Sentence examples for sidekick status from inspiring English sources

Instead, on the broadcast networks black men are often relegated to sidekick status — think of Lamorne Morris's Winston on "New Girl" — creating a panoply of diverse faces in roles that don't threaten the racial dynamics of their shows.

In the midst of a cosplay parade at Melbourne's Oz Comic-Con, a troupe of women dressed as perceived "lesser" DC Universe comic characters – Black Canary, Supergirl, Miss Martian, Harley Quinn – bemoaned their eternal sidekick status to the tune of Lily Allen's Hard Out Here, singing "It's hard out here for a chick".

While fans derided him with chants of "Scottie Pippen" (in reference to his sidekick status next to Dwyane Wade), "Akron hates you" and many unprintable slogans, James calmly made 15 of 25 field goals and had 8 assists, all in three quarters, with no turnovers.

They're usually relegated to sidekick or villain status in fantasy dramas, protagonists only in lighter, comedic fare like "Wicked" on Broadway or "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" on television.

Pixar's aqua-bright Finding Nemo sequel at least tries a shift in emphasis, elevating Ellen DeGeneres's disarmingly addled clownfish sidekick to protagonist status, and neatly reversing the 2003 film's arc by tracing her search for her long-lost parents.

Richter's Late Farewell With a week of shows celebrating his status as sidekick, Andy Richter got a great sendoff from "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" in every way, except from the NBC schedulers.

The big idea is that Dr Frankenstein's hunched sidekick Igor gets co-lead status and a bit of bromantic chemistry with the tormented hero himself.

Then again, stranger things have happened: Universal is currently finding critical and commercial success with Minions, a movie about tiny yellow unintelligible creatures who few ever expected to transcend their status as comedy sidekicks in the Despicable Me movies.

Despite its glamorous status as the N.B.A.'s sidekick, the W.N.B.A. is still largely a word-of-mouth phenomenon.

But from it are we supposed to infer that Mitch will never transcend his third-string status, never move on from the sidekick's role?

Mr. Chestnut, who played the sidekick in "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory," has graduated to the status of Head Nasty in Charge, and has a good time with his sociopathic dialogue.