US television and the gender war

This article discusses the differences between male and female television creatives, arguing that this traditionally male dominated area is beginning to change.

US television and the gender war

Grant McCracken

What would TV look like if it was made by women?

I just downloaded the new book by Brett Martin, Difficult Men, Gifted Women. It gives an insider's view of how cable TV has transformed television with shows like The Wire, The Sopranos, Mad Men, Deadwood and The Shield. (This matters to an anthropologist because as TV goes, so goes American culture.)

In particular, this is the story of 'difficult men', such as David Chase, David Simon, Ed Burns, Matthew...

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