TV Guide Jeers ‘Samantha Who?’
Why? Because of a little thing called casting. It seems that TV Guide writers feel Samantha Who?’s showrunners are inhibiting series regular Jean Smart in the role of the title character’s mother Regina. The Cheers & Jeers column in the October 22–28, 2007, print edition of the magazine states:
Jeers to Samantha Who? for tying up Jean Smart with a regular role. Smart delivers a typically fine performance on ABC’s new farce as amnesiac Christina Applegate’s self-involved mom. But we’re hoping her Who? gig won’t cause 24’s producers to forget about bringing her back as crazy ex-First Lady Martha Logan (who was last seen stabbing her hubby). That wouldn’t be a Smart move.
I think, as is common, TV Guide shows its show fetishes too easily and doth protest too much when no protests are warranted. Heaven forbid an actor should get the extraordinary opportunity to star on two very different and very successful television shows. Now, we can’t have any of that, can we?
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