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Jun. 1st, 2007 11:04 amLast night, I caught the premiere of USA's 'The Starter Wife'. I'd seen it advertised for months, and my main reaction was pretty much 'oh, so Debra Messing's still getting work, good for her!'. But it was on, and nothing else was, so I gave it a go.
It is, essentially, every piece of chick-lit I have ever read. It is every book with a leopard print jacket and a pink high heeled shoe on the cover. It's the classic 'woman is thrown out on her own, must survive' story. Only it's wealthy, spoiled woman thrown out on her own.
That said, there were some things I really approved of. One? The emphasis on what women in Hollywood do to themselves to look the way they do. The main character admits to starving herself, to taking time away from her daughter, to spending exorbitant amounts of money on treatments, on working herself to near exhaustion just to keep up her looks. And she admits it's wrong. She admits that it isn't how women naturally look.
Also, there's a heavy emphasis on 'women 40 and over are sexy'. Which I highly approve of. Because there are tons of sexy, amazing, intelligent, strong women in their forties and above. And the series is presented by Ponds, who's new line of commercials also spreads the message that age is something to embrace, because with experience and years come confidence and wisdom, two of the sexiest traits a woman can have. So despite the cliched plot and obvious characters, I'll be keeping up with this one.
I've started my period. Because the world just can't seem to do anything nice for me. And I need to grab a screencap for my app for Damned. I should go do that.
It is, essentially, every piece of chick-lit I have ever read. It is every book with a leopard print jacket and a pink high heeled shoe on the cover. It's the classic 'woman is thrown out on her own, must survive' story. Only it's wealthy, spoiled woman thrown out on her own.
That said, there were some things I really approved of. One? The emphasis on what women in Hollywood do to themselves to look the way they do. The main character admits to starving herself, to taking time away from her daughter, to spending exorbitant amounts of money on treatments, on working herself to near exhaustion just to keep up her looks. And she admits it's wrong. She admits that it isn't how women naturally look.
Also, there's a heavy emphasis on 'women 40 and over are sexy'. Which I highly approve of. Because there are tons of sexy, amazing, intelligent, strong women in their forties and above. And the series is presented by Ponds, who's new line of commercials also spreads the message that age is something to embrace, because with experience and years come confidence and wisdom, two of the sexiest traits a woman can have. So despite the cliched plot and obvious characters, I'll be keeping up with this one.
I've started my period. Because the world just can't seem to do anything nice for me. And I need to grab a screencap for my app for Damned. I should go do that.
