World of KJ :: View topic - Canceling George Lopez = Racist?

Joe wrote:

http://defamer.com/hollywood/victims-of-the-upfronts/george-lopez-vs-cavemen-260367.php

"While Friday's announcement that groundbreaking ABC/Geico sitcomfomercial Cavemen made the fall schedule was met with the popping of champagne corks in Defamer HQ and quickly followed by boozy expressions of admiration for the network's rare combination of business savvy and social conscience, not everyone was overjoyed to hear the news. The LAT Show Tracker blog reports that after president Steve McPherson called to break the news that his eponymous sitcom had grown too expensive to renew for a sixth season, George Lopez raged against the pro-Neanderthal programming policies that will deny him a timeslot:

"I get kicked out for a...caveman and shows that I out-performed because I'm not owned by [ABC Television Studios]...So a...Chicano can't be on TV but a...caveman can?" Lopez said.

"And a Chicano with an audience already? You know when you get in this that shows do not last forever, but this was an important show and to go unceremoniously like this hurts. One hundred seventy people lost their jobs." [...]

"TV just became really, really white again," he said.

That seems like a defensive remark if I've ever heard one. I don't know if you noticed old George, but your ratings were sucking for a while there and thus your show deserved to be canceled. Speaking of which, was According to Jim canceled or what? It's not on ABC's fall schedule but there wasn't an official announcement about its cancellation either.

Author:	Harry Warden [ Tue May 15, 2007 8:55 pm ]
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http://defamer.com/hollywood/victims-of ... 260367.php "While Friday's announcement that groundbreaking ABC/Geico sitcomfomercial Cavemen made the fall schedule was met with the popping of champagne corks in Defamer HQ and quickly followed by boozy expressions of admiration for the network's rare combination of business savvy and social conscience, not everyone was overjoyed to hear the news. The LAT Show Tracker blog reports that after president Steve McPherson called to break the news that his eponymous sitcom had grown too expensive to renew for a sixth season, George Lopez raged against the pro-Neanderthal programming policies that will deny him a timeslot: "I get kicked out for a...caveman and shows that I out-performed because I'm not owned by [ABC Television Studios]...So a...Chicano can't be on TV but a...caveman can?" Lopez said. "And a Chicano with an audience already? You know when you get in this that shows do not last forever, but this was an important show and to go unceremoniously like this hurts. One hundred seventy people lost their jobs." [...] "TV just became really, really white again," he said. That seems like a defensive remark if I've ever heard one. I don't know if you noticed old George, but your ratings were sucking for a while there and thus your show deserved to be canceled. Speaking of which, was According to Jim canceled or what? It's not on ABC's fall schedule but there wasn't an official announcement about its cancellation either.

Author:	jujubee [ Tue May 15, 2007 8:58 pm ]
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What shows was he out performing? George Lopez did horribly this season.

Author:	Harry Warden [ Tue May 15, 2007 9:01 pm ]
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jujubee wrote: What shows was he out performing? George Lopez did horribly this season. None that I can think of outside the crappy CW and MyNetworkTV shows, which isn't much of an accomplishment.

Author:	Libs [ Tue May 15, 2007 9:01 pm ]
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You can't be serious. Canceling George Lopez isn't racist, it's brilliant

Author:	Harry Warden [ Tue May 15, 2007 9:07 pm ]
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I can't believe his show ever made it on the air in the first place. It was never funny and Sandra Bullock should be ashamed for producing it.

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Author:	Mister Ecks [ Tue May 15, 2007 9:12 pm ]
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That's enough, George Lopez.

Author:	Raffiki [ Tue May 15, 2007 10:01 pm ]
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I've just lost alot of respect for George Lopez for his reactions. I read about this in the paper this morning.

Author:	Dkmuto [ Tue May 15, 2007 11:15 pm ]
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Joe wrote: http://defamer.com/hollywood/victims-of-the-upfronts/george-lopez-vs-cavemen-260367.php "While Friday's announcement that groundbreaking ABC/Geico sitcomfomercial Cavemen made the fall schedule was met with the popping of champagne corks in Defamer HQ and quickly followed by boozy expressions of admiration for the network's rare combination of business savvy and social conscience, not everyone was overjoyed to hear the news. The LAT Show Tracker blog reports that after president Steve McPherson called to break the news that his eponymous sitcom had grown too expensive to renew for a sixth season, George Lopez raged against the pro-Neanderthal programming policies that will deny him a timeslot: "I get kicked out for a...caveman and shows that I out-performed because I'm not owned by [ABC Television Studios]...So a...Chicano can't be on TV but a...caveman can?" Lopez said. "And a Chicano with an audience already? You know when you get in this that shows do not last forever, but this was an important show and to go unceremoniously like this hurts. One hundred seventy people lost their jobs." [...] "TV just became really, really white again," he said. That seems like a defensive remark if I've ever heard one. I don't know if you noticed old George, but your ratings were sucking for a while there and thus your show deserved to be canceled. Speaking of which, was According to Jim canceled or what? It's not on ABC's fall schedule but there wasn't an official announcement about its cancellation either. Oh please, as if Lopez was the universal voice of minorities in television... I actually heard a radio interview with him a couple weeks ago, and he said he expected to not be picked up for another season. And he sounded like he'd come to terms with it.

Author:	Chris [ Tue May 15, 2007 11:26 pm ]
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Of course. That's the most blatant form of racism I've ever seen.

Author:	Mr. Inc [ Wed May 16, 2007 4:04 pm ]
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He needs to stop talking, right now

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