What are you watching & reading? Will you do the Beshdel Test on it?

[Seabright]

I have been trying to apply the Beshdel Test to what I've been watching lately.

The wiki entry in the link above explains more, but basically to pass the Beshdel Test a work of fiction must have:

A) At least two female characters
B) Who Talk to each other
C) About something other than a man

This evening I have watched:

1. Rizzoli & Isles - pass, just
   
2. The Good Wife - pass
   

And I'm reading an Ian Rankin novel at the moment (yes, my choice of tv and books is pretty limited - crime & murder!) which so far fails, but I'm only part way through.

[Jessepinkman]

I have been reading Dickens for the last five months. They would all pass.
I'm going to complete Dickens, then I would like to read Moll Flanders.

[Seabright]

New Tricks - failed
QI - so far no female panelists

[SanityClause]

I'm reading this which doesn't pass!

It's fascinating, reading, though!

[Seabright]

ArbitaryUsername - I love American Restoration. American O
Pickets fails too, although I love Danielle.

[Seabright]

American Pickers, even. Grrr!

[ArbitraryUsername]

I love American pickers too. They've got a female manager for the second store now. Danielle was talking to her about inventory and stuff in one of the episodes, so it might be moving towards the occasional pass.

[MousyMouse]

a cathy reichs novel definitely passes (and very enjoyable)

[MousyMouse]

and of course mumsnet. :)

I am so very glad that this place exists, a real eyeopener on soooooooooo many levels.

[TooMuchRain]

Silver Linings Playbook - fail (but has two great actresses and is pretty fab)

[ouryve]

Currently watching something trite on channel 4. Reading 2 books. One on Pathological demand avoidance, so doesn't apply. The other is Terry Pratchett's The Reaper Man. Men, Women and Undead. It makes the application of the test a little more complex. I'm only about 1/3 of the way through and so far, it fails, since the two female characters haven't met. I do find that many of Pratchett's female characters really have their heads screwed on, though.

[ouryve]

Actually - there's a 3rd female character who appeared, briefly, married to an undead man. She acts undead and moves in undead circles to please him. Being Pratchett, though, the purpose of the character really clearly portrayed her situation as rather ridiculous as opposed to desirable.

[Greythorne]

I am watching an old episode of ER. It passes multiply!

Carrie and Hathaway discuss Hathaway going to Med School.

Doyle and Hathaway discuss their professional rivalry.

Jeannie discusses Suicide with a patient with HIV.

Hathaway and Haleh talk about her being a nurse.

Multiple pass. I think ER would pass 7 out of 10 episodes. Will check and report back.

[Seabright]

Newsnight (I know it's not fiction): Pass-o-Rama!

Emily Maitiss hosting, two female experts & 1 male political, who Emily (rightly) seems to think is a pollock. Now seeing a female Malian musician.

[ouryve]

Newsnight sometimes fails drastically, though. There's been times I've turned on and a topic which affects men and women equally is being discussed by a panel of predominantly grey haired men.

[joanofarchitrave]

Diega I was thinking about Mantel's work and this thread last night, and was suprised that I didn't think Greater Safety or Wolf Hall would pass. I think Beyond Black would probably pass, but (despite the fact I thought it was amazing) have no intention of reading it again so can't be sure. I wonder, though.

How many Booker winners pass...?

[CaseyShraeger]

Tucker and Dave vs Evil passes.

[FrothyDragon]

Reading The Man In The Iron Mask, by Alexandre Dumas. Fails miserably.

[fluffywhitekittens]

Watching "Fringe". Pass

[SucksToBeMe]

Bill Bryson. A short history in nearly everything. Fail

Telly is switched off as I'm trying to get DS to bed. Fail

[EduCated]

Watching Call the Midwife. Fairly easy pass.

[Rufus43]

Watching a film called Just my luck.... With so far lots of women in successful careers and not talking about men ( although that is about to change as it's a rom com). Reading David Starkeys Six Wives, not sure if that works!

[LineRunner]

Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet. Failing so far.

[sayanything]

I'm watching the first season of The Killing - so far, it passes. I'm trying to read Elizabeth George's latest and I think it passes, but I keep falling asleep every couple of pages, so don't quote me on this one.