Too Much TV: Your TV Talking Points For Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

What happened to that Dan Schneider lawsuit against the producers of "Quiet On Set?"

Here's everything you need to know about the world of television for Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024:

HALLMARK HIT WITH AGE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT FROM EX-CASTING DIRECTOR
Hallmark’s former top casting executive claims in a lawsuit that the channel engaged in ageism and ageist harassment:

In an age discrimination, defamation, and wrongful termination complaint filed on October 9 in LA Superior Court, 79-year-old industry vet Penny Perry says she was forced out by Hamilton Daly. “Unbeknownst to Ms. Perry, Ms. Hamilton Daly had it out for her and wanted to move her out of the company due to her age, and her complaints that the company was refusing to accommodate her life limiting health conditions,” the filing asserts of long time Hallmark staffer Perry coming under the EVP in September 2021.

It's hard to know the true facts about a case like this. But do I suspect that network executives might have come to the conclusion that having a 79-year-old woman in charge of casting a network primaril…