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TV critic Melissa Girimonte, also known as The Televixen, hosts Fem TV, an interview series featuring real stories of women working in the TV industry. Created to celebrate women in television, Fem TV aims to inspire, educate and entertain.

Dec 22, 2017

We end 2017 with a Fem TV minisode featuring Catherine Reitman. Many know her from her roles on Black-ish and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In Canada, she’s creator, executive producer, star, and director of the CBC comedy Workin’ Moms. Season 2 begins in January 2018, and earlier this week, a special prequel...


Dec 12, 2017

In this episode, Melissa is joined by Sarit Klein, the head makeup artist on many of the Marvel Netflix series, including The Defenders, Season 1 of Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Jessica Jones.

She shares stories about breaking into the industry, the process of creating the look for characters like Madame Gao,...


Nov 27, 2017

In this episode of Fem TV, Melissa is joined by Laurel Brown, writer-producer-director of The Sticks, a horror-comedy web series for kids. Laurel has taken an interesting path that finally brought her to this exciting new phase of her career, proving that it’s never too late to pursue your dreams. Listen to her talk...


Nov 6, 2017

In the Season 2 premiere of Fem TV, Melissa is joined by actor Aimee Garcia, who is currently starring as forensic scientist Ella Lopez on Fox’s Lucifer, and is known for her award-winning role on Dexter.

Aimee talks about her early start in the entertainment world, and how her current role is making a positive...


Sep 5, 2017

It’s the Season one finale of Fem TV, and we’re sending it off in style with a very special guest, Sarah Watson. Sarah is the creator showrunner on Freeform’s The Bold Type, and she's someone who embodies everything that Fem TV stands for. In addition to discussing The Bold Type, she revisits her time on shows...