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gay characters and themes, 62–63
lottery story line and final season, 67–68
motherhood and, 50, 53, 58–59, 60–62
network censor and, 64
ratings, 46, 55, 69
writers, 12, 52, 56–60, 62–66, 68, 71, 76, 78, 174
Roseannearchy (Barr), 69
Rosenberg, Howard, 28
Rosenberg, Melissa, 285
Rosenblat, Barbara, 243
Rosenthal, David, 97
Rosenzweig, Barney, 7
Roth, Peter, 79
Roundtree, Richard, 123
Roush, Matt, 127
Rudofsky, Jami, 83, 84, 101
Rudolph, Maya, 138, 139, 149
Ryan, Meg, 42
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Sagher, Tami, 147, 212, 218
Saturday Night Live (SNL), 8, 149, 210, 211, 231
Candace Bergen and, 23
Tina Fey and, 138–40, 145, 205
women and, 139
writers, 8, 139–41, 153, 212
Saunders, Jennifer, 67
Scandal (TV show), 104, 124–32
abortion and, 132
cast, 124–26
Emmy Awards, 127
pacing, 125–26
racial issues, 127–30, 131
reviews, 127
Scheckel, Joan, 266
Schilling, Taylor, 239
Schoeneman, Deborah, 180
Schreiber, Pablo, 239
Schumer, Amy, 51, 178, 194, 199, 199–223
background, 201–2
controversy, 14, 202, 220–21
Comedy Central and, 202–4
Emmy Awards, 2, 216–17
Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, The, 201, 221
Hillary Clinton and, 220, 222
Inside Amy Schumer and, 201, 203–8, 216–22
Leather Special, 221
Mostly Sex Stuff, 202–3
stand-up comedy, 199–200, 202–3, 221
theater shooting and, 219
Trainwreck, 217, 219
Schumer, Chuck, 219
Scorsese, Martin, 179
Screen Actors Guild Awards, 246
Second City, 139, 140, 210, 259
Seeley, Tom, 28
Seinfeld (TV show), 141, 169
Seinfeld, Jessica, 140, 205
Sepinwall, Alan, 173
Sex and the City (TV show), 8, 12, 34, 76, 107, 108, 110, 143, 149, 169, 173, 174, 175, 176, 213
Shales, Tom, 66, 114
Shannon, Molly, 139
Shapiro, Sarah Gertrude, 284, 288
Shaud, Grant, 25
She-Devil (film), 57
Sherman, Don, 78, 84
Sherman-Palladino, Amy, 73, 74–102, 278, 295
background, 78
Bunheads and, 89, 94, 98–99, 101
as director, 90
Gilmore Girls, 74–77, 79–102, 246
Jewish comedy and, 78
Love and Marriage, 79
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, 287
partnership with Daniel Palladino, 74, 78, 79, 88
The Return of Jezebel James, 98
Roseanne and, 60, 64–69, 76, 78–79
Veronica’s Closet, 79
Shield, The (TV show), 229
Shore, Mitzi, 52
Shore, Pauly, 52
Showtime, 226, 229–30, 235, 236, 260
Shrill (West), 218
Shukovsky, Joel, 20, 21–22, 24, 25, 35, 40–42
Siamis, Korby, 26, 29, 34–35, 40
“silence breakers,” 286
Silva, Kim, 67
Silver, Susan, 6
Silverman, Sarah, 51
Silverman, Treva, 6
Simmons, Laurie, 170, 171, 172, 182–83
Simon, David, 10, 250
Simone, Hannah, 153
Simpsons, The (TV show), 150
Sister, Sister (TV show), 79
Sisters (film), 140
Six Feet Under (TV show), 174, 179, 196, 229, 257, 259–60, 278, 281
60 Minutes (TV show), 33–34, 36
Smith, Anna Nicole, 139
Smith, Cornelius, Jr., 130
Smith, Jada Pinkett, 42
Smith, Judy, 124–25
Smith, Will, 42, 106
Smith, Zadie, 194
Soderbergh, Steven, 179
Soloway, Elaine, 258, 263, 267
Soloway, Faith, 254, 255, 258, 259, 262, 264, 267, 268
Soloway, Carrie (Harry), 258, 262, 267
Soloway, Jill, 12, 14, 174, 186–87, 253, 253–58, 265–66, 273, 284–85
Afternoon Delight, 261–63, 266
Amazon and, 257, 266, 268, 271
background, 258–62
Emmy Awards, 2, 271
hiring practices, 266, 284, 295
I Love Dick, 280
Real Live Brady Bunch, 258–59
Six Feet Under, 259–60, 281
Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants, 265
“transfirmative action program” of, 266
Transparent and, 253–58, 262–81
as writer, 259–61, 262, 273
Sopranos, The (TV show), 10, 75–76, 127, 173, 174, 180, 226, 229, 252
Sorkin, Aaron, 86, 94, 142
Soul Food (TV show), 229
South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival, 167, 168, 172, 196, 222
Spacey, Kevin, 286
Spears, Britney, 103
Spektor, Regina, 248
Sperling, Andrea, 258
Spiller, Michael Alan, 166
Sports Night (TV show), 86
Springborn, Beatrice, 164
Square Pegs (TV show), 8
Stanley, Alessandra, 114
Star, Darren, 12
Starting Over (film), 23
Steinem, Gloria, 6, 283
Steve-O, 202
Stones, The (TV show), 228, 229
