Bless her heart, the second-hand embarrassment while watching this is just painful. I just couldn't watch it-other than snippets here and through after fast-forwarding through most of it. I can't imagine how hard it must be to find oneself again after the level of fame Jennifer has achieved and I'm sure it must feel impossible for her people (friends, agents, publicists, etc) to face Jennifer and tell her something is a bad idea. But if they loved her-REALLY loved her-they would've shot this idea down quickly and tell her it's time to act humble and with grace and to find a way to plant her feet firmly back on the ground. And she may actually enjoy it-it's really great down here.
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Inside Job...
18 October 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Come ON.... I don't believe this documentary is about exposing Russ at all-I think it's about advertising FOR him. I was on the fence about this until one participant shares that he hacked into McKamey's email to expose him on several things including tax evasion and family drama. That's not only a violation of state law, but federal law as well, so I cannot believe this guy would go public with doing this unless McKamey authorized it. Not only could this hacker be criminally charged, but I'm sure he could be civilly liable as well. Also, I'm certainly curious about McKamey's footage used throughout this documentary-doesn't the owner and/or creator of footage need to provide consent for use? You can't just pull something off the web and use it without the knowledge of, and permission by, the creator of the footage. And finally, with McKamey being the attention-seeker he is, there's no way he'd decline to comment, or even participate in a documentary about him.
If all this WAS done without McKamey's consent, I'd guess the movie makers, producers, and Hulu have a heck of a lawsuit on their hands.
And for those poor souls who sign up for this stuff: I'm genuinely so sorry that you have so much pain that you have to go through something like this to heal...or even feel. I implore you to instead, dive deep into therapy to find the joy in life rather than the dark pain and suffering that you're willingly exposing yourself to.
If all this WAS done without McKamey's consent, I'd guess the movie makers, producers, and Hulu have a heck of a lawsuit on their hands.
And for those poor souls who sign up for this stuff: I'm genuinely so sorry that you have so much pain that you have to go through something like this to heal...or even feel. I implore you to instead, dive deep into therapy to find the joy in life rather than the dark pain and suffering that you're willingly exposing yourself to.
We Need to Talk About Cosby
(2022)
Heart-breaking But Necessary
15 February 2022
I remember when I first heard about Cosby's rapes-I felt like my most favorite uncle had just been declared a sexual predator. It hurt to believe it. Really, really hurt. But how could we not believe these woman? We had to believe them...and we still do. This documentary touched on exactly what I was feeling...asking ourselves how we possibly could love a rapist so much? I had no idea the impact he had on Black representation in entertainment and I can't imagine being Black and feeling the conflict of being in awe of this man while also knowing what a monster he was and still is. The filmmaker did a wonderful job at telling the whole story-in the beginning of this docu-series, it made us fall in love with Cosby all over again...and then it painfully reminded us how little we knew about him and what he was doing to these women the whole time we were loving him. This series also brilliantly held the mirror up to us about our culture's very subtle way of victim-blaming by asking questions like, "Why did you wait so long to tell someone?" "Why did you accept his offer to drink alcohol?" "Why did you go back to see him?"
Who knows if anyone will ever read this review, but if any of the strong and courageous women who spoke out in this film read this: Thank you. Thank you for sharing your truth and teaching us all how we can be better at believing and supporting victims. You truly made a difference.
And Just Like That...
(2021– )
I couldn't help but wonder...
6 January 2022
I created an IMDb account just so I could leave this review. I watched the original SATC series many, many times from beginning to end. I watched the movies, which were OK, but not nearly as good as series. But that's to be expected because you rarely capture the magic from a series in a two hour long movie. Like many fans, I could not wait for this series reboot. Knowing that Michael Patrick King was returning as writer, I thought there was a really good chance that the new show would be every bit as good as the old show.
As I write this, six shows have been released. I am hopeful that at the end of the series I'll come back to say that I've changed my mind. However, as it stands, the show is heartbreakingly disappointing.
