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Diversity in TV Writing Roundtable: 1999/2020

Diversity in TV Writing Roundtable: 1999/2020

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Diversity in TV Writing Roundtable: 1999/2020

FromPodcast Like It's ...

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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Oct 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 1999 Kwesi Mfume was the president of the NAACP in July 1999 and saw that none of the 26 new comedies and dramas being launched had a minority performer in a leading or prominent role and said "When the television viewing public sits down to watch the new prime-time shows scheduled for this fall's lineup, they will see a virtual whitewash in programming." With this in mind this week we brought together a Roundtable of TV Writers to discuss if 1999 brough more diversity to TV and what work still needs to be done to make the industry as inclusive as possible. Featuring Aaron Thomas (Showrunner/Creator of SWAT)Alexander Woo (Creator/Showrunner of The Terror:Infamy)Angela Harvey (Teen Wolf, Station 19)Delondra Mesa (Step Up)Chuck Heyward (Dear White People, Mixed-ish) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Oct 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

In a lot of ways 1999 was the year that changed movies. From “The Matrix” and “The Blair Witch Project” to “American Beauty” and “The Sixth Sense”, the last year of the millennium was transformative for Hollywood. Through "Podcast Like It's 1999" writers Phillip Iscove (co-creator of FOX's Sleepy Hollow) and Kenny Neibart (Entourage, Hindsight) examine this apex of Cinema, before television took over, before Reality TV, before TMZ and Twitter but also after the internet, after Clinton, after OJ, after Howard Stern and Jerry Springer. This podcast will cover the over 250 exciting, funny and influential movies produced that year. Get excited to do a deep dive into all things 1999. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.