To Dan Fogleman's credit, Schumer (like Sting before her) was used sparingly, and was largely discarded one she was no longer necessary to the plot. She wasn't kept around to cause 'wacky hijinks' or whatever passes for wacky on this show, that already includes a swearing parrot and Nathan Lane: Straight Adulterer.
On Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 2:58:53 PM UTC-4 Tom Wolper wrote: > Having watched the finale, I still assert the Rudd announcement should > have been handled as a spoiler. It came out less than 12 hours after the > episode was made available and that’s not enough of a window to assume > people will have watched it. I’m not especially sensitive to spoilers so I > won’t belabor the point. > > Selena Gomez’s character holds the show together. Martin and Short need > someone to keep them grounded. I really like that Mabel is drawn up to be > emotionally closed and an introvert because the traditional idea of > bringing in a young woman to balance two older men is to use her as window > dressing. > > It’s just a fact of life that people who generate some heat on SNL are > going to be considered comedy rock stars. A few continue to hit after they > leave the show and while others can’t live up to it, they can certainly > find a place to do good work. On this show, even with the name recognition, > Fey was given a character to do and she did it well. > > Amy Schumer did some popular comedy specials, got a high profile tour or > two, got a movie, and it seems she has nothing to follow it up with. She > added nothing to the show. > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 10:28 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have always been a fan of Ms Gomez as an individual. Her music is not >> to my liking, but most pop music isn’t so I don’t judge her harshly for >> that. She’s very stiff in the first couple episodes, but her character is >> stiff for reasons explained as the series unfolds. She does not have the >> comedic timing of Martin or Short, but that’s a high bar to reach… Gomez >> holds her own, though, which is commendable. >> >> I am generally averse to Tiny Fey, mostly because 30 Rock was not as good >> as many thought it was. But the one I find genuinely devoid of talent is >> Amy Schumer. Her entire act seems to be “I’m blonde and have breasts so if >> you don’t think I’m funny you can f*ck off.” That act would work if she >> actually was funny. But she stages it that any guy who doesn’t laugh at her >> jokes must be sexist, and any guy who points out that her jokes aren’t >> funny must be because of how she looks. >> >> On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 7:11 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> So now *I'll* ask... Kev, are neither of these Selena G? B >>> >>> Dave Sikula, to Kevin M, Aug 25th: >>> >>>> While I can only guess who those actresses are (I have my suspicions >>>> ...), Rudd may be a bridge too far for me. I honestly can't stand the guy. >>>> >>>> This series is a pleasure to watch. Even two actresses I dislike are >>>>> pleasant on this show. >>>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ffcb67e0-7b8b-400d-a872-90477989053an%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ffcb67e0-7b8b-400d-a872-90477989053an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Bc45Bcbmzq9xFbCHChv80G97ezS%3DZog0hAqCH7uTRcnQ%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Bc45Bcbmzq9xFbCHChv80G97ezS%3DZog0hAqCH7uTRcnQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/2432224b-2a3c-4023-b61e-4c0a4f792a8en%40googlegroups.com.
