Posted on 01/12/2016 10:38:39 AM PST by simpson96
CBS' new Nancy Drew will look very different should the network move forward with the reboot.
CBS Entertainment president Glenn Geller revealed Tuesday that the network's reimagining of the iconic character will be diverse.
"She is diverse, that is the way she is written," the executive told THR immediately following his time in front of the press at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour Tuesday. While Geller said it was too early in the process to explain just what he meant by diverse - whether Nancy is African-American, Asian-American or Latino, he said it would hinge on finding the right actress for the part. "[She will[ not [be] Caucasian," he stressed. "I'd be open to any ethnicity."(snip)
The news comes a day after Netflix announced it was teaming with Norman Lear for an all-Latino remake of his classic sitcom One Day at a Time, as networks make diversity a priority in a bid to attract new underrepresented communities and better reflect society.
During his time in front of the press Tuesday, Geller stressed that diversity is playing a major role in his development season. "We have a lot of new series in development, both series targeted to have full African-American or Latino casts but also many leads that are being developed [as diverse]. We're not casting color blind, we're casting color conscious," he said.
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Maybe they’ll make her like the new manager of the Dodgers — half black, half Japanese.
LOL
“Go for the three pointer: black, muslim, and lesbo.”
and.....a midget!! :)
Wait, that describes de Blasioâs wife!!!
:: an all-Latino remake of his classic sitcom One Day at a Time ::
So, which Latina-babe will be schtupping her Father as a teenager?
:: How about an All-White version of âGood Times.â ::
They could call it “Double-wide Times”?
Oh, Bendy! Your input is requested.
ALL Arabs are Caucasion.
Seriesly, how many true “races are existent?
I’d say 3, maybe 4?
Caucasian
Negro
Inuit/Asian
?continental indigenous (amalgam)?
Tanisha Drew.
"Caucasian" is not an ethnicity. What he actually means, however, is that he's liberal minded enough to accept any ethnicity but not liberal enough to allow that to include a character whose race is white. The term for this is "bigotry".
Nor can a single character be described as "diverse". She is an individual, an instance of one, a unity. She may have diverse progenitors but she is what she is.
Was incest part of One Day at a Time?
Back when it was on, I only watched the intro to see Valerie Bertinelli’s smile.
The term “race” as applied to humans is a pretty elusive construct from a scientific viewpoint. What percent of DNA qualifies one as a member of a race? Or is it just based on physical appearance?
Compare how birds are classified by race within a species, where there is no real limit to the number of different races.
Seems to be more of a fake social sciences thing since the discovery of DNA.
Gee. I wonder what they mean by diverse?
"Sleepy Hollow"
Got stuck in a crack?
Fatima Drew?
It appears a bit porcine.
Oh yeah. I forgot one.
It was called Veronica Mars.
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