At the end of every instalment ofGood Girls Revolt , whose first time of year isnow cyclosis on Amazon Prime , a claim card reminds us that the events and fictional character it presents are purely fictional . This is necessary , as theAmazon original seriesis base upona Christian Bible of the samename by Lynn Povich , which chart the crusade of real women to gain workplace equality in the powder store industry in the 1970s .
SoGood Girls Revoltis pure fable . But is it deserving hold back out ? We binged the first half of the series to figure out whether you should revolt against its presence on your watch lean , or capitulate to its demands .
Do you missMad Men?
Many critics have comparedGood Girlsto the ad industry - focused prestigiousness dramatic play that still loom large in our " peak TV " era . The resemblance holds , mostly on a superficial level : Anna Camp adept in both series , and the ' 70s costumes and soundtrack are textbook - perfect , from the lava lamps down to the dowdy lingerie – which we do see often , sinceNews of the Week(not to be bewildered withNewsweek , think ) is a hookup - heavy office . Plus , gender moral force are cardinal to every relationship and plotline : The magazine geminate reporters , who are exclusively male , with their own research worker , who are only female . Oh , and everybody drinks on the chore and smokes cigarette indoors .
Are you nostalgic for, or curious about, the glory days of journalism?
If you want to see more hard - nosed reporters at work but foundSpotlightto be too bleak , start pour . Good Girlsunderscores the less glamourous aspects of producing quality journalism – in the pre - internet geezerhood , no less ! – like checking crime blotters , getting stonewall by sources , and hold to rewrite covering level at the 11th hour . Other necessary tools of the trade : typewriters , whose clacks and dings soundtrackNews of the Weekto a cliché degree ; and an unhealthful life of contender , which constantly pits our newsperson against the nerveless nipper over atRolling Stone .
Do you think postal workers deserve more respect?
To remind us just how long ago the event in the series unfolded , one installment revolves around a Postal Service strike . These mail attack aircraft carrier and sorters are such relics , the show always prompt us why they count throughout the 60 minutes – a detail much appreciated by this millennian . See , nobody can get their governance assistance check because verbatim deposit was n’t excogitate yet , and the country is so halt that President Nixon is forced to give a telecast destination on the trial by ordeal .
Are you a feminist?
Despite the show ’s pejorative title ( one carried over from its source school text ) , it ’s about empoweredwomenstruggling for identification in a male person - prevail manufacture , where they are responsible for the heavy lifting and prowess that the job demand . It ’s alarming how a show about gender moral force in the work fix 40 - plus year in the past is this relevant today : Women still pull in around20 % lessthan their male colleagues , and must campaign for consideration for jobs that underqualified men are often handed .
Though we women contain multitudes , Good Girlsoften wedge its class - action heroines to choose between their careers and their dear interest , whomNews of the Weekhas handily paired them with for maximum make - out potential ( occupation assignments ring the dynamics of an arranged marriage in most cases ) . Grace Gummer shows up as " Nora Ephron " ( not to be confused with Nora Ephron ) , to point out the flaws in this organisation before make a dramatic exit . At times too soon in the serial , I bid we could spend more time plot the ladies ' lawsuit than watching a newsmagazine procedural , in which writers must furiously churn out written matter to pacify the printing press .
Wonder what would happen if Russ Hanneman truly applied himself in the workplace?
Chris Diamantopoulos play Finn , News of the Week ’s shrewd and grand editor - in - chief and a massive departure from his performance as the douchebag investor - savior onSilicon Valley . Though they might be kindred spirits after all : Hanneman’s"Tres Commas"tequila would not look out of place in Finn ’s liquor console .
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Lauren Leibowitzis an editor in chief and adult female at Thrillist Entertainment . Find her on Twitter@lleibowitzz .
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