Likewise, the (admittedly rather tepid) Canadian television
series version of ONCE A THIEF failed to sell for US
syndication, perhaps also elsewhere, supposedly because
Sadrine Holt as the female lead portrayed an Anglophone Hong
Kong action heroine; even on an equal footing with her
partner (the FELICITY guy), an Asian woman, even when
obviously Hapa, as arse-kicker was seen as unlikely to appeal
to Joe SixPack in those not so distant days
(still) before RELIC HUNTER and DARK ANGEL.
As dull-witted as publishing types can be... TM
-----Original Message----- From:
BaxDeal@aol.com [mailto:
BaxDeal@aol.com] In a message dated 11/16/01 2:23:54 PM,
DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net writes:
<< Your point that this is based on executive
assumptions about what might be popular is well taken. And
they are clearly stuck in a rut. For the most part (Steve
Harris in The Practice and a number of actors on doctor shows
to the contrary), most prominent black roles are in comedies
or as bad guys. >>
I was in a pitch meeting this morning at a company that
produces syndicated action shows. Was told that while a Black
lead in a series may fly domestically, it will be very
problematic to sell overseas. And since they're in the
business of selling shows both foreign and domestically,
that
basically ended the conversation on the topic.
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