If CBS' The Class breaks all ...
Question: If CBS'
The Class breaks all of the sitcom rules, why is the cast entirely Caucasian? FYI to CBS and
David Crane, non-Caucasians also can be lecherous, kooky, neurotic, etc. And while I'm on the topic of race, how interesting would
Psych be if
Dulé Hill played the psychic and
James Roday played the uptight best friend?
Answer: David Crane was challenged on this very subject during his Q&A at the critics' press tour, and he apologized for the oversight. Honestly, though, if I were doing a show about my own third-grade class, it would also be monochrome, with no minority representation. I'm not proud of it, but that's the truth. Maybe
Jason Ritter's character just happened to go to an elementary school like mine. But of course you're right. It is a blind spot on many network shows. As for
Psych, the role reversal might have been refreshing, especially if nothing were made of the ethnicity of the lead. But given how well
Psych turned out, and how much chemistry there is between James Roday and Dulé Hill, I can't honestly say I wish they'd done it differently.
