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Tina Fey's farewell
End of '30 Rock'
opens throne for
new comedy queen
By EMILY BODDEN
For the Daily
Will the ending of beloved "30
Rock" on Jan. 31 bring the chance
for a female comedy writer to take
over the reigns from Tina Fey? For
me, Tina Fey is the face of women
in comedy. While I will be sad to
see her show end (I've been an
avid fan for years), Iam excited to
see if anyone will accept the chal-
lenge of taking her spot.
Amy Poehler would be an obvi-
ous fit. Tina and Amy have been
friends since their days at the
comedy company Second City,
and often guestwrite and co-star
in each other's work. As epito-
mized by their performance at
this year's Emmys, they are both
hilarious and work well together.
And though I love Amy, I think
she is already established. Seen in
the recent episode of "Parks And
Recreation," "Two Parties," Amy
is not going anywhere. Her writ-
ing staff is on its A-game and con-
tinually produces inspiring work.
She can't fill Fey's niche because
she isbusy actively filling her own
role in the world of comedy and
maintaining alarge fanbase.
The possible hopefuls that
I am looking at are the newer
generation of funny ladies: Lena
Dunham (HBO's "Girls"), Mindy
Kaling (Fox's "The Mindy Proj-
ect") and Zooey Deschanel (Fox's
"New Girl").
Lena Dunham is unapologet-
ic and awesome. If you've ever
watched an episode of "Girls," it
is more than likely that you have
been one of the hundreds of thou-
sands privy to her naked body. Her
humor is brash and sometimes a
little lost on viewers. That being
said, she rewards her watchers by
building a relationship with the
characters that makes each epi-
sode's jokes hit harder.
Unlike Tina's witty banter and
funny one-liners, Lena creates
humor through situations and
editing. One memorable example
I
"It's shiny, but can I just get a sandwich instead?"
Arn't you an Oscar-nominated actor?
'Hansel & Gretel'hacks
its way to mediocrity
of Lena's humor is in the "Girls"
episode "Welcome to Bush-
wick a.k.a. The Crackcident." In
this episode, we find the tightly
wound and naive Shoshanna acci-
dently smoking crack at a party
in Bushwick and exclaiming, "Oh
my god, don't tell my mom! Don't
even tell me!" Shoshanna running
around pantsless epitomizes Lena
Dunham's talented writing.
I want to like Mindy Kaling's
"The Mindy Project" so badly.
Every week, I watch in hopes that
all of the jokes will land. Mindy
can be so funny, but her show
doesn't always demonstrate that.
There are weeks where "The
Mindy Project" is laugh-out-loud
funny, but are then disappoint-
ingly followed by an episode so
flat that I must force myself to
watch it in entirety. The episodes
that are great keep me hopeful for
her show.
Also, if you're in need of a new
Twitter account to follow, I'd rec-
ommend Mindy's. Her tweets are
sharp and worthy of a retweet.
Plus, she has a great friendship
with BJ Novak, a comedian and
one of the writers of "The Office,"
which results in hilarious Twitter
conversations. I'm optimistic that
her relationships with the other
comedy bigwigs will ultimately
aid in ssving her show.
There are rumors that "The
Mindy Project" will be lucky
enough to receive some of "30
Rock" 's talented writers. Hav-
ing a skilled writing staff to back
up her jokes and ideas can only
strengthen the show's content.
Zooey Deschanel is the most
universally likeable of the three.
Like Tina, Zooey appeals to a
large audience. She is cute and
inoffensive in her efforts. Some-
times, she is arguably too cute.
"New Girl" has the ability to be
more of a mainstream show than
"Girls" and "The Mindy Project."
The show never gets controversial
and relies on the actors to carry
the generally well-written lines.
Unlike boundary pushers
Mindy and Lena, Zooey may
align more closely to Amy than
Tina. Like Amy Poehler, Zooey
Deschanel doesn't actively write
the episodes of her show. She's
funny in character and appealing
in interviews, but isn't as involved
in the creation of a funny series
like Mindy and Lena are. Is this a
problem for me? Not particularly,
but I would like to see Zooey try
her hand at writing some of the
episodes. To be agrue face of com-
edy, one must have the talent to
create written humor in addition
to having an entertaining camera
presence.
While I will mourn the end
of "30 Rock," I am looking for-
ward to the next generation of
female comedians. There is a lot
of potential that needs to be fur-
ther explored, granting 2013 the
makings of a good year for funny
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Daily Arts Writer is a shame though, because the taken by itself, is very well acted.
film is rated R, so the only audience The initial kiss beats anything
ou want to crush on pretty for whom it would be a desirable seen in the "Twilight" movies.
ses and watch heads get experience is categorically banned This film is violent, puerile and
off, "Hansel & Gretel: from seeing it. "Hansel & Gretel: depressingly unoriginal given the
Hunters" Witch Hunters" is exactly the endless potential of any Broth-
acceptable kind of movie my middle-school ers Grimm expansion. But even
. If, on the self would've enjoyed sneaking if Hansel looks comically macho
hand, you Hansel & into, but then, my middle-school with his huge gun resting on his
an eerie Gretel Witch self didn't understand why Sum shoulder, and even if the script
nemorable 41 wasn't more famous than the and plot are made of Swiss cheese,
visioning Hunters Beatles. Grain of salt. the slashy, sexy bullshit remains
Brothers At Quality 16 Jeremy Renner seems to have entertaining through the modest
m classic and Rave trouble finessing the role of a 88 minutes of action. You've seen
preserves gun-toting meathead with a thou- worse.
ystique of Paramount sand-yard stare, which is strange,
rman sto- because the typecast isn't new to
ng, this him. Conversely, the wonderful Bes kiss snc
satisfy. Arterton balances her stone-cold st k s ince
trick to creating adult demeanor against her empathy for 'The Notebook'
cters renowned for their the troll, Edward (Derek Mears,
rood adventures is to find "The Aggression Scale"), with a
aracter flaws in their child- delicacy rarely exhibited by The
elves and express how those Hollywood Heroine, whose phys- The best thing about this flick
arities might develop in the ical power is so often shown to is that its conclusion clearly sets
nalities of the fully-fledged belie her femininity, rather than the scene for a sequel, and every-
rations. The movie "Hansel accent it. Also, honestly, the fan thing suggests that the sequel will
tel: Witch Hunters" didn't service helps. Gretel's got a fine be much better. It's hard to root
r with couching personal- set of Hansels. for a franchise that awkwardly
o its leads - there's no time And the fan service doesn't and inexpertly piggybacks on a
raracter development when end with Gretel. Mina, played by traditional story, but this film -
es are afoot! a redheaded Pihla Viitala (who is and this story - needs to see a
nsel (Jeremy Renner, "The as roaringly sexy as her Finnish reboot, because "Hansel & Gretel:
ers") and Gretel (Gemma name suggests) throws herself at Witch Hunters" doesn't qualify
on, "Quantum of Solace") Hansel to become the film's sin- Here's to hoping the sequel will
tline badasses. And if you're gle love interest. The filmmakers supersede this mess.
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