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1. “Pilots 2015: The Year of Ethnic Castings – About Time or Too Much of Good Thing?”
- Victor Ganata
2. "But, as is the case with any sea change, the pendulum might have swung a bit too far in the opposite direction. Instead of opening the field for actors of any race to compete for any role in a color-blind manner, there has been a significant number of parts designated as ethnic this year, making them off-limits for Caucasian actors, some agents signal."
- Victor Ganata
3. "However, because of a mandate from the studio and network, one of the roles had to diverse [sic], so the pilot could only cast one of the top choices and pass on the other to fulfill the ethnic quota."
- Victor Ganata
4. "Because of the sudden flood of roles for ethnic actors after years of suppressed opportunities for them, the talent pool of experienced minority performers — especially in the younger range — is pretty limited."
- Victor Ganata
5. "Star names were in demand as usual, as were hot young guys and girls and occasional foreigners with that 'sparkle.'"
- Victor Ganata
6. "Some of it has been organic. Last year, the leads in Extant and How To Get Away With Murder, originally not written as black, became ethnic once stars of the caliber of Halle Berry and Viola Davis became interested."
- Victor Ganata
7. "ABC and 20th TV cast Patten, who is black, knowing already that the male lead had been conceived as Hispanic."
- Victor Ganata
8. "There also have been a number of drama co-leads on which the networks chose to go ethnic this year."
- Victor Ganata
9. "Uncle Buck and Love Is A Four Letter Word are among several projects where the original white protagonists have been changed to black this season."
- Victor Ganata
10. "The TV and film superhero ranks have been overly white for too long, workplace shows should be diverse to reflect workplace in real America, and ethnic actors should get a chance to play more than the proverbial best friend or boss."
- Victor Ganata
11. "But replacing one set of rigid rules with another by imposing a quota of ethnic talent on each show might not be the answer."
- Victor Ganata
12. "While they are among the most voracious and loyal TV viewers, African-Americans still represent only 13% of the U.S. population. They were grossly underserved, but now, with shows as Empire, Black-ish, Scandal and HTGAWM on broadcast, Tyler Perry’s fare on OWN and Mara Brock Akil’s series on BET, they have scripted choices, so the growth in that fraction of the TV audience might have reached its peak."
- Victor Ganata
13. "Since broadcast TV is a historically reactive business, that will determine whether the trend of ethnic casting will come back with a vengeance next season."
- Victor Ganata
So pretty much the entire substance of the piece.
- Andrew C (✔)
"Get me that sparkly occasional foreigner!"
- Brent Schaus