Directing and writing credits: "The Big One" is directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Amy-Sherman Palladino. Babbit has directed a bunch of previous episodes: "The Road Trip to Harvard" - LaDawn, aka Jonah Ryan's mom, makes an appearance and we find out how much the Gilmore…
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There are countless awesome tv series with female showrunners at the helm. Right now, WiR is only covering Gilmore Girls, but hopes to eventually include shows like Insecure and Transparent.
'Insecure' Season 3, Episode 4: Fresh-Like
"Fresh-Like" is directed by Stella Meghie, written by Dayna Lynne North. I'm not super familiar with Meghie's work, but I did see (and like) "Everything, Everything" (2017) with Amandla Stenberg. Her 2016 feature film, "Jean of the Joneses" was described to me by some dude as "a Black Woody Allen…
'Insecure' Season 3, Episode 3: Backwards-Like
"Backwards-Like" is directed by Mo Marable, written by Ben Dougan. I was really happy to see Marable's name on the credits. He's directed a bunch of standlone TV episodes, but I primarily know him as the founder and creative director of Brim + Brew, the creative agency responsible for one of…
'Gilmore Girls' Season 3, Episode 15: Face-Off
Directing and writing credits: "Face-Off" is directed by Kenny Ortega, written by John Stephens. You should remember both of these guys from previous episodes but in case you need a refresher, here's an overview for Ortega: "They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?" - This is arguably the…
'Insecure' Season 3, Episode 2: Familiar-Like
"Familiar-Like" is directed by Pete Chatmon, written by Amy Aniobi. You might remember Chatmon as the director of "Due North," the series-within-a-series from Season 2 of "Insecure." Chatmon also directed two feature films, "Premium" (2006), a romantic dramedy, and "761st"…
'Insecure' Season 3, Episode 1: Better-Like
"Better-Like" is directed by Prentice Penny, written by Issa Rae. This is only the second episode that Penny directed; the first one was "Hella LA" from Season 2. I know him mainly as a writer/producer from shows like "Happy Endings," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine,…