The Amazing True Story of A League of Their Own (Amazon Prime)
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Date: 2023-11-21
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Lisa
Loved the movie, but also love the new series for being able to flesh out many facets of the story that the movie, due both to the time constraints of being a movie and the decade in which the movie was produced, could not show.
BUT, one thing that Ive found especially jarring about the 2022 series is how anachronistic a lot of the dialogue is. There really needs to be a healthy dose of willing suspension of disbelief held by the viewers when the girls are using colloquialisms that I, a GenXer, remember the advent of lol. No one in the 40s was exclaiming, Epic, for instance. All of the late 60s music they use also sort of takes you out of the right time period too, although I could handle that, (following shows such as Bridgerton, if they would just pay a little more attention to getting the dialogue in the right decade. Also, although there were women who cursed in the 40s, theres a bit much of it in the series, and at least some of those girls should be showing negative facial reactions or gasping, etc, to such public foul language.
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Loved the movie, but also love the new series for being able to flesh out many facets of the story that the movie, due both to the time constraints of being a movie and the decade in which the movie was produced, could not show.
BUT, one thing that Ive found especially jarring about the 2022 series is how anachronistic a lot of the dialogue is. There really needs to be a healthy dose of willing suspension of disbelief held by the viewers when the girls are using colloquialisms that I, a GenXer, remember the advent of lol. No one in the 40s was exclaiming, Epic, for instance. All of the late 60s music they use also sort of takes you out of the right time period too, although I could handle that, (following shows such as Bridgerton, if they would just pay a little more attention to getting the dialogue in the right decade. Also, although there were women who cursed in the 40s, theres a bit much of it in the series, and at least some of those girls should be showing negative facial reactions or gasping, etc, to such public foul language.
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fanjoy
I was 16 when the film came out and it was so awesome to see actresses like Madonna, Rosie O'Donnel, Lori Petty, Geena Davis and Tracy Riner all be baseball players. And at 46, I got to see the series and it was a huge eyeopener. It was great to see a more honest portrayal of the creation of the league and see an honest portrayal of the lives of the women that played in the league. I thought it was awesome that Rosie O'Donnel herself did a guest spot in one of the episodes of the series for she looked amazing. And, for those who are die hard fans of the 1992 film, the actress who played the character Marla played the character of Broomhilda in the 1993 film by Mel Brooks, ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS. I do hope there is a season 2 of the series and also see how things were realistically for the league along with the lives of the women in the league right through the end of the league in 1954.
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I was 16 when the film came out and it was so awesome to see actresses like Madonna, Rosie O'Donnel, Lori Petty, Geena Davis and Tracy Riner all be baseball players. And at 46, I got to see the series and it was a huge eyeopener. It was great to see a more honest portrayal of the creation of the league and see an honest portrayal of the lives of the women that played in the league. I thought it was awesome that Rosie O'Donnel herself did a guest spot in one of the episodes of the series for she looked amazing. And, for those who are die hard fans of the 1992 film, the actress who played the character Marla played the character of Broomhilda in the 1993 film by Mel Brooks, ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS. I do hope there is a season 2 of the series and also see how things were realistically for the league along with the lives of the women in the league right through the end of the league in 1954.
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Through
Years ago, when I was in middle school, one of the actual baseball players visited my school and gave an interview about the times she lived in and her success in baseball. She even spoke about the film which I think they turned to her for references. She gave me an autograph. (Which I lost. I was terrible at preserving things at that age. I'm kicking myself now since she's likely dead now) I don't remember her full name. But I do remember that she signed her name as Dottie. It could be Dottie Schroeder or Dorothy Kamenshek who visited my school. I don't know. Older Dorothy Kamenshek looks familiar to me. This happened in the late '90s. Amazing! I wish I had more appreciation of that honor back then!
EDIT: I ran into a signed ball by Dorothy Kamenshek on the internet. Her signature looks very similar to the autograph I received. I think it was her.
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Years ago, when I was in middle school, one of the actual baseball players visited my school and gave an interview about the times she lived in and her success in baseball. She even spoke about the film which I think they turned to her for references. She gave me an autograph. (Which I lost. I was terrible at preserving things at that age. I'm kicking myself now since she's likely dead now) I don't remember her full name. But I do remember that she signed her name as Dottie. It could be Dottie Schroeder or Dorothy Kamenshek who visited my school. I don't know. Older Dorothy Kamenshek looks familiar to me. This happened in the late '90s. Amazing! I wish I had more appreciation of that honor back then!
