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Hill Street Blues' Davenport and Bates
Season 1 Episode 10
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams provides the long overdue look at the primary women characters of Emmy award-winning series Hill Street Blues. Characters L…
11 years, 1 month ago
80s Monied Matriarchs: Ellie Ewing and Angela Channing
Season 1 Episode 9
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams frames the appearance of the prime time serial drama genre of the 1970s, which began with Dallas and included Falcon Crest,…
11 years, 2 months ago
Debbie Allen: Early Career & Fame's Impact on TV
Season 1 Episode 8
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams celebrates the early career and influence of Debbie Allen, the groundbreaking actor, choreographer, director, producer, and…
11 years, 2 months ago
Women of My So Called Life (1994-1995)
Season 1 Episode 7
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams celebrates the classic coming-of-age drama My So-Called Life (1994-1995)and its creator and writer, Winnie Holzman. The Gen…
11 years, 2 months ago
Battle of the Sexes: King and Riggs 1973
Season 1 Episode 6
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams recounts the heyday of feminism, when tennis ace Billie Jean King accepted the challenge to play the aging men's champion B…
11 years, 2 months ago
Betty White's Career in TV
Season 1 Episode 5
Longtime Betty White fan, Advanced TV Herstory host Cynthia Bemis Abrams reviews the career and actions of the accomplished comedian and actor, Betty…
11 years, 3 months ago
Leadership of "The Closer:" Seasons 1-4
Season 1 Episode 4
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams examines the TNT original series that starred Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson. Cynthia puts her leadersh…
11 years, 3 months ago
Sports Night: Mentoring and Leadership in the Newsroom
Season 1 Episode 3
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams takes a feminist deep dive into Sports Night, Aaron Sorkin's fast-paced workplace comedy that lasted just two seasons.
The …
11 years, 3 months ago
Basic TV Herstory: Gotta Start Somewhere
Season 1 Episode 2
Join lifelong TV fan, feminist, communicator and now, podcast host Cynthia Bemis Abrams as she creates expectation and backstory for developing Advan…
11 years, 4 months ago
Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-1979)
Season 1 Episode 1
In this inaugural episode of Advanced TV Herstory host Cynthia Bemis Abrams revisits The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries on Sunday nights that aired …
11 years, 4 months ago