Just plugging a plug I wrote for ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars," which may be the best show ever in terms of positive female relationships and subverting the common problematic stereotypes about teenaged women. The entire structure of the show could be read as women fighting against patriarchy, since they're constantly against a force that ( Read more... )

Dance Academy has been one of my more embarrassing obsessions of the last six months. It's an Australian kids series aimed at pre- and early-teen girls, which usually means it would be cute, but not overwhelming.

Dance Academy is cute, and is sometimes merely whelming, but if you enjoy female-heavy teen drama with lots of dancing and some ( Read more... )

I recced this out to my flist not that long ago, and was suddenly reminded that I ought to put it up here, as well ( Read more... )

So far, I have one niece, and she is not reading yet. When she does, and hits the age of seven or so, Auntie Staps will be buying her Ballet ShoesIt is not really about ballet - well, it is, but it is as much about Shakespeare, and Meccano, and family, and hard work and ambition. It is about women who just get on with things. It is about girls who ( Read more... )

I keep meaning to rec this out, and forgetting. If you're a fan of police procedurals with complicated women, Scott & Bailey might be for you.


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I finally got round to putting up a post, pimping the Canadian show, Bomb Girls. Complete with screencaps, it can be found here

(there is also bomb_girls)

 First off:

A picspam of the ladies of Nikita (2010 CW) and reasons you should watch it, all related to the female relationships and plotlines, on LJ and DW.

And I guess I might as well link to my female-centric fanfic and vids. :P

Fic:

The Things We Say Are True, Sky High (2005), Penny/Gwen, femslash, 1200 words. A Yuletide fic.

How Do They Rise Up, ( Read more... )

A brief overview--

Justice League/Justice League: Unlimited is an animated show that ran from 2001 to 2004 revolving around the characters of DC Comics. Although the first two seasons focused on the original Justice League members-- Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Hawkgirl, and J'onn-- the third season and onward spent ( Read more... )

I have put together a collection of my woman-centric fiction for those who are interested; the link leads to AO3 because it was easier for me to "collect" them all there! These are primarily Star Trek fics, but there's a smattering of others including Fringe, Firefly/Serenity, White Collar, Gaiman's The Endless, and Resident Evil, among others ( Read more... )

I thought I'd share with you all a little look at one of my favourite women-centric TV shows, Jam and Jerusalem. It's a brilliant piece of television full of warm and subtle characterisation and complex relationships. It's a crime that it doesn't have a bigger fandom!

What's Jam and Jerusalem?Also known as Clatterford, Jam and Jerusalem is a sweet ( Read more... )