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[frausensei]

Good news - Erik came back from Wichita (where he had been sent for work) after only one week rather than two. I had been doing OK with Cecily, and getting some help from friends & family, but I'm still happy to have Erik back early. For one thing, he's much better at putting her to sleep than I am (I'm better at giving her a bath though). (And

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[cayswann]

I was surprised I liked the movie at all. And I love your linguistic note! :)

[punkin495]

OK, there's a lot to tackle, so bear with me on this

[punkin495]

Part of why it's innovative is not so much on a story level (though, really, when is the last time you could remember most of the female characters in a comedy and the guys were practically interchangeable?), but on the business side of it. The project was funded by the Apatow universe, which as far as financial powerhouses was a big step. Female writers getting front and center was a big thing (honestly, how many screenwriters can most of us even name, as compared to actors/directors?). There were also a lot of female written/driven projects that were ... well, I won't say held hostage, but waiting for funding, because execs wanted to make sure they got their revenue back, so they kept saying: "Well, let's see how 'Bridesmaids' does." Completely unfair? Yes. But a female-driven movie written by women for women being as huge a financial success as this was, and greenlit by a big cashcow being a financial success? It can amount to a watershed moment in a business. Even if it's starting off with fart jokes. :)