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In which some things are just stupid
I got around to watching some 30 Rock, which I've heard often recommended as the kind of show I'd like.
I watched the unaired pilot first, which turns out to have been a mistake, because I will have an ongoing regret about the show: in the unaired screener, the character of Jenna was played by Rachel Dratch, who's not conventionally pretty, but is entertaining and has character as an actress. I liked her a lot.
For the actual show, she's been replaced by Jane Krakowski. Yeah, that one. The conventionally pretty blonde whose entire schtick is being an irritating ditz. Rachel Dratch is relegated to being the Cat Lady.
It's aggravating. It's like they couldn't have a show with out ditzy women for the audience to look down on - Tina Fey is too intelligent and charismatic, Rachel Dratch played Jenna too intelligent, they had to bring in an irritating blonde.
I watched the unaired pilot first, which turns out to have been a mistake, because I will have an ongoing regret about the show: in the unaired screener, the character of Jenna was played by Rachel Dratch, who's not conventionally pretty, but is entertaining and has character as an actress. I liked her a lot.
For the actual show, she's been replaced by Jane Krakowski. Yeah, that one. The conventionally pretty blonde whose entire schtick is being an irritating ditz. Rachel Dratch is relegated to being the Cat Lady.
It's aggravating. It's like they couldn't have a show with out ditzy women for the audience to look down on - Tina Fey is too intelligent and charismatic, Rachel Dratch played Jenna too intelligent, they had to bring in an irritating blonde.