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TMC · 10-05-2018, 11:15 PM

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Friday was the one-year anniversary of The New York Times publishing its Harvey Weinstein bombshell story that led to the take down of many powerful men accused of sexual misconduct. In the past year, TV shows from GLOW to Jessica Jones to BoJack Horseman have added #MeToo subplots. Even Brooklyn Nine-Nine has a #MeToo-themed episode in the works. "So why haven’t we seen a flood of new #MeToo and Time’s Up-inspired series unfurling across the TV landscape yet?" wonders Joy Press. "One reason is that shows take a long time to incubate; another might be that TV executives were slow to absorb the enormity of the tectonic shift the country was undergoing, and quick to assume that it would not be a lasting phenomenon." She adds: "Ironically, a handful of shows fueled by female rage and trauma appeared just before #MeToo got rolling—and then disappeared. I’m thinking of series like MTV’s Sweet/Vicious, a short-lived black comedy about two college students who become vigilantes avenging campus rapes, and Amazon’s One Mississippi with Tig Notaro as a comedian who has returned to her childhood home to sift through the sexual trauma of her youth. Both series were canceled too soon." A similar fate befell I Love Dick and the recently canceled Dietland. Sweet/Vicious creator Jennifer Kaytin Robinson creator, who is resurrecting her MTV show as a comic book, says she pitched a show about women taking down a toxic boss right around the time of the Louis CK scandal. But a male executive told her, “this won’t be on the air for another 12 to 18 months; do you still think it’s going to be relevant? Because it seems like it’s getting so much better now.” There are some #MeToo-inspired shows in the pipeline, including Netflix's Unbelievable, based on the Pulitzer-winning article An Unbelievable Story of Rape, as well as Hulu's Shrill, starring Aidy Bryant. One unnamed female showrunner tells Press that many TV executives still feel uncomfortable giving female creators too much room to expand portraits of women. “Women’s anger could make for good television, but it means the industry is going to have to shift and trust a woman to articulate that anger,” says the anonymous showrunner. “It still feels like the definition of relatability for female characters is (that) you have to be a perfect martyr, like Elisabeth Moss’ character in The Handmaid’s Tale.”

ALSO:

Read a timeline of the #MeToo movement
Five ways the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal shook up the entertainment industry

IGNTBone · 10-06-2018, 10:54 PM

The current season of Bojack Horseman... The whole arc is #Me too themed.

Edward216 · 10-08-2018, 02:14 AM

Because it would be too depressing?

Ed.

tlc38tlc38 · 10-08-2018, 05:23 AM

Call me crazy but why in the world would you want a metoo show when you can watch it on the news and basically everywhere else. Shows are meant to be used as escapisms.

...and it seems everyone is calling this a "movement"...I don't see it that way. Sorry 'bout it....I just see it as a bunch of hypocrites crying foul because Trump won.

lakesgirl · 10-08-2018, 04:09 PM

Because men control the networks.

stevea · 10-09-2018, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by lakesgirl

Because men control the networks.

Isn't the head of ABC a woman?

Edward216 · 10-10-2018, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

Call me crazy but why in the world would you want a metoo show when you can watch it on the news and basically everywhere else. Shows are meant to be used as escapisms.

...and it seems everyone is calling this a "movement"...I don't see it that way. Sorry 'bout it....I just see it as a bunch of hypocrites crying foul because Trump won.

Amen to that. But I do think they're trying to take sexual harassment more seriously, but there's a ways to go yet.

Ed.

benjamoon · 10-13-2018, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

Call me crazy but why in the world would you want a metoo show when you can watch it on the news and basically everywhere else. Shows are meant to be used as escapisms.

...and it seems everyone is calling this a "movement"...I don't see it that way. Sorry 'bout it....I just see it as a bunch of hypocrites crying foul because Trump won.

Sorry, but the Me Too movement isn't a Democratic or Republican thing. That's why you've seen Hollywood figures, conservative commentators, main stream media anchors, etc. all taken down.

Babalu · 10-13-2018, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by benjamoon

Sorry, but the Me Too movement isn't a Democratic or Republican thing. That's why you've seen Hollywood figures, conservative commentators, main stream media anchors, etc. all taken down.

Not a Democrat or Republican thing?

What planet do you live on?

Look what the Democrats did to Kavanaugh and by extension, the Republicans.

Just because they take down a few public liberals like Harvey Weinstein means nothing.

They still love Bill Clinton.

This is a complete power grab by ultra liberal feminists.

DeadlyToolTime · 10-13-2018, 02:19 PM

Anybody else browse 4chan's politically incorrect board

benjamoon · 10-13-2018, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Babalu

Not a Democrat or Republican thing?

