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What are some decent feminist friendly tv shows?

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Mishmashofstyles · 28/12/2013 16:15

Like Parks and Recreation, that you'd recommend? You know, has more than one female character, the women are doing stuff, not just mooning over men, oh, or like Buffy!

That's what I'm after mumsnet feminists, hit me with it!

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ChanelTunel · 02/01/2014 00:32

Nurse Jackie

KeatsiePie · 02/01/2014 00:26

Why? Omg! Does Adam do something terrible in season 5?! I haven't seen it b/c am too cheap to pay per episode.

KeatsiePie · 02/01/2014 00:19

Oh let's see [goes to check Amazon] seasons 1-4, you?

CheerfulYank · 02/01/2014 00:07

How far have you seen?!

KeatsiePie · 01/01/2014 23:45

Oh, Adam. I just can't deal with him. I know he's a really good, kind, hardworking husband but he's certainly not very much fun Grin

Though I do admire hugely how wonderfully he and Christina are raising Max.

CheerfulYank · 01/01/2014 23:37

But Adam!

KeatsiePie · 01/01/2014 23:07

Parenthood is still running, I think it's in its 5th season. I watch it on Amazon. And yes, very strong women on there! Amber and Julia are my favorites. Can't stand Crosby, entitled man-child. Tbh. I find all the Braverman men tiresome, whereas Julia's husband is a dream.

ThreeBeeOneGee · 01/01/2014 21:08

I liked Parenthood but they don't seem to show it anymore. I saw a series and a half on 5* and then it disappeared.

CheerfulYank · 01/01/2014 20:58

There are very strong women in Parenthood! And they talk about more than men.

KeatsiePie · 01/01/2014 20:15

Wilson just looked it up - www.theconversation.tv/ - it looks fantastic! Thanks.

JollySantersSelectionBox · 01/01/2014 20:11

Oh yes Law and Order with Olivia. Love her.

Modern Family has a good balance with strong female comedic characters.

I thinking Cougar Town has a pretty good balance too.

Dromedary · 01/01/2014 20:06

Spirals (strong baddy woman in that, plus strong good woman).
Historical drama - Testament of Youth (based on memoir of Vera Brittain).

WilsonFrickett · 01/01/2014 19:54

It's on that new sky channel Keatsie can't for the life of me remember the name though.

KeatsiePie · 01/01/2014 19:47

Oh Wilson that sounds neat, I have never heard of it.

The Unusuals is delightful, totally recommend it, the female lead is a lot of fun (forget her name).

WilsonFrickett · 01/01/2014 11:33

I'm quite enjoying the Conversqtion with Amanda de Cadenet. It's not particularly deep but it's super-refreshing to see women interviewing women. A lot of the questions are round relationships though... But it's good for light viewing with a glass of wine. She sometimes has not really famous people on too - magazine editors and entrepreneurs. Female producer too (Demi Moore)

CheshireSplat · 01/01/2014 08:04

Another vote for Borgen. Love it!

tribpot · 01/01/2014 07:45

Another vote for Scott and Bailey. It's never really commented on that any of the main characters are women, including the boss.

Castle? Beckett's career is actually more important than Castle's (although in fairness he is a multi-millionaire author) and there's no expectation that she should compromise on that. Again, the fact that the boss is a woman is irrelevant to the story and not mentioned.

TanteRose · 01/01/2014 06:45

The Good Wife

Getting On, with Jo Brand - the cast is almost all female (women's ward in a hospital) Brilliant comedy/ drama

CheerfulYank · 01/01/2014 06:26

Law and Order SVU? Olivia Benson is my hero.

hazchem · 01/01/2014 05:43

Reiltin was was thinking about recommending scandal but wasn't sure. I think the women are really strong and interesting but they don't talk to each other really.

Reiltin · 01/01/2014 03:40

Scandal

NoArmaniNoPunani · 01/01/2014 03:32

Lip service
Orange is the new black

KeatsiePie · 01/01/2014 03:29

Season 1 of the L Word is great, after that it tanks. Love The Good Wife. The Closer is also pretty great.

I think Firefly is sexist personally but it's not blatant. At least relatively not.

Octoberagain · 30/12/2013 15:16

Xena: Warrior Princess.

legoplayingmumsunite · 30/12/2013 12:17

Scott & Bailey - excellent police series where most of the top jobs are held by women.

My Mum is a big fan of this and I agree, it's well populated with decent women.

You really need a lot of women characters to start getting depth of character and variation, if there's one token female then the default now is 'strong woman' which seems to be a woman who does all the things it would be completely unacceptable for a decent man to do, e.g sexual harassment, violence etc.

I know Steve Moffatt has a bad reputation but I think it's slightly undeserved, Coupling (although it would fail the Bechdal since it was a romcom) has 3 varied characters and I did like Aimee in Dr Who, she was a married woman who was allowed to have adventures and was not vilified (in the programme) for not bringing up her daughter. It's hard though because everyone has different ideas of what is acceptable to them, my sister thinks it's fine that e.g. Toy Story 2 fails the Bechdel because the female cowgirl is a good character. I'm happier with Tangled because I liked the complex mother-daughter relationship even if it was based on a traditional 'girl meets boy' fairytale.

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