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Article: Ally Gets Jiggy.(Kelley, David E.)(Flockhart, Calista)
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- The Progressive
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- November 1, 1999
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To mangle a line from Willie Nelson: Mommas, don't let your kids grow up to be Ally McBeal. Fox's Ally McBeal (Monday night slot)--winner of the 1999 Emmy Award for Best Comedy-has been analyzed to death in terms of its anti-feminist or neo-feminist approach to the 1990s woman. I think I'm posing a better question: Does the show suck?
After trying to watch a one-hour episode prior to the season premiere, I found myself doing a Marvin Gaye "What's Going On?"
Ally McBeal, for those not in the know, stars Calista Flockhart as the title character, a Boston lawyer who struggles through the trials and tribulations of being a professional woman in the 1990s. ...