Miriam "Midge" Maisel is a happy little Jewish wife who worshipped the ground her husband walked on. Her snappy attitude allowed her to get what she wants to please her man from getting the best lamb at the meat market to bribing the promoter at the Gaslight, with a brisket, to get a good time slot for her husband and his budding stand up routine. But then, the night before Yom Kippur, her husband left her and her two infant children for PENNY PAM! In anger, and because she was hammered, Midge wandered on stage at the Gaslight and delivered the funniest routine that ever occurred at the club. And we go from there.
Midge and her new agent, Susie Myerson, navigate the struggle of women in the entertainment field. They were often at odds with each other because Midge never really did anything with her life, and Susie was from the streets. In the end, they would battle their struggles together to climb the ladder of success.
But that is just one problem Midge faces. Her fallout with her husband puts her at war with her family as they wish for her to work it out, but with the rise in feminism and female independence, she won't back down easily. So now she also struggles with the choice of becoming a successful comedienne and leave her quiet life behind, or giving up her passion and return to her quiet life. That may sound dumb today because a lot of successful comediennes have children, so it doesn't seem like a big deal. But it is indeed a very big deal in this story. Women were the pretty girls who work the fragrance section at the department store, not cracking jokes about their once perfect life to the 1 a.m. crowd at some sh*tty club in the Village.
This show is being used as a tool for women in the entertainment industry of the era as well as of today. It will not the change the industry forever, but it's a good start. It's paving the way for other shows, like the Emmy winning Fleabag, to appear in our streaming services and our TV's and entertain us as well as giving birth to a new age of film and television where everyone is given an equal opportunity to be represented.
With Season three rapidly approaching, I can't wait to see what Midge and Susie are up to next and what Midge would do about her family.
I hope you liked this. Be sure to subscribe and leave a comment about what you thought or if you want to recommend a movie for me to review. Thank you for reading. I'll return on Friday with another movie. See you then.
Released On Prime Video: March 17 - November 29, 2017 (Season 1); December 5, 2018 (Season 2)
Rating: TV-MA
Starring: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle, Tony Shaloub, Kevin Pollack
Directors: Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino, Scott Ellis, Jamie Babbit
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Certified Fresh (Season 1); 91% Certified Fresh (Season 2)
IMDb Score: 8.6/10 (Average); 8.7/10 (Average)
Awards
Season 1
Golden Globe Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
Season 2
Golden Globe Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
Videos
Saturday Night Live - The Raunchiest Miss Rita
Saturday Night Live - Oscar Host Auditions
Midge and her new agent, Susie Myerson, navigate the struggle of women in the entertainment field. They were often at odds with each other because Midge never really did anything with her life, and Susie was from the streets. In the end, they would battle their struggles together to climb the ladder of success.
But that is just one problem Midge faces. Her fallout with her husband puts her at war with her family as they wish for her to work it out, but with the rise in feminism and female independence, she won't back down easily. So now she also struggles with the choice of becoming a successful comedienne and leave her quiet life behind, or giving up her passion and return to her quiet life. That may sound dumb today because a lot of successful comediennes have children, so it doesn't seem like a big deal. But it is indeed a very big deal in this story. Women were the pretty girls who work the fragrance section at the department store, not cracking jokes about their once perfect life to the 1 a.m. crowd at some sh*tty club in the Village.
This show is being used as a tool for women in the entertainment industry of the era as well as of today. It will not the change the industry forever, but it's a good start. It's paving the way for other shows, like the Emmy winning Fleabag, to appear in our streaming services and our TV's and entertain us as well as giving birth to a new age of film and television where everyone is given an equal opportunity to be represented.
With Season three rapidly approaching, I can't wait to see what Midge and Susie are up to next and what Midge would do about her family.
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I hope you liked this. Be sure to subscribe and leave a comment about what you thought or if you want to recommend a movie for me to review. Thank you for reading. I'll return on Friday with another movie. See you then.
Released On Prime Video: March 17 - November 29, 2017 (Season 1); December 5, 2018 (Season 2)
Rating: TV-MA
Starring: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle, Tony Shaloub, Kevin Pollack
Directors: Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino, Scott Ellis, Jamie Babbit
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Certified Fresh (Season 1); 91% Certified Fresh (Season 2)
IMDb Score: 8.6/10 (Average); 8.7/10 (Average)
Awards
Season 1
Golden Globe Awards
- Best Television Series Musical or Comedy - Winner
- Best Actress Television Series Musical or Comedy Rachel Brosnahan - Winner
Primetime Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Comedy Series - Winner
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Rachel Brosnahan - Winner
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Tony Shaloub - Nominated
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Alex Borstein - Winner
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Amy Sherman-Palladino - Winner
- Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Amy Sherman-Palladino - Winner
Season 2
Golden Globe Awards
- Best Television Series Musical or Comedy - Nominated
- Best Actress Television Series Musical or Comedy Rachel Brosnahan - Winner
- Best Supporting Actress Series, Miniseries, or Television Film Alex Borstein - Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominated
- Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Rachel Brosnahan - Nominated
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Alex Borstein - Winner
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Tony Shaloub - Winner
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Marin Hinkle - Nominated
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Amy Sherman-Palladino - Nominated
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Daniel Palladino - Nominated
Videos
Saturday Night Live - The Raunchiest Miss Rita
Saturday Night Live - Oscar Host Auditions
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