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Posted Tuesday 7/30/19 at 4:24AM EDT
From Big Little Lies to Veronica Mars to Fleabag: What does it mean when women run on screen?
Big Little Lies loved to depict its female stars in motion because it's "a signifier of their refusal to yield...
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Posted Thursday 7/25/19 at 2:57PM EDT
Peak TV hasn't worked out so well for women in comedy trying to land their own shows
Lena Dunham, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jenji Kohan and Jill Soloway are among the non-male voices who've found success with their own...
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Posted Monday 6/24/19 at 10:05PM EDT
Women are dominating TV so far in 2019
"Nearly all of this year’s best shows so far have been about and made by women," says Alan Sepinwall.
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Posted Monday 6/24/19 at 10:05PM EDT
Does The View suffer from gender stereotypes?: "Come for viral catfights, stay for the substance"
Is there gender bias in the way The View's "catfights" are covered in the media, particularly between Joy Behar and...
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Posted Tuesday 6/18/19 at 9:53PM EDT
Samantha Bee: “I don’t feel good being the last woman standing" in late-night
Since Bee's Full Frontal premiered in February 2016, she has seen the cancelations of talk shows hosted by Chelsea Handler,...
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Posted Tuesday 6/18/19 at 9:53PM EDT
ITV won't order any more comedies with all-male writing staffs
The British broadcast channel is making it a requirement that all of the networks' commissioned shows have female writers.
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Posted Wednesday 6/12/19 at 10:02PM EDT
It's tough for women in late-night: Even Samantha Bee has more male than female writers
The Los Angeles Times' Meredith Blake, inspired by Mindy Kaling's new film Late Night, broke down the percentage of women...
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Posted Saturday 5/25/19 at 2:28AM EDT
Russian Doll co-creator: "It's time to take a hard look at the myth of the auteur"
"As a creator, I know that absolutely nobody gets anything good done alone," says Leslye Headland.
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TV Today: What/If Welcomes Renee Zellweger Back in Fabulous Fashion
Renee Zellweger coming to television to headline the soapy Netflix drama What/If is a delicious development for 2019 TV.
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Posted Friday 5/17/19 at 4:20PM EDT
Syfy orders Vagrant Queen with an all-female team of writers and directors
Light as a Feather star Adriyan Rae will lead the Vault Comics TV adaptation.
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Posted Monday 5/06/19 at 11:31PM EDT
Sansa Stark's Game of Thrones celebration scene with The Hound rang so false, encapsulating all the problems in this week's episode
"Every piece of their interaction is confusing and limited.
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Posted Monday 4/29/19 at 9:53AM EDT
Keenen Ivory Wayans: My proudest In Living Color legacy is having had a predominantly female writing staff
Wayans and his cast marked the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking Fox sketch show's anniversary at the Tribeca Festival.
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Posted Thursday 4/25/19 at 5:38AM EDT
Amy Poehler has emerged as a powerful arbiter of sophisticated comedy, thanks to Broad City and Russian Doll
Poehler has essentially become the "Judd Apatow" for female comedy with her Paper Kite production company, which is exclusively staffed...
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Posted Saturday 4/13/19 at 12:56AM EDT
Game of Thrones' treatment of women will tarnish its legacy: Misogyny is its original sin
From nudity to rape, the HBO drama's treatment of its female characters remains unforgivable, says Gabrielle Bruney.
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Posted Saturday 3/23/19 at 2:41AM EDT
Why does it feel like Love, Death & Robots hates women?
It only takes about half a season to recognize the the David Fincher-produced Netflix adult anthology series offers a "conventional...
