Is TV Too Youth-Obsessed?


Updated 01/04/08 5:13 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 12 comments

Is TV Too Youth-Obsessed?

One of ousted Brothers & Sisters creator Jon Robin Baitz's recent complaints focused on his show focusing more and more on the younger characters and less and less on the middle-aged folks like Sally Field's Nora Walker and Ron Rifkin's Saul. He wrote that the storylines were being driven "younger and younger, whiter and whiter, and with less and less reflection of the real America." I see Read more

Brothers & Sisters Creator Writes About His Ouster


Updated 01/07/08 9:40 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 9 comments

Jon Robin Baitz Writes About His Ouster from Brothers & Sisters

After months of behind-the-scenes turmoil on Brothers & Sisters, creator Jon Robin Baitz was recently removed from his day-to-day duties on the show. Now, in a two-part essay for the Huffington Post, he's written eloquently — but bitterly — about how he and ABC disagreed on the direction the show should take. It's pretty fascinating reading (but long, so be warned — here's a link to Read more