What planet do you live on?

Look what the Democrats did to Kavanaugh and by extension, the Republicans.

Just because they take down a few public liberals like Harvey Weinstein means nothing.

They still love Bill Clinton.

This is a complete power grab by ultra liberal feminists.

Harvey Weinstein
Kevin Spacey
Matt Lauer
Charlie Rose
Al Franken
Louis CK
Bill Cosby
Les Moonves
Garrison Keillor
Jeremy Piven

and those are just ones who have essentially have had careers destroyed. There are many more liberals/stars who have been accused. Although many still like Bill Clinton, he has certainly gotten his share of flak since this movement started. Can you name that many prominent conservatives who have been accused?

Impressions · 10-14-2018, 10:19 AM

Murphy Brown did a #MeToo themed episode last week.

lakesgirl · 10-15-2018, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by stevea

Isn't the head of ABC a woman?

Good point. But we all know Les Moonves was never going to do a #MeToo show.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...sexual-1142448

lakesgirl · 10-15-2018, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Babalu

Not a Democrat or Republican thing?

What planet do you live on?

Look what the Democrats did to Kavanaugh and by extension, the Republicans.

Just because they take down a few public liberals like Harvey Weinstein means nothing.

They still love Bill Clinton.

This is a complete power grab by ultra liberal feminists.

God forbid for powerful men to be taken down for sexually assaulting women. I don't care what party they're from, how powerful they are or if they are a priest. Take them all down.

cleverfun3000 · 10-16-2018, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

Call me crazy but why in the world would you want a metoo show when you can watch it on the news and basically everywhere else. Shows are meant to be used as escapisms.

...and it seems everyone is calling this a "movement"...I don't see it that way. Sorry 'bout it....I just see it as a bunch of hypocrites crying foul because Trump won.

You are 1000% correct, but this forum just isn't the place where those who should hear your message - can.

10-05-2018, 11:15 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,010	Why haven't we seen a flood of #MeToo-inspired shows? https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood...-and-hollywood Friday was the one-year anniversary of The New York Times publishing its Harvey Weinstein bombshell story that led to the take down of many powerful men accused of sexual misconduct. In the past year, TV shows from GLOW to Jessica Jones to BoJack Horseman have added #MeToo subplots. Even Brooklyn Nine-Nine has a #MeToo-themed episode in the works. "So why haven’t we seen a flood of new #MeToo and Time’s Up-inspired series unfurling across the TV landscape yet?" wonders Joy Press. "One reason is that shows take a long time to incubate; another might be that TV executives were slow to absorb the enormity of the tectonic shift the country was undergoing, and quick to assume that it would not be a lasting phenomenon." She adds: "Ironically, a handful of shows fueled by female rage and trauma appeared just before #MeToo got rolling—and then disappeared. I’m thinking of series like MTV’s Sweet/Vicious, a short-lived black comedy about two college students who become vigilantes avenging campus rapes, and Amazon’s One Mississippi with Tig Notaro as a comedian who has returned to her childhood home to sift through the sexual trauma of her youth. Both series were canceled too soon." A similar fate befell I Love Dick and the recently canceled Dietland. Sweet/Vicious creator Jennifer Kaytin Robinson creator, who is resurrecting her MTV show as a comic book, says she pitched a show about women taking down a toxic boss right around the time of the Louis CK scandal. But a male executive told her, “this won’t be on the air for another 12 to 18 months; do you still think it’s going to be relevant? Because it seems like it’s getting so much better now.” There are some #MeToo-inspired shows in the pipeline, including Netflix's Unbelievable, based on the Pulitzer-winning article An Unbelievable Story of Rape, as well as Hulu's Shrill, starring Aidy Bryant. One unnamed female showrunner tells Press that many TV executives still feel uncomfortable giving female creators too much room to expand portraits of women. “Women’s anger could make for good television, but it means the industry is going to have to shift and trust a woman to articulate that anger,” says the anonymous showrunner. “It still feels like the definition of relatability for female characters is (that) you have to be a perfect martyr, like Elisabeth Moss’ character in The Handmaid’s Tale.” ALSO: Read a timeline of the #MeToo movement Five ways the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal shook up the entertainment industry

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IGNTBone Member Senior Member Join Date: May 03, 2000 Location: Tequesta, FL Posts: 1,201	The current season of Bojack Horseman... The whole arc is #Me too themed.

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Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,640	Because it would be too depressing? Ed.

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lakesgirl Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2014 Posts: 2,116	Because men control the networks.

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Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	Murphy Brown did a #MeToo themed episode last week.