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Period television: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

It’s no secret ’round these parts that I love films and television set in the midcentury almost as much as I love the films made in the midcentury. Mad Men, plus cancelled-too-soon series like Manhattan, Bomb Girls, Pan Am, and Good Girls Revolt have been among my favorite TV creations in recent years. Speaking of… Read More Period television: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Lindsey1 Comment

Period television: Good Girls Revolt, Season 1

Based on Lynn Povich’s book of the same title, Amazon’s original series Good Girls Revolt tells the story of a stagnant environment in a time of social change: the newsroom workplace in New York, 1969. America was experiencing a cultural revolution, but the women working as researchers for the country’s largest news magazines were less… Read More Period television: Good Girls Revolt, Season 1

November 28, 2016 Lindsey1 Comment

Period television: Manhattan

Every now and then I cover period films here on TMP. I also love discovering and watching new television series set in the past, so when I saw an article about WGN America’s latest original programming endeavor, the 1940s-set Manhattan, I had to check it out. This is WGN’s second original series to premiere, the… Read More Period television: Manhattan

August 9, 2014 Lindsey4 Comments

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