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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Re: News: OMG! - NCIS: HAWAI-EYE-EYE Cancelled by CBS After 3
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Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:58:16 -0700
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On 4/27/24 7:44 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:

> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:15:46 -0700
>> "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid> 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!...)