CBS has a new television hit with their new comedy 2 Broke Girls. The show tackles many topics from the perspective of two young females. In particular, the two use explicit sexual and mature language throughout the show. Listen to the clip above.At times, it can be a little too vulgar in my opinion. The girls language goes beyond the indecent but okay boundary. I think the producers could clean up the language some and the show would still do just fine.Is 2 Broke Girls a little too vulgar?
Today a NY Magazine blog lamented that CBS' quirky gal-pal spin on The Odd Couple, 2 Broke Girls, is less about the camaraderie and too focused on being catty. Are the show's characters too snotty or is this idea about the ladies' sharp dialog a sneakily sexist concept?"Broke Girls is not the only new comedy of the season with an overenthusiasm for nastiness: Whitney suffers from this tendency, too," the blogger compares. "....As a viewer, it's easier to invest in characters who are invested in each other. Whitney's central relationship is a couple: If they can't stand each other, why should we?" Are Broke Girls viewers under the impression that the girls coexisting together and relying on one another cannot stand each other? I wasn't.One can blame the writing of both Whitney and Broke Girls on the sardonic stand-up-comedy-style of Whitney Cummings (who contributes to both shows) and the blogger does site Cummings' style as potentially being part of the problem. But some of Entourage's-- of all the series steeping in tea-bagging jokes, accusations of poor sexual prowess and equating emotions with weakness-- best episodes were executive produced and written by the guy-mind hidden inside the girl genius Ally Musika. Juno writer Diablo Cody knows a thing or two about serious sarcasm and nastiness as well. One doesn't have to be a stand-up comedianne from the gritty ol' stage to put some hilarious filth and fun put-downs down on a page. "Sure, meanness has its place," she goes on. "Just imagine Golden Girls without Bea Arthur's disdainful eye rolls and slow turns. But then try to imagine it without the cheesecake chitchats and underlying human compassion. Not everything has to be as merry as Jimmy Fallon or Parks and Recreation, but there are reasons both of these things are connecting with people, and it's that they're silly and hopeful, not just cruel and ironic."2 Broke Girls does have its share of biting humor and cruel quips, with Kat Dennings' Max character certainly doling out the majority. However, the entire concept of the show is a Max reaching out a stranger she's just met, who has fallen on hard times. Max is teaching her the ropes at the diner they work at, and how to get by being broke, as the title implies. She's done countless favors for poor-little-rich-girl Caroline throughout the show's very brief new existence and it's easy to see their bond developing. Beth Behr's Caroline has also come back with some cutesy but cutting one-liners but her character came up with the show's underlying concept: that these two struggling chicks will bind together and utilize their talents to do something great for themselves together, becoming entrepreneurs in the trendy cupcake biz. Their relationship seems to be headed much more in the direction of the exasperated mutual respect and reluctant adoration of Laverne & Shirley or Will & Grace than the actual back-biting and cruelty of Gossip Girl or 90210. And let's take a moment to think about this sort of sordid dialog exchange in male characters of shows and films driven by bromances. The kind of petty, snarky, picking on one another that's going on on 2 Broke Girls isn't an oddity on two other CBS showcase shows Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory. But are men bonding over evil exchanges and calling out each others' faults easier to watch? When boys tease it's funny, when girls tease it's me-ow.Can it be that when it a bitchy insult comes from Kat Dennings' ruby red lips, fueled by breath drawn from lungs housed by a generous bust, it just seems meaner than when two dudes swap zingers about dick size? Maybe Entourage's tough but sweet E can take a joke better than Broke Girls' posh and petite Caroline? Her Wharton Business School intellect be be damned, words hurt!Is a plea to tone down the contempt simply reinforcing stereotypes of how the fairer sex should be portrayed? Or is 2 Broke Girls really too liberal with the verbal abuse?
In the last episode of 2 Broke Girls, Max and Caroline attempt to find their horse, Chestnut, a job so he'll have lodging for winter. We learn Max has actually become very attached to Chestnut, and she is having problems giving him away. When the finally do find a place for him, Max starts to cry as she tells him goodbye. Their plan is only to leave the horse in a stable over winter and then come back and get it in the Spring. However, is this a good idea? The girls don't have a lot of money and are struggling to make. Taking care of a horse is costly and not easy. To me it seems as though it would be better for them to get rid of chestnut. He'd have a place to live, he would stay warm, and would be well taken care of. What do you think?2 Broke Girls: Do Max and Caroline need to get rid of Chestnut for good?
In a recent 2 Broke Girls, Johnny takes Max out to "tag" a billboard with spray paint. The two share an intimate moment, but Johnny chooses not to kiss Max. Later on in the episode, we learn Johnny has a girlfriend. However, we also learn that he really likes Max and didn't kiss her that night because he didn't want to cheat on his girlfriend. Instead, he wanted to break up with her first. Should he have kissed Max anyways and then broke with his girlfriend? Would it really have made a difference? They had the perfect romantic setting for a first kiss, but he chose to not take advantage of it. I don't think he should have passed on it if he intended to break up with his girlfriend ASAP! He should have done it and their first kiss would have been better! 2 Broke Girls: Was Johnny Right for not kissing Max when he had a girlfriend?
New Girl, 2 Broke Girls and Whitney represent a small portion of this year's fall TV trend of comedies about women -- some journalists speculate that the networks are chasing the success of the summer blockbuster Bridesmaids, which revealed that women can actually be funny. These three sitcoms star women -- Zooey Deschanel, Kat Dennings and Whitney Cummings, respectively -- and were created by women, with Whitney Cummings responsible for those last two. Up All Night is more family-centric than female-centric, but its main focus is on Christina Applegate as a working mother. Two more similar shows will pop up midseason: Chelsea Handler's Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, will star Laura Prepon and draw from Handler's book of the same name. Krysten Ritter will star in a ABC sitcom titled Apartment 23 (originally called Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23) about a recently unemployed barista and a street-smart con artist. Let's get to those when the time comes -- for now, which of these pilots seem most promising?Critics have discussed this season's lineup's gender dynamics, including a plethora of female protagonists and male identity crises, extensively. It seems to me something good must come of this trend -- which of these four new female-focused sitcoms do you think will stick around and find success?
The main story line of 2 Broke Girls is Max and Caroline's attempt to save enough money to open a cupcake business. When Caroline moved in with Max she fell in love with her cupcakes, and quickly decided they should start saving up money to open their own business. 2 Broke Girls: Will Caroline and Max ever get their Cupcake business?
Check out the pictures of Caroline and Max from 2 Broke Girls. Which girl is hotter?
In the most recent episode of 2 Broke Girls, Max and Caroline take jobs as elfs in a department store to make extra money for Christmas. The gig requires the girls to wear a very embarrassing outfit. They have to wear elf costumes consisting of tights and elf hats as seen in the picture. If you needed extra money for Christmas, would you consider doing something similar?2 Broke Girls: Max and Caroline take jobs as an elf for extra Christmas money - Would you do the Same?
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