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- 2022
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- 2022
- 16+
- Prime Video
Summary The comedy series from Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham about the 1940s All-American Girls Professional Baseball League is a reimagining of Penny Marshall's 1992 film of the same name.
Created By: Will Graham, Abbi Jacobson
- 2022
- 16+
- Prime Video
- 2022
- 16+
- Prime Video
A League of Their Own (2022)
Season 1 Premiere: Aug 11, 2022
70
5.3
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Summary The comedy series from Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham about the 1940s All-American Girls Professional Baseball League is a reimagining of Penny Marshall's 1992 film of the same name.
Created By: Will Graham, Abbi Jacobson
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
70
66% Positive
21 Reviews
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34% Mixed
11 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
70
66% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
34% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The result is a show that is more fun than the original. This “A League of Their Own” is able to explore and laugh with more of its characters, finding their depth, celebrating their new-found freedoms, but also casting an unflinching gaze on the ways their society still held them back—not just as women, but also as lesbian or bi people, Black women, and Latinas.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 76 User Ratings
5.3
50% Positive
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
7% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
43% Negative
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 76 User Ratings
5.3
50% Positive
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
7% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
43% Negative
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
A League of Their Own is a hoot. And predictably, it seems that some people are mad because it takes some different angles compared to the original, shining a light on other identities and untold stories.
The importance of media like this cannot be overstated. I'm sorry that there are people who don't feel seen, or who are losing their minds over a couple of anachronisms, but those giving it 0 simply aren't being realistic. They have their own agendas and expectations and some of the commenters are truly laughable. I see one guy writing here 'This is practically offensive to me... This league was not about LGBTQ or feminism issues.' LMAO, get real dude. Dilute your perspective and acknowledge that other ones exist, both historically, and now. This show doesn't erase the movie or history, it just elevates things that were relegated to the background, or ignored altogether in the past.
The series itself is charming, witty, and the wonderful cast have palpable chemistry. It's always impressive when a show manages to fully flesh out an ensemble of this size, breathing so much life and individuality into the characters. Anyway I'd give it a solid 8/10 but I'm gonna rate 10 here to offset some of the overdramatic losers. Respect to Amazon for giving it a platform in the first place, and I really hope we'll see a S2 announcement soon.
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Such an inspiring show! What's not to love? It is funny and dramatic, the ensemble cast is incredibly talented and represents a very wide range of women which is sadly still not often the case nowadays, the costumes are to die for, and it tells stories that have rarely been told before and does it brilliantly! I think this is a very important show, and it blows my mind that it took pretty much 80 years for those narratives to be allowed to fully exist in the public eye.
I mean, I get it, this show is very unapologetically **** and might not necessarily be everybody's cup of tea, but please consider that you might not be the primary targeted audience here. In the meantime, there are thousands of people across the world (because, yes, the themes of existing as a woman in a men's world, or as a minority in a majority world, are pretty universal) who are feeling seen right now in those stories and that is what is important.
So yes, maybe you are a straight cis white man (to take an extreme example) and you don’t feel quite seen in this show, fair, but I bet you can find a dozen other shows that make you feel seen. And if you still don't, why don't you take the inspiration and write the story that makes you feel seen? Because, if anything, A League of Their Own is a powerful reminder that representation matters and if you tell your own story, other people will relate and feel seen as well.
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A League of Their Own isn’t just another remake. It’s taken its source material and helped it blossom into something much more nuanced and relevant. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you might even learn something about baseball.
The exploration of their, and others’, sexuality becomes as driving a force of League‘s narrative as the Peaches’ underdog quest to reach the championship. Lest this all sound too mopey and serious, rest assured that the series comes alive on and off the baseball field, with a vivid mix of colorful personalities taking wild swings at life, convincing themselves this is all real and that it’s OK to want something and live your dream. [15 - 28 Aug 2022, p.4]
This series casts a refreshingly queer and diverse eye on all the knotty stuff director Penny Marshall left out of her 1992 tribute to women in baseball. But even when the creators fumble the ball by reducing characters to social agendas, their intentions are honorable.
This new League(*) is interesting and fun in many ways, with a strong cast highlighted by D’Arcy Carden from The Good Place. But in attempting to improve on perfection — or, at least, to point out the imperfections of the mainstream movie studio comedy system of the early Nineties — the show reveals some large flaws of its own.
Partly hampered by their fealty to the original film, Jacobson and co-creator Will Graham don’t swing for the fences. Instead, the eight-episode first season of “A League of Their Own” is, say, a solid single up the middle. At least they didn’t strike out; a second season could hold much potential.
The show breaks what was great about the original movie.
Silly modern-day identity politics, anachronic situations... bad writing.
This is nothing but a shoehorned load of garbage. A classic feminist movie ruined by these garbage inserts.
I can't believe I gave it more than 5 minutes, but I give each show I watch at least 2 episodes. The show is awful.
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Production Company:
- Amazon Studios
- Field Trip Productions
- Sony Pictures Television
Initial Release Date: Aug 11, 2022
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: 16+
Awards
The Queerties
• 2 Nominations
GLAAD Media Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