Strayed, Cheryl, 100
Streep, Meryl, 57
Stringer, Howard, 36
Strong, Danny, 95
Studio 60 (TV show), 141–42, 145
Suburgatory (TV show), 149
Sundance Film Festival, 262
Swanberg, Joe, 171
Swift, Taylor, 195–96
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Tambor, Jeffrey, 253, 256, 263, 265, 271, 272, 277, 279
Television Critics Association, 86
Temple, Juno, 262
That Girl (TV show), 1, 4–5, 21, 29
30 Rock (TV show), 29, 31, 137, 138–49, 156, 159, 163, 212, 287
cast, 138, 140, 142, 184
Emmy Awards, 145, 147
feminist blogosphere and, 146–47
final season, 147–48
pilot, 140
premiere, 138, 142
writers, 141, 142–44, 146, 148–49, 161, 162
Thomas, Clarence, 48
Thomas, Jay, 41
Thomas, Marlo, 1–2, 4–5, 29, 67
Thomason, Harry, 7–8
Tigelaar, Liz, 288, 289
Tiger Beatdown (blog), 146–47
Tinker, Grant, 5, 41
Tiny Furniture (film), 168, 171–72, 174–75, 261
Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants (Soloway), 265
Tonight Show, The (TV show), 36, 52
Tosh, Daniel, 205, 217–18
Townes, Carimah, 249
Tracey Takes On (TV show), 228
Trainwreck (film), 217, 219
Traister, Rebecca, 13, 183
Transparent (TV show), 2, 12, 14, 70, 253–58, 262–81
Amazon and, 257, 263, 271
cast, 254, 255, 263–64, 267, 271
character of Maura Pfefferman, 253, 256, 263, 265, 269–72, 274, 277
controversy, 276–77
Emmy Awards, 2, 253, 271
female gaze, 271
Judaism of, 278–79
nudity and sex, 264, 271–73, 275–76
pilot debut online, 268–69
premiere of, 257
reviews, 268
scripts and improv, 255–56
trans cast and crew, 264–65, 266, 277
Trim, Michael, 239
Trump, Donald, 13–14, 77, 250, 286
Tucker, Ken, 142
Turteltaub, Saul, 21
Twin Peaks (TV show), 90
Two and a Half Men (TV show), 150
2 Broke Girls (TV show), 149, 150, 181, 200
U
Ullman, Tracey, 173, 228
Undeclared (TV show), 172
United States of Tara (TV show), 235, 257, 260
UnReal (TV show), 283–84, 287, 288
Upright Citizens Brigade, 209–11, 212
V
Vampire Diaries (TV show), 288
Vance, Courtney B., 130
VanDerWerff, Todd, 162
Van Patten, Tim, 10
Vela, Norma Safford, 11, 56–57, 59
Ventimiglia, Milo, 94
Vernoff, Krista, 112, 114, 116, 117, 120, 136
Veronica’s Closet (TV show), 79
Vieira, Meredith, 33–34
Village Voice, The, 77
Vinnecour, Lisa, 233, 237–38, 241, 242, 244, 245
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Waldman, Ayelet, 61
Wallace, Liz, 92
Wallem, Linda, 235
Waller-Bridge, Phoebe, 283
Walsh, Kate, 115
Walters, Barbara, 50
Warburton, Matt, 166
Warner, Kristen J., 122
Washington, Isaiah, 115
Washington, Kerry, 125, 126, 127
Watson, Emma, 13
Wayans, Damon, Jr., 153
Wayans brothers, 79
WB network, 75, 79, 80, 81, 83, 90, 91, 93
Weeds (TV show), 12, 76, 88, 225, 226, 229–36
cast, 230, 231, 232, 239
origins of, 229–30
pilot, 234
premiere, 233
Showtime and, 226, 229–30, 235
story lines, 232–33
theme music, 234
writers, 233–34, 245, 251
Weil, Liza, 92
Weiner, Matthew, 41, 248, 249
Weinstein, Harvey, 192, 286
Weldon, Fay, 57
Wenker-Konner, Ronnie, 7, 180
Werner, Tom, 52, 59
Wertmuller, Lina, 23
West, Lindy, 218
West Wing, The (TV show), 86, 142, 230
Whedon, Joss, 9, 12, 58–59, 79
Whitford, Bradley, 142
Whitney (TV show), 149
Wigfield, Tracey, 143, 148–49, 161, 162, 165
Wiig, Kristen, 138, 139, 149
Wild (Strayed), 100
Wildmon, Donald, 33, 38
Wiley, Samira, 244–45, 249
Will & Grace (TV show), 141, 226, 228
Williams, Allison, 178
Williams, Brian, 178
Williams, JoBeth, 23
Williams, Linda, 131
Williams, Mary Alice, 34
Williams, Matt, 52–53, 54, 55, 56
Williamson, Kevin, 79
Willimon, Beau, 195
Wilson, Chandra, 112–15, 120–22, 135
Wilson, Patrick, 191
Windward Circle (TV pilot), 94
Winfrey, Oprah, 38, 69, 106, 209, 287
Wire, The (TV show), 10, 76, 131, 173–74, 250–51
Wolfe, George C., 105
Women, The (film), 42
Wright, Jeffrey, 106
Writers Guild of America, 6, 21, 54, 233
strikes, 22, 25, 119
X
X-Files, The (TV show), 95
Y
Year of Yes (Rhimes), 123, 135
Yiannopoulos, Milo, 15, 194
You’re the Worst (TV show), 251
Z
Zehme, Bill, 28
Zimmer, Constance, 284
Zimmerman, Stan, 62–63, 65
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