4.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Secret City (1985)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.0
Overview
The Secret City Adventures was a series of television programs designed to teach children how to draw. The series was produced by Maryland Public Television and aired on PBS and TVOntario in the late 1980s. The series starred Mark Kistler as Commander Mark who led viewers through various drawing exercises and examples. The show also featured other characters, including Moonbot, Unibear, Pigasus, Furbles, Violet the Dragon, and others. Occasionally, guest artists would appear on the show to demonstrate other art forms.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
The Secret City Adventures was a series of television programs designed to teach children how to draw. The series was produced by Maryland Public Television and aired on PBS and TVOntario in the late 1980s. The series starred Mark Kistler as Commander Mark who led viewers through various drawing exercises and examples. The show also featured other characters, including Moonbot, Unibear, Pigasus, Furbles, Violet the Dragon, and others. Occasionally, guest artists would appear on the show to demonstrate other art forms.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with left-leaning values by centering on a journalist's pursuit to expose systemic government corruption and political manipulation, thereby emphasizing transparency and accountability over state secrecy.
Based on the absence of specific content details for 'The Secret City', the movie is assessed as having a neutral approach to DEI, with no explicit indicators of either traditional or DEI-driven casting, nor a narrative that strongly critiques or promotes specific identities.
Secondary
The Secret City features a prominent lesbian character, Kim Gordon, whose identity and relationship are portrayed with dignity and complexity. Her personal life is integrated respectfully into the political thriller narrative, affirming the worth of her queer identity without resorting to harmful stereotypes or making it a source of inherent suffering. The depiction is supportive and validating.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Information regarding the characters, plot, or source material for "The Secret City" (1985) is not available. Without a baseline to compare against, it is impossible to determine if any character's gender was swapped from an established canon.
The Secret City (1985) is an original miniseries with fictional characters. There is no prior source material, previous installments, or historical figures with established racial identities to compare against. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
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