Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface or What Happens After Killing the [Colorblind] Messenger; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Casting as Cultural Production; 2 "I'm glad no one was hung up on the race thing": Grey's Anatomy and the Innovation of Blindcasting in a Post-Racial Era; 3 "It's Tough Being Different": The Pitfalls of Colorblindness in The CW's The Vampire Diaries; 4 Is There Hope? Alternatives to Colorblind Casting; Conclusion: Not Quite Catching Shadows; Bibliography; Index