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Not Teletubbie, Tele-Tunnel . . . Vision

I'm just a girl standing in front of a television singing its praises. I know that's not a television reference, but Notting Hill is one of my favorite character's, Dr. Mindy Lahiri (The Mindy Project), favorite movies. So it works.

 

WHAT THIS BLOG IS ABOUT


This blog will include my thoughts on television shows, their characters, if they should get more than one season, and if they should receive any Emmy nominations. I will also be looking at how it may have impacted the viewers. I will be avoiding spoilers.


THIS WEEK


Pam & Tommy, this notorious couple, is now streaming on Hulu. It stars Cinderella's Lily James as Pamela Anderson and the MCU's Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee. The limited series takes place in the mid-late 1990s when Pam and Tommy get back from their honeymoon.


The series starts with Pam and Tommy getting construction done on their new home. After Tommy fires and refuses to pay the crew because he believes they did a bad job, a crew member, Rand Gauthier played by Seth Rogen, decides it's time for payback.


Before getting into the series, we need to talk about the amazing transformation of its two titular leads, specifically Lily James becoming Pamela Anderson. Watching the trailer to the series (below) you almost think Anderson was cast as herself. You see the Baywatch alum in her iconic red swimsuit running across the beach. James' face and physique transformed into Anderson. Sebastian Stan is covered in tattoos and almost always shirtless in every scene in the first episode. He has Lee's black locks and facial hair.


Significantly speaking, this series gives viewers an idea of what it was like not only for the couple when their private life was leaked to the world. We understand how this affected both of their lives. For example, in the trailer Pam and Tommy are fighting about the tape and how it's affected their image. He argues that she's not the only one in the tape; he's on it too to which she remarks, "not like me you're not." Those five words say so much. She's basically saying that he's getting praise for his role in the tape because not only did he marry the most attractive woman in America he also has proof of their sexual relationship. While the tape is ruining her reputation.


This series will probably not be renewed for a second season because the show is analyzing the relationship between the two celebrities and how that relationship was affected by the leaked tape. I think that in late September (when the Emmys will be hosted) Pam & Tommy will get the recognition it deserves. Lily James and Sebastian Stan may get nominated for their portrayals of the iconic couple and the series will likely get a costume and makeup nomination.


Overall, I would recommend everyone watch Pam & Tommy, if not for the story then for the amazing makeup work.




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