Well, I can’t get on board the hate train, especially after last week’s tour-de-force episode, in which Liz morphed from a crazy old subway lady (every New Yorker’s dream: she gets her way at every turn) into Heath Ledger’s Joker. Someone needs to speak up for the Lemon, and for the Fey. Because from the beginning Liz Lemon was pathetic. That was what was enthralling, and even revolutionary, about the character. Unlike some other adorkable or slutty-fabulous characters I could name, Liz only superficially resembled the protagonist of a romantic comedy, ready to remove her glasses and be loved. She was something way more interesting: a strange, specific, workaholic, NPR-worshipping, white-guilt-infected, sardonic, curmudgeonly, hyper-nerdy New Yorker. In the first episode, Jack nails her on sight as “a New York third-wave feminist, college-educated, single-and-pretending-to-be-happy-about-it, over-scheduled, undersexed, you buy any magazine that says ‘healthy body image’ on the cover and every two years you take up knitting for … a week.” Even Liz had to admit he scored a point.
- There’s been a backlash to “30 Rock” this season, particularly the character of Liz Lemon; which is why you should read the rest of Emily Nussbaum’s impassioned 1,700-word defense of her: http://nyr.kr/xDdxKc
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I’d like to point your attention to the NBC Superbowl commercial spoof of “Brotherhood of Men,” also known as “Kelsey just vomited emotion because two of her favorite things just collided.”
Jay Leno, cast of Are You There, Chelsea, and Whitney…get out. But everyone else, all of you are flawless.
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John Green: Harry Potter Nerds Win at Life (x)
What is this thing with guys wearing glasses being adorably animated gifs at me on Tumblr lately?
Also, truth.
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Congratulations to Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo and Melissa McCarthy, who received Oscar nominations for their work on Bridesmaids. Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo were nominated for Best Original Screenplay, while Melissa McCarthy was nominated in the category for Best Supporting Actress.
It’s a great day, y’all!
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