So an old high school teacher of mine has a brother, and he is an actor (one who makes a living and is fed by it mind you) and he has a show on CBS called "How I Met Your Mother"
It's really funny sitcom, which is strange because "really funny" and "sitcom" aren't generally seen in the same sentence. The show is about five twenty-somethings living in New York City looking for love going through trials and tribulations and having happy endings. Basically, a funnier* and quirkier version of "Friends", made better by the fact that it stars Josh Radnor, my former teacher's brother who I also met once when he showed up at school (go name dropping!).
The show has been making headlines lately because of the highly publicized guest appearance by a certain celebrity who's name rhymes "hit me, cheers!"
Anyway, her show aired last night and here's my review of her performance.
Britney plays "Abby" (spooky huh? I live life with the delightfully naive impression that my name is unique, just because I've only ever met 2 other Abbys, but I digress...) a receptionist at a tattoo removal clinic, where Ted (teacher's brother) goes to remove the tramp stamp of a butterfly that was accidentally tattooed on to his back. To begin with: really? Tattoo removal? So soon? That butterfly could have been a great running gag, for at least a season or two. Now it's just been lazered away, oh well.
But back to Brit. Her character was not, as I was expecting, the sexy love interest in this story. No, she was the needy and nerdy character character, which is surprising considering her Diva 'tude. There's no getting past the "I'm watching Britney Spears" feeling, despite the way the producers had her anticlimactically enter the episode, without fanfare or applause. But, in this not very qualified reviewers opinion, she pulled it off. I actually had some genuine "lols" during her scenes. The campy character really suited her, and sitcoms are definitely her genre. I'm not suggesting she enters the profession anytime soon, but she definitely held her own alongside the veterans, Sarah Chalke, Neil Patrick Harris and teacher's brother.
In conclusion, I am now two degrees of separation from Brit! Go me! (I definitely need cooler things to brag about)
-abby
*heavily biased assessment
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2 comments:
I watched last night and I think she did a pretty good job. Maybe this will be a step that gets her back together...we'll see!
That's pretty cool, though!
-KT
Cool! I'm 2 degrees from Conan OBrien. :)
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