I too have noticed how support actors and extras have all become incredibly beautiful and generic.
I’ve brushed it off more as a question of availability and less of a directional decision.
On the other hand I have lamented the loss of the ugly funny character. Even the lead in scrubs, who is supposed to be scrawny and uncool has a physique to die for. And when shown off in the show it is still the bud of a joke.
I’ve always seen that more of a “the actor wants to look good, not for the show, but for everything regarding their career outside the show”.
Probably with social media the funnel is wider than ever. Being good looking and fit and putting in lots of effort to that pays decently for thousands of people. So probably all side actors are social mediaing and doing sponsored content on the side. Or more likely the acting / being on reality tv is the side gig
I’ve brushed it off more as a question of availability and less of a directional decision.
On the other hand I have lamented the loss of the ugly funny character. Even the lead in scrubs, who is supposed to be scrawny and uncool has a physique to die for. And when shown off in the show it is still the bud of a joke.
I’ve always seen that more of a “the actor wants to look good, not for the show, but for everything regarding their career outside the show”.
I thoroughly enjoyed this other perspective