Y’all know me at this point.
Big fan of diversity in pretty much anything.
And these days, I’m all about TV.
Here’s a sample:
Big fan of diversity in pretty much anything.
And these days, I’m all about TV.
Here’s a sample:
Fresh Off The Boat
A first-generation Taiwanese-American boy struggles to get along in mid-‘90s Orlando.
A first-generation Taiwanese-American boy struggles to get along in mid-‘90s Orlando.
Broad City
Two young Jewish-American women exist only for each other in Manhattan, often to their own and everyone else’s detriment.
Two young Jewish-American women exist only for each other in Manhattan, often to their own and everyone else’s detriment.
Looking
A group of friends, primarily young gay men, go about their lives trying to live out their dreams and find love in San Francisco.
A group of friends, primarily young gay men, go about their lives trying to live out their dreams and find love in San Francisco.
Black-ish
An upper-middle-class black family in Los Angeles tackles living through race in the 21st century.
An upper-middle-class black family in Los Angeles tackles living through race in the 21st century.
Cristela
A Mexican-American law school graduate in Dallas juggles her career and wacky relatives.
A Mexican-American law school graduate in Dallas juggles her career and wacky relatives.
The Mindy Project
An Indian-American female doctor obsessed with romantic comedies tries to make her life into one.
An Indian-American female doctor obsessed with romantic comedies tries to make her life into one.
Empire
A black family fights among themselves to inherit a hip-hop music label.
A black family fights among themselves to inherit a hip-hop music label.
Orange Is The New Black
A white lesbian woman’s missteps land her in prison, as the stories of fellow inmates stretch into ethnicity, gender, class and LGBT issues.
A white lesbian woman’s missteps land her in prison, as the stories of fellow inmates stretch into ethnicity, gender, class and LGBT issues.
And that’s just a bit of what’s happening.
When you look at the landscape of TV these days, more and more diversity has shown up this year.
It’s still not quite as representative as they should be, but the amount of minorities on TV right now enjoying ratings success definitely speaks to something great.
It’s still not quite as representative as they should be, but the amount of minorities on TV right now enjoying ratings success definitely speaks to something great.
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