Sorry, it is not that marvelous. I liked Season 1 a lot. Season 2 obviously has a way bigger budget, and the acting ensemble is very good, but the writing and story telling is off. The vintage visuals are great, but the writing does not always mesh with the time period. I have not gone through the whole season yet, but that is because I am having a tough time getting through each episode.
It is disappointing because some of it is funny and works well. Then there is an episode or scene that is either too over the top or inconsistent that it gets me out of the moment. Rachel Brosnahan is a very good actor, but her character (as written) becomes grating (and I am only though the third episode of Season 2).
Vanity Fair: The Less Than Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2
Rotten Tomatoes: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Woodsterman: Rule 5
Hogewash: Podcast Time
Feral Irishman : Best Tree
Maggie's Farm: Better Times
Lem's Place : Photo of SCOTUS
Mark Steyn: First They Came For
Goodstuff Cyber World: Innuendo
AoSHQ : Morning Report 12.03.18
90 Miles from Tyranny: Rule 5 links
Animal Magnetism: Gingermageddon
Camp of the Saints: The Left in America
Knuckledraggin' My Life Away: A Prius?
Pirate's Cove: Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup
Gun Free Zone: It's That Time Of Year Again
Rush Limbaugh : Not selling out, it's branding!
A View From The Beach : More DIY RussiaGate
Political Clown Parade : Flowing Curves Of Beauty
Diogenes Middle Finger: A Good Monday Morning!
Instapundit: A note to my Catholic friends about Hanukkah
Instapundit: A note to my Catholic friends about Hanukkah
The Lid: Christmas vs. Hanukkah, So you think you know what Hanukkah is about? Think again, and Baby, It's Cold Outside (except in Cleveland)
TOM: Princeton Feminist Noa Wollstein Hates Men and ‘Heteronormative’ Kissing, Soros Bankrolled Anti-Israel Democrat Candidate With $225,000 Fellowship, ‘White Supremacy’: The Liberal Media’s Racial Narrative vs. Common Sense, In The Mailbox: 12.07.18, Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge, MUELLER BOMBSHELL?, Transgender Totalitarianism: Virginia High School Teacher Fired Over Pronouns, Transgender Terrorism: British Feminist Professor Targeted for Harassment, Comedian Kevin Hart Quits Oscar Host Gig Over ‘Homophobia’ Accusation, Lena Dunham Lied About Rape, Again, In The Mailbox: 12.06.18, ‘Be Not Conformed to This World’, Catch and Release: MS-13 Killer Avoided Deportation Because of Obama Judge, In The Mailbox: 12.05.18, ‘The Title IX Reign of Terror’, The Bankruptcy of #NeverTrump, Digital Fire Sale: ‘Get Woke, Go Broke’ Wiping Out SJW Online Media, Buzzword Alert: ‘Neoliberalism’, Late Night With In The Mailbox: 12.03.18, ‘Too Late to Save the University’?, ‘It’s Like Undermining What Our Generation Is Trying to Do,' The New Rules: AVOID ALL WOMEN!, ‘The Bible and the Belt’, FMJRA 2.0: A Smooth Jazz Interlude, George H.W. Bush, R.I.P., CNN Commentator Fired After U.N. Speech Endorsing Anti-Israel Violence, In The Mailbox: 11.30.18, Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge. Science Superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson Exposed as Sexual ‘Predator'
TOM: Princeton Feminist Noa Wollstein Hates Men and ‘Heteronormative’ Kissing, Soros Bankrolled Anti-Israel Democrat Candidate With $225,000 Fellowship, ‘White Supremacy’: The Liberal Media’s Racial Narrative vs. Common Sense, In The Mailbox: 12.07.18, Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge, MUELLER BOMBSHELL?, Transgender Totalitarianism: Virginia High School Teacher Fired Over Pronouns, Transgender Terrorism: British Feminist Professor Targeted for Harassment, Comedian Kevin Hart Quits Oscar Host Gig Over ‘Homophobia’ Accusation, Lena Dunham Lied About Rape, Again, In The Mailbox: 12.06.18, ‘Be Not Conformed to This World’, Catch and Release: MS-13 Killer Avoided Deportation Because of Obama Judge, In The Mailbox: 12.05.18, ‘The Title IX Reign of Terror’, The Bankruptcy of #NeverTrump, Digital Fire Sale: ‘Get Woke, Go Broke’ Wiping Out SJW Online Media, Buzzword Alert: ‘Neoliberalism’, Late Night With In The Mailbox: 12.03.18, ‘Too Late to Save the University’?, ‘It’s Like Undermining What Our Generation Is Trying to Do,' The New Rules: AVOID ALL WOMEN!, ‘The Bible and the Belt’, FMJRA 2.0: A Smooth Jazz Interlude, George H.W. Bush, R.I.P., CNN Commentator Fired After U.N. Speech Endorsing Anti-Israel Violence, In The Mailbox: 11.30.18, Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge. Science Superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson Exposed as Sexual ‘Predator'
I have no doubt whatsoever about my innate superiority over men.— Titania McGrath (@TitaniaMcGrath) December 6, 2018
So why do I still feel oppressed?
A collection of sites known for appreciation of Rule 5 and retro vintage TV shows:
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I seem to recall seeing on Twitter that this series was loosely based on the life of Joan Rivers, "except without the humor."
ReplyDeleteThe first season had a character, Midge Maisel, who was charming. That gave the show some heart (I do like the parents, they and the other supporting characters gave the show some depth). She is morphing into a character that is more grating and defintely not funny. She is completely self centered and not in a good way. Even the supporting characters are off.
DeleteJoan Rivers was funny when she started. She became progressively less funny and more grating over time.
So I see the pattern developing too!
She is an actress. Not an actor. Men are actors, females are actresses.
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