When Monica’s counter-attack
"Cougar Town" was broadcast, people said: "Look! Courteney Cox's acting is still that bad! Is she always only that expression?" For her last work "Dirt", everyone said so.
However, the fate of the two TV series is completely opposite. "Dirt" has experienced two seasons with extremely unsatisfactory ratings. The current viewership of "Cougar Town" has stabilized at around 7 million, and it has been booked by ABC for the next season. . There is only one difference between the two. In "Dirt", Cox plays an overpowering female editor-in-chief of a gossip magazine. She is bossy and cold-blooded, not cute at all, and has a childhood shadow. Even if in any respect, "Dirt" is a good work, the problem is that Americans don't want to see Courteney Cox's gloomy dictatorship.
So after some tossing, the silly eldest sister we know is back again, Jules Cobb, the real estate agent in the small town, divorced for 5 months, but didn’t get any fun. There is a son with an unknown sexual orientation and growth retardation; one of the two friends is The saint is a slut and still dislikes each other; her ex-husband Bobby is actually not a bitter villain, but a simple mind and well-developed limbs, and refuses to grow up; there is also a neighbor, Grayson Ellis, who is also divorced. Soon, the bar owner who was beckoning the butterflies everywhere, his existence seemed to be just to prove how failure Jules' single life was. Single lens, female perspective, life troubles, these elements have been the standard mode of American comedy since "Friends". Although our heroine has been standing for a long time, she still has some neuroticism, nonsensical and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The carefree style is easily reminiscent of Cox's classic role-Monica in "Friends".
In fact, most of the audience’s attention to "Cougar Town" stems only from their fascination with a similar character 10 years ago, and Cox herself knows how to take advantage of the existing advantages-she has successfully convinced one of the six protagonists of "Friends" One's "Phoebe" Lisa Kudrow appeared as a doctor in Cougar Town, and tried to win Monica's boyfriend "Chandler" into the group. Although the latter thinks that based on the impression that the two of them brought to the audience in "Friends", he once again appeared in Cougar Town and talked with Monica about love, so he chose to refuse, but there is no doubt that Courteney Cox will not Give up the opportunity to make the new drama only Monica's other "Friends".
And this is not a stupid choice, you know, just relying on Jennifer Anniston's five-minute cameo and the two "broken back kiss", the badly-rated "Dirt" got the second season contract.
A woman is forty like a tiger
As the saying goes, "Thirty is like a wolf, and forty is like a tiger." But when a woman is really forty, in addition to growing psychological and physical needs, she always has to face a series of trivial things in life. Especially for a woman like Jules Cobb who dropped out of school at the age of 19 to raise her children at home and has to work hard to make money to support her ex-husband, enjoying middle-aged life is even more difficult. Be a good mother, do a good job, pursue personal happiness, and compete with the little girls who are dressed up all day long (they seem to be everywhere), even if the poster of "Cougar Town" is printed on it. The sentence "40 is the new 20", and newspapers and magazines all over the world are advocating siblings, you should also know that things will not be so smooth.
This is why Jules is always angry at his neighbor Grayson. He is obviously a divorced person in his forties. Why is he so popular, and he can still wear a guitar like a high school student to hook up the little girl? The only difference may be that he is a man and she is a woman. When Jules yelled out the phrase "Stop having sex with baby!" on the surface of her righteous indignation, everyone could tell that she was actually jealous and jealous. The helpless subtext behind it was: no children. Willing to sleep with me—this forty-year-old divorced woman.
But Jules, who is born with little brains, has nothing else, that is, he is not lacking in courage. With the strong encouragement of his friend Elle and assistant Laurie, Jules returns to the "battlefield". Although the first time he returned, he encountered the embarrassing scene of the passer-by "that hot mom seems to be a classmate with my mom", but he still quickly won a handsome guy. Facts have proved that the charm of mature women has far exceeded everyone's expectations. Handsome guys from all walks of life follow, and even adolescent otaku are admired. What Jules needs to do is to try his best to deal with them, remove hair, trim eyebrows and reduce fat. Everything has to be done in the dark; you have to set the right lights before you make love to make yourself look younger; you are obviously wearing sloppy old clothes, but you lie in the phone sex that you are wearing sexy underwear.
After all, there is an age difference. Even kissing her little boyfriend in the public is scared to death, and the jokes are a lot of jokes, but what is really important is that Jules is really trying to find a way to please him. Like most women in the world, Jules has been a complete package for the past two decades. All her youth has been dedicated to her husband, children, friends and the kitchen, and now she has finally put herself first ( Well, at least she is working hard). How about over 40 years old? What about having a child after divorce? These are not reasons for women to give up the right to find happiness, as long as they have confidence in themselves, women of any age are a red flower.
What's more, with the eager help of friends, Jules finally realized that with hindsight, it is never too late to choose to live a 20-year-old life. Crazy parties, sexy boyfriends, free limo transfers, the door to a better world is always open for the brave, but beware, there are also some side effects that may embarrass you, such as delirious photos, ruthless ridicules of friends, and all day long the Hangover. "Cougar Town" in
the masculine era
drama of Women's Channel is a fictitious place name, but it is not arbitrarily fictitious. In addition to the traditional "cougar", in American culture, it is commonly used to describe mature women who pursue young handsome men. Some people think that this term is an insult to women. After all, there are countless examples of old couples and young wives in society. Everyone is not surprised at this, but some people think that the term "Cougar" positively affirms the sexual attractiveness of these mature women. In any case, the age of mature women seems to be a trend of historical development. In the top ten hot keywords of the year selected by Time magazine in 2007, "Cougar" topped the list.
This is why we increasingly see middle-aged women and young handsome guys in American TV dramas. "Accidentally on Purpose", which was launched at the same time as "Cougar Town", tells the story of the 30-year-old Billie accidentally conceiving the child of her boyfriend who is ten years younger than her. Some earlier take the female perspective. In the series "Cashmere Mafia", "Lipstick Jungle" and even "Sex And The City", similar cases of brother-in-law love have been common. As the most sensitive television media in society, this situation illustrates at least two trends: the advent of the age of male sex, and the new women who have more and more voice. In the stadium stands, Jules and his friend Laurie bet the relationship between the woman in her forties in the back row and the boy in her early twenties: "Son or boyfriend?" Jules guessed for the eighth time: "Boyfriend!" Being a man can be grandiose. Relying on appearance and eating together, and women becoming more and more aware of independence and obedience to the heart, the relationship between the sexes in the history of human development has opened a new page.
Of course, the life in the TV series is better, because the heroines always have a lot of handsome guys to splurge. If Jin Yong’s success is because he implemented the man’s ultimate desire in his novels-polygamy, then it goes without saying that the female drama represented by "Cougar Town" is in the lead-to pass the age of forty. Twenty years old, this is the dream of every woman in modern society!
Housewives who feel that their youth is at the end of their lives, stand up bravely, the age of ladies is over, and the stage for mature women is about to open!
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