Episode 413: Writing Fearless Women: Cagney & Lacey, China Beach, and Sisters | Georgia Jeffries
“ Barney and I were interviewed about that episode on Entertainment Tonight because the word “condom” had never been used on television before.” - Georgia Jeffries, Cagney & Lacey writer
Read TranscriptThe Conversation
- 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro
- 01:33 Childhood TV Influences
- 03:56 Good Girl Expectations
- 05:16 Finding Writing Path
- 07:48 Early Jobs and Teaching
- 10:43 LAPD Ride Along Story
- 14:34 Cagney and Lacey Breakthrough
- 16:09 Feminism and California Move
- 18:09 Film Journalism to Screenwriting
- 19:34 Unmade Cher Lange Film
- 24:16 Women in Film Opens Doors
- 29:47 HBO Script to Book Rights
- 34:54 Working Mother on Set
- 36:14 Writers Room Culture Then
- 39:55 Favorite Episodes Tease
- 40:09 Why This Story Matters
- 40:47 Writing Cagney and Lacey
- 44:28 TV Breaking Taboos4
- 6:45 Breaking Into Screenwriting
- 48:17 Saying Yes and No
- 49:11 Joy and Rejection
- 51:11 Unmade Pilots Heartbreak
- 52:55 China Beach Bigger Canvas
- 55:55 Writers Room Culture
- 57:50 Showrunner Dream Team
- 58:39 Vista Clara and Timing
- 01:00:31 Teaching at USC
- 01:01:07 Resist AI Stay Original
- 01:02:00 You Write Like a Man
- 01:04:33 Working on Sisters
- 01:06:27 The Younger Girl Novel
- 01:14:36 Prose Versus Screenwriting
- 01:16:49 New Work and Wrap Up
- 01:19:11 Where to Find Everything
- 01:21:58 Final Thanks and Callouts
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Find out more about Georgia Jeffries at georgiajeffries.com
Get Georgia’s book, The Younger Girl at Bookshop.org
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