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There are countless awesome tv series with female showrunners at the helm. Thus far, I've only covered "Gilmore Girls" in its entirety, but there's more TK! "My Brilliant Friend" is next.

TV Lindsay Pugh

'Insecure' Season 3, Episode 1: Better-Like

"Better-Like" is directed by Prentice Penny, written by Issa Rae. This is only the second episode that Penny directed; the first one was "Hella LA" from Season 2. I know him mainly as a writer/producer from shows like "Happy Endings," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine,
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TV Alexandria Lappas

'Gilmore Girls' Season 3, Episode 14: Swan Song

Directing and writing credits: "Swan Song" is directed by Chris Long, written by Daniel Palladino. Long directed a few previous episodes: "Presenting Lorelai Gilmore" - Sure, Rory comes out at a debutante ball, but the main thing to remember about this episode is that Emily Gilmore
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 3, Episode 13: Dear Emily and Richard

Directing and writing credits: "Dear Emily and Richard" is directed by Gail Mancuso, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Mancuso had directed three previous episodes of "GG": "Red Light on the Wedding Night" - Lorelai drinks a gallon of Long Island iced tea and fucking finally
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TV Meg Ringler

Fuckboy of the Month: Riley Finn from 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'

My fictional role models share many qualities—petite, blonde, total badasses. Leslie Knope and Buffy Summers have shaped me to a perhaps unhealthy extent. When my mom took me to Party City and told me to pick out anything I wanted for my high school graduation party, I promptly walked
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 3, Episode 12: Lorelai Out of Water

Directing and writing credits: "Lorelai Out of Water'' is directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Janet Leahy. Babbit has directed a bunch of previous episodes: "The Road Trip to Harvard" - Lorelai wears a Harvard bucket hat, there's at least one "Twin
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 3, Episode 11: I Solemnly Swear

Directing and writing credits: "I Solemnly Swear" is directed by Carla Reinke, written by John Stephens. This is Reinke's directorial debut, although she has been involved as an assistant director on the show since Season 1. She's also worked on movies like "The
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TV Emma Banks

'The Bold Type' Is Light & Fun but Not Stupid

There was a moment in Season 2, Episode 2 of “The Bold Type” that made me pause the (illegally UK streaming) playback and genuinely think. Kat (Aisha Dee), a biracial young woman and therefore the first ‘Black’ Social Media Director of Cosmo stand-in Scarlet magazine, is told to write a
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TV Lindsay Pugh

Fuckboy of the Month: All the Dudes from 'Gilmore Girls'

As many of you probably know, I've been rewatching and recapping "Gilmore Girls" since August 2017. I forget why I decided to do it (a Sisyphean complex, most likely), but I definitely regret it; "Gilmore Girls" is not a good show. Everyone is white,
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 3, Episode 10: That'll Do, Pig

Directing and writing credits: "That'll Do, Pig" is directed by Jamie Babbit and written by Sheila R. Lawrence. Babbit has had a long, successful career in film and TV. You probably know her from "But I'm a Cheerleader" or episodes of "
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 3, Episode 9: A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving

Directing and writing credits: Directed by Kenny Ortega, written by Daniel Palladino. This is Ortega's second episode of Season 3; "They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?" was his debut. This show is kind of weird because even with a seasoned veteran like Ortega, there'
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 3, Episode 8: Let the Games Begin

Directing and writing credits: Directed by Steven Robman, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Sheila R. Lawrence. You should remember Robman from two previous episodes: Teach Me Tonight | Season 2, Episode 19 - "A Film by Kirk" debuts at the Stars Hollow Movie Festival, Jess wrecks Rory's
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TV Lindsay Pugh

Season 1 of 'Killing Eve' is Batshit Crazy & I Love It

This article contains spoilers from the entire first season of "Killing Eve." Don't say I didn't warn you. Sometimes I stumble upon a particular artist and am instantly enamored. They might be imperfect and sometimes even problematic (Amy Sherman-Palladino), but I simply don'
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