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The "man's show" versus "woman's show" argument...
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<blockquote data-quote="Spooky Owl!" data-source="post: 350796" data-attributes="member: 57984"><p>I used to like the old POLICE WOMAN series from the '70s, but only in its first season -- when it was still a rather macho cop show about a very feminine cop.</p><p></p><p>It was marvelous. And decidedly not "a woman's show" --- at least, not at first. She could do the tough stuff and the coquettish stuff... But the era's feminists complained that she was overly sexualized (the show seems very tame today) and so efforts were made to constrain her (e.g., her vocal delivery, her swagger, even her hair) such that by the second season, she no longer seemed like the star of her own show anymore; she was on camera just as much, but had become a dithery sidekick with an empty service revolver buried deep in her purse.</p><p></p><p>The women's group were pleased -- somewhat -- that she was no longer "constantly playing at whoredom" and therefore not "degrading to women," but now only the guys were allowed to do anything, while she just acted as the program's pleasant hostess who barely even needed to be there.</p><p></p><p>Is that a step forward? It killed the show.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43039[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It's hard to say about CHARLIE'S ANGELS -- at least they weren't incessantly rescued by dudes.</p><p></p><p>When DYNASTY was new, and its plotting was strong (in the first two seasons, and not again until Season 9) one could not fairly call it "a woman's show." But from Season 3 thru Season 8, as the narrative descended into circular bullshyte and the static acting directive kicked-in, it indeed <em><strong>very much</strong></em> became "a woman's show", and proudly so. And yet the women never seemed weaker --- flattered, centered, well-gowned and coifed, perhaps -- but weaker. Dilettantes, really.</p><p></p><p>Because the show (and the audience can tell this is happening) is no longer telling an actual story. So the ladies just seem like they're being pimped.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/larry-hagman-and-linda-evans-during-entertainment-industry-annual-in-picture-id115393116" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spooky Owl!, post: 350796, member: 57984"] I used to like the old POLICE WOMAN series from the '70s, but only in its first season -- when it was still a rather macho cop show about a very feminine cop. It was marvelous. And decidedly not "a woman's show" --- at least, not at first. She could do the tough stuff and the coquettish stuff... But the era's feminists complained that she was overly sexualized (the show seems very tame today) and so efforts were made to constrain her (e.g., her vocal delivery, her swagger, even her hair) such that by the second season, she no longer seemed like the star of her own show anymore; she was on camera just as much, but had become a dithery sidekick with an empty service revolver buried deep in her purse. The women's group were pleased -- somewhat -- that she was no longer "constantly playing at whoredom" and therefore not "degrading to women," but now only the guys were allowed to do anything, while she just acted as the program's pleasant hostess who barely even needed to be there. Is that a step forward? It killed the show. [ATTACH type="full"]43039[/ATTACH] It's hard to say about CHARLIE'S ANGELS -- at least they weren't incessantly rescued by dudes. When DYNASTY was new, and its plotting was strong (in the first two seasons, and not again until Season 9) one could not fairly call it "a woman's show." But from Season 3 thru Season 8, as the narrative descended into circular bullshyte and the static acting directive kicked-in, it indeed [I][B]very much[/B][/I] became "a woman's show", and proudly so. And yet the women never seemed weaker --- flattered, centered, well-gowned and coifed, perhaps -- but weaker. Dilettantes, really. Because the show (and the audience can tell this is happening) is no longer telling an actual story. So the ladies just seem like they're being pimped. [IMG]https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/larry-hagman-and-linda-evans-during-entertainment-industry-annual-in-picture-id115393116[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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