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Originally posted by Sistermadly
I'm a little on the fence about the direction Girlfriends is taking. It seems that the more "mainstream" UPN tries to get with shows like Kevin Hill and Veronica Mars, the more cartoonish the characters on their core "black" comedies become. When GF first started, I could draw parallels between their lives and the lives of my friends. Now they're all playing "types" and watching it sometimes makes me uncomfortable. Toni belching every five minutes? I've never known a pregnant woman who was that crass, and I've known some COUNTRY pregnant women. Joan's neuroses? It was cute, but she's this close to representing the stereotypical "black woman who thinks she's nothing without a man" and Maya's starting to move into "Sapphire" territory. It's scary - the most centered member of the ensemble seems to be Lynn, and I for one never saw that coming.
Is anyone else conflicted when they watch the show, or am I overanalyzing things?
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I "see" you Sistermadly. It used to be that I would catch every epsidoe of "Girlfriends." I actually forgot about it yesterday (got caught up watching Law & Order:SVU).
I'm wondering if the writers have changed because one can have a successful comedy without it being "cartoonish." I already had to suspend belief in order to buy into that the thought that all of these women could be friends much less "girlfriends" now they're really testing my patience (and insulting my intelligence) with the direction they're taking this show in.
