Charlotte Howell
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"I'm a feminist"
Great post, Faye! I espcially appreciate that you point out Leslie's self-acknowledged feminism, and I would add to the great list of her feminist actions the importance of her taking the label "feminist." In American culture, at least i ... -
resuscitation and coveted demographics
Great post, Jen. I think it's important to bring in discussions of the "broadcast" networks' shifting ideas of success, as Breaking In stands as an example of seemigly entertainment success in contrast with (and then gaining from) ra ... -
Thanks for kicking off this
Thanks for kicking off this week with such an intriguing post, Jason. I had never thought of Milch's training in academia as so influential in his layered, dense production style. You raise an interesting point about Milch writing himself as he write ... -
physical trauma and Haymitch's casting
Great post! I agree with Amanda's point that there's a massive downplaying of the physical trauma wrought by the games that--paired with the distance provided by moving from first-person to third-person perspection in the translation of the bo ... -
(Liberal?) religion
Thanks for kicking off the week, Jorie! I'm glad you chose The Good Wife to analyze because of its portrayal of Alicia's discomfort regarding Grace's religious (re?)awakening is fascinating. Kyle raises an interesting point in the ways t ... -
Thanks for the post, Kelli.
Thanks for the post, Kelli. I really appreciate your attention to this coupling, as it is one of the main avenues for overt comedy in the earlier seasons. The ideological antagonism between Diane and Kurt is, as you point out, a point of comparison to s ... -
Cable and "quality"
You raise some important issues in this post, Noel, particularly the sliding scale of "quality" regarding broadcast and cable. I appreciate your attention to the constructedness of the discourse of cable quality by pointing out some cable chann ... -
Ratings as representative failure but cultural success
Similar to Karen's response above, I appreciate that you point out Nielsen's ratings as sites of cultural discourse, particularly, as others note above, the way their very failure to be seen as authentically representative of TV-viewing habits ... -
not new but novel representation
Thank you for your thoughtful comment, Sean. I agree that the idea of these strong reactions being new are misconceptions, but I think there is something novel in the representation of American soccer (I'm using the term 'soccer' instead ... -
Austin & Santino vs. Stacey & Clinton
First, great post, Victoria! I, too, find the show to be a surprising morsel of sweet encounter. I think the heart of the show is acceptance, especially seen in some of the scenes with just Austin and Santino. Their friendship seems refreshing and base ...