Quantum Leap's Mason Alexander Park on Trans Representation

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 94

  • @erynn013
    @erynn013 Рік тому +30

    I adore Mason's acting. This was a great discussion. Thank you.

  • @sakurapablo671
    @sakurapablo671 Рік тому +13

    Ah! ❤ you talked to “Desire” from Sandman? 😊❤

  • @ghlmk5931
    @ghlmk5931 Рік тому +23

    Great get! I enjoyed this interview. Mason was so charismatic as Desire in Sandman. And what a great voice they’ve got.

  • @artildawn
    @artildawn Рік тому +19

    Mason has been a damn delight in every show they've been in. Cowboy Beebop, Sandman, and Quantum Leap all great and I'm glad the shows brought Mason into my viewing life.

  • @jimmiefarmer3022
    @jimmiefarmer3022 Рік тому +17

    They're our favorite character on the new Quantum Leap. That's so very cool you got to interview them! I really like how Ian is portrayed as just part of the team, and it's no big deal. That quip from the last episode was just note perfect to me as well; something kinda snarky I would expect from someone on my team at work. I'm glad you asked about that.

  • @rowanc88
    @rowanc88 Рік тому +29

    OH MY GOD, YOU GOT TO TALK TO MASON!!!! They're amazing, and a major inspiration for my own journey. xx

  • @shadowseer07
    @shadowseer07 Рік тому +8

    Omfgggggg MASON 😭😭😭😭😭💕💕💕 The Sandman fandom love our Desire with our whole hearts.🥹💕

  • @robbiemcdonnell8482
    @robbiemcdonnell8482 Рік тому +34

    Dang you're attracting names to your channel! Well deserved 👏👏👏

  • @userMIA709
    @userMIA709 Рік тому +39

    Mason is such an excellent actor ❤ I love them in all their roles

  • @SparksF1
    @SparksF1 Рік тому +5

    That was a wonderful surprise interview. What I loved about Episode 4 was not just as was said by Ian about the Gender creative experience so Trans rights got highlighted but also Addison's opening in the Cold open "30 Seconds in a women's body and already you have been Harassed assaulted and insulted. Sounds about right" focused in on the trouble that Women have in society.
    Two major issues and both dealt with in a way that was non preachy or "woke" as the uneducated would try to say it is.
    I adore Mason in the show and as a person. Have heard that wonderful singing voice recently and the only word is Wow.

  • @kaivoid7649
    @kaivoid7649 Рік тому +10

    Oh shit, do I need to watch Quantum Leap now?

  • @TearfulMoon
    @TearfulMoon Рік тому +10

    Oh my god! Thank you for doing this interview! Mason is amazing💓

  • @DLZ2000
    @DLZ2000 Рік тому +9

    Quantum Leap has been getting better and better each week. I like the present-day stuff, but in the first two episodes, that meant that the leap took a back seat. Episodes 3 and 4 struck a much better balance. It's also still casual and episodic enough that I can get my girlfriend to watch it more frequently (with the new Trek shows, she prefers SNW and LDS, while I prefer DSC, PIC, and PRO). Ian's a cool character on QL. They've got style.
    I need to finish Cowboy Bebop, considering I was Sam Spiegel for Halloween last year.
    Awesome interview. I'd love to have them come back for a longer interview!

  • @antney7745
    @antney7745 Рік тому +8

    I've only seen The Sandman so far, and Desire was an instant favourite. I didn't know any of the cast members in Quantum Leap so I'll definitely have to check that out.

  • @AndrewD8Red
    @AndrewD8Red Рік тому +2

    Trans person: * exists *
    Conservative: This show's too woke. What is the story reason for them being trans?

  • @evlynm
    @evlynm Рік тому +7

    Oh my!!! What a wonderful surprise interview! :D

  • @ManateeGag
    @ManateeGag Рік тому +7

    Look at you, getting the big time celebrity interviews. Good work! You'll be on the red carpet in no time.

  • @busterandloulou
    @busterandloulou Рік тому +5

    Another amazing thing about quantum leap was that Sam not only jumped into bodies of non straight male bodies, he jumped into non human bodies. It has put a light not only on the need of equal rights for people but also for the rights of non humans.

