Wednesday, February 17, 2010

I am "the painting elephant of being awesome"




This post is dedicated to the shrine of incredible comedy that is 30 Rock. I LOVE this show - really, really, really love it.

It's so relevant and smart and Tiny Fey is incredible for her ability to laugh at herself. And she's able to point out all the silly things about being a successful, single woman in the entertainment industry living in NYC. While so much of what happens on the show is ridiculous and hilarious, she makes some spot-on points about what's it's like to be a successful, career-oriented woman.
Source
1. Women in charge are often treated like they're everyone's mother. They get a bad wrap for being a "nag," when a man in a similar position is allowed to be a complete micro-manager without getting that crap label.

2. Women in entertainment have crazy, messed up ideas of beauty and body image. This is extremely obvious, but shocks me all the time. I mean have you seen Madonna's face lately? Why is this considered beauty? I suppose it's insecurity that makes so many women buy into the bleached, tanned and surgically tightened versions of what the female body "should" be. And oh lordy, don't get me started on that idiot from The Hills.

3. People are funny. Everyone's workplace has a full cast of characters that are annoying, hilarious, crazy, exhausting, and full of idiocy to last for days. Oh, and I could write many love sonnets to the genius that is Tracy Morgan. It took me some time to come to understand the awesomeness of Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan's character in the show that is basically him, he's not acting) along with Dot Com and Grizz.

So, enjoy 30 Rock, but maybe try not to overthink it... like I appear to have done. I swear I don't watch the show while taking notes.

2 comments:

  1. I LOVE this show - really, really, really love it.

    You and me both, sister! Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, and Jane Krakowski are all comic geniuses, and the writing is fantastic.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I couldn't agree more. The writing is amazing. I love the olympics, but I am in 30 Rock withdrawl.

    ReplyDelete