Rolling Stone Nahnatchka Khan on Rethinking the ‘Strong Female Character’
The ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ and ‘Young Rock’ showrunner charts the evolution of female representation on the small screen and explains how much farther Hollywood has to go
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Audiences want to see aspirational stories on television.
People don’t like to feel challenged, they want escapist entertainment.
People want to feel challenged, they don’t want to waste time watching fluff.
These are just a few of the cherished maxims that TV executives have been throwing around the halls of development for decades. And my personal favorite, as a working writer-producer for many years:
Reviewing The Good Place by Michael Schur
Created by Michael Schur, the critically acclaimed series The Good Place is a fresh & a quite complicated concept for the tired eyes of a soap-aquainted audience. The lead, deceased Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell) is welcomed at The Good Place, viz. a utopian place afterlife, wherein, its citizens are selected via an algorithm, which is created by its very own architect Michael (Ted Danson). Breaking all the stereotypes of concepts termed heaven & hell , this sitcom gives it a scientific yet satisfying approach. The series paints a fresh perspective on decision-making as an individual as well as a group effort; i.e, the battle of choices in our heads. There s a cheeky girl next door Eleanor who wishes to make an instant choice & there s the righteous philosophy professor Chidi Anagonye (William Jackson Harper). There s Janet (D Arcy Carden) - an artificial being designed to help the dead citizens. Trust me, she s way better than S
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