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https://www.netflix.com/nl-en/title/80017537
Article about Jane and Lily in the NY Times Magazine now: When Jane Fonda Met Lily Tomlin
I watched all of the shows. I was AMAZED that such a show got made, even just for Netflix. I was like, "OMG, who allowed these older women to create this? That is breaking ALL the rules of TV and film." Thank heavens for Netflix because no major networks would have ever OK'd this or bought it.
So many great lines and jokes about growing older in this show. One of them I will always remember is when Grace and her new beau were meeting another couple at a golf course and one of the guys suggested they walk over to the clubhouse and Grace says, "Sure! We have three good knees between us!"
Eight knees, only three of them working well. That made me laugh.
What I liked so much about this series is that it's not like so many movies featuring older folks and showing them basically living like older versions of college kids partying. Real problems that Seniors face were discussed: driving while older, trying to get along with your adult children and former spouses and lovers who often think their Senior parents are losing their marbles when they just want the right to live some dreams, being forced to move into a care facility because of memory issues, to marry or not to marry, etc.
My only criticism is that is it reinforced the stereotype that all Seniors are set financially and have not only one home, but at least two. It would have been nice if the writers had explored the poverty of Seniors too, which is about 10% of those 65+. Frankie seems like the kind of person who would be volunteering at a Food Bank once a month and they could have explored poverty from that angle.
But overall, I loved that show.
Article about Jane and Lily in the NY Times Magazine now: When Jane Fonda Met Lily Tomlin
I watched all of the shows. I was AMAZED that such a show got made, even just for Netflix. I was like, "OMG, who allowed these older women to create this? That is breaking ALL the rules of TV and film." Thank heavens for Netflix because no major networks would have ever OK'd this or bought it.
So many great lines and jokes about growing older in this show. One of them I will always remember is when Grace and her new beau were meeting another couple at a golf course and one of the guys suggested they walk over to the clubhouse and Grace says, "Sure! We have three good knees between us!"
Eight knees, only three of them working well. That made me laugh.
What I liked so much about this series is that it's not like so many movies featuring older folks and showing them basically living like older versions of college kids partying. Real problems that Seniors face were discussed: driving while older, trying to get along with your adult children and former spouses and lovers who often think their Senior parents are losing their marbles when they just want the right to live some dreams, being forced to move into a care facility because of memory issues, to marry or not to marry, etc.
My only criticism is that is it reinforced the stereotype that all Seniors are set financially and have not only one home, but at least two. It would have been nice if the writers had explored the poverty of Seniors too, which is about 10% of those 65+. Frankie seems like the kind of person who would be volunteering at a Food Bank once a month and they could have explored poverty from that angle.
But overall, I loved that show.
