alexandra-ewing:

There is no need for a defense of Liz Lemon. What I do need is someone with the reach to write for the New Yorker asking why there are only two lead women characters in comedies that are critically acclaimed, and asking why it is so important that they need to be defended, as I believe their only crime is that they are multi-faceted women—women with flaws—and apparently that means we need to criticize their very presence on television. When The Office got tired—and that is the real issue here, that 30 Rock is tired and has been for awhile—there was no “In Defense of Michael Scott” in the New Yorker. In a year or two, the post will be “In Defense of Leslie Knope.”

I don’t particularly like Liz Lemon or Leslie Knope, but I am glad Tina and Amy are working on successful (by my definition, though I know ratings-wise they are, um, not) shows.

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   I’m a bit confused by this comment, I don’t watch 30 Rock anymore and I don’t consider Jenna a strong or lead female...

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