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Watching more Ghost Whisperer has led to an inexplicable crush on Jennifer Love Hewitt. Inexplicable because my reaction to her in the past has ranged from indifference to irritation, so suddenly finding myself all, oh hey is...odd.
But mostly, I am really enjoying this show y'all. And being reminded how satisfying it is on multiple levels when a show I am enjoying has a female centered narrative. It isn't that I don't have mad love for my many shows that are dude centric, 'cause I do and I wouldn't give them up for the world. But it troubles me that almost subconsciously I sometimes pass over or dismiss shows right in my zone that are female centered, even though they give me this hit. Like, okay, look Charmed is an incredibly cheestastic show of often questionable writing. But that describes a number of shows I've handwaved those same qualities because they have SPACE or MAGIC and are fun. It has MAGIC, and it's fun, and a has a number of the exact same draws to it as other shows I have loved. I have sat and had cheestastic glee watching it in the same way. And yet? I'm more likely to scoff at it or dismiss it...and if I'm being honest, I am led to wonder how much of that has to do with it having a primarily female cast. Like...I'm more self conscious about enjoying, and less likely to just kinda wave my hands and go 'flaws, whatever, Piper just blew some shit up with her *hands*' Or in this case, 'flaws, whatever, there are GHOST STORIES'
Not sure where I'm going with this other than to ponder that I may be locking myself out of experiences I enjoy by not pulling myself up on this. Which is stupid. I'm not going to force myself to watch something that isn't fun for me or that I'm not interested in for the sake of feminism. But seeing a pattern of being internally and/or externally dismissive of things I do enjoy that hold a common factor of 'centers women' is...bugging me. I do not have the same standards for dudely shows that I do female ones. That kinda sucks.
But mostly, I am really enjoying this show y'all. And being reminded how satisfying it is on multiple levels when a show I am enjoying has a female centered narrative. It isn't that I don't have mad love for my many shows that are dude centric, 'cause I do and I wouldn't give them up for the world. But it troubles me that almost subconsciously I sometimes pass over or dismiss shows right in my zone that are female centered, even though they give me this hit. Like, okay, look Charmed is an incredibly cheestastic show of often questionable writing. But that describes a number of shows I've handwaved those same qualities because they have SPACE or MAGIC and are fun. It has MAGIC, and it's fun, and a has a number of the exact same draws to it as other shows I have loved. I have sat and had cheestastic glee watching it in the same way. And yet? I'm more likely to scoff at it or dismiss it...and if I'm being honest, I am led to wonder how much of that has to do with it having a primarily female cast. Like...I'm more self conscious about enjoying, and less likely to just kinda wave my hands and go 'flaws, whatever, Piper just blew some shit up with her *hands*' Or in this case, 'flaws, whatever, there are GHOST STORIES'
Not sure where I'm going with this other than to ponder that I may be locking myself out of experiences I enjoy by not pulling myself up on this. Which is stupid. I'm not going to force myself to watch something that isn't fun for me or that I'm not interested in for the sake of feminism. But seeing a pattern of being internally and/or externally dismissive of things I do enjoy that hold a common factor of 'centers women' is...bugging me. I do not have the same standards for dudely shows that I do female ones. That kinda sucks.
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I know I tend toward male-centric or team shows because the way most female characters are written and portrayed drives me completely nuts, and it's been that way since I can remember. I can probably name my life's worth of favorite female TV characters on one hand. Imprinting on Emma Peel at a very young age has affected how I view other female characters, big time, and precious few have ever measured up to her.
Yes, I love those things about Melinda, too. And I always found it disappointing that the show and character have been sort of dismissed as sentimental fluff. I think she's awesome.