tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post4377312057947803920..comments2024-03-18T19:00:03.047-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: The Most Poetical TopicLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-35521361425313418152018-09-02T08:52:37.011-04:002018-09-02T08:52:37.011-04:00I can only add three cheers for Judy Woodruff who ...I can only add three cheers for Judy Woodruff who dresses appropriately and is so elegant.<br />janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39085461620499429412018-09-01T09:50:14.296-04:002018-09-01T09:50:14.296-04:00Melodie and Janice, since what, 99% of producers a...Melodie and Janice, since what, 99% of producers are male? And most of them are mega-rich? They can't imagine any other audience than themselves, and they want women in skimpy clothing, so why wouldn't we? <br />I am also fed up with all the newswomen who are in sleeveless sheaths - in winter! - on everything from the Weather Channel to CBS news. Only PBS allows their newswomen to dress appropriately. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-38685411986927379052018-09-01T08:54:39.409-04:002018-09-01T08:54:39.409-04:00Yes, though Florence is in many ways a good charac...Yes, though Florence is in many ways a good character, that show makes me want to turn on Verajanice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-15116350328670928292018-09-01T08:26:02.907-04:002018-09-01T08:26:02.907-04:00Eve, that grates on me too (the skimpy clothing wo...Eve, that grates on me too (the skimpy clothing worn by Florence *in every scene* in Death in Paradise.) I call it "Charlie's Angels" syndrome. I want to scream at those producers. I wonder: is it really just so ingrained that they don't even notice what they're doing? Or are they so desperate for male viewership and thus so unsure of their show's worth that they think this is the only way to stay alive? Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51549134629588750602018-08-31T12:01:53.968-04:002018-08-31T12:01:53.968-04:00Amen, Janice, Melodie. I remember reading (for th...Amen, Janice, Melodie. I remember reading (for the Edgar nominations) a torture porn book by a female author and the victim, of course, was a young female (who survived, but the torture was in great lascivious detail... Ughhh.) <br />My only comment on Endeavor is that I didn't like it. <br />For that matter, "Death in Paradise" (which I like) the female Detective Sergeant is always dressed in tank-tops and shorts, or a skimpy sundress. Granted, it's the Caribbean, but I don't think that's regulation, do you?<br /><br />Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33113325183073730172018-08-31T11:27:41.625-04:002018-08-31T11:27:41.625-04:00Amen to that, 'Melodie, not to mention Jo Neab...Amen to that, 'Melodie, not to mention Jo Neabo!Janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-67305151787663103602018-08-31T10:12:21.705-04:002018-08-31T10:12:21.705-04:00Janice, I have a post on this abuse of women in cr...Janice, I have a post on this abuse of women in crime fiction theme, coming soon. Although I'm Canadian (and so is the writer of Inspector Banks) I find his series difficult to watch, for the same reasons. I am so so tired of - okay, I'll say it - male writers obsessively writing about the abuse of young women in a way that seems almost creepy. Stig Larson was the first who gave me this feeling. I found I wasn't alone.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-23728257044746365412018-08-31T10:05:33.639-04:002018-08-31T10:05:33.639-04:00I watched all of Endeavor and hadn't noticed t...I watched all of Endeavor and hadn't noticed that. I must be acclimatized. Thank you for the consciousness raising! The vulnerable young female is a deeply embedded archetype, I believe, and I still see women aspiring to it (and I did it too in my day). Teetering around on high heels makes it hard to run away or fight. Same too with tight dresses. One thing that fries me every day is to the news anchor and commentator uniforms: men dressed in their 20th century battle garb covered from their chins to their toes while the females are mostly wearing sheaths. Why must a woman bear her toned arms to be a credible commentator? Gwen Ifill didn't do it but she was rare. My two cents.Keenan Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020098622907001949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-34343316188671260402018-08-31T01:53:22.462-04:002018-08-31T01:53:22.462-04:00I just finished DCI Banks, Janice. I didn't qu...I just finished DCI Banks, Janice. I didn't quite buy the on-screen Annie chemistry, but otherwise liked it. I couldn't tell if the last season's unexpected death influenced this article.<br /><br />Janice, I found myself playing devil's advocate in a lengthy rejoinder, so long that I think I'll turn it into an article!<br /><br />I'm not far into Endeavour, but thus far I like it better than the original Morse! I wasn't expecting that.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com