I've been watching early seasons of
Grey's Anatomy and
Mad Men lately, and it's shocking to see the parade of bad mothers marching through television. In many ways, a damaged, not-great mother makes for better television - more room for awkwardness, more room for drama. Still, on Mother's Day, I think it's also good to look at the positive maternal influences that have populated the airwaves for decades, beaming into our homes and influencing our lives. Who are the 10 best and some of the worst mothers in television? Well, check after the jump for my (somewhat biased) opinions.
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Now, I don't mean to be hyperbolic, but the Veronica Mars movie is a genuinely
important touchstone in film and television history. Over the last decade or so, there has
been a power shift in the way fans of shows are treated by the general public and by the very people and shows that
they are fans of. It used to be that die-hard fans were relegated to the
sticky floors of Conference Room B, desperate for a view of a C-List actor at
whatever half-hearted convention was being thrown. Filmmakers like George Lucas derided the fans' input (he has since – wisely – recanted
on his earlier beliefs), and there was shame even among the fans themselves. Carefully
homemade Star Trek uniforms were
shoved to the back of closets, their owners frightened that anyone outside of a
'con' know of their existence (requisite
