Mike & Molly
We’ve talked about Mike and Molly before; apparently it’s been picked up, and will air on CBS on Mondays. From Linda Holmes at NPR:
I am not lying, that this sentence is in the press release: “For Mike and Molly, thanks to their mutual love of pie and the desire to resist it, finding each other may have been worth the ‘weight.’”
I will give you a moment to recover. I am sorry that sentence happened to all of us.
And once you’ve recovered, here’s more:
Police officer Mike Biggs knows his way around the Streets—and the donut shop. As a cop, Mike’s not scared of anything—except dating, so he’s joined Overeaters Anonymous® to lose those extra pounds and gain some much-needed confidence. When he meets Molly at a meeting, the attraction is immediate, and suddenly Mike is excited about the prospect of a new life. But now he must find the willpower to give up his beloved junk food for the apple of his eye.
That ® makes me nervous. And there’s a video! Via Big Fat Blog.
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I’m pretty surprised that OA is letting their name be used. One of the first things you see on their literature is that they’re not a diet club. This show makes me nervous.
I can’t BELIEVE OA is allowing this!!!! WTF?!?!?!
I LOVE Melissa McCarthy, and I can’t believe they are doing this to her. I miss “Gilmore Girls,” when the only time they remarked on her body was when her character was pregnant and past her due date, and the comments were MEANT to be highly inappropriate.
So, seriously? An entire sitcom based not only on fat jokes but also pitting the “hot” sister against the “fat” sister?
When I think how much time and money goes into this kind of crap, I just want to hurt someone. Like a Hollywood producer.
I’ve been a member of OA for over a year. Please keep in mind that this is my experience, and I would never say that every person who overeats, or is fat, has an emotional problem with food. I just know that I do.
OA does NOT endorse, finance, or lend the OA name to ANY facility or outside enterprise. It also has no opinion on outside issues, such as TV shows or books. This is quoted in our Twelve Traditions: http://www.oa.org/new-to-oa/twelve-traditions.php
I’m not sure why the R is there, but it definitely shouldn’t imply endorsement. Just like when you see an AA meeting in shows like Grey’s Anatomy or Flash Forward, that doesn’t mean that AA endorses that show (though I know this is taking it to another level).
I heard a little bit about this TV show, but after watching the video here, I have a lot of trepidation about it. Not everyone in OA is overweight; people with other eating disorders are also welcome. Of course, I hate the whole “fat people are inherently funny” thing. I’m sure that this show will focus only on the weight that these characters want to lose. In my experience in OA, the focus at meetings is dealing with the compulsion to eat–what we consider the spiritual and emotional aspects of why we eat compulsively, as well as the physical aspect.
About the only positive thing, in my personal opinion, that might happen, is that more people know about the existence of OA. I am often surprised about how ignorant people are about the fact that there is a 12-step program for people who decide they need help with an eating problem. Eventually I hope that it can be as commonplace as AA, and everyone who wants help knows that there is a place where they can get it.
I have been in OA for several years and engaged in PI (public information) at the local and regional levels. I have learned a lot about attraction rather than promotion in that time and am happy to give back a little in return for the wonderful life the program has given me. that being said, I don;t think that OA has any more control over what the media says about us in a rom-com than a writer who conducts an interview or attends an event and writes an article – we are friends to the media, but we don’t lend our name nor do we control what they say through advertising etc. or associate ourselves with any media outlet. I am concerned to see the little clip of the video makes the meeting look like a weight loss club; there is certainly humor at our meetings though and I would like to think that the show will go deeper into their growth; their journey of recovery and how it helps them have a relationship – we will see, yes? More will be revealed!
“I will give you a moment to recover. I am sorry that sentence happened to all of us.” That was LoL
That’s what I was thinking, too, Whitney, that this has “twelve traditions violation” written all over it. Movies and TV shows that mention AA or depict meetings, for the most part, are very careful not to mention AA by name, and certainly not with a copyright trademark! (Yeah, Days of Wine and Roses was a notable exception, but that was back in 1962, before there were all these media-savvy industry people in the program.) “The *A name ought never be drawn into public controversy” is the wording in question that applies to all 12-step groups.
I am very concerned how this will depict OA.Compulsive eating is a illness not a comedy show. I have been a member for over 10 years and I find it insulting that a show is being produced like this WTF. I remember a King of queens episode that I watched when he went to overeaters group and they had donuts in the hallway for another groups refreshments. I felt that really was a bad depiction of what we are about as well. My sponsor feels it may bring people in to meetings I am very leary about this..
Just grreeeattt now us big people have a show that gives more people ammo to make fun of big people.
Just by watching the ad has me offended
-The mother and sister eating cake in front of Molly while she works out
-”sweet jesus this feels like hugging a futon” (or somewhere along the lines)
when the black officer hugs Mike
-Mike breaking a table.
come on people
Is this how you want to portray big people
Is this how we get recognition? by being made fun of?
I hope they make a show about a chinese girl who does nothing but study, play violin..
or how about the show where the black person eats chicken and watermelon all day on his front porch sitting on his rockin chair while his son goes out and shoots people and sells weed all day. I bet that should would be a blast!
This is ridiculous how big people are laying down and taking this
blatantly being made fun of
way to go!
oh not to mention
only a big woman can have a sitcom and have a fat husband:
Molly and Mike
Roseanne
compared to how many shows with fat leading men and skinny hot wives?
King of queens
George Lopez
Double standard much?
I have seen the pilot and let me tell you it’s not what you think. There are situations that involve humor centered around weight, but the shows purpose is not to make fun rather to understand the struggles of being overweight and the trials endured to overcome these obstacles in a humorous way. Trust me when I say that this show has a real heart to it, and is much more than “fat” jokes. The two leads have real chemistry, and at the root of the show is a love story. Please reserve your judgements until you have actually seen a few episodes.
I am starting to get tired of their relationship. He is becoming a big slob and she acts like she doesn’t seem to like who he is anymore. They act like an unhappy old married couple. Whats up with that?