I think Futurama was a funny deconstruction of that. Fry is usually wrong and not portrayed as cool, but sometimes saves the day. Leela is uptight and bossy sometimes but it's informed by her backstory and if you dig a little deeper, she can be just as petty, selfish, or unprofessional.
When tv shows contrast their Funny Cool Relaxed male lead with an Uptight Bossy Smart female lead. Shits just boring at this point.
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Literally was watching a Syfy show when I wrote that :agony-shivering:
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I think Futurama was a funny deconstruction of that. Fry is usually wrong and not portrayed as cool, but sometimes saves the day. Leela is uptight and bossy sometimes but it's informed by her backstory and if you dig a little deeper, she can be just as petty, selfish, or unprofessional.