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Janet Jones Bann's avatar

Thoughtful piece. I love this: "There are no new stories under the sun. But there are always new voices to tell any story." Brilliant.

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Amy L Bernstein's avatar

Talk about old wine in new bottles: That sentiment isn't original to me, I simply put it into my own words. :)

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Janet Jones Bann's avatar

But they're such perfect words. :)

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David Perlmutter's avatar

Alda's other films as writer-director play into his anchoring the audience as a certain race and class, whereas Fey has typically focused on social plurality in her work. Big difference.

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Amy L Bernstein's avatar

I bet if Alda were writing today, he'd write for more diverse characters.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

No doubt. The episodes he wrote and directed for “M.A.S.H.” were some of the first on TV to deal respectfully with feminism.

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