Or is it a generational thing?
WARNING: SPOILER ALERT for the pilot of GLOW. But I need to point out a story point for my post to make sense. And the plot point is not all that shocking. No one sees dead people.
But I recently watched the first few episodes of GLOW on Netflix. To refresh your memory (since there are 753 scripted shows on 694 channels), this is the comedy where Alison Brie plays a struggling actress who winds up a woman wrestler on TV. I’ve always been a fan of Brie and who doesn’t love women wrestling? The few reviews I’ve read were basically favorable and none of my MASH's were on that night so I said “what the hell?” Somewhat concerning though was that I had not heard any buzz on the show. No one I knew was talking about it. My Facebook timeline showed no mention (instead I got 100 “please pray for me I’m going into surgery” posts – am I supposed to hit “like” for those?), and there were no billboards. Who’s going to watch a show without a billboard?
The pilot got off to a good start. There were some cute lines and Marc Maron absolutely steals the show. (There’s hope for us podcasters!) Brie is adorable and all is right with the world.
But then…
(Here’s the SPOILER ALERT part:) Brie sleeps with her best friend’s husband. And the best friend (a) just had a baby, and (b) constantly rescues Brie’s character.
This leads to a big plot point where the two women wrestle, but my point is this: I now hate Alison’s character. I no longer root for her. I no longer care whether she climbs the wrestling ladder of success. She did such a shitty thing, essentially … “because.” It’s not even like she and the husband were in love.
So now my question: Is this supposed to be funny? Are we supposed to laugh at how fucked up she is? Are we now supposed to celebrate when she herself gets fucked over? Is this just the new sensibility? It seems cruel and not funny to me, but again, is this just a generational thing? Must everything be “edgy?”
I’ve always believed that the audience should want to root for the protagonist. He can be flawed, he can do stupid things, he can be his own worst enemy, but isn’t there a line? Sleeping with your best friend’s husband while she’s struggling with new motherhood to me crossed that line. Even for adorable Alison Brie.
So what do you think? What does it take to make you laugh? And to make you turn your back on a character? I really want to know. All ages welcome. Thanks in advance.
from By Ken Levine http://ift.tt/2AnqrHd
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WARNING: SPOILER ALERT for the pilot of GLOW. But I need to point out a story point for my post to make sense. And the plot point is not all that shocking. No one sees dead people.
But I recently watched the first few episodes of GLOW on Netflix. To refresh your memory (since there are 753 scripted shows on 694 channels), this is the comedy where Alison Brie plays a struggling actress who winds up a woman wrestler on TV. I’ve always been a fan of Brie and who doesn’t love women wrestling? The few reviews I’ve read were basically favorable and none of my MASH's were on that night so I said “what the hell?” Somewhat concerning though was that I had not heard any buzz on the show. No one I knew was talking about it. My Facebook timeline showed no mention (instead I got 100 “please pray for me I’m going into surgery” posts – am I supposed to hit “like” for those?), and there were no billboards. Who’s going to watch a show without a billboard?
The pilot got off to a good start. There were some cute lines and Marc Maron absolutely steals the show. (There’s hope for us podcasters!) Brie is adorable and all is right with the world.
But then…
(Here’s the SPOILER ALERT part:) Brie sleeps with her best friend’s husband. And the best friend (a) just had a baby, and (b) constantly rescues Brie’s character.
This leads to a big plot point where the two women wrestle, but my point is this: I now hate Alison’s character. I no longer root for her. I no longer care whether she climbs the wrestling ladder of success. She did such a shitty thing, essentially … “because.” It’s not even like she and the husband were in love.
So now my question: Is this supposed to be funny? Are we supposed to laugh at how fucked up she is? Are we now supposed to celebrate when she herself gets fucked over? Is this just the new sensibility? It seems cruel and not funny to me, but again, is this just a generational thing? Must everything be “edgy?”
I’ve always believed that the audience should want to root for the protagonist. He can be flawed, he can do stupid things, he can be his own worst enemy, but isn’t there a line? Sleeping with your best friend’s husband while she’s struggling with new motherhood to me crossed that line. Even for adorable Alison Brie.
So what do you think? What does it take to make you laugh? And to make you turn your back on a character? I really want to know. All ages welcome. Thanks in advance.
from By Ken Levine http://ift.tt/2AnqrHd
Breaking News: Is it just me? - News Paper
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