Who knew Bonnie Franklin was a Latino? Are they so lazy they can't come up with an original title?
Posted on 03/17/2019 12:13:55 PM PDT by Jyotishi
The cancellation of "One Day at a Time" hurts in a way the diversity numbers can't fully convey.
In Netflix's Cuban-American family sitcom, "One Day at a Time," Rita Moreno's punchy one-liners are a complete delight. Justina Machado, who stars as single mom Penelope Alvarez, triggers a sobfest every time she delivers an utterly vulnerable monologue. The series tackles issues from homophobia to colorism with sensitivity and insight, and offers Latinos -- members of a woefully underserved demographic -- the chance to see ourselves, warts and all, while still reliably delivering laughs and earning rave reviews.
Aside from being a joy to watch, it is a rare example of a television show about the United States-born children and grandchildren of Latin American immigrants. That's why its cancellation is more than just the loss of a critical darling -- it's an egregious erasure of Latinos at a time when anti-Latino rhetoric floods our political discourse, and it's a reminder of Netflix's tepid support for our stories, just when we need them the most.
While the advent of streaming platforms has ushered in an uptick in the overall number of series produced, the promise of increased diversity has not changed much for Latinos. Despite being the largest ethnic minority in the United States and making up nearly 18 percent of the population, Latino roles in digital scripted series constitute a measly 7.2 percent, a figure that's even lower for broadcast and cable.
"One Day at a Time," the reboot of Norman Lear's 1975 sitcom of the same name, launched in 2017 as Netflix's first foray into U.S.-Latino programming. Not long after season three debuted in February, co-showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellett took to Twitter to share grim news.
In a meeting with the streaming giant, executives affirmed that -- despite holding a perfect
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Thanks for what appears to be a recommendation. I’ve been wondering if I should watch it.
I keep seeing ‘get rich quick’ commercials on TV for investors in some new streaming media venture specially for ‘latinos’. I forget the name of the company, and a quick search didn’t turn it up, but it runs about ten times a night on the channels I usually have on.
Given Netflix’s politics, is there ANY doubt that if this show had even moderately acceptable numbers it would have been renewed? And given how many Latinos are out there, obviously not many cared about this show that this fool claims was really important to their community.
Netflix is having a problem with several of their ‘original’ series. They have cancelled quite a number.
Part of the problem is the duration/down time between ‘seasons’. When a series has 6 to 13 episodes PER YEAR, it is difficult to retain much of a following. Most of the series I watch, I completely forget what the previous season was about by the time the next season is aired. I do like that Netflix and Amazon Prime put all of the new season episodes on at the same time. I like to binge several episodes at a time.
Most TV/Cable series have 16 to 22 episodes per year. It is difficult enough to follow them the way that they are split up. Sometimes they show a couple of new episodes, then a couple or few weeks breaks, then one or two new episodes, etc. And they wonder why viewership numbers fall.
I got ignored by someone on Twitter (Big loss.) when I asked if they just made up terms and isms to basically call anyone that disagrees with them a Nazi.
I want to know why this is the first time I have ever seen the term colorism. I had to type that twice to get autocorrect not to change it which means it is a completely made up PC nad “othering” term that makes you evil if you don’t know what it is.
Of all the reasons I despise the left, making up terms, conditions, insults, faux outrage and splintering everyone is in my top 3 of disliking them.
There is no one more racist in America than a white liberal.
Who knew Bonnie Franklin was a Latino? Are they so lazy they can't come up with an original title?
Ah, good old Pat Harrington.
“Nothing lasts forever, unless it does”
“Who knew Bonnie Franklin was a Latino?”
Bonnie Franklin - Wikipedia
Franklin was born in Santa Monica, California,[1] the daughter of Claire (née Hersch, August 24, 1911 - June 7, 2014) who outlived her[2] and Samuel Benjamin Franklin (1902-1997), an investment banker who founded the Beverly Hills chapter of B’nai B’rith.[3][4] Her parents were both Jewish immigrants, her father from Russia and her mother from Romania; they married in Montreal before moving to the United States. . . .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Franklin
Yes I recommend it. It is more of a woman’s film. I was curious after seeing all the awards. Then learned much of it was based on the housekeeper of the director/cinematographer. He even recreated his childhood home with 70% of furnishings.
Netflix cares about ratings.
Cares about ratings? Not like you’d think.
(In a statement, Netflix disputed Nielsen’s figures, as it’s done with previous efforts to estimate the streaming service’s audience: “The data that Nielsen is reporting is not accurate, not even close, and does not reflect the viewing of these shows on Netflix.”)
Me, too. We used to watch it in Spanish class in high school. “Rocky Echevarria” changed his professional name to Steven Bauer and had something of a mainstream acting career.
The Obamas and Susan Rice hate Latinos
I tuned in Netflix three or four days ago and all their new additions are Hispanic and Latin. I noticed because I don’t particularly care for the genre.
Despite being the largest ethnic minority in the United States and making up nearly 18 percent of the population, Latino roles in digital scripted series constitute a measly 7.2 percent, a figure that's even lower for broadcast and cable.
It means Latinos refuse to be grouped by a bunch of shallow opportunist politicians and media tycoons.
!Si cierto! yo recuerdo QPUSA. :)
Latinos need to live like Americans, which they supposedly are and want to be if they’re not already.
I’m what is called “Latino”, but, I’m American first, and I don’t ever watch the strictly Latino TV stations.
Merge Latinos with all other races and ethnic groups, and that should be America, and the shows should reflect what America is or should be.
Same for shows like “blackish” and others that pretend that we’re living in different worlds.
Freddie Prinze killed himself.
Jack Albertson is also not his old self.
Maybe The Walking Chico and Man with its signature line "ees no' my grave, man!"...?
What country are “Latinos” from?
Also liberals using quota’s to determine what shows to make ends up ruining tv and the movies. SJW’s ruin entertainment.
FTA: Even more telling, Netflix has never released an original film helmed by a U.S.-Latino director. The sum total of their current Latino content? Five shows and specials out of 700. Even with three new Latino-centric series in development, the additions for 2019 barely push past one lonely percentage point.
In a recent announcement, Netflix boasted about plans to roll out 50 original Mexican productions — both movies and series. This is in addition to scores of originals produced in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia. According to the company’s own estimation, by the end of the year they will have filmed 70 projects in the region.
I was being sarcastic.
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