An article from the lefty web site AlterNet don't like what they see about prime time this fall (including "Two Broke Girls") and blame it on fewer women in the writers' room (and "Playboy" taking the sizzle from "Mad Men" but not its steak):
http://www.alternet.org/story/152473/why_is_tv_suddenly_overstuffed_with_buxom_bunnies,_sexy_stewardesses,_and_charlie's_angels/?page=entire Of course, the fact that they are critical of "30 Rock"'s Liz Lemon for her food fretting would seem to indicate that the authors would only like to see women portrayed as Sidney Poitier-types. And I wonder what these women think of late-night burlesque shows in live theaters (I assume that they're popping up all over the country like they are in Chicago) where the female strippers are making the same claims of "female empowerment" that Laura Benanti and Amber Heard (a lesbian, BTW) make when they do their promotional interviews for "Playboy Club?" They also seem to forget that "New Girl," "Whitney" and "Two Broke Girls" were created in whole or part by women and/or have a female showrunner. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
