This thread discusses it in a humorous fashion:What could happen to CBS' FBI in the trump era , but I am wondering about the real world (so to speaking) dilemma of portraying a diversified world realistically when diversity itself is being attacked by the current Administration. The “FBI” shows, the “NCIS” shows, the “Chicago” shows and so many other dramas portray local, state and federal institutions with people of many different sexualities, ethnicities, politics and religions being respected and working together…and this certainly does not represent what is going on in the real world.
At what point will producers change to reflect this reality, and will there come a point where they will be forced to change by pressure from the networks and/or the government itself?
I am not a TV producer, but I think projects will continue to be made just as they have in past, regardless of what Trump says or thinks about diversity. LA is a very blue city in a very blue state, and I don’t think producers are too worried that their shows might offend him. I also don’t think they are worried about possible retribution. Can a president unilaterally shut down a TV show’s
production because he disagrees with what characters are cast in them?
Producers do not decide what gets aired, though.
True enough, but I don’t see TV network executives kowtowing to what Trump likes or doesn’t like. Fox might kowtow, but I can’t see PBS ever doing that.
As far as the other mainstream networks (CBS, NBC, and ABC) go, I suppose it depends on what the board of directors of those companies decide based on what might happen to their stock price if they don’t cave in.
It’s a pretty scary state of affairs when the president is dictating what we can and can’t watch on TV. My bags will be packed if we ever get to that point.
Considering the popularity of Homelander from The Boys, and the Punisher, among the right-wing Proud Boys types, it’s clear that these guys aren’t very culturally literate, and don’t get sarcasm.
So just make an over-the-top parody of Trump’s FBI, filled with Manly White Men, and the idiots will fall all over themselves to watch it, while the rest of us get a good laugh.
There’s a very good chance PBS doesn’t exist by the end of the year. Or if it does it’s been replaced by OANN staff.
The networks aren’t in it to play silly political gotchas, they are there to make money.
I got too much stuff to move. I’ll stay and fight.
CBS (home of the FBIs and the NCISes) has always struck me as the old people’s channel. I’d expect them to “preemptively obey” whatever Dear leader wants.
I actually have a theory that CBS airs shows specifically designed to scare the bejeebers out of old people. FBI Most Wanted has baddies committing unspeakable violence on random innocent people. This way, the audience is slowly brainwashed into believing “I’ll give up freedom for safety”.
Isn’t Trump’s own cabinet set to include, um, a Latina, an African-American, a guy who happens to be gay, and Marco Rubio?
Now all he needs is two jews and a cripple.
Would you settle for Lutnick and Zeldin and a guy with a worm in his brain?
In these degenerate times we have to take what we can get I guess.
Since Trump says it’s only about DEI and not about race or gender, you can be sure at least once each episode, some white guy will say something like, “We need to get our best agent on this. Get me X.”