I really couldn't put my finger on what was different. I expected the girls to be in different places in their lives, I knew that Samantha's character was not returning, and I knew many new cast members would be introduced. After watching the new shows, I went back and watched a couple shows from the original series just to compare. And then it hit me: it's like the entire cast was taken aside before filming and was told, "You know that quirky, fast banter and natural dialogue from the first series? Let's not do that this time." These actors are so good, so talented, and so experienced. But it seems like they have been all instructed to speak as slowly as possible, wait for awkward pauses between sentences, and stretch a 30 minute show into an hour by any means necessary.
I am also slightly irritated that all of the characters now seems so unrelatable. It is fun to watch somebody with wonderful wardrobes and fantastic apartments, but the show does not really seem to have anybody relatable anymore. Miranda had her income as an attorney and Charlotte married rich. Samantha had her own PR firm but she was living in a not-so-glamorous area of Manhattan. And Carrie. Carrie used to be SO relatable. Like a lot of women, she'd splurge on a pair of shoes and then wondered how she pay her rent. That charm has left this new series.
And finally, the "Wokeness". I know that it's a different time, I know that we have a beautiful spectrum of sexuality and gender presentations now. I am happy to see people of color represented in this new series. But this all seems too forced. It's almost as if they were brainstorming a checklist before writing and found a way to hit every bullet point for representation no matter how unnatural it seems as part of the storyline. I feel like progress comes about when things are done naturally, almost like it's always been this way. But this new series seems so forced.
I'm not a writer and I'm certainly not in the entertainment industry. But as a fan, if I had a piece of advice for season two, it would be to relax. Just relax. Don't force everything into a series just because you want to appear modern. Let these characters evolve slowly the way the rest of us do. Bring back the sass, the quirk, and the normalness of real women and stop checking boxes. I couldn't help but wonder, if the writers paid attention to real women, maybe the should would be great again...just like that.
As I write this, six shows have been released. I am hopeful that at the end of the series I'll come back to say that I've changed my mind. However, as it stands, the show is heartbreakingly disappointing.
I really couldn't put my finger on what was different. I expected the girls to be in different places in their lives, I knew that Samantha's character was not returning, and I knew many new cast members would be introduced. After watching the new shows, I went back and watched a couple shows from the original series just to compare. And then it hit me: it's like the entire cast was taken aside before filming and was told, "You know that quirky, fast banter and natural dialogue from the first series? Let's not do that this time." These actors are so good, so talented, and so experienced. But it seems like they have been all instructed to speak as slowly as possible, wait for awkward pauses between sentences, and stretch a 30 minute show into an hour by any means necessary.
I am also slightly irritated that all of the characters now seems so unrelatable. It is fun to watch somebody with wonderful wardrobes and fantastic apartments, but the show does not really seem to have anybody relatable anymore. Miranda had her income as an attorney and Charlotte married rich. Samantha had her own PR firm but she was living in a not-so-glamorous area of Manhattan. And Carrie. Carrie used to be SO relatable. Like a lot of women, she'd splurge on a pair of shoes and then wondered how she pay her rent. That charm has left this new series.
And finally, the "Wokeness". I know that it's a different time, I know that we have a beautiful spectrum of sexuality and gender presentations now. I am happy to see people of color represented in this new series. But this all seems too forced. It's almost as if they were brainstorming a checklist before writing and found a way to hit every bullet point for representation no matter how unnatural it seems as part of the storyline. I feel like progress comes about when things are done naturally, almost like it's always been this way. But this new series seems so forced.
I'm not a writer and I'm certainly not in the entertainment industry. But as a fan, if I had a piece of advice for season two, it would be to relax. Just relax. Don't force everything into a series just because you want to appear modern. Let these characters evolve slowly the way the rest of us do. Bring back the sass, the quirk, and the normalness of real women and stop checking boxes. I couldn't help but wonder, if the writers paid attention to real women, maybe the should would be great again...just like that.
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