vaznetti: (brothers)
vaznetti ([personal profile] vaznetti) wrote 2006-08-31 04:11 pm (UTC)

One of the things I've seen again and again is a fan-based backlash against a new female character on a show; that always leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and I usually end up becoming a vocal supporter of those female characters just on general principles (see under, Lauren Reed on Alias).

I suspect that over time the show will expand its focus somewhat, simply to avoid becoming repetitive, but that will need to be done carefully and logically. Particularly so long as we have the road-trip format, adding a new regular would be very difficult; I think the easiest way to expand at this stage would be to use recurring guest stars. I mean, I know not everyone agrees with me, but I'd really like to see Missouri again.

Where I do see the fight is on the shows that do have female characters, but fail to show them as what I think of as strong characters.

I agree. Because it's in a context where we have women who ought to be heroic, and whose heroism is consistently undercut in ways which are linked to their gender, that I really see sexism at work in television narrative.

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