tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31517659.post7542262833020496625..comments2023-03-21T09:32:49.769-05:00Comments on Coffee and Hairspray: My "Big Bang Theory" Theory*miranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18195235363125123471noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31517659.post-89187439541951884582011-03-16T20:45:31.310-05:002011-03-16T20:45:31.310-05:00I really feel like the Bechdel Test functions best...I really feel like the Bechdel Test functions best as an indicatorof the dearth of strong female characters. It doesn't necessarily indicate the quality of a film or TV series. The Shawshank Redemption is one of the greatest films of all time (and a personal favorite), yet it does not pass the Bechdel Test. And sometimes it's iffy if something passes. The Silence of the Lambs, another favorite, has Clarice and her friend at the FBI academy (who has a name that I can't remember) having a conversation that is PIVOTAL to the plot. But they're talking about a man: Buffalo Bill. Does it pass Bechdel if the conversation is about a man but not about a relationship?<br /><br />I may do a full post on this at some point. I think it's a really interesting topic.miranda.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18195235363125123471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31517659.post-63309863607739096472011-03-16T18:42:41.767-05:002011-03-16T18:42:41.767-05:00Thanks, you've talked me out of watching this ...Thanks, you've talked me out of watching this show. Several people have told me how much I'd <i>love</i> the show, and I've laughed during the few episodes I've seen, but I've never been sucked in. I thought maybe the jokes build and become funnier over time. <br /><br />Honestly, I think we should be honoring the spirit of the Bechdel Test more closely. It was made for movies, but it states that if there aren't at least two women <i>with names</i> who talk to one another about something other than men it is not worth watching. I think it can be applied to tv shows - two women with names who talk to one another and have some component of their personalities that isn't about dudes. So HIMYM is in, Big Bang Theory is out. Glee is in, Two and a Half Men is out.<br /><br />Live it!Abby-Wan Kenobihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11790093578016960912noreply@blogger.com