TV just got a lot 'whiter,' says a canceled George Lopez

L.A. Times ^ | 05/14/2007 | kik5150

[kik5150]

George Lopez, the first Latino to lead a television series successfully, isn't laughing. "TV just became really, really white again," he said. Georgelopeztp ABC, he said, has "unceremoniously" canceled his self-titled comedy, which over the years chronicled his personal life from his sad childhood growing up with an abusive grandmother, to his alcoholism and kidney transplant. "The George Lopez Show" will live on in syndication, but that's not making Lopez feel better about not getting the chance to tell one final season of stories. Lopez said Steve McPherson, ABC president of prime-time entertainment, called him over the weekend to explain that "financially" it wasn't working out, that the network would lose money if it picked up the show again. That explanation was painful to hear, Lopez said, considering the way the network has shuffled his show over the years -- four different time slots in five years -- and putting it up against "American Idol" time and time again. It all contributed to the show's low ratings, a point not lost on Lopez who noted that this season his show out-performed two freshman comedies that were renewed: "Notes from the Underbelly" and "Knights of Prosperity." "I’ll take the good and the bad," Lopez said. "I took the five years of good and I did a lot with the good. My popularity, I was involved in charities, I overcame my illness, all on TV. I shared all of that with America—every secret I had. Every personal feeling. Every emotion. Everything was open to the show. And what happens?" Lopez said he attributed the cancellation in part to the fact that the show is produced by Warner Bros. Television, and not ABC Television Studios. Using some colorful language that cannot be printed in a family newspaper,

[mak5]

Ned Holness is not brown, he’s not a beeeeaner, he’s Honduran.

[brytlea]

Lots of *latinos* ARE white. But they can also be black or whatever group Native Americans fall under. Hispanic is not a race. It is a designation based on language. Just another way to break people into groups so those in power can exploit their clannish behavior for their own benefit. If people were smart they would stop this nonsense about what race or ethnic origin they were. But...people are not smart....
susie

[monkapotamus]

[SevenofNine]

HI MONK I see you got my Fav Star Trek villan here

Going back to Univison guys it known fact that in Latino community there lots of mixture among actors so I am not suprise if those any telenovela actor look Euros to you

I am not suprise Latino come in differnet shade of colors

[brytlea]

Yeah, but we all tuned in to see Chico!
susie

[Clemenza]

The best thing about this show was his wife. What a hottie.

Personally, I stopped watching network television when Seinfeld went off the air.

[samson1097]

George Lopez, the first Latino to lead a television series successfully
O Really?
Dezi?


Chico?

[airborne]

Carlos Mencia and Dave Chapelle are funny!

George Lopez is not funny!

[dfwgator]

Mexico is as racist as Apartheid-era South Africa, and one day when the Revolution comes, it won’t be pretty.

[manic4organic]

Rush played clips of Oprah saying how she had lots of nice white folks working for her. But minorities can’t be racist.

[spectre]

"but I recently saw his new HBO special, and it simply wasn't funny. He has gotten very angry, and where he used to make fun of everyone, this show mainly bashed Bush and pushed illegal immigration."

I forced myself to watch it, and totally agree with your remarks.

It was disgraceful.

sw

[dfwgator]

Spanish language channels have prime time soap operas that feature almost all-white casts

Mmmmm, Prime-Time Latin Soap Operas.......(even though she isn't Mexican, who cares?!?

[ozzymandus]

I watched about 5 minutes of his show by accident once, and it really, really sucked. Not suprising the loser would play the race card when the network finally grew the balls to cancel him.

[ozzymandus]

Hell, what about The Cisco Kid?

[racing fan]

Personally, I stopped watching network television when Seinfeld went off the air.
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The only thing I have watched is sports on network television since Seinfeld went off the air. I love Seinfeld.

[khnyny]

I liked this show, even though I only saw it a handful of times, if that. It struck me at the time as one of the few family oriented shows on network TV. There seems to be a lack of network TV shows depicting a “normal” nuclear family situation. Imagine that./s

[Clemenza]

Yep. Baseball, golf, football and occassionally CNBC and Comedy Central for me.

[jackieaxe]

Another affirmative action hire show bites the dust. Consider it make up for Imus. Good riddens.

[AuntB]

Spanish language channels have prime time soap operas that feature almost all-white casts. The only non-white roles are drug dealers or house maids. The talk shows are all hosted by white women. There are no dark skinned hosts. The newscasts are anchored by white men and women. The street reporters are almost all white.

Thanks for the lesson. Interesting. I wonder if the Mexicans protest, complain and sue over such discrimination in their own country?

[Grizzled Bear]

...self-titled comedy, which over the years chronicled his personal life from his sad childhood growing up with an abusive grandmother, to his alcoholism and kidney transplant.

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For some strange reason I don’t find these subjects very funny. Maybe if he gouged his own eye out...