The ITT List
Tuesday Jun 7, 2005 6:45 pm
Brain candy
Well, slap my ass and call me a bad feminist, but I really kind of like this new UPN show, "A Bad Girl's Guide."
I know, I know--it's got all the crappy grrl power trappings that we're supposed to all be immune to at this point, and yes, it seems like a lower-rent version of "Sex and the City," so 2 seasons ago...but it's actually taking funny jabs at the advertising industry. And it's got blatant pot-smoking and edgy STD jokes on in prime time. And Jenny McCarthy has honed obnoxious to a fine point that's just plain cheerful to watch.
Yeah, the characters are shallow and conventionally attractive, and the innuendos are juvenile. So sue me--I can't spend every waking moment thinking about global warming or the Iraq quagmire. If you can't either, check it out.
I know, I know--it's got all the crappy grrl power trappings that we're supposed to all be immune to at this point, and yes, it seems like a lower-rent version of "Sex and the City," so 2 seasons ago...but it's actually taking funny jabs at the advertising industry. And it's got blatant pot-smoking and edgy STD jokes on in prime time. And Jenny McCarthy has honed obnoxious to a fine point that's just plain cheerful to watch.
Yeah, the characters are shallow and conventionally attractive, and the innuendos are juvenile. So sue me--I can't spend every waking moment thinking about global warming or the Iraq quagmire. If you can't either, check it out.

