Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Ian J. Ball" Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: News: OMG! - NCIS: HAWAI-EYE-EYE Cancelled by CBS After 3 Seasons! Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:58:16 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 42 Message-ID: References: <20240427100616.0000575b@example.com> <704880049.735921413.304162.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:58:17 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="6541de4eba46d6e70b7f32f551d0ae14"; logging-data="455079"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+L3HuOoZjm/7PkOJI77bRu" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:POzJ1+6WZGx4al+GCu3JGl334nU= In-Reply-To: <704880049.735921413.304162.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2703 On 4/27/24 7:44 AM, anim8rfsk wrote: > Rhino wrote: >> On Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:15:46 -0700 >> "Ian J. Ball" wrote: >> >>> As per Deadline: >>> >>> https://deadline.com/2024/04/ncis-hawaii-canceled-cbs-no-season-4-1235896481/ >>> >>> >>> I certainly did not expect this! I figured they'd string the show out >>> for another 2-4 years, easy... >>> >> I wonder if this article, accessible from the one you posted, explains >> what happened? >> >> https://deadline.com/2024/04/ncis-hawaii-cast-reacts-cbs-cancellation-vanessa-lachey-ll-cool-j-1235897052/ >> >> It seems that at least some of the cast thought the point >> of the show was to "represent" rather than entertain. Maybe the >> audience got tired of having DEI shoved down their throats? Although >> the ratings were not awful, they might have been that much better if >> they focused more on story-telling and less on the gender and ethnicity >> of the characters. > > Sheesh > > So they thought having a woman of color leading the team made them cancel > proof? > > Also, the NCIS Perth team is led by a woman of color so at worst they’ve > just broken even. Lemme see - "Hawai-Eye-Eye" has Tori Anderson in the cast. "Sydney" has Georgina Haig, but only as a recurring villain. I think the advantage here would go to "Hawai-Eye-Eye". Ian (Hopefully this frees Anderson up to appear in stuff I'll actually want to watch!...)