More importantly, that leading role wasn’t in a sad sack, trying to find a man, or clumsy damsel-in-distress way. It championed her as a strong, cerebral, honest, true to herself woman. She was successful because of who she was, not in spite of who she was. The show as a whole was my role model as a kid and has remained so to this day.
Well said, Anchor. Marry and Carrie were strong influences on me when I was young. They showed me the kind of woman I hoped to meet someday, which made me try to be a better man.
I only hope that there are still these kinds of women bringing this kind of influence to people today. I don’t watch enough TV to know really. (Tina Fey comes to mind)
JEDIT: Woah. Me n’ Frink quoted the same piece. Good words!