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Want to Write a Guest Post for Women and ...Must Watch: Nashville-Created by Callie Khouri
Created by Khouri, Nashville follows country star Rayna James (Britton) who has had massive success, but as of late her album sales aren’t quite what they used to be. Rayna is told by her record label that she’s no longer financially sustainable and must go on tour with up and coming twenty something country singer Juliette Barnes (Panettiere).
Rayna’s label won’t directly tell Rayna that her descent into being a middle-aged woman is the problem—but it’s apparent to Rayna and the audience that that’s the case. Neither Rayna nor Juliette finds the other relevant which is apparent in their biting first introduction—and an instant rivalry is born. With intriguing subplots, including one focused on a young waitress/singer-songwriter Scarlett (Clare Bowen—who has a gorgeous voice), Nashville, thus far, proves to be the most interesting show of the new season.
Ken Tucker, in his Entertainment Weekly review, put it best when describing Callie Khouri :“[Khouri] …knows a thing or two about the way men unite women, pit women against each other, exploit women, and (on a good revenge day) are exploited by women.”
Nashville airs tonight on ABC at 10pm
'Nashville': Watch the ABC Country Music Drama's First Music Video (The Hollywood Reporter)
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It's truly ridiculous. So much so, coming up right after the sequel announcements, it had to be
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No, I think we need a Wonder Woman movie. I sat through british superman and it was terrible!
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Where is the WGA in all this? They have never stood up for their female members who are paid less
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LS- Be prepared. I drop the f-bomb a lot.
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Melissa, thank you for cross-posting this. And Mr. Lew, what a great article. My favorite line,
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Molly | October 16, 2012 12:31 AM
This is the first show Iâve watched with Connie Britton, but Iâve heard a lot about her. A friend I work with at DISH has been following her career for a while now (she loved Friday Night Lights) and suggested I try out the show. The pilot wasnât bad. It was entertaining, and some of the music, particularly the song If I Didnât Know Better, was phenomenal. Iâve set my Hopper to record the entire season. It has enough room that Iâll be able to keep all the episodes, and if the show stays as good as it started, it will be fun to re-watch. Not to mention the songs. I hope there are a lot more of those coming, too. Kudos to Callie Khouriâs new hit.