Category: TV series
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Broad Squad: Cop Drama with 4 Lead Women
Get this: a drama about 4 female cops will be called Broad Squad. Horrible name, right? Except that it was the name given to the female cops in the first graduating class in Boston Police Academy in 1978. At the time, the local press dubbed the graduating females “the broad squad” and that’s where the…
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Brain Dump: House of Cards, Empire, The Americans, The Fosters
It’s a brain dump day. Just a little bit of one thing or another in disconnected ramblings. House of Cards When Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) finally has all the power in the world in his hands, he becomes a tyrant and a bigger ass than he ever was. And when Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) has…
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Season 3 of Orphan Black: First Trailer
The first trailer for season 3 of Orphan Black is here. The series returns Saturday, April 18th on BBC America. Series 3 begins right where the finale for season 2 left off. Tatiana Maslany, playing all the female clones of Project Leda, will face off against the Project Castor males, played by Ari Millen. Season…
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Big Casting News for Supergirl
DC Comics is not going to sit still and let Marvel get all the big bucks from female characters such as Agent Carter, the upcoming Jessica Jones, and the female crew of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nope, DC Comics is bringing Supergirl to CBS. Casting announcements appearing for the pilot are making news daily. I’m amped…
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New Rules for the Emmys
I’m more interested in the Emmys than the Oscars. After 3 hours of watching the Oscars last night, there were 2 awards given to women. Big whoop. The Television Academy has more female writers, directors, cinematographers and such to choose from. So changes in the Emmy rules may be significant. The Television Academy announced several…
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An Orphan Black Fix Because the New Season is Far, Far Away
I’m Just Waiting For Season 3 To Start. #OrphanBlack #Helena pic.twitter.com/Ewm3e9S01W — John Maslany (@Maslanyobsessed) February 12, 2015 @MaslanyObsessed expressed my thoughts exactly! It seems like forever since season 2 of Orphan Black ended. And the wait for season 3 feels endless. We have to wait and wait and wait until April 18! Orphan Black…
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5 Reasons to Love Agent Carter
Marvel’s Agent Carter stepped out of the pages of Captain America and filled a spot on ABC left empty by the hiatus of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Carter filled the spot so well, I don’t want it to ever be over. I’m enjoying Peggy Carter so much I’ve decided there can never be enough…
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33 Experts and Me Share Notable Female Characters
I read a wonderful article called 33 Experts Share Their Notable Female Characters Of Recent Years at Bang2Write. Bang2Write asked screenwriters, directors, literary agents and other industry pros to talk about the female characters they thought were most important in recent years. The names they mentioned were absolute favorites of mine: Carrie from Homeland, Kalinda…
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In the Good News Department: UPDATED with Less Good News
There are some good things happening on our TV sets. I want to point out a few of them I’ve seen talked about in the past week. One is coming up tonight, the others are still in development and require a wait. UPDATED: See the new information added to the Fresh Off the Boat section…
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Brain Dump: State of Affairs, Ghostbusters, After the Wedding, Five Days
It’s a brain dump day. Random stuff falls from my head in bits and pieces. State of Affairs Why do men married to powerful women always get portrayed in the media as whiney, needy irritations? A powerful man probably didn’t get where he is without a good spouse behind him. Why should a powerful woman…