I totally think that the ways in which the female active are treated compared to how the male actives are treated (and the reactions/responsibilities of the other characters to the dynamic) may make or break the show.
I am heartened by the fact that just about every interview I've heard/read with Joss about Dollhouse doesn't have him pushing off the question, but instead saying that it's very tricky and is supposed to be uncomfortable, bad, and in the "dark place", and also pointing out that there are male actives.
While we're talking about feminism in mainstream Fox shows that have creepy sci-fi characteristics, have you been watching Fringe? I started because I like Josh Jackson, but I've mostly been focusing on the treatment of science, and the line between science fiction (mostly good) and promoting bad science (boo!), and which side of the line Fringe is on (my boyfriend refuses to watch because of the name alone, I think) that I haven't been paying much attention to the gender roles.
(.... other than the last couple minutes of the last episode which made me want to violently murder the main character. Also, the writers.)
I am heartened by the fact that just about every interview I've heard/read with Joss about Dollhouse doesn't have him pushing off the question, but instead saying that it's very tricky and is supposed to be uncomfortable, bad, and in the "dark place", and also pointing out that there are male actives.
While we're talking about feminism in mainstream Fox shows that have creepy sci-fi characteristics, have you been watching Fringe? I started because I like Josh Jackson, but I've mostly been focusing on the treatment of science, and the line between science fiction (mostly good) and promoting bad science (boo!), and which side of the line Fringe is on (my boyfriend refuses to watch because of the name alone, I think) that I haven't been paying much attention to the gender roles.
(.... other than the last couple minutes of the last episode which made me want to violently murder the main character. Also, the writers.)
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