  • @Manlio.Cipullo
    @Manlio.Cipullo Рік тому +7

    Love Park in Sandman! Great performance.

  • @Redem10
    @Redem10 Рік тому +2

    I can't be the only one who thought Mason would be the Dean Stockwell equivalent and is kind disapoint their character is strickly in the modern day storyline?

    • @angelaholmes8888
      @angelaholmes8888 Рік тому

      Yes mason definitely would be great traveling with ben

  • @rngwrldngnr
    @rngwrldngnr Рік тому +2

    I do hope viewing on Peacock isn't to different from watching live, in terms of ratings. Too late at night for me at broadcast time.

  • @mauricecain2889
    @mauricecain2889 Рік тому +3

    Mason killed as Desire and I'm enjoying their turn as Ian on Quantum Leap!

  • @CorwinFound
    @CorwinFound Рік тому +1

    I think that lack of empathy in real life among the reactionary right may be at least in part because historically they never had to see themselves in people who weren't like themselves. All the stories they loved included (or even exclusively included) people who looked and lived like them. When you grow up only ever seeing people like you in media it must be pretty easy to never have to empathize with different kinds of people. And it's probably pretty jarring to fairly suddenly have to deal with "different" people on the screen or page.
    Not saying it's okay. But a lot of these reactionaries seem actually traumatized by having to see things outside their comfort zone. A serious lack of imagination and exposure has set them into an uncontrollable fit.

  • @deanmaynard8256
    @deanmaynard8256 Рік тому +1

    When they were handing out charisma,, Mason clearly got several peoples share.

  • @nerdtube4life
    @nerdtube4life Рік тому +4

    I have been reviewing Quantum Leap on my channel and I am loving the show. So glad NBC is adding more episodes.

  • @ferninthehouse
    @ferninthehouse Рік тому +3

    Mason has such a satisfying voice to listen to lol

  • @JanetDax
    @JanetDax Рік тому +3

    QL is the first time I've seen Mason, but I am impressed.

  • @nolanddean5680
    @nolanddean5680 Рік тому +2

    DAMN girl,
    Getting now the big stars for interviews

  • @amber6429
    @amber6429 Рік тому +3

    Omg that's so freaking cool, I saw their performance in sandman and I loved every bit of it. Desire was such an amazing character and i hope to see more of Mason in tv shows and movies, or just see their performances in general. Loved the interview you did with them, I'm sending lots of love and support your way and I hope that you can get the UA-cam team to fix their mistake. Sorry for the long comment lol, but have an amazing existence 🥰

  • @janistransbian
    @janistransbian Рік тому +2

    i find mason to be huggable. you as well, jessie.

  • @Eric-rr3zd
    @Eric-rr3zd Рік тому +1

    omg omg omg omg! my jealousy is immeasurable but my day is made.

  • @uosdwiSrdewoH
    @uosdwiSrdewoH Рік тому +1

    Speaking of Sandman for a second, I watched the Vanity Fair video where Neil Gaiman breaks down the trailer before the series came out. If only all those who complained about who was playing certain character had watched that video. He's quite thorough and very matter of fact in saying that people came up to him and asked if he'd gender swapped a character and he'd always say no and point back at the comic saying if you look here it is perfectly in line with what I did in the comic. It's probably wishful thinking that logic and reason will hold any sway over someone who uses the term "woke" unironically.

  • @carpevinum8645
    @carpevinum8645 Рік тому +4

    Desire ❤

  • @rebeccatompkins
    @rebeccatompkins Рік тому +2

    Mason is the ultimate version of Desire in my opinion. I do hope that Netflix has another season of The Sandman in the works. Unfortunately the new Quantum Leap isn't streaming or airing in Australia. I'm hoping it will be next year. I really don't want to resort to torrents.

  • @marg5404
    @marg5404 Рік тому +1

    Wait! Quantum Leap is a show now? Desire is on the show! Cool!
    Great interview.

