Mary Bennet, middle of five, has few virtues to recommend her. Unlike her eldest sister, Jane, she is not beautiful. Nor is she witty, like second-eldest Elizabeth. Her younger sister, Kitty, may be frivolous, but at least she is good-humored and has a fun nickname. Youngest daughter Lydia, meanwhile, is disastrously reckless, but you can’t deny she has spirit. Although one might think Jane Austen, bookish and unwed as she was, would draw Mary with some degree of sympathy, she describes her in Pride and Prejudice as having “neither genius nor taste; and though vanity had given her application, it had given her likewise a pedantic air and conceited manner, which would have injured a higher degree of excellence than she had reached.” Ouch.
The series ran from 2016-2018, but I had never even heard of it until after it ended. It was well-written and full of absurd humor akin to Police Squad!, The Naked Gun, Airplane!, etc. It was created by the lead/star of the Office, was led/starred by another the Office actor, and had countless other celebrity guest stars throughout. Any time I see the series mentioned, it is being praised. So, why was it not more popular during its initial run? Wrong network?
After TGG, I started on “Empty Nest” since it was a spin off and I vaguely remember it as kind of background noise from my childhood. Ended up pausing that to check out “Hot in Cleveland” after someone mentioned to me it was basically a modern version of TGG.
Jack Thorne’s headline-grabbing drama about toxic masculinity is the clear favourite. But might the odds be stacked against it? Here is our guide to the worthiest winners
“First on LateNighter: In what may be the closest thing late-night TV has ever had to an Avengers-style crossover episode, Stephen Colbert is set to welcome not one, but four other late-night hosts to The Late Show in a reunion of the Strike Force Five.
“Gen Z is unsubscribing: A study has found that more than half of the younger age demographic cancels and renews streaming subscriptions based on the availability of one TV series or film, and nearly a third won’t pay full price for a game and would rather sample via a gaming platform subscription.
Is anyone here watching the show? They are through six episodes and it’s a pretty amusing and compelling little show. Nick Offerman continues to show his talent and range post Parks and Rec, Michelle Pfeiffer is back and looks better than ever at 67, and Elle Fanning continues to show she’s one of the finest young actresses working.
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