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The reason HBO Looking Got cancelled show was too white

That no matter how good a show is, it´s all about the ratings for them. A lot of series got 1-2 seasons.
 
pat grimshaw said:
:confused: Small TV? :confused: Vision impairment?
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Yes but not the way you're thinking. If I want to see something well enough to draw it- like a human head- it needs to be at least twice the size it is in 'real life'. Essentially I blow up images on the PC. The pause button is a miracle invention. ... I also tend to call anything that can play a show 'TV'. Not the item itself but the act of playing it plus the show itself equals tv.
 
MrMojoRisin said:
How is it the show creator's responsibility to represent the entire gay community? That's an impossible task! Do you realize how many different types of gay men there are in the world? Different races, ages, nationalities, etc. If they took on that responsibility, they would inevitably disappoint someone.

Besides, whenever diversity is forced, it doesn't go well. The audience can tell it's unnatural. Then you would have those same people rolling their eyes at the fact that they have a "token black character" on the show. You just can't win. Diversity should just come naturally. Was anybody complaining that "Sex and the City" was "too white" and didn't represent the entire female community?

I understand that LGBT representation on TV is very limited, but to put that kind of responsibility on these people is just unfair. They made the show they wanted to make, whether you liked it or not.



Is that true? I definitely think we're making progress in that area, but I don't think mainstream America accepts gay men as sexual beings just yet. Granted, there are occasional exceptions, but it feels like most gay male characters still have to "behave themselves" so that it makes mainstream America feel safe. I think lesbians are more accepted as sexual beings, because it turns straight men on.
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Safe? Safe from what?
 
I watched the last episode and Patrick mentioned to his boyfriend that he invited nothing but white people to his party and his boyfriend replied "And they are all good looking" which was pretty racist and summed up the feeling of show. It's the same issue Girls has- white people problems and non of the characters are likeable(except Adam, and Doris). But I like Girls.
 
I like it. I like girls too. I'd like them both more if they didn't pretend brown folk are not real. (Girls just ended its best Season imo)
 
I enjoyed Looking enough to watch it all, but just sort of lost interest as it went along. I only really wanted to see Agustín and Eddie by the end.

Girls is fairly similar although I like more characters in it. The second half of the season was a return to form, with the whole Iowa stuff was a bit pointless to me.


As everyone else has said, both are decent but clearly do ignore anyone non white which is clearly a problem.
 
On the real, all of these shows that are about a clique of friends (usually four) who are usually in their 20s, the same gender, same orientation, looking for love is just so unrelatable and annoying:

Sex And The City, Queer As Folk, Entourage, Noahs Ark, Girls, Looking, etc. Just...whatever. Adventures In Being Basic.
 
I never caught one single episode of that bullcrap anyway. So no fucks will be lost.
 
'Looking' for More

Last week, HBO announced that its gay drama Looking would not be renewed for a third season, ending the brief run of this show about three gay friends in San Francisco. I have to confess, the announcement made me a bit sad. Yes, I'm a fan of Looking. But, apparently, I'm a rare breed. The show's ratings had dropped considerably. And when the news broke, my Facebook feed was filled with comments that amounted to "good riddance."

I get it. The show was FAR from perfect. The dialogue was sometimes trite. Its central character, Patrick, was often annoying, his choices bizarre. It presented a narrow view of San Francisco, and focused on a small group of very white, very privileged gay men. All of these critiques are valid. And probably account for the low ratings of this second season.

But the nature of the commentary surrounding the end of this little drama I found quite perturbing. On my newsfeed, in my office, on Twitter, the internet all over, seemed to both deride the show and relish in its demise. Indeed, the commentary felt like the acidic bite from that bitchy queen we all know. It was the feeling of walking into that party where you don't know anyone and you're the only one without a six pack.

Worst of all, these kinds of comments all came from gay men.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/oscar-g-lopez/looking-for-more_b_6965310.html
 
TheLoveableLoner said:
On the real, all of these shows that are about a clique of friends (usually four) who are usually in their 20s, the same gender, same orientation, looking for love is just so unrelatable and annoying:

Sex And The City, Queer As Folk, Entourage, Noahs Ark, Girls, Looking, etc. Just...whatever. Adventures In Being Basic.
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You need to get over to BlackBeltNinja territory. The most popular show there is about a multi-generational family where "the welfare and survival of this family is a vehicle for the conflict and contrast, and serves as the fire that fuels the drama between two social factions. Various strands run through this popular and award-winning series: action, intrigue, love, in-fighting and the battle of the sexes, all play out in the daily lives of the Mthembu and Moroka families".

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http://www.sabc.co.za/wps/portal/in...b00494f977e83b2f78e8dda97cf&page_from=soapies
 
miaedu said:
'Looking' for More

Last week, HBO announced that its gay drama Looking would not be renewed for a third season, ending the brief run of this show about three gay friends in San Francisco. I have to confess, the announcement made me a bit sad. Yes, I'm a fan of Looking. But, apparently, I'm a rare breed. The show's ratings had dropped considerably. And when the news broke, my Facebook feed was filled with comments that amounted to "good riddance."

I get it. The show was FAR from perfect. The dialogue was sometimes trite. Its central character, Patrick, was often annoying, his choices bizarre. It presented a narrow view of San Francisco, and focused on a small group of very white, very privileged gay men. All of these critiques are valid. And probably account for the low ratings of this second season.

But the nature of the commentary surrounding the end of this little drama I found quite perturbing. On my newsfeed, in my office, on Twitter, the internet all over, seemed to both deride the show and relish in its demise. Indeed, the commentary felt like the acidic bite from that bitchy queen we all know. It was the feeling of walking into that party where you don't know anyone and you're the only one without a six pack.

Worst of all, these kinds of comments all came from gay men.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/oscar-g-lopez/looking-for-more_b_6965310.html
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I am not saying white gay people should not be able represented on tele. All I am saying is it would be GOOD to see more LGBT people who are NOT WHITE IN A LEAD. That's it. I think someone needs to do it. Also I think if more non white LGBT people were on tele this would mean it might help people to see not all queer people are white. In many non white spheres gay people are not talked about.
 
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