This week on IntoIt: IssaRae spoke to samsanders and karaswisher about Hollywood, and how she’s always known her audience
. There is a critical mass of Black women who are given the space to make what they want. What do you think it is about HBO that makes it a space where you and those other women can thrive? Because not every space in the industry is like that.
SS: Has your opinion of HBO changed at all in the last few months? With the Discovery merger, some HBO Max shows were being pulled almostIR: When I think about the different phases of television, the ’90s is what I mostly know. It was fueled by ratings, but at least creators had a measurement of how well their show was doing. Now, I think data across the board is not yours. It’s hoarded.
IR: I ask, “At the expense of what?” Because in some ways, I understand that completely. My rebuttal to, “There’s too many shows,” used to be, “Nobody says, ‘There’s too many books! What are we gonna do? We can’t read them all!’” But I understand, obviously. Book money is different from TV money. Specifically, when I think about this, I do miss cultural moments, water-cooler moments, and that’s what the number of shows out there takes away from.
IR: I always start at the base of friends and family, Black people, then go from there. I start with the story of what I want to tell, but I’m thinking,I’ve had the luxury of coming from the internet, where I could make whatever I want and create a community with whoever I want.
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