Im watching Dexter and the guy who plays Mike in Breaking Bad is an fbi official. The Captain in the show, big Nordic head, looks like an SS officer.
So i got to thinking about how tv has a cop "look" and a greaseball criminal look and how HBO so clearly uses CS Coon racial typing.
So that would probably create a feedback loop; kids w that look who consume thousands of hours of media must be affected in how they see themselves.
Anyway who does the type casting? Studio technicians? Are there consulting firms?
In the original Lost in Space, Judy was an attractive blonde. In the remake, maybe 2018?, she was black. I stopped watching at that point, barely into the episode, ran to the computer, and never started watching again.
In the original Perry Mason series, Della Street was warm and wholesome. In the remake, she was a lesbian.