EDIT: I ran into a signed ball by Dorothy Kamenshek on the internet. Her signature looks very similar to the autograph I received. I think it was her.
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Howard
Ikn 2001 I had the opportunity to go to the All Star Game in Seattle and while there I went to Fan Fest and got to meet some of the ladies who played in the league and was just amazed. I wish I had had about 10 hours just to sit and talk with them. The stories they told were just amazing.
This past July I went to the MLB Hall of Fam for the Induction Ceremonies and went through the Women in Baseball and got a bit of a laugh. In the movie A league of their own when they are in the HOF they show it in an area with 2 escalators on either side. The HOF has no esclators. But what was amusing is that in the real exhibit they did have one thing. The mens & ladies rest rooms. It was a fantastic exhibi though and I highly recommend the HOF be on a baseball fans bucket list.
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Ikn 2001 I had the opportunity to go to the All Star Game in Seattle and while there I went to Fan Fest and got to meet some of the ladies who played in the league and was just amazed. I wish I had had about 10 hours just to sit and talk with them. The stories they told were just amazing.
This past July I went to the MLB Hall of Fam for the Induction Ceremonies and went through the Women in Baseball and got a bit of a laugh. In the movie A league of their own when they are in the HOF they show it in an area with 2 escalators on either side. The HOF has no esclators. But what was amusing is that in the real exhibit they did have one thing. The mens & ladies rest rooms. It was a fantastic exhibi though and I highly recommend the HOF be on a baseball fans bucket list.
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MissMech
I know some people may be hesitant or plain old against watching the new show because they love the movie and I get that (It's one of my favourites. But the show is not a remake, or a reboot of the original, it's an extension.
It put new characters in the same setting and told the stories the movie couldn't, or wouldn't tell. It tells the story of black women and queer women who played baseball. More than that, it put characters on screen that we normally don't see, and told the stories we know existed, but didn't talk about.
You can enjoy the film and series separately. The series honours the film, but maintains a respectful distance and it's really well made. Like it's actually a damn good series on it's own.
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I know some people may be hesitant or plain old against watching the new show because they love the movie and I get that (It's one of my favourites. But the show is not a remake, or a reboot of the original, it's an extension.
It put new characters in the same setting and told the stories the movie couldn't, or wouldn't tell. It tells the story of black women and queer women who played baseball. More than that, it put characters on screen that we normally don't see, and told the stories we know existed, but didn't talk about.
You can enjoy the film and series separately. The series honours the film, but maintains a respectful distance and it's really well made. Like it's actually a damn good series on it's own.
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William
I'm an African American male as a kid I used to wonder why I could never be my mother running until I was 13 and I ran track found out one day looking through photo albums I saw a picture of my mother my mother was very fair skinned and she had told me when she was young she would pass for Caucasian looking through the photo album I saw a picture of her in a baseball uniform and they dawned on me that's why I could never be my mother running till I was 13 she played in the women's league I was adopted when my mother was 40 so she was of the age to play at that time I was amazed at her
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I'm an African American male as a kid I used to wonder why I could never be my mother running until I was 13 and I ran track found out one day looking through photo albums I saw a picture of my mother my mother was very fair skinned and she had told me when she was young she would pass for Caucasian looking through the photo album I saw a picture of her in a baseball uniform and they dawned on me that's why I could never be my mother running till I was 13 she played in the women's league I was adopted when my mother was 40 so she was of the age to play at that time I was amazed at her
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John
It would be really swell to see girls play actual baseball at the HS/college level just as they have for Little League since the mid 70s or so. Nothing against softball mind you but it's a completely different sport. And it's been 50 years since Title IX so it's quite disheartening that in practice, we still have 'boys only sports (baseball) and girls only sports (softball, volleyball. didn't Peggy Hill once say There are no boys' sports or girls' sports they're just SPORTS!
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It would be really swell to see girls play actual baseball at the HS/college level just as they have for Little League since the mid 70s or so. Nothing against softball mind you but it's a completely different sport. And it's been 50 years since Title IX so it's quite disheartening that in practice, we still have 'boys only sports (baseball) and girls only sports (softball, volleyball. didn't Peggy Hill once say There are no boys' sports or girls' sports they're just SPORTS!
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Cakesnpies
I had the opportunity to see the premier screening of the 1st episode here in Rockford, IL and was hooked. I watched the whole series in 2 days when it was finally released and then went back and watched the movie for the 1st time. The movie was quite hilarious, entertaining, and hollywood-ish, but the series was over the top amazing and leaves you hanging wanting more! It was very cool hearing different places in Rockford mentioned that still exist today!
