On Jan. 21, CBC TV will air The Robber Bride, a television adaptation of Margaret Atwood's 1993 novel. The acerbic murder-mystery stars Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) as an unscrupulous woman who betrays three female friends.
I saw that article on the cbc website, and I love The Robber Bride, but after reading that article I'm a bit wary. She's taken out the women's backstories, which seems sort of crucial, and she's added a character: a male policeman (who supposedly will help to emphasize the 'murder mystery' aspect of the plot). In addition, I don't know if Mary Louise Parker can pull of Zenia, who is sort of a stereotypical drop-dead gorgeous hottie that nobody can resist, as well as being smart and stylish. MLP looks a bit too ... well ... homely to me. I'll still watch it, but I'm not optimistic.
You know, Atwood won't go away unless we stop encouraging her.
ReplyDeleteI saw that article on the cbc website, and I love The Robber Bride, but after reading that article I'm a bit wary. She's taken out the women's backstories, which seems sort of crucial, and she's added a character: a male policeman (who supposedly will help to emphasize the 'murder mystery' aspect of the plot). In addition, I don't know if Mary Louise Parker can pull of Zenia, who is sort of a stereotypical drop-dead gorgeous hottie that nobody can resist, as well as being smart and stylish. MLP looks a bit too ... well ... homely to me. I'll still watch it, but I'm not optimistic.
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