The Madison with Michelle Pfeiffer

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Anonymous wrote:Oh did I love it when she called them spoiled little beyotches. Good god they're annoying.

The Beau Garrett casting is perplexing. She reads too old to be MP's daughter, has way more wrinkles. She could play her younger sister, maybe.

Pfeiffer is almost 70, she's 24 years older than Garrett, but Michelle looks freakishly great for her age. Garret looks age appropriate for her daughters in the show.

That first episode made me want to Scream.

Kurt Russell's character was taking about not wanting to wait 20 years and be like those decrepit 70 and 80 year old... but I was like oh are you pretending you and Michele are in your 50s bwah ha ha ha

I think they're supposed to read 60s and the daughters 30s?

Kurt Russell looks old because he's already 75. Sad he mocks those in their 70-80s because dude looks rough

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Love the scenery and watched all 3 episodes yesterday BUT I do feel the writer/producer really pushes this farm/rough/salt of the earth genre and its a bit political at this point. I watch it knowing that it's a bit propaganda-ish.

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Anonymous wrote:Love the scenery and watched all 3 episodes yesterday BUT I do feel the writer/producer really pushes this farm/rough/salt of the earth genre and its a bit political at this point. I watch it knowing that it's a bit propaganda-ish.

You are getting triggered about shows from the plains states? How many writers focus primarily on NYC?

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Anonymous wrote:Love the scenery and watched all 3 episodes yesterday BUT I do feel the writer/producer really pushes this farm/rough/salt of the earth genre and its a bit political at this point. I watch it knowing that it's a bit propaganda-ish.

Of course it's political, but I do think this one is pretty moderate and features at least a couple of strong female characters (lead plus neighbor's wife) .

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Most realistic part of the show was the volleyball coach insisting that the daughter skip the funeral to attend the tournament.

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at one point the younger daughter says "I'm 26" and no, it's not believable. And I'm also doing the math and thinking "If your daughter is 26, then you would likely be in your fifties" and clearly neither Michelle Pfeiffer or Kurt Russell is in their fifties. It's kind of hard to get past some of that weirdness.
When you say it's political, do you mean fascist? I can't quite figure out what it is.

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Anonymous wrote:at one point the younger daughter says "I'm 26" and no, it's not believable. And I'm also doing the math and thinking "If your daughter is 26, then you would likely be in your fifties" and clearly neither Michelle Pfeiffer or Kurt Russell is in their fifties. It's kind of hard to get past some of that weirdness.
When you say it's political, do you mean fascist? I can't quite figure out what it is.

Yeah I almost fell over when she said she was 26. Why didn't they simply adjust the characters' ages to make it more believable. Even 30s and 60s would be a stretch, for Beau Garrett and Kurt Russell mainly. There was a closeup of BG in episode 4 and I swear she looked 70. Ig good for her for not messing with her face but it is deeply wrinkled. I suppose they figured her model figure and great hair would make her seem young enough.

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The first three were a really good start, with the fallout from the crash, the hornets, and the sisters brawling. The last three weren't as memorable. No idea why the sister got so emotional about breaking up with the cop she wasn't really dating. The coworker who got punched wasn't believable, neither was mom swooping in to save the day. The therapy scenes were dumb, as was mom running off without her phone.

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The cute cop should have told the older daughter: hey, you know your kids will have a far better shot at getting into Ivies applying from rural Montana!

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Michelle Pfeiffer is fantastic; not a false note. Hope she gets an Emmy. At its core it’s a cheesy soap, but the acting and scenery elevate it.

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And what was up with that therapy scene in episode 5 (I haven’t watched 6 yet). Was not the slightest bit realistic (though again, acting is great).

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I enjoyed it. Scenery was beautiful and I loved the cowboy neighbor and the cop who were just sweet, good men.

The whole NYC family is pretty terrible including the mom who is just a rude ass to everyone including the son in law who is basically a saint for dealing with all these mean women treating him like crap. MP is very good in the part though.

I agree the oldest dd looks very old and not believable as a 37yo. The 26yo dd acts like she is 15. It's also interesting how Kurt Russell is supposed to be this incredible guy, but clearly was not a great or involved dad and must have been a ruthless businessman to accumulate this much wealth. We only see him at his best with his wife and brother which maybe is the point.

The therapy scenes were not realistic but a lot of fun, and well-acted with great chemistry.

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Anonymous wrote:Love the scenery and watched all 3 episodes yesterday BUT I do feel the writer/producer really pushes this farm/rough/salt of the earth genre and its a bit political at this point. I watch it knowing that it's a bit propaganda-ish.

Of course it's political, but I do think this one is pretty moderate and features at least a couple of strong female characters (lead plus neighbor's wife) .

He definitely writes characters a certain way. Its a conservative trope and he has success doing it with multiple shows. Its just like writers who do the dumb dad trope with the shrill type A wife.

Landman was probably the worst at the political bent IMO. This is middle of the road so far but I do think its a good piece so far on grief. His characters are always kind of extremes. I mean look at this show- extreme wealth from NYC with all blonde women and a "hedge fund" type who apparently gets rammed over by his wife who seems shockingly self-absorbed and a nitwit and yet, in the latest episode she is working when all of the character building up to this point made her seem like a spoiled princess who doesnt work and whose life is paid for by Daddy.
Theres a romanticization of rural life and farming and degradation towards "elite" coastal cities. Instead of recognizing that there is a symbiotic balance between rural and urban- one provides food for the country and the other subsidizes the red areas- it's always the coastal outsiders are bad/flawed and the local people are the helpers/saviors.
I do appreciate his acknowledgement of native issues.

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Kurt Russel is 75 in real life and the character talks about being in his early 60’s. Assume MP’s character is supposed to be early 60’s as well? No way! She may look good, but neither of them look like they are in their 60s!
The scenery is beautiful, but the characters are such silly stereotypes. The show has no depth. Also, their father just died in a very tragic horrific accident as well as their uncle, they don’t seem to be grieving very long. They seem more miserable that they’re stuck out in the “wilderness” then they are about their dead father.

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Anonymous wrote:The cute cop should have told the older daughter: hey, you know your kids will have a far better shot at getting into Ivies applying from rural Montana!

Haha!