New Girl [04.17.07]

[starlet]

I just watched both of "Jules" videos.
um...
she can't be the new "bree" her acting leaves alot to be desired.
Urgh

[hyemew]

imparfaite said:

Anyone else catch how very scripted 'Jules' was? It drove me nuts. It even seemed at times that she was reading from a cue card.

I'm sorry, but that girl is not a good actress.

Totally, I commented on that somewhere. It was painful. I think of her videos as "Mesh-lite", because not only is she lacking in Jessica's wonderful acting abilities that brought Mesh's wonderful scripts to life and made them believeable, but the script itself, if by Mesh, was an imitation of but completely inferior to his early Bree work. I mean there's the metaphor in there, the intelligent girl references, etc., but it's thrown together so roughshod and quickly that it's just ridiculous. Lazy Eye had a great pay-off because the story was intricate and led to wonderful metaphor at the end. Meanwhile this one was "I like the Count of Monte Cristo because he was in prison and I feel like I'm in prison." Come on! Hopefully the fact that they clearly AREN'T EVEN TRYING with her means she isn't the real girl.

[hyemew]

Reading the latest 50 comments for Jules's second (rap) video- which I had not seen it until just now- is an exercise in hilarity. They consist of 99% horrified people and 1% people who either like it or like it merely because of her cat- which seems to be her only saving grace. I had to post them here because it's so amazing to read- the last one being my favorite:

likethestardust (4 hours ago)
ughhh stopppppppp PLEASE dont be cannon... i'll stop watching. sick.

amber30281 (3 hours ago)
This is painful to watch. I can't believe they would hire someone with such poor acting. I wonder if she even gets paid.

YouxDontxKnowxMe (3 hours ago)
Jules. . .I mean, yeah, you need to be natural. You dont seem like you would fit with the rest of the crew. Nothing personal, oh no. Its just that if you are going to be hanging around with Bree, Daniel, and Jonas, I'd rather not watch.

jrtman (2 hours ago)
Kill it before it spreads. Die Jules, die!

deadoktober (2 hours ago)
I'm slowly killing myself...right now

RemoThe2nd (1 hour ago)
NO STOP IT'S SO BAD!!!

cristinamariex3 (1 hour ago)
Uh...
1) You aren't Bree.
2) Creators--your editing is always the same.
3) I think Nikki Bower has been in it in the beginning. That's disappointing.
4) I might shoot myself in the face is Jessica retires and leaves us with "Jules".

halonoelle (1 hour ago)
could you're video be any stupider please!! (yes i know that's not a word) your videos are so scripted... please change it!

glisteningsquid7 (1 hour ago)
Oh, the PAIN I felt while watching this.

andharlequingirls (1 hour ago)
She's still the worst actress they could think of. I am begging you, who ever you are, don't be cannon?

evahnna (1 hour ago)
<retreats to corner and sobs softly>

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milowent said:

OIC's rants are delicious.

And part of a balanced breakfast.

Actually, I don't mind that the bunker has high-speed internet but no running water. They've got to upload the videos; I don't really care how they do it. There are better things to complain about, like ohhhh I dunno, how about their stay at the bunker that was probably compromised when the first resistance was wiped out?

elixir said:

Maybe the C's have noticed we've become discontented with the series and they are pulling a "New Coke" on us....

here's hoping!

jayhenry said:

You know, I don't really know if the girl is a bad actress or not. I mean, we've seen two whole minutes of her. If it sounds like she's scripted that's probably more the script's fault than the girl's.

I still felt really, really pained watching her try, but you're right: the script is largely to blame as well. It was like they were really rushed to introduce all elements of her character "Hi, I'm sooo smart. I like to read soooo much. My dad's always making me study, ugh. [Insert inappropriate metaphor]." Seriously, anyone who's read the Count of Monte Cristo would know better than to compare lives. Next thing we know she'll be telling us she read it in French because translations are sooo bourgeois.

flwright said:

Good sarcasm is hard work, OIC, and you're pretty good. I agree it's best not to be Bree. And as for Canon Day...to the Lexicon Thread, Batman!
FLWright

Why thank you! I'm the Lexicon! ;D

hyemew said:

Reading the latest 50 comments for Jules's second (rap) video- which I had not seen it until just now- is an exercise in hilarity. <big snip>

Those are hilarious! I so identify with the feelings of pain that they are expressing. Does anyone else? It hurt, I definitely cringed. My favorites were "Please don't be canon" and "Kill it before it spreads", ROFL!

