Set in the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott's dream of being a chemist is put on hold when she finds herself pregnant, alone, and fired from her lab.Set in the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott's dream of being a chemist is put on hold when she finds herself pregnant, alone, and fired from her lab.Set in the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott's dream of being a chemist is put on hold when she finds herself pregnant, alone, and fired from her lab.
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- 3 wins & 23 nominations
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- TriviaWhen there are close-ups of Elizabeth's hands while preparing food, those belong to Food Consultant and chef Courtney McBroom. She also prepared all of the food that Elizabeth makes in the series. Brie Larson is best friends with Courtney and asked if she'd be interested in being involved in the production.
- GoofsThe Rowing Erg Machine wasn't invented until 1981 and thus would never have been spoken of in the 1950s.
Correction: The first known use of erg was in 1873. Calvin built his own machine, and erg was used in reference to it- they weren't speaking of a manufactured model that contained "erg" in the name. It's quite possible that they were using the term erg in a general context.
- Quotes
Elizabeth Zott: Of course, I would be much further along in my research if I wasn't making excellent coffee for mediocre scientists.
Calvin Evans: You're on the verge of a major scientific breakthrough. You need to talk to Donatti.
Elizabeth Zott: I did. He said no.
Calvin Evans: That doesn't make any sense. Why?
Elizabeth Zott: Sex discrimination.
Calvin Evans: What?
Elizabeth Zott: Well, also politics and favoritism and general unfairness. But yes, mostly sex discrimination.
Calvin Evans: I don't understand. Why would anyone discriminate based on something as intellectually non-determinative as gender?
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Project: Episode dated 23 November 2023 (2023)
Sometimes with shows like this it can become overly sentimental but this show avoids that pitfall. All the characters and situations are believable and honourable mention to Alice Halsey that plays the gifted daughter Madeleine. Too often children are written as saccharine cute or so smart and precocious as to be annoying. This is another aspect that the show gets right. Madeleine is gifted, and Elizabeth has to find her a school that will challenge her enough to prevent her from becoming bored. The relationship between mother and daughter is played so beautifully and naturally it was one of the highlights for me.
Plus, as an added bonus we get a lovable dog that's ever present. In one episode we get a narration from the dogs point of view that also avoids falling into any traps and is just as important to the story as the other episodes, acting only to add more layers onto the 'lasagne'. The writing and direction is excellent.
I really enjoyed this and was left with a warm feeling of satisfaction at its conclusion.
- barrymw
- Dec 6, 2023
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- Chuỗi Phản Ứng Tuyệt Vời
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- South Pasadena, California, USA(As the exteriors of the Sugar Hill neighborhood.)
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