With Bea, I just remember how vulnerable she was. She had this gruff exterior. But the truth is, if you told her a sad story, she could be reduced to tears, quickly. She had a lot of emotions inside. And her persona was one of someone strong and gruff. But that’s not who the woman [...]
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The Newsroom : du sexisme et de la technophobie
Aaron Sorkin was on “Fresh Air” Monday afternoon, and he told Terry Gross that he “like[s] writing about heroes [who] don’t wear capes or disguises. You feel like, ‘Gee, this looks like the real world and feels like the real world — why can’t that be the real world?’” Yes, a fantasy land where male [...]
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The liminal phase
She didn’t sleep with scuzzy car guy just because she was desperate for the stability. She slept with him because she’s in a liminal phase. Liminalty is the scary in-between times in our lives, the weird time when we’re not who we used to be but we’re not quite who we’re going to be. Joan’s [...]
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“Smash” : The walk of shame
Since I wrote that passionate defense of the NBC series, I’ve tumbled out of bed, grabbed my purse, and taken a long walk of shame. Because—to switch metaphors mid-stream, the way “Smash” does with plots—since its delightful pilot, the show has taken a nosedive so deep I’m surprised my ears haven’t popped. All the caveats [...]
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L’audace de la fiction
Pourquoi les chaînes françaises achètent-elles si peu de séries britanniques ? Dans ce domaine, je relève un paradoxe. Producteurs, sériephiles ou spécialistes français semblent très enthousiastes face à la qualité de nos productions, alors que les responsables des chaînes françaises, eux, nous reprochent tous la même chose : nos séries sont trop sombres, trop difficiles, [...]
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Publicité et nouvelles façons de regarder la télévision
Here’s the wow-quote of the day, from Jeff Gaspin, the head of entertainment at NBC, explaining to The New York Times, with remarkable clarity and certainty, that watching TV shows on-demand is more satisfying than watching them live. “The commercials broke the tension … I hate to say this to the AMC executives and everybody [...]
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Bossypants en 8 citations
Gay people don’t actually try to convert people. That’s Jehovah’s Witnesses you’re thinking of. I had grown up as the “whitest” girl in a very Greek neighborhood, but in the eyes of my new classmates, I was Frida Kahlo in leggings. I think God designed our mouths to die first to help us slowly transition [...]
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Rue McClanahan Receiving Her First Emmy Award For The Golden Girls
«Don’t you know? Every kick’s a boost. (…) I’m not going to mention the people who gave me… the kicks. But you know who your are. And you’ll be in the book.»
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Will & Grace Bloopers
Megan Mullally is incredible, of course. And it’s funny to catch the jokes they decided not to keep in the end: «As I once said to Celine Dion, why the long face?». Saved for future reference, when emergency feel-good videos are needed. Saison 1 Saison 2 Saison 3 Saison 4 Saison 5 Saison 6 Saison [...]