Full stream ahead: how Amazon’s TV shows need to up their game
While Transparent and The Man in the High Castle showed promise, the company is struggling keep up w..
While Transparent and The Man in the High Castle showed promise, the company is struggling keep up with their rivals – is that about to change?
In the vast deluge of sexual assault revelations that have poured out of Hollywood over the past month, the primary damage has of course been emotional. But so much of the harm has taken place in a professional capacity, abuse pre-empting the potential for great work from female actors, writers and directors. Case in point: Amazon Studios head Roy Price was ousted after new allegations against him surfaced in October, leading to the aggravating exposure of some markedly chauvinistic business practices. Namely, that he passed on HBO’s megahit Big Little Lies due to a perceived dearth of nudity, turned down fellow Emmy dominator The Handmaid’s Tale, and cancelled proudly feminist period piece Good Girls Revolt for reportedly personal reasons as well.
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