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I do think Lifetime needs to get back into the real drama business. The shows aside from Drop Dead Diva and Army Wives has not been very stellar or interesting of late. (Army Wives even at times veers into the way too mushy territory) They’ve order...[Read on]

Fall 2010 TV Season – Shows Created by Women

The fall lineups have been set (including some mid-season shows) so it’s time to see how women creatives have fared. Here’s what we have been able to find out (research assistance from Stephanie Rosenfeld) Fox – Five new shows- no female creators ...[Read on]

TV is So White- DUH

Shonda Rhimes The NY Times had a piece yesterday about how TV is still so white. It was titled No Smooth Ride on TV Networks’ Road to Diversity. It actually should have been titled No Smooth Ride for Men on TV Network Road to Diversity. They piece t...[Read on]

Goodyear Blimp Ride - One off the Bucket List

I was given a rare invitation by Goodyear take a ride in the Goodyear blimp. You cannot purchase a ride: you have to be invited and getting an invitation is a rare deal. The pilot, a woman by the way, informed us that less than 1% of the American pop...[Read on]

A first hand report from Comic-Con

Abigail Tarttelin attended Comic-Con with Schrodinger’s Girl a film she is in. Women & Hollywood asked her to write up her impressions of the offerings that we will be seeing on our TV screens this season. Hello Women and Hollywood Readers, This is ...[Read on]

Never send a woman to do a man's job: North Korea edition

In Kinshasa, Congo yesterday, a Congolese student asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton her husband's opinion on an international economic issue. "You want me to tell you what my husband thinks? My husband is not secretary of state, I am," she repli...[Read on]

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