This reminds me -- Lisa de Moraes did a post-Emmys online Q&A. Somebody asked her how she felt about the pageantesque line-up of the Best Actresses in a Comedy; she was horrified. This, presumably, before it was revealed that the idea for the bit came from Amy Poehler and was agreed to by all involved.
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- 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
