If ABC is paying attention to the numbers fromTrendrr — which gauges television popularity byway of social media chatter –expect a little hop in the step over at the Family division. That’s because in last night’s ratings for cable, ABC Family landed two of the three top spots, including number 1 with its debut of, “State of Gerogia.” It also grabbed number 3 with the return of “Melissa and Joey.”
“Conan” took the number 2 spot, but I was especially interested in number 5: “The World According to Paris.” After what was roundly agreed were terrible Nielsen ratings for Paris Hilton’s new show debut, the social media chatter around that show dropped over 50% last night.
Eighty percent of the social around “Paris” was positive, which is not terrible. “Georgia” came in with 86 percent positive.
The comparison is, admittedly, apples to oranges: Paris is real, ostensibly, and Georgia is fictional. But it does make me wonder if the “Paris Era” has not only ended despite her best attempts, but is receding from the rearview. Two years ago the Daily Beast wrote, “Good Girls Are Back,” making the point that raunch culture is no longer dominating the conversation.
Instead of being photographed getting carried out of bars at last call, nice girls, like Harry Potter star Emma Watson, enroll in Ivy League schools (she’s headed to Brown). They, like Disney singer/actress Demi Lovato, give interviews about being bullied in school and how much they love their parents and best friends. They wear purity rings to show the world just how virginal they are, like American Idol’s Jordin Sparks. They are everywhere in teen culture: Abigail Breslin, Emma Roberts, Dakota Fanning, Taylor Swift, iCarly’s Miranda Cosgrove.
Well, that’s fine, but fast forward another two years. Think of the young female characters in “Winters Bone,” “True Grit” and even the latest version of “Jane Eyre.” Those young women are not just nice or virtuous. They are badasses. They are smart. And they are especially not silly. If they had a recent predecessor, it would be “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” who remained all woman while kicking the lights out of vampires and monsters.
That’s pretty intense stuff, though. So where does “State of Georgia” fit in this? I was struck by what the lead actress, Raven-Symoné, told Zap2Itabout her new character.
She is a strong-willed individual, she could be flighty at times, but at the same time she is very gallant … Georgia and Jo have been friends since they were four years old and they were inseparable, they always were chilling together and they went to school together. Georgia became one of the popular girls but kept Jo close because she knew that that was her best friend for life.
It’s not exactly Jane Eyre, but it’s a lot more substantive than the back-stabbing, stupid-is-fun attitude that dominated the conversation when my two oldest nieces were coming of age. As the next two come of age, I greatly prefer the thought of them checking-in to “Georgia” rather than posting to “Paris.”
“Conan” took the number 2 spot, but I was especially interested in number 5: “The World According to Paris.” After what was roundly agreed were terrible Nielsen ratings for Paris Hilton’s new show debut, the social media chatter around that show dropped over 50% last night.
Eighty percent of the social around “Paris” was positive, which is not terrible. “Georgia” came in with 86 percent positive.
The comparison is, admittedly, apples to oranges: Paris is real, ostensibly, and Georgia is fictional. But it does make me wonder if the “Paris Era” has not only ended despite her best attempts, but is receding from the rearview. Two years ago the Daily Beast wrote, “Good Girls Are Back,” making the point that raunch culture is no longer dominating the conversation.
Well, that’s fine, but fast forward another two years. Think of the young female characters in “Winters Bone,” “True Grit” and even the latest version of “Jane Eyre.” Those young women are not just nice or virtuous. They are badasses. They are smart. And they are especially not silly. If they had a recent predecessor, it would be “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” who remained all woman while kicking the lights out of vampires and monsters.
That’s pretty intense stuff, though. So where does “State of Georgia” fit in this? I was struck by what the lead actress, Raven-Symoné, told Zap2Itabout her new character.
She is a strong-willed individual, she could be flighty at times, but at the same time she is very gallant … Georgia and Jo have been friends since they were four years old and they were inseparable, they always were chilling together and they went to school together. Georgia became one of the popular girls but kept Jo close because she knew that that was her best friend for life.
It’s not exactly Jane Eyre, but it’s a lot more substantive than the back-stabbing, stupid-is-fun attitude that dominated the conversation when my two oldest nieces were coming of age. As the next two come of age, I greatly prefer the thought of them checking-in to “Georgia” rather than posting to “Paris.”
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