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- Amazon Prime
- Nov 4, 2015
- Amazon Prime
- Nov 4, 2015
Summary In 1969, three female researchers (Genevieve Angelson, Anna Camp, and Erin Darke) at “News of the Week” seek to be treated fairly.
Created By: Dana Calvo
- Amazon Prime
- Nov 4, 2015
- Amazon Prime
- Nov 4, 2015
Summary In 1969, three female researchers (Genevieve Angelson, Anna Camp, and Erin Darke) at “News of the Week” seek to be treated fairly.
Created By: Dana Calvo
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
65
55% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
41% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
In a word, the show is eye-opening, and it’s easy to see why people are talking about it.
Good Girls Revolt is an eminently watchable, admiringly written drama that makes women’s liberation, so often portrayed as a movement forged by dour, humorless women, seem exhilarating, essential and--would you believe it?--fun.
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 User Ratings
7.0
77% Positive
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
5% Mixed
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1 Rating
18% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Like most cable and streaming series, Good Girls takes its time. Still, it’s time generally well-spent, and not just on the show’s primary issue, but on other conflicts of the ‘60s that come into play.
The show is not perfect. At times, Good Girls Revolt can be very smart about the themes of the ‘60s; at others, it can be painfully obvious. ... With a show that is as much about atmosphere as plot, some sprawl can be forgiven.
Its narrative lurches forward so sluggishly that some episodes feel endless. [21/28 Oct 2016, p.97]
There’s no question that the series is engaging, but at the same time, it is disappointing on a number of fronts. The writing is the biggest problem, because it reduces the complexities of character and, of equal importance, the events of the times to obviousness at best, cartoons at worst.
A sub-Mad Men piece, filled with trite characters and anachronistic dialogue.
Refreshing show that puts women protagonists at the center of the series. While other period shows like Mad Men put women in the background, often as weak, exploited characters, defeated by their circumstances, Good Girls puts women in charge and shows how they mobilize to ask for equal rights. This is a story about women, the women's liberation movement, female activism and awakening, it is inspiring and a story that is not often told. Watched the entire series and looking forward to the next season. Amazon has decided not to support a second season, but this is a big mistake. America and the world need more shows like Good Girls right now, it shows struggles with women's rights, minority rights and social struggles every bit as relevant today. Women's voices are often shut out of history, the media and television, shame on Amazon for continuing on this path.
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I have to give big props to the writers and casting departments in Good Girls Revolt. Character dialogue never got too witty (people don't talk like that!) like many modern dramas, and it was delivered by a cast that excelled at making that dialogue feel honest. Furthermore, everyone that wasn't background noise had dimension and believability you'd expect from a well-budgeted Masterpiece Theater presentation.
My only major gripe was that is seemed they wanted each episode to have a plot that could stand on its own while contributing to the overarching story. This never clicked for me; or maybe I'm too institutionalized by this formula being well executed in other series, that I wanted to find it here.
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Late to the party, but wanted to weigh in on behalf of those getting the chance to bingewatch this on Amazon. Funny how all the critics want to compare it to "Mad Men," which starts out much earlier in time. It does feel like sort of a feminist-Mad Men-media centric period piece, but starting in the seminal year of 1969. For media-savvy baby boomers like me, the cultural touchpoints and soundtrack are irresistible. Altamont, Vietnam, protesters, hippies, weed, women's rights ... there was a lot going on. I liked the cast (and applaud the cosmetics, such as better wigs than most such shows). But many characters were annoyingly cliched. The anachronistic dialogue was annoying as well -- e.g. no one talked moronically about "unpacking" issues back then. Will be fascinated to see whether its fans succeed in bringing it back, especially in light of the sexual harassment aspects that are echoing so loudly right now. There's a scene with the character Jane, touring an art exhibit with a top editor, that's breathtaking in its relevance to media jerks we've read about recently. But at the same time, it shows how much women have advanced since those turbulent times. Recommended for boomers -- and a "possible" for younger folks who are curious about that period.
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