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about two weeks ago i came down hard on liza lapira, for what i thought
was her overacting on dexter. this evening she reprised the role of
christine, a patient of dr. morris', on er. suddenly, i remembered that
i quite liked lapira last time she was on the show, and was even
excited to see her back. but how could i like this actor whose work i
claimed to despise not so long ago?
given my rant this week about dexter's writing momentarily going off
the deep end, it could very well be that yuki amado, the character i
love to hate, is just badly written. or perhaps she's badly
directed. or maybe lapira is better at playing a sweet
character than a snarky one. orrrr...i could be committing the cardinal sin of confusing an actor's performance with the likability of their character. there. i said it.
what is for certain is that i'm actually looking forward to seeing agent yuki
amado on dexter again. i need to get to the
bottom of this mystery. i also need to extend an olive branch to ms. lapira. she's
not as bad as i thought. i can't quite claim more than that...but come
sunday, i might change my tune- one more time.
little britain has come to the US of A. unlike other across the pond re-dos, this show is an actual spin-off of the original series, once again written by and starring brits matt lucas and david walliams. if you've enjoyed the british show, you likely will find the american installment entertaining. i say likely because in some ways the show's humour is slightly more jarring than found in the british version. probably due in part to the differences in british and american comedy sensibilities, this makes the sometimes controversial elements of little britain seem a tad incongruent when set against an american backdrop.
that long assed sentence being said, if you could handle the british version, this one won't phase you much. what i'm most curious to see is how american audiences react. the degree to which little britian USA treads on the line of comfort, could certainly piss off many. it finds its humour in fat people, immigrants, the british, the gays...the list goes on. some could find it incredibly offensive, others could see it as an exercise in blowing up prejudice to such a degree that it becomes funny.
the question is how well this shall translate for those americans who are narrow minded as it is. with sketches playing on everything from hispanic accents to gay eroticism in the white house, it will all hit rather close to home. will they laugh or cry foul? or worse, will it all fly over their heads only to encourage their ignorant ways?
• little britain USA airs on the movie network monday nights at 9:30 pm. you can also catch it on TMN on demand a little further up the dial.
