''My So-Called Life, Felicity, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. I listed these as a trilogy because they're three different essential stages of female development — high school, college, and single life — and they can almost be seen as companion pieces. And I'm so impressed that Mary Tyler Moore was created by a man, because that's not the vibe it gives off. James L. Brooks writes some of the greatest women of all time — Holly Hunter in Broadcast News, Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment — so it's not shocking that he should create these incredible roles for Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper, but it's pleasing.