Comments on: My girl B. Art http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/my-girl-b-art/ better red than dead Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:35:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jill http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/my-girl-b-art/comment-page-1/#comment-33351 Jill Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:13:01 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=3188#comment-33351 Agreed, Sandman-- I enjoy <i>Sex and the City</i>, but it's nowhere near the caliber of <i>Golden Girls</i>. Agreed, Sandman– I enjoy Sex and the City, but it's nowhere near the caliber of Golden Girls.

]]> By: Blair http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/my-girl-b-art/comment-page-1/#comment-33325 Blair Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:35:24 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=3188#comment-33325 Here is Bea Arthur as Carrie Bradshaw. It's brill. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMLITlAA0QM Here is Bea Arthur as Carrie Bradshaw. It's brill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMLITlAA0QM

]]> By: jbp http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/my-girl-b-art/comment-page-1/#comment-33324 jbp Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:08:30 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=3188#comment-33324 "Fresh Air" on NPR had a segment about Bea that featured an interview from several years ago, and a clip from Maude that I remember VERY well. It was the episode where she's 47 and pregnant, and she and her husband are talking about options. It made a huge impression on me as a kid about what it is to be a woman, a woman in a marriage to someone who really treats her as an equal, and integrity, and lots of other things. Bea, you rocked! "Fresh Air" on NPR had a segment about Bea that featured an interview from several years ago, and a clip from Maude that I remember VERY well. It was the episode where she's 47 and pregnant, and she and her husband are talking about options. It made a huge impression on me as a kid about what it is to be a woman, a woman in a marriage to someone who really treats her as an equal, and integrity, and lots of other things.
Bea, you rocked!

]]> By: Sandman http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/my-girl-b-art/comment-page-1/#comment-33323 Sandman Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:08:53 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=3188#comment-33323 I would have enjoyed <i>Sex and the City</i> a lot more if Sophia Petrillo had done the narration. I would have enjoyed Sex and the City a lot more if Sophia Petrillo had done the narration.

]]> By: Jill http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/my-girl-b-art/comment-page-1/#comment-33315 Jill Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:50:58 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=3188#comment-33315 Regarding the Sex and the City/Golden Girls parallels-- I actually think that Miranda is more like Dorothy than Carrie is-- Miranda is the cynic, and better at the deadpan one-liners. And since the Rose/Charlotte and Blanche/Samantha parallels are obvious, that makes Carrie Sophia-- which isn't as bizarre as it may seem, since they both tend to be the observers and commentators on the other women's antics. Regarding the Sex and the City/Golden Girls parallels– I actually think that Miranda is more like Dorothy than Carrie is– Miranda is the cynic, and better at the deadpan one-liners. And since the Rose/Charlotte and Blanche/Samantha parallels are obvious, that makes Carrie Sophia– which isn't as bizarre as it may seem, since they both tend to be the observers and commentators on the other women's antics.

]]> By: Liz http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/my-girl-b-art/comment-page-1/#comment-33313 Liz Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:43:16 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=3188#comment-33313 My friends and I were talking about how we felt about Bea's death as a generation. We grew up watching her on TV. She's a part of our collective childhoods and it's really sad when we lose parts of our childhood. Now, I understand how people felt when Mr. Rogers died or Captain Kangaroo or Mr. Hooper. Like those childhood icons to generations before, Bea Arthur truly was a pal and a confidante. My friends and I were talking about how we felt about Bea's death as a generation. We grew up watching her on TV. She's a part of our collective childhoods and it's really sad when we lose parts of our childhood.

Now, I understand how people felt when Mr. Rogers died or Captain Kangaroo or Mr. Hooper.

Like those childhood icons to generations before, Bea Arthur truly was a pal and a confidante.

]]> By: slythwolf http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/my-girl-b-art/comment-page-1/#comment-33310 slythwolf Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:19:22 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=3188#comment-33310 When my mom and my sister and I were fighting about stupid shit, like you do, and we couldn't talk to each other or be in the same room together--we could still sit down together to watch The Golden Girls. We miss you, Bea. When my mom and my sister and I were fighting about stupid shit, like you do, and we couldn't talk to each other or be in the same room together–we could still sit down together to watch The Golden Girls.

We miss you, Bea.

]]> By: Maura http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/my-girl-b-art/comment-page-1/#comment-33308 Maura Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:42:50 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=3188#comment-33308 I was more of a Maude viewer than a Golden Girls viewer (although when I do watch GG, it makes me laugh till my back hurts). Maude was revolutionary. Maude had been married four times. Maude was a sometimes cranky mother/grandmother. Maude had an abortion. Maude called Walter a son-of-a-bitch when she suspected he had cheated on her. It was the first time we'd ever heard that on television. In less capable hands, Maude could have come across as a nothing more than a harpy. Bea Arthur made her funny, lovable and real. Bea Arthur was the cat's ass. (And that's a huge compliment, by the way.) I was more of a Maude viewer than a Golden Girls viewer (although when I do watch GG, it makes me laugh till my back hurts). Maude was revolutionary. Maude had been married four times. Maude was a sometimes cranky mother/grandmother. Maude had an abortion. Maude called Walter a son-of-a-bitch when she suspected he had cheated on her. It was the first time we'd ever heard that on television. In less capable hands, Maude could have come across as a nothing more than a harpy. Bea Arthur made her funny, lovable and real.

Bea Arthur was the cat's ass. (And that's a huge compliment, by the way.)

]]> By: Margaret in CO http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/my-girl-b-art/comment-page-1/#comment-33306 Margaret in CO Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:36:56 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=3188#comment-33306 Damn, gonna miss ol' Bea. I loved her on Maude...so brave of her to have that mid-life prime-time abortion. In 1972! BEFORE Roe v. Wade! I wonder who'll get that "undesirable butch older woman" title now? (Dear God, it's me, Margaret! Please do NOT give this title to Sharon Stone.) Damn, gonna miss ol' Bea.
I loved her on Maude…so brave of her to have that mid-life prime-time abortion. In 1972! BEFORE Roe v. Wade!
I wonder who'll get that "undesirable butch older woman" title now? (Dear God, it's me, Margaret! Please do NOT give this title to Sharon Stone.)

]]> By: Tracy http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/my-girl-b-art/comment-page-1/#comment-33303 Tracy Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:32:04 +0000 http://tomatonation.com/?p=3188#comment-33303 I loved Bea! She was an original riot grrl. Good bye Golden Girl :'< I loved Bea! She was an original riot grrl. Good bye Golden Girl :'<

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