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I had the opportunity to see the premier screening of the 1st episode here in Rockford, IL and was hooked. I watched the whole series in 2 days when it was finally released and then went back and watched the movie for the 1st time. The movie was quite hilarious, entertaining, and hollywood-ish, but the series was over the top amazing and leaves you hanging wanting more! It was very cool hearing different places in Rockford mentioned that still exist today!
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meeb
Loved the 2022 series! Very important to note that it isn't exactly a remake remake but a some sort of an extension of the stories that the 1992 movie didn't get to tell then. As a queer person who's still struggling with my identity they did a good job for exploring the real stories behind AAGBBL into ways that are more relatable to me. It's like my comfort show now. Hoping for a season 2! #ALOTOrenewal
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Loved the 2022 series! Very important to note that it isn't exactly a remake remake but a some sort of an extension of the stories that the 1992 movie didn't get to tell then. As a queer person who's still struggling with my identity they did a good job for exploring the real stories behind AAGBBL into ways that are more relatable to me. It's like my comfort show now. Hoping for a season 2! #ALOTOrenewal
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Bettina
Started watching both the movie and the series at the same time, and both are very wonderful all i really want right now is for the series to continue since their are lotsss of stories to be told not to mention how good the show is being run by will graham and abbi Jacobson which are both talented and queer. It deserves all the love as well and a bit of revisiting of the film
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Started watching both the movie and the series at the same time, and both are very wonderful all i really want right now is for the series to continue since their are lotsss of stories to be told not to mention how good the show is being run by will graham and abbi Jacobson which are both talented and queer. It deserves all the love as well and a bit of revisiting of the film
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Michael
I lived in Rockford for the first 30 years of my life, and used to go see the circus at Beyer Stadium as a kid. Sadly, I had never heard of the Rockford Peaches until the movie came out, it was just never mentioned and a complete surprise to me. I'm happy to see the story is out and the players getting the recognition they deserve.
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I lived in Rockford for the first 30 years of my life, and used to go see the circus at Beyer Stadium as a kid. Sadly, I had never heard of the Rockford Peaches until the movie came out, it was just never mentioned and a complete surprise to me. I'm happy to see the story is out and the players getting the recognition they deserve.
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Ashley
God if there was a pro woman's league my future woulda been very different. college is the end for most female ball players and it sucks I know a lot of women who could keep up with the men some of which are in my own family. Sucks women don't get more opportunities when it comes to Profesional sports especially in this day and age
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God if there was a pro woman's league my future woulda been very different. college is the end for most female ball players and it sucks I know a lot of women who could keep up with the men some of which are in my own family. Sucks women don't get more opportunities when it comes to Profesional sports especially in this day and age
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Kaykay
Crazy how it's 2022 and other than bikini football girls we haven't had any new female sports leagues like baseball or football even though I know there are tons of awesome players out there hell I love playing football when I was a kid and I was better than the boys who knows what could have happened if there was a female league
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Crazy how it's 2022 and other than bikini football girls we haven't had any new female sports leagues like baseball or football even though I know there are tons of awesome players out there hell I love playing football when I was a kid and I was better than the boys who knows what could have happened if there was a female league
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No
Yeah, it's society's fault that men's sports gets a lot more attention than women's sports, right? I'm so tired of that narrative. Society is not some monolithic group of men who decide what we like or dislike. It is the individual choices that every single human being makes that dictates what a majority of human beings like.
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Yeah, it's society's fault that men's sports gets a lot more attention than women's sports, right? I'm so tired of that narrative. Society is not some monolithic group of men who decide what we like or dislike. It is the individual choices that every single human being makes that dictates what a majority of human beings like.
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Your
One if the most annoying things about life is, older women pressure younger women into being feminine, and then those women who were pressured into being feminine yell at men about the patriarchy, and how it pressured them into being submissive, even though women did it to them.
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One if the most annoying things about life is, older women pressure younger women into being feminine, and then those women who were pressured into being feminine yell at men about the patriarchy, and how it pressured them into being submissive, even though women did it to them.
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jb888888888
I don't have a dog in this fight. Even so, why did they think they needed to call the series A League of Their Own? They're telling their own story, they should have a unique name. After all, not every [men's] baseball film is called Pride of the Yankees.
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I don't have a dog in this fight. Even so, why did they think they needed to call the series A League of Their Own? They're telling their own story, they should have a unique name. After all, not every [men's] baseball film is called Pride of the Yankees.
