Members John Posted April 10, 2014 Members Share Posted April 10, 2014 Per ABC Soaps In Depth Micah- Looking for Hispanic or Asian actors. Micah is a late 20's baseball player. He has a lot of Charisma. Women love him but he is not a player. Role starts filming in Early May & will air staring in early September Shauna- Contract Role Looking for actresses to play this 30 something African American Female. Her beauty is matched by her heart and intelligence. No start date known for this character at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 10, 2014 Members Share Posted April 10, 2014 Hispanic OR Asian??? Not this b.s. again! UGH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cuzIsaySo Posted April 10, 2014 Members Share Posted April 10, 2014 That casting call for Micah keeps showing up every two months. It seems like its a PR job to lure viewers with the impression that there will be some sort of minority on the show yet it always fails to materialize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted April 10, 2014 Members Share Posted April 10, 2014 Meh. I don't see DAYS as a soap that does diversity well, so them attempting to cast diverse characters just makes me . I feel like they need to do something with Abe/Maxine first before they reach out and try and cast other diverse characters. Do something with Rafe too. Make me believe that you can handle writing long-term for diverse characters because DAYS has not done it for a LONG time. Besides the Hernandez clan, which were a flop, the last time DAYS did a diverse story was back in the early 00's with Lexie and the baby switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted April 10, 2014 Members Share Posted April 10, 2014 Better than the usual "beautiful and hot and sexy caucasian" person. I'll take diversity. But I can see your point. I agree but they could just be having trouble casting him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cuzIsaySo Posted April 10, 2014 Members Share Posted April 10, 2014 I certainly hope Days is commited to bringing some diversity on its soap but I just see it as a way to lure a segment of the audience that wouldnt necessarily tune in. I hope im wrong but thats how it comes across for me. I would be more than happy to be proven wrong... this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted April 10, 2014 Members Share Posted April 10, 2014 Days will pull a bait and switch just like the other shows do/used to do. They will draw the "black" audience in only to increase the viewership for the white characters. I've seen it done 100 times before - just you wait. In 2014, a genre that is dying NOW wants to be diverse? Ugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted April 10, 2014 Members Share Posted April 10, 2014 It's not dying at the moment and IMO any diversity is very welcome. Better late than never. Not saying they will handle them well though ... although I guess they're hinting around at Abe and Maxine again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted April 10, 2014 Members Share Posted April 10, 2014 No start date known for the AA character? Okie dokie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted April 10, 2014 Members Share Posted April 10, 2014 January 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 11, 2014 Members Share Posted April 11, 2014 Thanks, KMan! Obviously, I'm not against there being more diverse (read: ethnic) characters on DAYS. I only wish the writers and producers would be more specific, for lack of a better word. Either another Hispanic OR an Asian would be great. But make a [!@#$%^&*] choice. Better yet, do like Shonda Rhimes does on all her mediocre-ass shows and cast blindly. Whoever is the best, regardless of ethnicity, wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chicklitsandfantasies Posted April 11, 2014 Members Share Posted April 11, 2014 I don't even count the Hernandez clan either because only one actor playing a member of that family was actually latino. That's like how I don't really count Nicole in regards to diversity on DAYS either even though her dad was latino. I'm tired of DAYS bait and switch casting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted April 11, 2014 Author Members Share Posted April 11, 2014 When I read Micah and saw Hispanic I was like is this a Dario recast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted April 11, 2014 Members Share Posted April 11, 2014 I thought the same TBH, but the first actor wasn't too awful from what I recall. But he was on so briefly that I really can't remember much from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted April 11, 2014 Author Members Share Posted April 11, 2014 Fransico San Martin I remember his exit interview before he finished filming. He said something like, I hope he just leaves town and doesnt get run over by a donkey. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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