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Posted Wednesday 3/28/18 at 9:54PM EDT
Is the nostalgia TV trend a kind of backlash to TV's increasing diversity?
"Let's first get this out of the way: There are definite exceptions to the Make (White) TV Great Again trend,"...
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Jon Favreau to write and produce the live-action Star Wars TV series
Favreau has been tapped to helm the live-action Star Wars TV series for Disney's upcoming streaming service.
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Posted Tuesday 3/06/18 at 9:38PM EST
Netflix boss rejects Frances McDormand's "inclusion riders" proposal for increased diversity
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings isn't a fan of the proposal McDormand championed in her Oscar speech to have stars put...
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Posted Wednesday 2/28/18 at 12:25AM EST
UCLA's diversity report finds that minorities are still underrepresented on TV
The Los Angeles Times, reporting on the annual study, notes that "overall, people of color remained underrepresented, considering they were...
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Posted Friday 2/23/18 at 1:50AM EST
What do This Is Us, Here and Now and The Fosters have in common?
They all revolve around cross-racial adoption, says Emily Nussbaum.
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CBS’ rebooted Magnum P.I. is expected to star a minority actor
In addition to pursuing a non-white actor to take on the role of Thomas Magnum, the proposed reboot will replace at...
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Posted Thursday 12/21/17 at 10:23PM EST
Zendaya returned to Disney Channel because she says it lacked diversity
“The only reason I wanted to come back to the Disney Channel is because there was a lack of diversity...
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Posted Thursday 12/14/17 at 9:52AM EST
ABC and CBS earned good grades for Asian-American representation, NBC got a C+
In a new report card from the Asian Pacific American Media Coalition, ABC scored the highest mark, a B, thanks...
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Posted Friday 11/17/17 at 7:14AM EST
Late-night’s predominantly white male hosts proved to be “woefully ill-equipped to deal” with Louis CK
“When you benefit from the same system that allows Louis CK to thrive, or when you laughed off the allegations...
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Posted Friday 11/10/17 at 1:46PM EST
CBS Diversity Showcase is accused of being a “racist mess”
The program aimed at giving more opportunities to minorities and members of the LGBTQ community “often leaves participants feeling dejected...
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Posted Thursday 11/09/17 at 2:25PM EST
In GLAAD’s new TV study, LGBTQ characters reach a record high -- but they lack diversity
About 6.
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Posted Wednesday 11/01/17 at 2:48PM EDT
Study: Just 4.8% of TV writers are black
A UCLA professor's new study, titled “Race in the Writers’ Room: How Hollywood Whitewashes the Stories That Shape America,” found...
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Posted Wednesday 11/01/17 at 3:54AM EDT
With America Ferrera's help, This Is Us and other NBC shows are casting more underrepresented people
This week’s This Is Us episode featured a Sikh man, but no mention was made of his ethnicity.
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Posted Monday 9/25/17 at 1:24PM EDT
After hiring Luke Bryan for American Idol, ABC is trying to avoid having an all-white panel
The country star officially signed on to the ABC reboot of the hit reality show on Sunday, joining a judging...
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Posted Tuesday 9/19/17 at 11:03PM EDT
Shonda Rhimes calls reaction to the historically diverse Emmys “embarrassing”
“To me, it feels embarrassing that we are still in a place in which we still have to note these...