tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post6021519113221012805..comments2023-08-01T09:20:49.475-04:00Comments on Wide Screen World: Could you accept Melissa McCarthy as a romantic lead?Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-75105874437373033312013-06-14T08:04:00.901-04:002013-06-14T08:04:00.901-04:00Looks like things are changing, however slowly. I&...Looks like things are changing, however slowly. I'm gonna have to watch Bridesmaids one of these days...Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-17960024258263961262013-06-13T23:23:26.703-04:002013-06-13T23:23:26.703-04:00I sure hope so! I think she'd be great in a we...I sure hope so! I think she'd be great in a well-written romantic comedy, especially since many of the characters she's played have already been shown as sexually active/desirable. There's a running joke in THE HEAT where she keeps running into needy guys she's had a one-night stand with, and she has to blow them off. And of course her Bridesmaids character is almost predatorially sexual! And even when she was on Gilmore Girls she had a romance that led to marriage and kids.<br /><br />A show like The Mindy Project is setting a good precedent, I think, since Mindy Kaling goes through weight fluctuations and is open about her "curviness" or whatever you'd call it. She's writing her own show that focuses on the romantic adventures of her character, who doesn't look like conventional rom-com leads but has a very active dating/sex life. If McCarthy can star in a movie like that, preferably written by women who aren't fat shamers, I think it'd be great! Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471664551639091150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-88387212843889696392013-06-13T21:36:16.920-04:002013-06-13T21:36:16.920-04:00The chick from Pitch Perfect right? I'll have ...The chick from Pitch Perfect right? I'll have to take your word on that one. I do remember you telling me about her before though.<br />Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-38907784773109859492013-06-13T20:46:35.642-04:002013-06-13T20:46:35.642-04:00If there's a "fat girl" who ever has...If there's a "fat girl" who ever has a chance of landing a straight up rom-com where she just happens to be a fat girl and isn't about her being fat I'd peg Rebel Wilson getting the job first. She's actually be able to establish a bit of a sex symbol status for herself.<br /><br />Speaking of Kevin James, he is unfortunately larger than he has ever been in his entire career, especially after recently being the thinnest he had ever been. Reid Harris Cooperhttp://popculturespectrum.comnoreply@blogger.com