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Picks up from podcast discussion of leadership growth of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (The Closer Pt 1, Seasons 1-4) Introduction of Capt. Sharon Raydor, played by Mary McDonnell. Style differences. Marriage challenges, alcoholism. Niece Charlie (played by Sosie Bacon) as parenting test. Are Johnson & Raydor modern day Cagney & Lacey? Ambition & succession > Burnout - psychological thriller as series ended

4 woman ensemble in hour long drama. Obscure, only 2 seasons on DVD, some on YouTube. Emmy Awards for cast  & crew The 4  sisters, what have they been up to? Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, Sela Ward and Julianne Phillips. Role of Beatrice - Elizabeth Hoffman - feminism by generation Plots including interracial and inter-faith marriage, three plane crashes, menopause, foster parenting the son of a deceased patient, surviving a coma - list nearly never ends. Wonderful escapist drama from a woman's POV

The first ever women's Buddy/Cop show. Rosenzweig builds vision on Charlie's Angels. Barbara Avedon and Barbara Corday study work environments of police women. Reluctant financial backing Loretta Swit, who could only be in the pilot. Tyne Daly, Broadway veteran; Pilot earns big ratings

Children's television as generational identifier; Bubbles, Blossom & Buttercup - traits and voice talent behind them. Creator Craig McCracken backstory. Controversy among feminists. Controversy among elementary school principals. Plots that depict agency, control, compassion, conflict

Emmy award-winning Hill Street Blues, from the era of Quality television Representation of women in law enforcement (uniformed) and law Characters of Lucy Bates and Joyce Davenport provided moral & ethical voice in arcs and storylines. 2 women characters rarely in same scene. Not THAT much airtime each week.

Serial drama genre's appearance in prime time in the 70s: Dallas and Falcon Crest Audience bait - acclaimed film actresses Barbara Bel Geddes and Jane Wyman (bios) Comparison of roles - older woman with quiet power vs. older woman with vocal, aggressive agency. Representation of older woman

Debbie Allen, actress, choreographer, business-owner, director, producer, writer. Growing up in the segregated south. Influenced by her mom Howard University. Role of Lydia Grant in Fame the Movie, then the TV Series. Fame plots - urban teen, coming-of-age. Emphasis in A Different World    

Winnie Holzman, lead writer. Paley Center interview with Claire Danes & Bess Armstrong Claire Danes' Angela is a teenage philosopher & asker of rhetorical questions. While much of the short-lived series' stories revolve around timeless teenage angst, there's an embedded perspective of Holzman, as female storyteller. This podcast episode explores mother-daughter relationships of the mid-90s, early days of the internet's arrival into households, but before social media and phones changed family life. Stay with this early episode of our podcast for one person's theory on what halted production in light of cancellation      

King emerges as "Mother Freedom" Reigning women's tennis champ Margaret Court loses to Bobby Riggs on Mother's Day. Competition with no assurances; Akin to the Super Bowl Resource: Selena Roberts' 2005 A Necessary Spectacle: Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs and the Tennis Match that Leveled the Game

Show biz bug. Choosing to be childless Life With Elizabeth - being the titled female in a comedy (1953-55) & a feel for where SueAnn Nivens came from. The Betty White Show x 4 Life with Allen Ludden: Game show & Hollywood power couple. Ensemble comedies: Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls & Hot in Cleveland. - Resources: Betty White, An Intimate Portrait, Memoir,  If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't), 2011

Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson TNT Original Series - acclaimed and high ratings. Personal and professional growth.  Resource: The Leadership Challenge by William Kouzes and Barry Posner

Sports Night - time capsule show during cable news' heyday & early days of the internet. Felicity Huffman character - strong woman leader. Robert Guillaume character - mentoring leadership & journalistic integrity Fight against corporate decisions. Advancement of women in male-dominated field. Serious issues covered in comedy

Five generations of American women have been depicted in TV. Five generations of women have been influenced by impressions of other women they've seen on TV.  This was the podcast's initial mission and focus - summer 2015.

Teen fiction in the 30s & stringent standards for the girl detective Warner Brothers attempt to put Nancy Drew on the silver screen Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries on Sunday nights in 1977-79: DISASTER Pamela Sue Martin bolts for Playboy and ends up a Dynasty Carrington. Resource: Melanie Rehak's 2005 "Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her."