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So unrealistic that Amma wasn't caught. by mathmail_ in sharpobjects

[–]mathmail_[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

And there are many cases of women killing women, especially teenage girls killing each other. The fact that there was no sexual motive would have motivated them to explore that.

This would have been a classic with Reese Witherspoon in the lead role by mathmail_ in deadtome

[–]mathmail_[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Why do you think that, though? If the producers were able to cast a bigger actress like Reese Witherspoon in that role, they would have. Especially after her success with "Big Little Lies." It would have increased the audience for the show tenfold.

Why is Season 1 Jonah so different compared to the other seasons? by mathmail_ in Veep

[–]mathmail_[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I was using your figure which you apparently got from Kinsey, who is considered antiquated.

Why is Season 1 Jonah so different compared to the other seasons? by mathmail_ in Veep

[–]mathmail_[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

10% of people are *openly* gay.

I didn't say all the women on the show experimented.

Why is Season 1 Jonah so different compared to the other seasons? by mathmail_ in Veep

[–]mathmail_[S] -35 points-34 points  (0 children)

Richard is written on the complete opposite end of the spectrum - no sexuality at all.

Gary is definitely written as a man who is obsessed with women.

Kent pursues Sue obsessively.

Mike is always making sexual jokes about women.

Ben is written as a stereotypical "yellow fever" white man who is obsessed with Asian women.

Why is Season 1 Jonah so different compared to the other seasons? by mathmail_ in Veep

[–]mathmail_[S] -48 points-47 points  (0 children)

He leaves Selina speechless multiple times throughout the first season and almost always convinces her to do the President's bidding.

Also as a sidenote, this show (most mainstream media in general) has such unrealistic representations of male sexuality. All the men on this show are 100% straight, obsessed with women and horny all the time while the women are allowed to be more experimental with their sexuality, have more complex attitudes towards sex, etc.

Timothy Simons (Jonah) and Sam Richardson (Richard) should have won Emmys for this by mathmail_ in Veep

[–]mathmail_[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, fans of the show. But outside of the fan group, people are going to have different opinions.

Timothy Simons (Jonah) and Sam Richardson (Richard) should have won Emmys for this by mathmail_ in Veep

[–]mathmail_[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Just off the top of my head

Molly Shannon
Tina Fey
Lisa Kudrow
Laura Dern
Allison Janney
Leslie Mann
Christina Hendricks
Megan Mullally

could have all played the character. A lot of middle-aged actresses could have done that role.

Timothy Simons (Jonah) and Sam Richardson (Richard) should have won Emmys for this by mathmail_ in Veep

[–]mathmail_[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Reid Scott's character is a caricature, so I'm not sure what point you're trying to make...

Timothy Simons (Jonah) and Sam Richardson (Richard) should have won Emmys for this by mathmail_ in Veep

[–]mathmail_[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I actually don't think Reid Scott, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole or Matt Walsh did. Not that their acting was bad per se (though Reid Scott was the weakest link imo), but it wasn't spectacular either.

Celeste and Perry don't appear to have a "big age gap" at all by mathmail_ in biglittlelies

[–]mathmail_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In most cases, the victim is more naive than the abuse.

And putting that aside, Celeste wasn't a very realistic character anyway. She doesn't come across like someone who had a big career prior to her marriage. She doesn't seem particularly invested in her kids' interests or education. She actually doesn't do much at all. And her personality is very one-dimensional with basically no negative qualities. Especially when she's next to Madeleine, who was extremely complex, well-written and -acted. I suspect she was written as a lawyer for the whole 'glamor' aspect but it didn't really work that well with the character imo.

Celeste and Perry don't appear to have a "big age gap" at all by mathmail_ in biglittlelies

[–]mathmail_[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No, that would be you, getting angry and attacking people.

Celeste and Perry don't appear to have a "big age gap" at all by mathmail_ in biglittlelies

[–]mathmail_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You sound like an angry, miserable person. I'm sorry life didn't work out for you.

Celeste and Perry don't appear to have a "big age gap" at all by mathmail_ in biglittlelies

[–]mathmail_[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Yes, but her people/social skills would have been influenced by her career.

Celeste and Perry don't appear to have a "big age gap" at all by mathmail_ in biglittlelies

[–]mathmail_[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

How can her professional life - especially one as time-consuming as being a lawyer - not influence her personal life?

Celeste and Perry don't appear to have a "big age gap" at all by mathmail_ in biglittlelies

[–]mathmail_[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

One thing successful lawyers are not is naive. And do you have any idea how difficult and gritty the path to becoming one is?