What are the best TV shows for women? That’s the question we posed to Brooke Elliott and Margaret Cho, stars of Lifetime’s addictive new summer hit Drop Dead Diva (Sundays, 9 p.m. ET), for the latest installment of the PopWatch Duel. They’ve made their lists. Now you decide whose is better by casting a vote in the poll. (Then they’ll try to tell themselves that they don’t care who wins. But come on, just look at those faces. They care!)
Feel free to justify your choice — and/or you love for DDD (we’re right there with you, guilt-free) — in the comments section. And, of course, submit your own Top 5.
Brooke Elliott’s picks:
1. The Oprah Winfrey Show: Whenever you ask about “best” and “women”, Oprah has to be on the list!
2. The Carol Burnett Show: C’mon … it’s Carol Burnett!!
3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show: One of the first shows where a woman was independent, single and strong. Not to mention, of course, Mary Tyler Moore’s incredible comedic timing.
4. Damages: Glenn Close. As this character, she’s smart, cunning, magnetic… I admire what a specific and brilliantly talented actress she is.
5. 30 Rock: This is a perfect vehicle to show Tina Fey’s comedic genius and brilliant writing. She is on top of her game!
Margaret Cho’s picks:
1. The Oprah Winfrey Show: She’s done more for women than anyone. She has even helped a lot of men.
2. The Carol Burnett Show: She made me believe that women could make me laugh so hard that I would start crying.
3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show: She was independent, she was fierce, and she was totally pretty.
4. Charlie’s Angels: They were just so damn cool.
5. Dynasty: It was all about the shoulder pads.
Photo Credit: Ed Thompson/Lifetime Television
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I agree that Oprah’s the best show period, for anyone.
I like comediene Margaret cho.Shes a Better Role model for young women.Shes fun to watch.I like her picks.Brooke Elliott needs to get a life.
huh?
Oprah is the last show I would recommend to women! It’s nothing but pseudo-spirituality and junk health advice aimed at fat mid western housewives too scared to think for themselves.
I couldn’t have said it better myself.
You know, I agreed with you right up until the “fat mid-western housewives” part. Why does everyone feel the need to insult mid-westerns? And why do you have to insult other women when this is supposed to be about positive shows for women? You really are a B*tch.
1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
2. Maude
3. The Golden Girls
4. Designing Women
5. Roseanne
6. 30 Rock
There you go now that’s a list!!! I pick yours…
What about Buffy the Vampire Slayer
and Alias? Great female leads!
D’ont care for Oprah. Love Tina Fey, Carol Burnett & Carla’s Angels.
Marlo Thomas in That Girl
Diahann Carroll in Julia
Barbara Billingsley in Leave it to Beaver
Angela Lansbury in Murder She Wrote
Dame Judy Dench in As Time Goes By
Cher on the Sonny & Cher Show
Lucille Ball on any of her shows
and, of course, Audrey Hepburn and Katherine Hepburn in anything they did!
1. That Girl
2. Mary Tyler Moore Show
3. The Golden Girls
4. Any show with Lucille Ball
5. Rhoda
I kind of think there’s a generational thing going on here.
1. Bones — a modern show full of brilliant, varied women that passes the Bechdel test consistently and constantly.
2. Head of the Class — yes girls, it can be good to be smart!
3. The Golden Girls — and you can be awesome at any age, too.
4. Charlie’s Angels — female friends who kick ass and take names, hard to beat that!
5. Firefly — diversity, hear me roar! And not just in skin color.