Who Run The World Girls! Tina Fey strikes gold again with The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

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- Kimmy Schmidt

Women in comedy really are killing it at the moment and I just couldn't be happier about it. The theme tune has been stuck in my head since the first episode. Though the idea is a little less culturally relevant now since. The theme’s reminiscence of YouTube viral sensation of Antoine Dodson’s remixed report of a man breaking into a house broke the internet was way back in 2010 or slightly more recently (and relevant), Charles Ramsey’s Dead Giveaway in 2013.  It’s a genius touch to Tina Fey’s latest piece of genius creativity.  Despite being totally devastated by the ending of Fey’s 30 Rock, this latest piece of female lead comedy is a breath of fresh air.

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, follows a woman who’s been trapped with three other women in an underground bunker for 15 years in an attempt to avoid the apocalypse; on their release the media frenzy that surrounds the women dubs them as ’The Mole Women’. The women were entrapped by cult enthusiast Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne played by the usually charismatic Jon Hamm. It’s great to see him as such a character, as wonderful as he is as Don Draper in Mad Men. Ellie Kemper is delightful as Kimmy Schmidt, her wit and wide-eyed-wonder is completely charming and entertaining, plus her costumes are the greatest! Titus Burgess as Titus Andromedon is, for lack of a better word completely fabulous, but that’s not surprising since his appearance in 30 Rock as D’Fawn was an absolute treat to watch. I’m so glad he’s got a bigger platform to really shine on, I’m expecting great things. Another 30 Rock cast member who has also stuck with Fey is Jane Krakowski, whose sense of comic timing is impeccable as both Jenna Maroney in 30 Rock and Jacqueline Voorhees in TUKS (Sorry for the accronym, it’s a long title. But not as long as that last sentence DOH!). There are a plethora of recognisable faces throughout the series which really is such a treat. Though it doesn’t appear to be an instant hit except with existing Fey-fan’s, let’s remember that neither was 30 Rock so let’s just give it the time it needs to develop. That’s probably why it’s a much better fit for Netflix than for NBC (I bet their kicking themselves now).

Season Two, is going to be so FETCH!

Dear Diary, My teen angst has a body count. iZombie is the new Zom-Com for The CW.

What's more meta than a zombie having a bad zombie dream?

- Liv Moore, S01E02 Brother, Can you spare a brain?

Ok, so I had to use the best line from Heather's for this, it just felt right! If you haven’t seen the TV spots yet, this new TV comedy/crime/drama series from The CW is the latest comic book adaptation to hit the small screen. This series echoes similar thoughts that are behind My Life As A White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland. This is in fact a great T.V. serial that has really set a pace for itself.  With the obligatory gross out brain eating session, the gore is so far pretty low key its going for prime-time slots less late night horror.  There's a bit of a diary entry style narrative from our leading lady zombie, Liv Moore (Rose McIver); such a wonderfully poetic name for a zombie. There’s a couple of familiar faces mainly Heroes antagonist David Anders as Blaine DeBeers and One Tree Hill darling Robert Buckley as Major Lilywhite, Liv’s ex-fiance.

The show has quite substantially changed from its source material so far. With the lead artist Michael Allred from the original comic book series on board, providing the open credits art and the occasional sting, it ties in nicely. We’ll just have to wait and see whether or not it will follow the main plot of the original text and keep up its current rage-virus pace, or drag behind with the rest of the hoard.