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    June 15th, 2010AllieUncategorized

    I really liked in the season finale of Glee, when Mike Chang and Matt Rutherford (never knew they had real names?  Well neither did I.  Thanks, imdb!) finally got a moment after not having spoken very much at all during the entire previous season.  It’s always seemed like they’re essentially just there for their dancing skills and their backup vocals, because they rarely ever speak and never get solos (though that is unsurprising considering that Finn and Rachel tend to hog every single solo).  I say let’s have an episode next season entirely devoted to Mike and Matt!  Who’s with me?

    Mike and Matt finally get a moment

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    June 15th, 2010AllieUncategorized

    This has been around for awhile, but I just learned about this rule and I really like the simplicity of it.  The Bechdel test first appeared in the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, when one character says she’ll only watch a movie if it:

    1. Has at least 2 women in it
    2. Who talk to each other
    3. About something other than a man

    At the official website of the Bechdel Test, users can submit and read about movies that may or may not pass the Bechdel Test.

    Though this rule was originally meant for films, I think it could apply to TV shows as well, though maybe it’d make more sense to consider each show on an epis0de-by-episode basis, because it’d be surprising to find that a show was never able to pass the Bechdel test.  Then again, as you saw in the video, the list of movies that don’t pass the Bechdel test is surprisingly expansive, for what seems like a pretty simple rule to follow.  Which shows would pass the Bechdel test and which shows wouldn’t?

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    June 15th, 2010AllieUncategorized

    Turns out that my spring term classes were a bit overwhelming, but I’m back and hoping to get going again on this blog!  To kick off: Here’s a fun video of Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison from Glee singing at the 2010 Tony Awards, which are always super fun.  Lea’s even singing the same song she sang on Glee, “Don’t Rain on My Parade”  from the musical Funny Girl.