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Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva

FromTV. Watch. Repeat.


Drop Dead Diva

FromTV. Watch. Repeat.

ratings:
Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Dec 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

From the ‘90s, well into the late 2000s, there was one type of rom-com heroine: She was funny and clumsy, and saddled by the horrors of bad hair and leftover Chinese food. That is, until she met her Prince Charming — and a brush. Because a $2.99 purchase at CVS was all she needed to conform to the beauty standard. After all, she was the beauty standard. In 2009, representation as a concept might as well have been considered a bad word in Hollywood. Rachael Leigh Cook and Sandra Bullock were the “girl next door,” despite having conventional movie star good looks. Fat women were used as comedy, or wallpaper, in any given scene, never given an opportunity to be swept off their feet. But 'Drop Dead Diva' looked to switch things up, creating an alternative rom-com heroine in Brooke Elliott's Jane, truly the total package. In our latest episode, Allison and Kate celebrate 'Drop Dead Diva' and its ability to balance a complicated premise and body politics in the most wholesome and charming of ways. And celebrate Elliott herself — an actress that never got enough credit for playing the multi-dimensional model-in-a-lawyer's-brain in the procedural dramedy.
Released:
Dec 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (80)

Kate and Allison are both editors for The Dipp and tv fans. TV. Watch. Repeat. is a new podcast brought to you by the subscription entertainment news site, The Dipp. Each week, they'll rewatch pilot episodes from classic tv shows and dive deep into their backstories: What was the origin of the show? Who almost played the classic character that you know and love? How did it impact tv history? And, of course, how does it compare to the O.C.? Follow us @TheDipp!