actors in this year's pilot season. according to deadline, a new approach comes with pitfalls. the article's headline says it all, pilots 2015: the year of ethnic casting about time or too much of a good thing. describes the plight of all the poor, underworked white people in hollywood. i'm only slightly exaggerating. this is from the article. as is the case with any sea change, the pendulum might have swung a bit too far in the opposite direction. instead of opening the field for actors of any race to compete for any role in the color-blind manner, there are a significant number of parts designated as ethnic this year. making them off-limits for caucasian actors. here's the thing. i'm very, very happy this article was written. because it reveals the awful truth about many of the institutions and the people deciding what you see. joining me now is film and tv producer, gavin palone, and the who often writes for "hollywood reporter" and ty jones, director of the classical theatre in harlem. great to have you both.