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    Gisele Bundchen Tops High-Earning Models List, Again

    First Look: Will The New Absolutely Fabulous Be Absolutely Awful?

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    Image of Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
    05/28/09

    In reply to Gisele Bundchen Tops High-Earning Models List, Again
    I was always under the impression that Adriana Lima was also mixed? Oh, race; must you always insist upon classifying?
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    Image of BlondeGoddess BlondeGoddess
    05/28/09

    In reply to Gisele Bundchen Tops High-Earning Models List, Again
    Everyone should watch Beautiful People. It's so darling.
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    Image of chelseadaggers chelseadaggers
    05/28/09

    In reply to Gisele Bundchen Tops High-Earning Models List, Again
    What is Bi-Racial?


    Can't we get past even thinking in race. Adirana Lima and Gisele are Brazilian, what race is a Brazilian?

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    Image of Rare Affinity Rare Affinity
    05/28/09

    @chelseadaggers: Terms such as bi-racial and mixed race always grate with me too. Just because a person appears to be of white heritage does not mean that they are not mixed race as has been conclusively proved thanks to DNA testing. A Channel4 documentary was able to show that a number of white people, who banged on about their supposed racial purity, actually had relatively recent non-white ancestors. One woman threatened to sue when it turned out she had recent Romany blood running through her veins.
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    Image of SunburnedCounsel SunburnedCounsel
    05/28/09

    @chelseadaggers: Look, Gisele and Adirana Lima still promote a very specific, very dominant cultured, very white, beauty look. Pointing out that the models who are being paid the big bucks are still in a very narrow spectrum of colour and features is pretty reasonable.
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    Image of stacyinbean stacyinbean
    05/28/09

    In reply to Gisele Bundchen Tops High-Earning Models List, Again
    WHERE IS THE NEWS ON LACROIX?!
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    Image of stacyinbean stacyinbean
    05/28/09

    @stacyinbean: Sorry, I'm just horrified over here. Only couturier I could give a rat's about is bankrupt!
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    Image of Samanthrax Samanthrax
    05/28/09

    @stacyinbean: Eddie?
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    Image of Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny. Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.
    05/28/09

    In reply to Gisele Bundchen Tops High-Earning Models List, Again
    A mistrial is SO disappointing. I was really interested to say what effect the outcome of the case would have on fashion knockoffs.
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    Image of vamusical vamusical
    05/28/09

    In reply to Gisele Bundchen Tops High-Earning Models List, Again
    I love you Giselle, but those are some awful bangs you are sporting there.
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    Image of Samanthrax Samanthrax
    05/28/09

    @vamusical: They look like the clip-on kinds that you can get at the mall, in a color slightly close to your own.
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    Image of mariamariamaria mariamariamaria
    03/12/09

    In reply to First Look: Will The New Absolutely Fabulous Be Absolutely Awful?
    "Will the new Absolutely Fabulous be absolutely awful?" Hmmm, let me consult my Magic 8-ball... all signs point to YES. That's too bad.
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    Image of MincnglyWhrdL'mer MincnglyWhrdL'mer
    03/12/09

    In reply to First Look: Will The New Absolutely Fabulous Be Absolutely Awful?
    all I have to say is:


    IF THEY F*** UP AB FAB, I WILL CUT THEM

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    Image of sybann sybann
    03/12/09

    In reply to First Look: Will The New Absolutely Fabulous Be Absolutely Awful?
    Aw - I've watched these so many times I don't have to view the clip. My (late) father bought them for Mom and she handed them down to me. No way in hell am I watching another Hollywood bastardization of classic Brit TV.
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    Image of wendelinewright+toll wendelinewright+toll
    03/12/09

    In reply to First Look: Will The New Absolutely Fabulous Be Absolutely Awful?
    I disagree strongly with this remake, but I think the world would be a better place, sometimes, if everyone could be exposed to truly terrible comedy that also comes out of England. Let's sit down and watch Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps or My Family for 6 hours and then maybe we can stop venerating England's comedy. They dick things up too, just in a different way. They can't afford to remake popular American shows the way we can afford to remake theirs, but believe me, if they could, they would have their own atrocities to atone for. (Like their remake of That 70's Show, Days Like These, which made That 70's Show look like Marx Brothers-level genius.)


    There is some really great stuff that's come out of the UK in the past couple of years--not just the Mighty Boosh and The Office and Peep Show and Green Wing but stuff that only ran for a series of 6 episodes like Garth Marenghi's Darkplace or Nathan Barley. The flip side of the 6-episodes-at-a-time idea is that there are also many, many, many terrible comedies that get these little runs and don't get picked up again either.


    Basically, you know how terrible Andy Millman's sitcom "As the Whistle Blows" is in series 2 of Extras? Yeah, there are lots of comedies on UK TV that are actually like that.


    So next time you get up in arms about the newest crappy remake of a British comedy, remember, if they could afford to do it back to us, they so totally would.

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    Image of Samanthrax Samanthrax
    03/12/09

    @Wendeline Wright-Toll: OH lord, Garth Marenghi's Dark Place is a work a comedic genius!
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    Image of meritxell: an erotic life meritxell: an erotic life
    03/12/09

    In reply to First Look: Will The New Absolutely Fabulous Be Absolutely Awful?
    Why would you give a character a ridiculous name like Novelette and then not have them evince Bubble-level airheadity? Plz.
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    Image of Gretchen is a new kitten mom! Gretchen is a new kitten mom!
    03/12/09

    In reply to First Look: Will The New Absolutely Fabulous Be Absolutely Awful?
    I LOVE the original AbFAb. The clever, dry British humor suited this show perfectly. By the time it is 'cleaned up' for American audiences, this remake will flop and flop big. In order to make this show acceptable for our market they're going to have to rip the soul right out.


    I don't plan on watching one single minute of this travesty.

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    Image of stoprobbers stoprobbers
    03/12/09

    In reply to First Look: Will The New Absolutely Fabulous Be Absolutely Awful?
    There are certain things that the Brits just do better than us. Bumbling clueless and quick-tempered hotel managers is one; insanely drunk and hilarious approaching-the-hill fashion ladies is another.


    This is unneccessary. Just buy sindication rights for AbFab and put it on network TV!

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    Image of Little Green Frog (Wise Latina) Little Green Frog (Wise Latina)
    03/12/09

    In reply to First Look: Will The New Absolutely Fabulous Be Absolutely Awful?
    Who plays Saffy in the new version?
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    Image of Hana Maru Hana Maru
    03/12/09

    In reply to First Look: Will The New Absolutely Fabulous Be Absolutely Awful?
    I'm not familiar with the other woman, but Kristen Johnson is really funny and I could see her being great as Patsy. Pilots aren't always a good reflection of how good the series will be, either, and this contraband script might not even be a final draft. I'll remain optimistic about this project for now.
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