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TV shows are sometimes criticized for lack of realism due to most of the cast being too good looking. What is a show that has mostly normal looking people? (feddit.org)
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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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I hate when they do a biopic and cast an actor who is much better looking than the actual person.

Tonya Harding was plain at best and certainly nowhere near as gorgeous as Margot Robbie

[–] HighFructoseLowStand@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I remember when the Aileen Wuornos movie came out, my first thought was, "The kindest thing ever done for this woman was having her be portrayed by Peyton List."

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I suspect the ugliness was contributory to her nastiness, so it really was wrong to cast a beauty in the role

What happened to making it clear who was good and who was bad by good being pretty/handsome and bad being ugly?

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

https://bookshop.org/p/books/red-as-blood-tales-of-the-sisters-grimmer-tanith-lee/14214058?ean=9781479447473&next=t

This book takes all the Disney princesses and makes them the baddies. Snow White is a vampire and Cinderella is a witch who drives the poor Prince insane.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Suzanne Pleshette was always so gorgeous.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

She could play a super model or the mom next door. And she was really funny.

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Tonya Hardin wasn’t unattractive. She wss fairly good looking.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

Nowhere near being in Margot's class.