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Orange is the New Black is the New Standard
It seems like Netflix is really trying to give Showtime and HBO a run for their money with all the high quality original programming they’ve been putting out lately. One such show is Orange is the New Black, the latest … Continue reading
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Tagged female ensemble cast, LGBTQ characters, Netflix, Orange is the New Black, transgender characters, woc
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The Boy Ain’t Right: Subversive Gender Roles in King of the Hill
I have a Netflix weakness. I have this strange ability to consume entire seasons and even full series within a few days (insomnia has its perks). My most recent obsession, King of the Hill, has resulted in my adoration for … Continue reading
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Tagged animated series, Bobby Hill, femininity, gender norms, King of the Hill, masculinity
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The Feminine Mystique: Brienne of Tarth
When it comes to George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire universe, there’s a hard and fast rule to play by: don’t get attached to anyone. At one point or another, your favorite is most likely going to … Continue reading
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Tagged a game of thrones, a song of ice and fire, Brienne, Brienne of Tarth, GoT, Strong Female Characters
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Rediscovering TV Fandom in the Social Media Age
I wrote fan fiction before I even knew it had a name, and before I had the Internet. In notebooks or on a hand-me-down laptop with Word Perfect and Paint, I wrote terrible self-insertion Charmed fic. Later, when I did … Continue reading
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A Mid-Season Look at Mindy
We’ve been on The Mindy Project train since Day One, ready to set the haters straight ever since the first season of Mindy Kaling’s new show kicked off last fall. A lot of the initial push-back involved Kaling trying to break into … Continue reading
This One’s For the Purple People: Why Writing POC in NYC Shouldn’t Be Hard
So by now, everyone knows that Lena Dunham’s Girls hit the Golden Globe jackpot and is now in its second season. Cool, great, whatever you’re into. Eat a cake in the tub to celebrate on your own time, that’s not … Continue reading
Crackpots and These Women: Why Women in TV Rule
When asked why she returned to television, so many years after Buffy, Sarah Michelle Gellar said that “all the amazing roles for women are on TV” and I’d have to agree. Bridesmaids made headlines because it had more women as main characters … Continue reading
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“Moffservations”, or We Should Have Seen This Coming
I’ve been re-watching the Russell T. Davies era of Doctor Who. I’m doing this because I want to remember why I fell in love with this show in the first place, and also because I do this every year. This time … Continue reading
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Tagged doctor who, Donna Noble, Martha Jones, Rose Tyler, Steven Moffat
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On TV Marathons, Spoilers and Emotional Processing
Is there anything as frustrating as watching a show you love live? At this very moment I could tell you how many days until the next Warehouse 13 (several months, by the way). But then there’s the magic of services … Continue reading
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WhoView: “The Angels Take Manhattan”
OK, you know what? Spoiler alert. It’s been a week, and I’ve needed the whole time to process this episode. So if you haven’t seen it yet, tough. We’re going to talk about feels, and we’re going to talk about … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy and Rory Pond, doctor who, Steven Moffat, The Angels Take Manhattan
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Elementary Pilot: A good start
Well, I just watched the pilot for CBS’ Elementary and I really, really enjoyed it. In fact, I found it much more accessible than BBC’s Sherlock as far as episode length (90 minutes is too damn long), and far more … Continue reading
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WhoView: “The Power of Three”
Chris Chibnall, I applaud you! You knocked another one right out of the park for me, and for that I thank you. Chibnall has a way of writing Amy and Rory that reminds all of us why we fell in … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Pond, doctor who, Rory Pond, Steven Moffat, The Power of Three
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Girls On Film: A Fall TV Primer
As I was going through my color coded Excel spreadsheet for this fall television season, I began to notice something: this season, all the characters that people are REALLY talking about are women. OK, maybe not all, but a pretty … Continue reading
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WhoView: “A Town Called Mercy”
Hey folks, sorry this is a day late. (Food poisoning is quite the thing). Moving right along let’s talk about this week’s Doctor Who episode, “A Town Called Mercy”. Are you ready for some spoilers?
WhoView: “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship”
I have to admit, this week’s Doctor Who wasn’t even close to being as terrible as last week’s. It was pretty good, actually. It had all the fun and joy of not only the Davies era, but also the Douglas Adams episodes … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Chibnall, Colonialism, doctor who, Doctor Who Series 7, Steven Moffat
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