L.A. Times on Detroit's struggle with its screen image

[Carey]

1. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...,2691702.story

Here's a thoughtful story from the Los Angeles Times about a topic that is frequently discussed on this forum -- Detroit's image in film and on TV.

[daddeeo]

What...you want to try to put lipstick on a pig?

[LeannaM]

I can understand the outrage over it.

That said, if Detroit's leaders want the production money, they might just have to accept it.

[iheartthed]

The national media giving a thorough, balanced assessment of a topic relating to Detroit. I think I just saw a pig fly past my window...

[R8RBOB]

Personally, I am rooting for Detroit 187. I hope the producers make sure to remind everyone that the star of Detroit 187 is the city of Detroit just as the city of New York is/was the star for the Law & Orders and Baltimore was for The Wire. I don't want the producers to try to shine up Detroit like it is a city of paradise. It is a rough and tumble city and the viewing audience need to see it for what it is.

[tangerine]

We need the production money. The Detroit brand is already so decimated that the show won't make it any worse.