> At least two major supporting characters on "King of the Hill" fit > that bill (John Redcorn and Dale Gribble Jr.). On cable you have Bobby > Stillwater on TNT's "Saving Grace" and I doubt he's the only one. (I > don't watch every show on cable.) I'll admit that you're more likely > to find an Indian on network TV (ER, Big Bang Theory, House, Numb3rs, > Chuck, Heroes) than a Native American but these things go in waves. > Last season Adam Beach's Detective Lake on Law & Order: SVU was Native > American and it was an important part of his character.
Yes, I met Adam when "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" did a SD premiere. His LOSVU gig may have stemmed from the Native American director Chris Eyre doing L&Os off and on. > Wikipedia says that Native American and Alaskan Natives make up just > 0.68% of the population as a whole. With Hispanics at 14.8% of the > population and also largely invisible on TV (Ugly Betty, plus > supporting roles on The Unit, Chuck, CSI: Miami, Without a Trace, and > one of the nurses on ER) there are likely other groups in more dire > need of proper representation on network television. But still, my point is ... there are any number of minorities worth giving the same attention as Non White Guys for any job. Talent helps. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
