I've heard Babylon 5 is good, do you recommend it?
Oh yes. It's not perfect, and some of the elements have not aged well, but it's pretty damn good when it comes to female characters. I wrote a posta few years ago about why I love the women on the show, but basically what makes the show so good is that the female characters were generally treated exactly like the male characters. Also, J. Michael Straczynski, the guy who created the show (and wrote almost all the episodes) may not have Joss' reputation as a feminist, but he's still very vocal about equality, and unlike Joss, he's not afraid of calling out his fans when they're being sexist douchebags.
Also, Babylon 5 has a canon lesbian relationship between two of the main characters. Due to problems behind the scenes, it wasn't handled as well as it could have been, but it's still one of the first canon f/f relationships on TV.
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Date: 2013-07-07 06:39 pm (UTC)Oh yes. It's not perfect, and some of the elements have not aged well, but it's pretty damn good when it comes to female characters. I wrote a posta few years ago about why I love the women on the show, but basically what makes the show so good is that the female characters were generally treated exactly like the male characters. Also, J. Michael Straczynski, the guy who created the show (and wrote almost all the episodes) may not have Joss' reputation as a feminist, but he's still very vocal about equality, and unlike Joss, he's not afraid of calling out his fans when they're being sexist douchebags.
Also, Babylon 5 has a canon lesbian relationship between two of the main characters. Due to problems behind the scenes, it wasn't handled as well as it could have been, but it's still one of the first canon f/f relationships on TV.