This episode is sad but not for any of the intended reasons. You have no idea how many nights I’ve cried myself to sleep because my father isn’t athletic, good-looking, and more over tall. I really really empathize with this boy. No I don’t.
It’s so heartwarming and uplifting that Baywatch subsequently practiced what it preached and added regulars to the cast who weren’t hot-looking people with great bodies. Oh, wait…
There seems to be a running theme with episodes of shows that you’ve just reviewed. That being one of attempting social commentary and delivering it terribly awkwardly. First there was this one about appearances and discrimination against little people, and then the Saved by the Bell episode on Native Americans. Ah, the 90s. When shows were trying to be socially conscious, but didn’t know how.
Baywatch: drama, intrigue, characterisation, tackling deep-seeded issues about appearance and accepting one’s body and other people despite their looks!!!
….but don’t any of our cast gain any weight! Especially the ladies, get dem boobies jigglin’ on camera in slo-mo, babes!!
But seriously though, this show which was basically sexy model exploitation so people could watch hot people in skimpy outfits, but didn’t quite want the embarrassment of actually switching to the porn channel, is not the place to do this kinda crap, in spite of what Hasselhoff fervently denies even to this day.
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That at least resembles how’d you give a dog cpr. Good job?
*how you’d
Ooh… This was a little uncomfortable. Well, at least they tried. The only thing a show should be measured by… is that it tried.
This episode is sad but not for any of the intended reasons. You have no idea how many nights I’ve cried myself to sleep because my father isn’t athletic, good-looking, and more over tall. I really really empathize with this boy. No I don’t.
It’s so heartwarming and uplifting that Baywatch subsequently practiced what it preached and added regulars to the cast who weren’t hot-looking people with great bodies. Oh, wait…
Although technically those were just “casual” clothes, I think the words you’re looking for to describe CJ and Caroline’s outfits are:
1) Stripperiffic
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Stripperiffic
2) fanservicey
PS: Alison, your CJ and Stephanie voices are perfect, but Caroline may still need some work.
Love the slew of new episodes! Thanks!
There seems to be a running theme with episodes of shows that you’ve just reviewed. That being one of attempting social commentary and delivering it terribly awkwardly. First there was this one about appearances and discrimination against little people, and then the Saved by the Bell episode on Native Americans. Ah, the 90s. When shows were trying to be socially conscious, but didn’t know how.
Baywatch: drama, intrigue, characterisation, tackling deep-seeded issues about appearance and accepting one’s body and other people despite their looks!!!
….but don’t any of our cast gain any weight! Especially the ladies, get dem boobies jigglin’ on camera in slo-mo, babes!!
But seriously though, this show which was basically sexy model exploitation so people could watch hot people in skimpy outfits, but didn’t quite want the embarrassment of actually switching to the porn channel, is not the place to do this kinda crap, in spite of what Hasselhoff fervently denies even to this day.