  • @scottfw1193
    @scottfw1193 Рік тому +2

    Your interviews are the best, such empathy. You're such a people person I wish you concentrated more on this? Putting critical reviews out is great and important but just invites negative responses

    • @ferninthehouse
      @ferninthehouse Рік тому

      true, its sucked to see jesse so frustrated over the deletion of her recent matt walsh response video too. there was some really good stuff in there and she spent a huge amount of time on it.

  • @worldnow98
    @worldnow98 Рік тому +2

    Mason is awesome and is making the new Quantum Leap show great. Thank you for doing this interview and giving us better insight on the character.

  • @Kinamikun
    @Kinamikun 10 місяців тому

    Hello, I thought it was Chris Tyson, the actor from Quantum Leap, they look very similar. Greetings, the series is entertaining.

  • @scpatl4now
    @scpatl4now Рік тому +2

    It's funny you mentioned tech. One of my good friends just out of college (in the 80s) was a Trans Woman who was a software developer. I never thought about a tech connection.

  • @ajaxwillis3962
    @ajaxwillis3962 Рік тому +1

    Super Cool 😎 😎 😎

  • @anvalisok
    @anvalisok Рік тому +1

    Wow, hadn't got to Quantum Leap yet and didn't know Mason was in it.

  • @starrychan33
    @starrychan33 Рік тому

    Ian reminds me a lot of the real life Sam Brinton (someone I had the good fortune to meet a whole decade ago before they became a national name). They are very queer and nonbinary and they are so good at their STEM career that they served as the deputy assistant secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy under the Biden administration in 2022. The perfect example of queer and trans IDs in tech and being so good as to actually be hired to high levels in the government.

  • @celebro469
    @celebro469 Рік тому +1

    Oh Jessie... You didn't need to bring a gift! I already like your content. What a treat!

  • @aliceallgrown
    @aliceallgrown Рік тому +1

    Wow. So cool! You sounded so chill; I think I would have been so nervous.

  • @billvick293
    @billvick293 Рік тому +1

    I wish I could like this video more than once!

  • @busterandloulou
    @busterandloulou Рік тому

    I wasn’t going to watch quantum leap until I learned that Mason Alexander Park was going to be in it. They

  • @queenannsrevenge100
    @queenannsrevenge100 Рік тому

    Any time I hear someone mention “woke” I’m reminded of what was said about TV shows in the 60s that included more than one token black person or had any message about racism - if it were even allowed to air at all.

  • @mamaowlbear3366
    @mamaowlbear3366 Рік тому +2

    That is sooo cool!

  • @jenniferdilbeck2674
    @jenniferdilbeck2674 Рік тому +1

    Great interview. Nice job. Loved them in sandman

  • @hashtagPoundsign
    @hashtagPoundsign Рік тому +1

    Fantastic interview with Mason, they are wonderful.

  • @kvetosdragoun207
    @kvetosdragoun207 Рік тому

    Thanks for this interview. I need to watch Quantum Leap now :D

  • @Nihilimus
    @Nihilimus Рік тому +2

    I went into the new Sandman completely blind and wow did Mason just perfectly capture Desire. Absolute perfect casting.

    • @Iowa2006
      @Iowa2006 Рік тому +1

      I read Sandman ages ago so I had forgotten about how Desire was portrayed. When I saw the show I was "yes. That's exactly how Desire should be"

    • @Nihilimus
      @Nihilimus Рік тому +1

      @@Iowa2006 Right? Now I couldnt imagine tbem any other way. I hadnt a strong impression of Desire's voice when I read the comics, but once I heard it in the show I knew it couldnt be any other way.

  • @angelaholmes8888
    @angelaholmes8888 Рік тому

    Jesse would you ever do videos on your favorite or least favorite episodes from the original quantum leap show 🤔

  • @Zam_from_NerdTube
    @Zam_from_NerdTube Рік тому +2

    Mason is awesome.

  • @everettharris967
    @everettharris967 Рік тому +1

    Impressive get Jessie! I really hope to see more Desire in S2 (and I REALLY hope to see a Sandman S2 in general).

  • @williamdavis9562
    @williamdavis9562 Рік тому +1

    And this is why millions of Quantum Leap fans aren't watching this show

    • @jessiegenderafterdark5287
      @jessiegenderafterdark5287  Рік тому

      And why millions more accepting fans are!

