A series manager‘ was an exception in the American television series. And sometimes they weren’t listed as such. It seems obvious that ‘I love Lucy’ (1951-1957) is a sitcom designed by. Lucy Ball, but producers, screenwriters, and her own husband, Desi Arnaz, stepped down from the role. same thing happened with “The Carol Burnett Show” (1967-1978). its creator is james brooks. ‘Girl on TV’ (1970-1977), but it was her protagonist, Mary Tyler Moore, who steered it all; It wasn’t for nothing that it was named the “Mary Tyler Moore show.” “Murphy Brown” (1988-1998) Created by Diane English.
But such a concept did not exist in those days. “demonstrator”. It is a relatively new term and ideas from series creators such as David Chase, David Simon or Vince Gilligan. There weren’t many women who designed, produced and controlled the series. Today they are not plentiful enough to dethrone men, but there is much more. And leaders in their own way, as or more than male ‘showrunners’. Lena Dunham, Shonda Rhimes, Issa Rae Diop, Ava DuVernay, Lisa Joy, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Tinay Fey and Jenji Kohan are some of the lawsuits.. And they do nothing but ‘sitcoms’ with funny female characters. No. They design dramas, thrillers, fight series, political stories or science fiction.
Men’s programs for men
Inside HBO Things have changed lately. As an article in ‘The New York Times’, one of the main executives of the platform, reveals, Michael Fuchs, had been convinced for years that it was the man, the husband, who decided whether to have HBO at home and paid for the subscription to the platform. Like this, they produced men’s programs for men. In the late 1980s, a network executive Susie Fitzgerald suggested making a sitcom with a female lead. Nobody paid attention to him. ‘Sex and the City’ didn’t come until 1998not one, but four women in charge of the cast, although there are two men in the control room.
But for the next television milestone not only starring women but also created by one of them, we have to jump to 2012. Lena Dunham managed to overcome the reluctance of managers with his project about a group of friends in their twenties from New York who are plagued by emotional relationships, generational differences, job insecurity, and doubts about which path to take. Dunham designed, wrote, directed, and directed 19 of the 62 episodes. “girls”lasting six seasons and setting the line to follow. The mention of the new head of programming, Casey Bloys, contributed to the cultural shift.
they succeeded new productions focused on women. Those who designed it also funded: michael coel You had a strong blast with ‘I can destroy life’, HBO’s co-production with the BBC, martin noxon He created ‘Open Wounds’ and Issa Rae Diope It was a complete hit with ‘Insecure’, the black version of ‘Girls’ as it was christened in 2016, and it was a very clever suggestion on how to deal with racism without the main theme.
The power of #MeToo
Joy Press book released in 2019 ‘The owners of the show’realizing that something has changed. The Revolution would now, yes, air on and on TV on HBO, Netflix and all channels. this #Me too and Black Live Matter have also had an impact in the dominant audiovisual world, producing other perspectives.. And now much of HBO’s fate is led by Amy Gravitt, the platform’s vice president, who was a former sailor, fought in the Persian Gulf, and was conscientiously prepared to argue with the male majority. Mastering Hollywood and streaming.
Joey Soloway (“My sexual experiences with Dick”), Ava DuVernay (“This is how they see us”) Shonda Rhimes (creator of “Grey’s Anatomy” but also “Scandal”, “Who’s Anna?” and “The Bridgerton’”), Lisa Joy (co-wrote ‘Westworld’ with Jonathan Nolan), Michelle King (with husband Robert King in charge of ‘The Good Wife’ and ‘The Good Fight’), Amy Sherman-Palladino (‘Gilmore Girls’)’, ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’), Jenji Kohan (“Weeds”, “Orange is the new black”), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”), Mindy Kaling (“Four Weddings and a Funeral”), Sharon Horgan ( “Disaster”, “Sisters Until Death”), Veena Sud (“The Killing”) and two comedy queens Tina Fey (“Rockefeller Plaza-30 rock”, “Umbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) and Amy Schumer (“Inside”) Amy Schumer’)… The list goes on with more modern or less surprising names, and they don’t just make dramas about women.