Phoebe Bronstein
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Such a great and
Such a great and thought-provoking post, Kathleen! I really like how you (as Bridgett said) talked about comedy vs. drama. And, I'm intrigued by the the idea of expanding the category of antiheroine well beyond the drama. Following most of the conver ... -
Thank you so much for your
Thank you so much for your comment, Kathleen! I'm not sure I quite know the answer yet... But, I'm trying to think about the examples in yesterdays' post and comments, like with Don Draper, for instance. I feel like on Mad Men, much of the ... -
New link
Also, I just realized the link I had up was broken (so sorry about that!), so here is a new one just in case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVnvgD3T5AI. ... -
Thanks Florian and Joe for
Thanks Florian and Joe for your really insightful comments! @Joe, Nikki Blonsky talked (fairly harshly) about the show's cancellation. In an interview on Jezebel (http://jezebel.com/5658596/nikki-blonsky-talks-about-huges-cancellation) she stipulated ... -
Thanks, Chels! And I agree. I
Thanks, Chels! And I agree. I think Winnie Holzman's name was a big plus to the show getting on the air (and I imagine having Nikki Blonsky post-Hairspray was a boon too). ... -
Indeed. I think star power
Indeed. I think star power played a major role and Winnie Holzman was brought onto the project to work with her daughter (and her husband was even in the show. Definitely a family affair). I think Girls though emerges out of a later moment (Huge was in 20 ... -
I too would be curious to
I too would be curious to hear more about what you think, following both Karen and Florian, about intersections of race, gender, and class in terms of your formulation of the presence/absence of parents on teen television. I think too, though, as Adryan s ... -
Florian, I think your
Florian, I think your formulation of the rebel as this new brand of creativity or cultural force is really interesting. You note that these outsiders vilify the decadent consumption that surrounds them, but with a character like Seth Cohen, he comes from ... -
Thank you for that really
Thank you for that really thoughtful reply!! Again, really interesting stuff... I agree too re. the Humphries vs. V Mars, which I do think explores class issues (and even sometimes racial prejudice and systemic inequalities) in a rather interesting way, e ...