Here's a look back at Back Stage's top 10 memories:10. Undead DAYTIMEBack in 2009—when the daytime-drama format looked to be going the way of the wild polar bear—American Federation of Television and Radio Artists New York local president Holter Graham sounded a mournful note about the format's future. "The writing was on the wall about daytime and that it was a changing market a long time ago," Graham said. "The economic crisis given to us by the Bush administration sped up that process and made that writing on the wall bright yellow highlighter."That highlighter ink didn't wash away in 2010, but it faded a little. In 2009, CBS announced that its long-running soaps "Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns" would come to an end. This year no such similar announcement came, the networks instead making multiyear commitments to dramas such as "The Young and the Restless" and "Days of Our Lives.
- 12/29/2010
- backstage.com
Marvel Studios' upcoming film "Runaways" just got a lot less controversial. Responding to pressure from Asian-American groups, the studio announced today that it intends to cast an Asian-American woman in the role of Nico Minoru. In a letter to the website Racebending.com, Marvel said it had changed the casting notice for the film to specify that the character will be Asian-American and extended the deadline for taped audition submissions from Aug. 15 to Sept. 15. A previous version of the casting notice did not specify the character's race."To address your concern over casting for the role of Nico, as we do with all of our films, we intend to stay true to the legacy and story of the comic when casting these parts," the letter said. "Thus, our goal is to cast an Asian-American actress as depicted in the comic series, and the casting notice will be adjusted accordingly."A...
- 8/26/2010
- backstage.com
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