    • @williamdavis9562
      @williamdavis9562 Рік тому

      @@jessiegenderafterdark5287 I guess we'll see how long those fans you speak of can keep the show going.
      If they can find an audience for this great. The market always sorts itself out.
      I personally wouldn't bet on it working out.

    • @impeacefulgamer
      @impeacefulgamer 11 місяців тому

      @@jessiegenderafterdark5287 you know that we support trans right but not when it comes to the specific thing where gender matters! and its very illogical! Many sports are not gender neutral you can create it if you want but don't expect that you can be part of women sports! i have no problem if trans ppl want to be parts of men sports!

    • @TheOneManWhoBeatYou
      @TheOneManWhoBeatYou 7 місяців тому

      ​@@jessiegenderafterdark5287Sounds like it won't get a season 3...

  • @johnsieverssr8288
    @johnsieverssr8288 Рік тому

    He character is great and he seems to be good person...I enjoy the new show.

  • @ravenwyld
    @ravenwyld Рік тому

    I'm waiting for the season to finish so I can binge 😅

  • @rngwrldngnr
    @rngwrldngnr Рік тому +1

    Oh, sweet.

  • @Ariel_is_a_dreamer
    @Ariel_is_a_dreamer Рік тому

    My therapist encouraged me to do a "gender diary" so I could know more about how I felt about my gender. At some point I included Mason's pictures with the captions "I'M SO JEALOUS OF THIS MF". My therapist look at their pictures and said "They've got such a beauty...!". Fun times.

  • @DingoDin
    @DingoDin Рік тому +1

    Fantastic interview 🥰 you got a lot into a very short time!

  • @JAR369
    @JAR369 Рік тому

    They were awesome as Desire in The Sandman show

  • @davesweirdproject
    @davesweirdproject 10 місяців тому

    Mason is such a delight.

  • @jackedwardsally
    @jackedwardsally Рік тому

    Yessssss lets fucking GOOOOO

  • @curuvari2247
    @curuvari2247 Рік тому

    OHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @badrhetoric5637
    @badrhetoric5637 Рік тому

    Quantum leap is back what? No one told me! Where can I find it!?

  • @TrismegistusMx
    @TrismegistusMx Рік тому

    They're so perfect as Desire. I'll bet even the so-called CIS felt something stirring when they came on screen.

  • @moonsaf28
    @moonsaf28 Рік тому

    Jessie, i'm so jealous! you got to talk to them!! ah this is such a treat, thank you. wonderful conversation.

  • @c.morland
    @c.morland Рік тому

    Thanks!

  • @QuestingRefuge
    @QuestingRefuge Рік тому

    This is so cool! Loved seeing them in Sandman and Cowboy Bebop.

  • @chrisbodley8958
    @chrisbodley8958 Рік тому

    This person was one of the Highlights of the show congrats on getting them to do an Interview.

  • @Jaybirdtweet
    @Jaybirdtweet Рік тому

    I really need to catch up on this series, loved the OG

  • @osnatashtaralevin8944
    @osnatashtaralevin8944 Рік тому

    Oh what a treat! 😍
    I'm so happy for this Jessie, thank you. I don't know if you reached out to him (or them..? how does mason prefer to be adressed??), or he to you or however this came to be - but there is a level of depth to a conversation that can only come from your shared experiences, that I am so grateful you did this and shared it with us.
    I have to say, youtube started suggesting your videos to me because of my interest in the Wheel of Time series and because at the same time I was also starting to watch Star Trek more seriously, so I didn't really come for the LGBTQ content, but because you are who you are, and you are so genuine - I've learned so much about that community in the process and I'm so grateful for it

  • @nizguy
    @nizguy Рік тому

    The trans/sports episode lost me as a fan.

  • @rngwrldngnr
    @rngwrldngnr Рік тому

    I was wondering what we would expect given Mason was in the show. I was half expecting they'd be dropping Ben ending up in women's bodies at all.
    I hope they actually have that kind of more elaborate interactions that were cut at a later time.