This Just In, US 'Kath & Kim' Will Suck: Experts

Posted by Clem Bastow at 10:30 AM on July 10, 2008

Let's hope angry Selma Blair doesn't read this one, because we all know how much she hates us Colonials dissin' her country's version of our successful comedy franchises...

Except this time, even her own countrymen are saying Kath & Kim, US-of-A style, will blow chunks!

Well, at least in a ratings sense.

Each year, New York-based firm Horizon Media analyses the new shows for the all-important American autumn TV season and predict what series will be hits and what will be misses and quickly axed.

NBC's Kath & Kim was circled as one of the expected weak performers.

The bad press comes as the US TV network begins to promote the series ahead of its October 9 debut.

NBC has invested heavily in the show. It cast Molly Shannon, one of America's most loved comediennes after a six-year stint on sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, as Kath and big screen actress, Selma Blair, who stars in the new action film Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, as Kim.

NBC also juggled its schedule around to give Kath & Kim the best chance of success. The show will air as the final piece of NBC's Thursday night comedy block.

I think, if it does suck - and it probably will - we should organise some sort of massive, nationwide protest, like every person in the country InterFlora-ing an "I'm Sorry For Your Loss..." card to Selma Blair, or maybe aerial shots of people on every beach in the country using their bodies to spell out "NER NERNY NER NER! WE MILKED YOU!!"

Or something similarly mature.

Comments

weez

Posted July 25, 2008 5:11 AM

Righto, Clem- Selma Blair is simply miscast.

To be a proper hornbag, Kim must be played by someone missing most of the cues of babeliciousness but is oblivious or dismissive of the importance of them. Dare I say, at risk of offending Gina Riley, Blair is just too attractive for the role. Put another 20lbs on Blair and she might have a chance of carrying off Kim, but I'm no more hopeful than you are for the success of the US K&K.