back and re-watched the old seasons. It's really fucking good. I laugh my ass off at so many moments but there are so many poignant and beautiful and moving moments too. Definitely recommend if you haven't watched it yet.

#reservation dogs #paulina alexis #k. devery jacobs #d'pharaoh woon a tai #lane factor #sterlin harjo #taika waititi #and all the rest #love all the veteran american indigenous actors in there too like gary farmer and wes studi and graham greene #best #indigenous art #indigenous tv #indigenous film

[mannyblacque]

Reservation Dogs S3 E8 "Send It"

White Steve's "business card". 😆

#reservation dogs #rez dogs #white steve #taika waititi #sterlin harjo #indigenous representation #jack maricle #indigenous voices

[randomberlinchick]

Reservation Dogs: the most heartbreaking, life-affirming TV you’ll ever see | Television | The Guardian

Okay, I stopped after season one, because it was so wonderful and I didn't think there was anyway it could maintain that level of excellence. So apparently I was wrong and I look forward to seasons 2 & 3. Let the bingeing commence! Yaaaay!! ❤️❤️❤️

#reservation dogs #native americans #perfect tv show is perfect #i laughed #i cried #taika waititi #Youtube #sterlin harjo

[dreamgirledward]

taika: :^) literally everyone around him: 🥰😍💕🫂😘😍💖🤗😚✨

#i dont think anyone in hollywood has the ability to make every single person around them melt the way taika does #taika waititi #jeff goldblum #rita ora #tessa thompson #chris hemsworth #andrew garfield #sterlin harjo #chris evans #willem dafoe #charlize theron #sam rockwell #paul rudd #taika tuesday #sammy's taika escapades #<3

[stuff-diary]

Reservation Dogs (Final season)

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023

Reservation Dogs (Final season, 2023, USA)

Creators: Sterlin Harjo & Taika Waititi

Mini-review:

I'm really sad to see Reservation Dogs go. I feel like it could have run for much longer, as it has so many fun and interesting characters, but at the same time I understand that there would never be a better moment to wrap it up. Regardless of that, I love that the show kept its focus on friendship, family and community to the very end. They really made the most of its superbly charming ensemble, making sure everyone got their moment to shine. This was probably the most serious season out of the three (which makes sense), but it never loses that quirky comedic spark. Anyway, this show was groundbreaking in terms of representing modern Native culture in mainstream TV, and I hope it has opened the door for more similar projects.

#reservation dogs #sterlin harjo #taika waititi #devery jacobs #d'pharaoh woon a tai #lane factor #paulina alexis #sarah podemski #zach mcclarnon #lily gladstone #dallas goldtooth #gary farmer #elva guerra #kirk fox #jana schmieding #lil mike #funny bone #dalton cramer #jon proudstar #kimberly guerrero #casey camp horinek #kaniehtiio horn #jennifer podemski #tamara podemski #ethan hawke #bobby lee #native american #comedy #drama #2023 tv shows and dramas

[faintwhitenoise]

LANE FACTOR as CHEESE in RESERVATION DOGS (2021- )

#reservation dogs #cheese #lane factor #sterlin harjo #taika waititi #cheese appreciation post #mine