Leo Chu I remember when I became the showrunner of my first live-action series, “Supah Ninjas,” I thought I had arrived.Somehow, against all odds, this show I created with my partner Eric S.
Garcia was shooting on the Paramount lot. On the same stage as “Family Ties.” I was officially a part of Hollywood history. When I set foot on stage, I was surprisingly whisked away by an A.D. “Surely,” I thought, “I was being taken to my fancy director’s chair that would make a killer humble-post on my socials.” But instead, I found myself in the holding area with the extras.
I learned two things that day. I did not look like someone’s idea of a showrunner. And the holding area is hard to leave. It was a good reminder that perception shapes reality – and you can literally be trapped by someone else’s perception.
It’s not enough to simply break in. You have to break out.Creatively, my partner and I always try to bring something new into the world, and by doing so, change it. “Supah Ninjas” grew from us being sick of seeing women and POC as the ones being rescued all the time.
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