I watched the preview of Sherri last night and I gotta say, it’s no Seinfeld.
In this episode Sherri, a paralegal/aspiring actor, has her confidence dashed when she’s bested by a rival for yet another acting role. Her co-workers step in and throw her a “dream board party” (yeah, wtf is a dream board?) Anyway, after they have their weird self-help party, Sherri’s immediately blessed with some good luck, as she books an incontinence ad. Her confidence is fully restored. The End!
The funny thing is the premise of her show (a divorced mother trying “make it” in the big city) while trite, is entirely relatable, especially considering the fact the it’s aired on Lifetime. Sherri makes the mistake a lot of bad sitcoms make: it assumes the audience is made up of idiots. Most importantly, none of the jokes are funny. I wouldn’t suggest watching this show, unless you are extremely cruel and like laughing at Sherri Shepherd.
[james]
When you hear “Grand Supreme” while in Texas, what do you think of? I think of a burrito from Taco Bell or the KKK. Well in Humble, Texas it means pageants! They used to only be for the girls, but now the boys want in on the insanity too. Well at least their mothers want them involved. Who says a 5 year old can’t use to shiny white veneers? I mean, Taralyn says they make her look like a princess. So what’s the big deal if she only feels good about herself with them in? That’s perfectly normal, right? There are a lot of sick things going on in the world, by spray tanning your 4 year old and then sticking her in full make up and fake eye lashes has to be one of the more unnatural things I have ever experienced. It is such a bizarre phenomenon, yes I said phenomenon. Because it has such a huge cult following. Oops, did I say cult out loud? Never have I seen so much congratulating and fanfare for such an exhibition of no talent. Why not teach them a useful or developmental skill of some kind instead? I mean, the little girl just shoot her head like a bobble head and smiled a little and won a crown. What are they teaching our children? All it teaches me is to stay out of middle america, because it’s a very scary place.
[aryn]
I love this show and look forward to it every week now that it is back in effect, I am pumped up and at attention. I have to admit that it scares me and I just caught myself running out of my dark kitchen while avoiding eye contact with the window (so not to look the killer directly in the face) and quickly closing the bedroom door behind me. Dammit! Our decade’s version of the X Files is a big winner in my book and stays in the top tier of the rotation.
[aryn]
Kelly is so distractingly attractive unattractive, weathered with too much fake tan, in such a way that you catch yourself tilting your head while trying and make sense of it. She obviously thinks she is very important, though not entirely sure why, and wants to make sure that everyone around her knows it too “link charity meeting.” When Bethany called her out, I got excited to see what her reaction would be and I have since called in the reinforcements to help analyze the situation. Kelly vs. Bethenny, Part 2. I called in a social worker and a nurse and they were equally perplexed. She’s a nutty one.
[aryn]
“Symbolically not doing something for the sake of not doing it is almost never evidence of sophistication. It is evidence of not knowing what you’re fucking talking about. Are we really still having this conversation? Television is a part of the cultural landscape at this point—a lot of it is good. A lot of it is bad, some of which is also good. You know, LIKE ALL THINGS MADE BY HUMANS? Obviously it is also a good idea to go outside once in a while. But the presence of a television in your home does not make that decision for you. You make it. Feel free to still go outside at any time.”
-Lindy West (via The Stranger)
[james]
For the Love of Ray J is possibly the most awesome show in the current rotation. The casting for this show is one of the best of all time. I think quite a few of you will agree with me. Lie detector test day, with the girls asking the questions about one another as well as Ray J and then watch from upstairs as each once answers… They are so good at the drama. They knew to put Unique first and to keep Danger for last. “Have you had thoughts about killing girls in the house?” Chardonnay answers the most questions honestly, and wins the solo date, but she is boooooring and doesn’t have much to say. That is until he takes her to the strip club and she performed one of her signature pole moves.
Despite that, he doesn’t like her and it is so obvious. Sorry Chardonnay, you are not the one. Ray J must have been watching Gossip Girl because he is doing a pretty good imitation of my favorite man on TV, Chuck Bass. He won’t fake me out though, he isn’t sending Danger home, I’m not falling for it. Adios homie Chardonnay. Helloooooooooooo Killer.
[aryn]
![This reminds me of the Brady Bunch.
[james]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/8S1Pa1z2cn33lqckaVIfh4STo1_400.jpg)
