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In the second of our two-part episode, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams continues talking with Elva Green about her book, The Jeffersons: A Fresh Look Back. Green offers insights, interviews, behind-the-scenes…
In this first of a two-part episode of Advanced TV Herstory, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams welcomes Elva Green to discuss her book, The Jeffersons: A Fresh Look Back. Ms. Green…
In this episode of Advanced TV Herstory, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams takes a critical look at the groundbreaking sitcom Cheers, focusing on the iconic female characters, Carla Tortelli and Diane…
This is part one of a two-part conversation with author and TV/film historian, Lee Gambin. His double-volume work, Tonight, On a Very Special Episode: When TV Sitcoms Sometimes Got Serious,…
I am very excited to share the first of a two-part conversation with author and TV/film historian, Lee Gambin. His double-volume work, Tonight, On a Very Special Episode: When TV…
In 1989, Oprah Winfrey produced and starred in the two-part TV miniseries, The Women of Brewster Place, which was based on Gloria Naylor’s award-winning debut novel. The book, and the…
On this episode of Advanced TV Herstory, we connect the dots between TV and feminism with American culture and politics by remembering the 1979 television miniseries, Backstairs at the White…
As we wrap up our two-part In Memoriam for 2022 by honoring women women in television who died this past year. Some are famous names and faces, but we also…
Our In Memoriam episodes have become an annual tradition. As the universe of known, talented women in TV gets larger every year, so too does the number of women that…
In this episode of Advanced TV Herstory, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams welcomes Mallory Lewis, daughter of legendary puppeteer Shari Lewis, for an engaging discussion about her book, Shari Lewis and…