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tv_talk2013-06-21 03:24 pm
timetobegin) wrote in tv_talk2013-06-21 03:24 pm
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5 tv shows with female protagonists with depth
5. The Killing (US)
The first two seasons of this have aired and are great for marathoning, as those seasons cover one homicide case. It's in its third season, and a new case. But the main character is a detective named Sarah Linden, who is obsessive, intelligent, and stoic. She gets to be the sort of cop on tv you only usually see men being. Linden is partnered with younger, street-wise, smart-mouthed Stephen Holder, and their odd-couple style partnership is a delight. A slow-moving yet simultaneously tense plot coupled with lots of realistic characters and lovely cinematography.
4. Homeland
Okay, you've probably heard of this show, but it's got two seasons out (3rd airing later this year), and is a fast-pasted, action-packed, political thriller. CIA agent Carrie Mathison is an excellent agent, but suffering from mental illness, which impacts her life and her job in realistic ways. The antagonist of the show is Nicholas Brody, suspected terrorist, but the relationship between these two becomes twisted and unhealthy and is all sorts of addictive to watch.
3. The Americans
The first season of this show just finished airing a month or so ago, so it would be quick to catch up on (only 13 episodes in the first season). The show takes place in the 1980s, and centers on a pair of Russian KGB agents who live undercover as a married couple in America, Elizabeth and Phillip Jennings. There's an enjoyable role reversal, where Elizabeth is the one who is more loyal to Russia, more focused on the work, and Phillip is the more emotional one. The show has lots of spy stuff, and is part thriller and part family drama.
2. Continuum
The second season of this is almost finished airing. It's about a law enforcement official from the year 2077, Kiera Cameron, who is accidentally transported back in time (our present) along with a group of terrorists. The show is mainly about Kiera's attempt to interface with the local police and to capture the terrorist group, with the secondary goal of trying to find her way back to her own time (and family, who are back in the future). There's lots of fun time travel shennanigans with characters in both the past and the future and how changing the past affects the future, and this season has some on-going mysteries. Also I might just be weird but I actually really love the terrorist group, I think their story is very interesting and like many real life terrorist organizations, they have a good underlying message but their methods can sometimes be despicable.
1. Orphan Black
This has already been rec'd BUT I'M RECCING IT AGAIN because if I could get anyone to watch only ONE new show, it would be this one! It's about a woman, Sarah Manning, who, while at the train station one day, sees a woman commit suicide. And that woman looks exactly like Sarah. Dun dun dun!! The show blossoms into an amazing fast-paced thriller/drama about these clones that have found each other, and who made them, and why. It has a really amazing cast, most importantly is Tatiana Maslany who plays several characters and basically she is amazing. I constantly forget she's playing several different people. PLEASE WATCH ORPHAN BLACK! :D
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I've heard mixed reviews on The Killing, but that was mostly about how they dragged stuff out the first two seasons.
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