army wives

Army’s Family Readiness Group (FRG) Has Support and Information Mission

PZMiller — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:34:43 -0400

Some of the winning essays in the military spouse contest sponsored by www.YourMilitary.com on the occasion of Season 2 of Lifetime TV’s ARMY WIVES mentioned the FRG. And although I’d heard the term FRG on the show ARMY WIVES, I wasn’t clear exactly what that term meant. (It wasn’t a term I heard back when I was a Mrs. Lieutenant.) So I turned to someone in the know. read more »

YourMilitary.com Announces Military Spouse Contest Winners

PZMiller — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:55:34 -0400

YourMilitary.com has announced the winners of the “Tell-Your-Own-Story” military spouse contest in connection with Lifetime Television’s series ARMY WIVES. The winners’ names and the winning essays are featured on www.YourMilitaryBlog.com and www.YourMilitarySpace.com. read more »

Reliving the 1970s with Derogatory Media Portrayals of Women and Limiting Reproductive Freedom

PZMiller — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:54:11 -0400

Last week on Twitter someone drew attention to a new BMW ad that would have been right at home in the mid-70s. That was the time when I taught newswriting classes at Temple University Center City and had a large collection of newspaper articles and ads that featured derogatory portrayals of women. I tweeted that I’d already been part of this battle. Did we really have to fight it again? read more »

Episode 7 of Lifetime Television’s ARMY WIVES

PZMiller — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:45:01 -0400

Episode 7 of the television series ARMY WIVES had nothing outstanding about the episode. Yet it again reminded me of what I perceive as the strengths and weaknesses of the show: read more »

ARMY WIVES Episode 6 of Season 2: Derogatory Reference to Gypsies

PZMiller — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:40:06 -0400

In episode 6 of Season 2 of Lifetime Television’s ARMY WIVES there was something that bothered me very much: Betty, the owner of the Hump Bar, uses the word “gypped” to mean “cheated.”

It amazes me that the writing staff of ARMY WIVES did not realize that this is a derogatory word based on the word Gypsy. The use of this word as a verb is very offensive to Gypsies. read more »

Honoring U.S. Military Dead: Episode 5 of Season 2 of Lifetime’s ARMY WIVES

PZMiller — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:25:24 -0400

Episode 5 of Season 2 of Lifetime Television’s ARMY WIVES dealt with a very serious topic – the commitment of the U.S. to find and bring home the remains of Americans missing in action of past conflicts. read more »

Lifetime’s ARMY WIVES Episode 4 of Season 2: What a Difference a Writer Can Make

PZMiller — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:43:06 -0400

This episode 4 of season 2 of Lifetime’s ARMY WIVES – titled “Leaving the Tribe” – is on an entirely different plane than the first three episodes of this season. I looked up on www.imdbpro.com the credited writer of the episode – Bruce Zimmerman – with story credit to Nick Thiel. read more »

ARMY WIVES Military Spouse Contest “Tell-Your-Own-Story” Deadline Extended

PZMiller — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:38:53 -0400

The military spouse entries at www.yourmilitary.com to "Tell-Your-Own-Story" were so heart-felt that it was decided to give military spouses more time to enter. The original contest deadline was only three weeks after the contest was announced. read more »

ARMY WIVES Episode 3 Review/Military Spouse Contest Deadline June 29

PZMiller — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:40:22 -0400

Lifetime TV’s episode 3 of season 2 of ARMY WIVES appears to have fallen off the back of a truck. It seemed to me as if I were watching a recycled TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, or at the very least a recycled IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE. read more »

Lifetime’s ARMY WIVES – My Take on Episode 2 of Season 2

PZMiller — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:43:57 -0400

The start of episode 2 of Lifetime’s popular television series ARMY WIVES had me worried – more of that over-the-top voiceover. “Oh, no,” I thought, “if this season is going to be filled with voiceover, I’m out of here.” read more »