Damn Comcast!

LOGO keeps flickering in and out on me right now, right when I've caught Fingersmith on! On the schedule, it says that Graham Norton in New York is supposed to be on, but I lucked out.

A couple of years ago on BBC America, I saw Tipping the Velvet. The lesbian aspect aside, it was wonderful to see a drama about Victorian women without reference to the men in their lives. It seems that whenever you see a period drama, the women are seen as someone's wife, sister, or mother. They are defined by their societal roles. In these two movies, women take risks and step outside of the roles that were forced upon them. It's liberating to watch.

And kinda hot, too.