Quote of the Day

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Only one episode left of Enlightened's second season and there's still no word from HBO whether they'll be renewing it or not - I am pretty well prepared for news of the most foul sort but man I hope my instincts prove themselves foolish (wouldn't be the first time). For now Mike White's making the rounds trying to drum up some attention for his most amazing and incredible show; here's him talking about part of why why he thinks his show's been a bit of a tough sell at Vulture:

"If I have a male protagonist, it’s a studio movie, and if it’s a female protagonist, it’s an indie movie. That’s just how it is. It’s not about the studios. It’s about America and who goes to see movies. Women are interested in men and women, and men aren’t interested in the woman’s story. They just aren’t. There are exceptions, but by and large … I mean I do think that it’s feminizing for a guy to go see a movie with a female lead unless it’s Angelina Jolie shooting people or Zero Dark Thirty or something that feels like it’s in the male sphere. The devaluation of the traditional female roles or the traditional female approach, it starts to feel like this is what’s wrong with our country.

... There so many people in this world who are in their own way little heroes, people who are cleaning up the messes created by the guys with the guns or the overgrown kids fucking everything up. There is a little part of me that feels like I have a little bit of creative capital, and I’d rather use it to put a different face forward as the center of the world." 

As usual here's the part where I say - go read the whole interview! Mike White gives great interview, just like he gives great show. Love the bit where he compares making the show to having a good shrink. .