Problems in Amy Sherman-Palladino Land

[litlover12]

If you happen to find yourself on a TV show created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, you might have one or more of the following problems.

• Your parents ask you whether they look fat, and if they bought you a car, you have to actually look and answer them.
• Your grandfather wants you to read the paper to him, and he gets upset if you don't get to Gail Collins before he falls asleep.
• There are no 24-hour tent companies. Also, the best Buddhist mariachi band is always on tour when you need them.
• You can't bring yourself to say someone's dead, and no matter how hard you try, you can't manage to make a face that effectively conveys the message.
• You have a name like Boo, Truly, or Hubbell.
• Old guys you've never met ask you to walk their dogs.

Oh, and then there's that whole thing where you marry a guy you barely know while drunk, and then you find out he lives with his mother, and then he dies in a car accident almost as soon as you get to his home.

On the plus side, though, you and your friends can choreograph, rehearse, and present an original ballet in a single evening.

I liked Gilmore Girls pretty well, and I'm liking Bunheads pretty well, but honestly, this woman's characters lead seriously whacked-out lives.

(ETA: In real life, you might have a problem like your bullet points refusing to behave themselves. Sorry for the messed-up formatting.)

Comments

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

Um, um, Bunheads?!

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

New show on ABC Family, about a dancer who . . . well, you saw the summary. :-)

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh! Dancer, hair, bun!

I was thinking cinnamon rolls. Show title FAIL, I say!

Still have to watch GG. I KNOW, I KNOW!

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

On good days I forgive her.

I imagine that once she is dead, the actors who suffered because of her will avenge themselves upon her.

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Don't do it. Those women will drive you bats. They drive ME bats on a regular basis, and I like the show. :-) But I have a feeling they'd bug you even more than they bug me!

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

LOL! Thanks for the warning!

[valancy-s.livejournal.com]

Ha. Yes, her quirky dial seems to be stuck on 11!

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

A lot of the most talented TV writers seem to turn into parodies of themselves. I wonder why that is. It happened to Aaron Sorkin -- I just read a "New Yorker" review of his new show where they were practically banging their heads against the wall over its awfulness. I'd argue that it happened to Joss Whedon fairly early on. And it's definitely happened to ASP. The more recognizable the person's style, the more labored and mannered it seems to become. ASP can still write a decent scene and great dialogue when she tries, but I've heard a lot of people complaining that they're getting tired of the cutesy-poo stuff already; the show could get in trouble if she can't tone it down a bit.