I think this is a case where consumer demand and satisfaction is going to work as the ultimate arbiter of the situation. Thankfully, we aren't talking about occupations like jet pilots or surgeons relying on the mandates of a quota system; anyone who isn't up to the task of scripting and producing quality shows- on a consistent basis, ov…
I think this is a case where consumer demand and satisfaction is going to work as the ultimate arbiter of the situation. Thankfully, we aren't talking about occupations like jet pilots or surgeons relying on the mandates of a quota system; anyone who isn't up to the task of scripting and producing quality shows- on a consistent basis, over a long run- will eventually be exposed in all of their incompetence or mediocrity when they run out of talent. The lackluster, shallow, humorless show episodes they craft will be aired- for a while- but at least no planes will crash and no malpractice will be committed.
Anyway, I gave up on most standard cable network TV series a long time ago. The competition is too fierce. I'm not gonna watch Burn Notice or The Blacklist when I can watch The Bureau instead.
Final point: one of the worst side effects of the D/E/I hard-power quota policy is that it's liable to marginalize legitimately high quality black-written and produced shows that depict a mostly black cultural and social milieu without obsessively relying on trite plotlines or cliched narratives that are all about race and racism, over and over. The only example I can give is Atlanta (I can only watch so much television, even with multiple network subscriptions). But Atlanta is an outstanding series- at least the dozen or so episodes that I've seen. I think the secret of its success is that it isn't all about American Blackness tropes. Above all, it's about characters who are recognizable as human beings, and a multifaceted take on modern America that's true to life. For all the buzz about the "Teddy Perkins" episode (admittedly awesome), the last episode of Atlanta that I saw- about the high school kids, and the FUBU shirt- was a quietly underplayed masterpiece of deep social commentary and wrenching human tragedy. Not the usual after-school special.
So if you haven't checked out some episodes of Atlanta, don't let the Wokeness crusade put you off of that one.
I think this is a case where consumer demand and satisfaction is going to work as the ultimate arbiter of the situation. Thankfully, we aren't talking about occupations like jet pilots or surgeons relying on the mandates of a quota system; anyone who isn't up to the task of scripting and producing quality shows- on a consistent basis, over a long run- will eventually be exposed in all of their incompetence or mediocrity when they run out of talent. The lackluster, shallow, humorless show episodes they craft will be aired- for a while- but at least no planes will crash and no malpractice will be committed.
Anyway, I gave up on most standard cable network TV series a long time ago. The competition is too fierce. I'm not gonna watch Burn Notice or The Blacklist when I can watch The Bureau instead.
Final point: one of the worst side effects of the D/E/I hard-power quota policy is that it's liable to marginalize legitimately high quality black-written and produced shows that depict a mostly black cultural and social milieu without obsessively relying on trite plotlines or cliched narratives that are all about race and racism, over and over. The only example I can give is Atlanta (I can only watch so much television, even with multiple network subscriptions). But Atlanta is an outstanding series- at least the dozen or so episodes that I've seen. I think the secret of its success is that it isn't all about American Blackness tropes. Above all, it's about characters who are recognizable as human beings, and a multifaceted take on modern America that's true to life. For all the buzz about the "Teddy Perkins" episode (admittedly awesome), the last episode of Atlanta that I saw- about the high school kids, and the FUBU shirt- was a quietly underplayed masterpiece of deep social commentary and wrenching human tragedy. Not the usual after-school special.
So if you haven't checked out some episodes of Atlanta, don't let the Wokeness crusade put you off of that one.