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Woman
There was a women's team in the Army. My gram was in the army and she played softball, volleyball and golf for the Army. She got to play golf with Arnold Palmer. My mom still has my grams glove in her foot locker. It's so different than gloves today.
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There was a women's team in the Army. My gram was in the army and she played softball, volleyball and golf for the Army. She got to play golf with Arnold Palmer. My mom still has my grams glove in her foot locker. It's so different than gloves today.
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cinty
I've never watched the movie but the show was fantastic. As a 30 yesr old queer who had an idea of how hard things were growing up I don't think I'd ever actually understood the fear of what it was like until some of the scenes in this show
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I've never watched the movie but the show was fantastic. As a 30 yesr old queer who had an idea of how hard things were growing up I don't think I'd ever actually understood the fear of what it was like until some of the scenes in this show
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Eagle
The movie was the best springboard for the league and it took a star cast to put their egos to the side Madonna to make one of the best sports movies ever made. I hope the woman in the baseball league enjoyed the movie
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The movie was the best springboard for the league and it took a star cast to put their egos to the side Madonna to make one of the best sports movies ever made. I hope the woman in the baseball league enjoyed the movie
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William
The women were fighting tooth and nail to get on the team. This was WWII, men were literally fighting tooth and nail, and dying to get back home from the war. Mojo is laying it pretty thick about this movie.
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The women were fighting tooth and nail to get on the team. This was WWII, men were literally fighting tooth and nail, and dying to get back home from the war. Mojo is laying it pretty thick about this movie.
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Randall
Am I only one thinks the 1992 original is way better than current Amazon Prime remake?
Tom Hanks and Madonna definitely nailed their roles. And the line There's no crying on the baseball. was amazing.
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Am I only one thinks the 1992 original is way better than current Amazon Prime remake?
Tom Hanks and Madonna definitely nailed their roles. And the line There's no crying on the baseball. was amazing.
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Maddie
My grandmas friend was in the Rockford Peaches, and though Ive never met her friend, I enjoy hearing my grandparents stories. My grandparents still live in Rockford, and its enjoyable to see them.
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My grandmas friend was in the Rockford Peaches, and though Ive never met her friend, I enjoy hearing my grandparents stories. My grandparents still live in Rockford, and its enjoyable to see them.
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John
The film was shot here in Evansville, IN at the 3rd oldest active baseball stadium in the country. Wrigley and Finley park are older. We actually are hoping for a MLB game to be played here in 2024
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The film was shot here in Evansville, IN at the 3rd oldest active baseball stadium in the country. Wrigley and Finley park are older. We actually are hoping for a MLB game to be played here in 2024
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Brainchild
Actually from what I read, as soon as baseball was televised, they decided to drop the women's teams altogether. And I was never taught that these teams existed in school either.
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Actually from what I read, as soon as baseball was televised, they decided to drop the women's teams altogether. And I was never taught that these teams existed in school either.
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fanjoy
2022 and women are still do not have a professional league. Mens baseball is a multi million dollar business. So sad women in any sport are not funded or supported the way men are.
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2022 and women are still do not have a professional league. Mens baseball is a multi million dollar business. So sad women in any sport are not funded or supported the way men are.
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Hector's
My friend's mother was a Racine Belle. She loved the movie. She said it did some Hollywooding but really captured the league and the overall feel of playing for it really well.
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My friend's mother was a Racine Belle. She loved the movie. She said it did some Hollywooding but really captured the league and the overall feel of playing for it really well.
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Anonymous
Both the movie and the tv show are so good, that's a rare thing. There will be a season 2 but the bad news is it'll only have 4 episodes let's just hope that that's not true
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Both the movie and the tv show are so good, that's a rare thing. There will be a season 2 but the bad news is it'll only have 4 episodes let's just hope that that's not true
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The
I just wanna throw in my thanks in this sea of comments, thanks MsMojo for this informative and non reactionary video to combat the ludicrous backlash the new show has received.
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I just wanna throw in my thanks in this sea of comments, thanks MsMojo for this informative and non reactionary video to combat the ludicrous backlash the new show has received.
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Ruby
I love the movie! Haven't watched the show yet but it does look interesting with Black and white women playing on the same team and not separate teams like they were then.
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I love the movie! Haven't watched the show yet but it does look interesting with Black and white women playing on the same team and not separate teams like they were then.
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LqdSanity79
Imagine how big woman's baseball would be today, or basketball or soccer or any other sport, if other women actually supported them. Easier to blame men I guess.
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Imagine how big woman's baseball would be today, or basketball or soccer or any other sport, if other women actually supported them. Easier to blame men I guess.
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