Happy International Women’s Day!
Why not celebrate with a binge-watch of this Australian period detective drama on Netflix?
Miss Fisherhas the witty intrigue ofSherlock,the opulent style ofDownton Abbey,and the bombastic feminism ofAgent Carter.
But theres something gloriously unique aboutMiss Fisher.
So I did the only thing I could in the circumstance.
You called for help?
I stabbed him in the shoulder.
Miss Fishers Murder Mysteriesis an Australian period drama based on a series of novels by Kerry Greenwood.
(Address: 221B, of course.)
Theres the one with the Latvian anarchists.
The one with the seaside temperance society.
The one with the sanitorium for hysterial women.
The list goes on, with each foray into a Melbourne subculture offering its own peak into post-war Melbourne.
We need more Phryne Fishers in our popular culture.
You women are all the same.
Im quite sure we arent.
Even in the age of peak TV, there is a lot of redundancy on television.
Phryne Fisher rises above the din.
This isnt an unfamiliar archetype.
Mind you, at that time I only thought there would be two books.
Last month, British journalist Laurie Penny wrote a piece calledMaybe you should just be singleforThe New Statesman.
So we need to start telling stories about singlenessand coupled independencethat are about more than manicures and frantic day-drinking.
Phryne is not someone to be pitied.
Miss Fisher is really an ensemble show about found family.
Miss Fisherprobably has a lot in common with your favorite found family dramas a la anything by Joss Whedon.
These are imperfect, but ultimately good people who choose to belong to one another.
Starting in the pilot episode, Miss Fisher basically starts collecting underdogs.
Dorothy Dot Williams is Phrynes very own Watson.
By the end of season 1, Dot is going undercover at a mill to solve a murder.
Phryne is very much Dots mentor, inspiring her to go for what she wants.
Together, they all make up a strange, wonderful kind of family.
The police procedural element: aka feminist male allies.
Beside every good man is a good woman and she must always be ready to step in front.
Instead, Miss Fisher asks more of its characters including the male ones.
Miss Fishers forays into crime-solving often leads to clashes with the police.
Luckily, her local detective inspector happens to be a reasonable sort.
Inspector Detective Jack Robinson is Miss Fishers sometimes foil, sometimes partner-in-crime, and always epic love interest.
Hugh is Jacks bumbling, yet endearing police minion.
He also happens to be Dots sweetheart.
(Yes, she actually describes him as such to others, on occasion.)
When they dont, Phryne and Dot have an eye roll at the ready.
A show run by women about womens issues.
A woman should dress first and foremost for her own pleasure.
Each episode ofMiss Fisherhas a different social justice issue at its heart.
Often times, these issues concern women specifically.
There is always a push for greater diversity in television and film.
Much of this happens in front of the camera, but it is equally importantbehindthe camera.
Having a person write about something they have never experienced i.e.
being a person of color, a woman, an LGBTQ person, etc.
is never going to be as effective as having people write about identities they themselves have experienced.
WatchingMiss Fisher,you cantellthat it is written by women.
Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox createdMiss Fisherand serve as series showrunners.
The logistics of a potential fourth season.
Davis relocation to Londonseems to be a deciding factor.
So, there are some logistical issues that we are trying to resolve.
Wed love to bring moreMiss Fisherback, but it means finding an affordable way of doing it.
Theres noMiss Fisherwithout Miss Fisher…
But there is hope!
What might it look like?
We might not have Steven Spielbergs budget but that is what [Phryne Fisher] is an action hero.
She got to be able to fly the world …
It could be Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears so she has to go to Arabia.
Wed love to go to India.
We have fun thinking about the destinations.
Ultimately, however, its just nice to have some confirmation that this fictional world isnt finished.
For information on the proposedMiss Fisherprequel series,read our full story here.
So what are you waiting for?
If you havent already checked outMiss Fisher,youre in for a hell of a ride in her Hispano-Suiza.
In America, the series three seasons are all currently available to stream on Netflix.
Is there any better way to celebrate International Womens Day?
Maybe, but there might not be a more fun way to celebrate it than with Miss Fisher.
