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“The Vampire Diaries” and a Love That Consumes You
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before, but The Vampire Diaries has the best love triangle I’ve ever seen that wasn’t penned by William Shakespeare. In most television shows I’ve watched, I haven’t cared very much for love triangles. … Continue reading
Joss Whedon and the Girl Geek Archetype
I may have mentioned once or twice that I am a fan of Joss Whedon. Aside from being a self-proclaimed feminist, he writes stories, characters, and dialogue that entertains me and intellectually stimulates me in equal measure. I won’t pretend … Continue reading
Why “Girls” Gets Slammed and “Veep” Gets Praised
As a followup to yesterday’s post about my ambivalent feelings towards HBO’s Girls, I’d like to talk about a recent article from Jezebel that sarcastically criticized Veep for being all about white people. “We’ve Been Shitting on the Wrong Show” … Continue reading
HBO’s “Girls” (Run the World?)
2012 is a good year for the woman-centric comedy. In fact, so many women-centric comedies have premiered on television that I don’t have time to watch them all. Three recent women-centric comedies I have been watching are ABC’s Don’t Trust … Continue reading
I Heart (White) New York!
The other night, I watched the series premiere of Girls. It was amusing and it has potential to be a strong show. I’ll write more about it next week after the premiere of Veep, because I want to write about … Continue reading
Community’s Changing Character Dynamics
Can I take a minute to say how happy I am that Community is back on my television every week? Because I am so happy that Community is back on my television every week. The show is both as delightful and … Continue reading
Writing Journal: Diversity vs. Tokenism
I reached a milestone the other day with one of my pieces of writing and finished the third draft of one of my novels in progress, or what I call the “I SUCK AND WHY DID I EVER THINK I … Continue reading
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“We could start our own network called Bitch TV!…or the second idea that we think of.”
The 2011-2012 television season has shown a rise in the woman-centered comedy. Women-centric comedies that have premiered or will premiere in this season include 2 Broke Girls, GCB, Best Friends Forever, Girls, Suburgatory, New Girl, Veep, and Don’t Trust the … Continue reading
Xander and Ron and Dorky, Funny, Average Girls
Most people who love fiction are attracted to certain types of character. We find ourselves drawn to particular archetypes with specific personality traits. Maybe we’re attracted to these characters because we relate to them, or maybe we’re attracted to these … Continue reading
Formative Performances: A Wrap-Up
Women’s History Month is over and I had a great time chronicling some of my favorite female performances from film history. Thanks to abovethetitle for her guest posts and covering some of the great ones that I missed. Thanks also … Continue reading