Women and TV
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Posted Saturday 5/07/22 at 2:50AM EDT
Julia's depiction of menopause is revolutionary
"It meets the subject head-on, without apology," says Tara Ellison, pointing out that the Julia Child HBO Max drama is the...
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Posted Friday 3/18/22 at 3:59AM EDT
From Hacks to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Why do fictional female comedians receive the exact same advice to be more "real"?
"There are enough shows and movies about female comics at this point—Late Night, Hacks, The Marvelous Mrs.
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Posted Friday 3/11/22 at 5:26PM EST
The Simpsons will make history Sunday with its first-ever all-female creative team
For the first time in Simpsons history, women will be in charge of the four major creative animation roles in...
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Posted Monday 2/21/22 at 3:21PM EST
From Somebody, Somewhere to Fleabag, it's "liberating" to see so many lazy, drunk, broke women on TV representing "The New Female Antihero"
Bridget Everett's Somebody, Somewhere character Sam is the latest example of female antiheroes on the small screen.
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How I Met Your Father and 10 Other Reboots That Gender-Swapped Roles
You've probably heard by now that the team behind How I Met Your Mother is back with a new show...
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Posted Wednesday 9/22/21 at 1:47PM EDT
ESPN to feature its first all-women MLB broadcast
On Sept.
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Posted Tuesday 9/14/21 at 1:33PM EDT
Study: Streaming shows feature more women in major roles than broadcast series
San Diego State University’s Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film's study found that women comprised 52%...
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Posted Saturday 9/11/21 at 2:39AM EDT
Clickbait and Nine Perfect Strangers are perpetuating the same old story about sad, lonely women
"Netflix's Clickbait and Hulu's Nine Perfect Strangers don't seem to share a lot on the surface — the former is...
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Why women are the stars of TV's best dramedies
Shows like Good Girls, Insecure, Fleabag, Dead to Me and Russian Doll each tackle serious issues with comedy.
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Posted Saturday 3/20/21 at 3:49AM EDT
Nahnatchka Khan: It's time to rethink the "strong female character"
The Fresh Off the Boat creator and Young Rock co-creator writes in a Rolling Stone essay that "as societal and...
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Posted Saturday 12/19/20 at 6:00AM EST
The Wilds avoided the male gaze by being a series by women, for women and about women
"Not to get too 12 Days of Christmas about it, but on Amazon Prime Video’s The Wilds there are nine...
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Posted Wednesday 12/09/20 at 2:11AM EST
Period blood got the proper TV treatment in 2020 -- not as a shameful secret or punchline -- thanks to PEN15, I May Destroy You and Big Mouth
Sure, shows like Girls, Broad City, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Orange Is the New Black have previously portrayed periods in a...
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Posted Thursday 9/10/20 at 2:48PM EDT
Study: Streaming shows have "substantially more" female protagonists than broadcast and cable
The Study of Women in Television and Film found that 42% of streaming shows were told from the female perspective,...
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Posted Thursday 7/30/20 at 5:59AM EDT
The Morning Show represents Emmy nominations that are a wall of female rage
"Game of Thrones may be absent from the Emmy nominations list, but its themes of female power and rage linger...
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Posted Tuesday 7/07/20 at 4:29PM EDT
New NBC News boss pledges to make his staff 50% female and 50% people of color
NBC Universal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde pledged on Tuesday to create a more diverse staff, but he didn't announce...