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.
In the first episode of the season, I worried about how the writers would handle Midge's Shy transgressions. Her "revenge" set at the Gaslight indicated a complete lack of remorse and self-awareness. As fun as it can be to watch a character who storms through life
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"Bridesmaids Revisited" is directed by Linda Mendoza, written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner. This is Mendoza's first and only episode of "GG," but her TV directing credits on IMDb are extensive. She's been working steadily since the early '
At the Wolford, Midge continues pushing for improvements despite everyone else's comfortable complacency. I relate hard to Russell (Matthew Jeffers), a behind the scenes guy who just wants to collect his paycheck and GTFO. I was this person at my last job, but less successful at setting boundaries.
To no one's surprise, Midge is now working as a warm-up comic at the Wolford burlesque club. While the talent is impressive, the stage management, run by some dipshit named Boise (Santino Fontana from "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"), isn't exactly stellar. The episode opens with a
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"A Vineyard Valentine" is written and directed by Daniel Palladino. Over the course of six seasons, he penned standout episodes, like "The Bracebridge Dinner," "A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving," "You Jump, I Jump Jack," and "We'
In the opening scene, Midge and Imogene (Bailey De Young) head to the storage unit where all of the Weissman possessions are being held. Midge, no stranger to working blue, somehow never realized that she owns a pair of white marble lamps featuring an elaborate orgy scene. They seem like
Let's get one thing out of the way: of course Midge Maisel is an asshole. All of Amy Sherman Palladino's female leads are assholes. Lorelai Gilmore? Asshole. Sarah Tomkins? Asshole. Michelle Simms? Probably the most redeemable character of the lot, but still an asshole. ASP isn&
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"You've Been Gilmored" is directed by Stephen Clancy, written by Jordon Nardino. Clancy has worked on the show as a steadicam operator since S1, but these are his previously directed episodes:
"The Incredible Sinking Lorelais" - The sexual tension between
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"Friday Night's Alright for Fighting" is directed by Kenny Ortega, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Ortega seems to be the director the Palladinos bring in when they want to do something different, like choreograph a dance or stunt scene. This episode is definitely
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"Just Like Gwen and Gavin" is directed by Stephen Clancy, written by Daniel Palladino. Most recently, Clancy worked on a judge show called "All Rise" which sounds like something a more boring Shonda Rhymes might create.
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"The Perfect Dress" is directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. You may have seen Babbit's work earlier this year on "Only Murders in the Building," which I thoroughly enjoyed. It starts kind of slow and I wasn'
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"He's Slippin' 'Em Bread... Dig?" is directed by Kenny Ortega, written by Daniel Palladino. Ortega previously directed these episodes:
* "They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?" - Why didn't Dean and Shane end up together? In