I wonder why she goes by Jules. Is that a common nickname for Julias? I've never met anyone who called themselves that.

[hyemew]

This comment on Jules's first episode is an intriguing one:

"00Indy (42 minutes ago)
ummmmm i think shes supposed to be bad..."

Perhaps the joke's on US? Perhaps these girls were MEANT to be pathetically bad copies of Bree as some sort of huge cosmic joke? You know, we are fed these clunkers to consider and evaluate before the actual "new girl" reveal occurs. I think that'd be great, however I really don't see what the point of it would be. Most fans wouldn't get the joke they were poking fun at themselves and would just rightfully think that the Creators have gotten even worse. Interesting proposition none the less hahah.

[curiousgeorge]

milowent said:

with all the "new girl" candidates popping up in the last day or so, i think its possible there may be more than one, and "we" have to decide who is the real new girl.

Although I can say (with true Anchor Cove snobbery) that I have never watched American Idol or others of it's ilk, I do know that it exists and that is very popular with the great unwashed.

I think you nailed it Milo. That is EXACTLY what the c's are up to! I don't have a snappy and sarcastic name for this process, but I am sure we can come up with one in our collective snarky consciousness.

[hyemew]

Wow, well at the phorum they are not debating which of those two they like better but which they hate more. There's a thread discussing who they'd rather be the girl so she can be sacrificed to the Order. Both Jules's rapping and soccergirl's general soccer snobbery has various fans ready to hand either over to Lucy, so unless they have another appear it's going to be like a having to vote from two Sanjayas.

[slainte]

I struggled thorugh all these comments because I wanted to be sure that I wasn't seeing what I thought I wasn't seeing and I beleive now I wasn't seeing it. There is only the slighest reference to the age of this (and other) girls being promoted as the new Bree.

I'm a little surprised and a lot uncomfortable with that. I was extremely uncomfortable and fairly annoyed watching this video. There are few things quite so annoying as a 12 yr.old white girl singing rap songs. IT is just wrong on every level. It is uncomfogtable to me as a parent and as a music fan. I wont go inot it because as the late great Louis Armstrong once said "man if you gotta ask you will never know". It is offensive to me in general. When I try to imagine this little girl involved in the same escapades as Bree with those two presumably late teen-early 20-something goobers I feel dirty all over. It's gross! It is ridiculous, and it should be illegal. The Order would not be alone trying to track those three down. The FBI would beat them to it; that is, of course if Adam Walsh and his millions of Junior G-Men didn't beat them to it.

Now, perhaps the whole thing is going to be retooled and Jules would be joined by people her own age. In that case, we may be looking at some sort of Disney production. Which is fine but I have no desire to watch a "tweeny-bopper" version of this nonsense. If I did I would turn myself in to the proper authorities and seek intense counseling.

ICK!

[Joss]

I knew it.. Bree has found its new role in life: Resistance Leader.

So they got:
- Internet
- An old computer
- Camcorders
- A gun
- A car.. Or at least Jonas can run
- Running water!
- Toilet paper
- Two boys in HER bathroom.. Whatever that means..
- A hyperactive hairstylist judging from Bree's hair changes
- Plenty of beer.. DB is very thirsty lately
- A whiteboard
- Hhmmm.. Guess thats all you need to form a new resistance movement!

I couldnt help to laugh at Bree's speech about her memories.. "Now that time has passed and I'm a grown up person.. Like Purple Monkey.. Looking back through my lifetime of experiences.. I realize that religion thing was kindda weird and bad.. It only took me 175 chapters to figure this out so I should congratulate myself.. Actually I'm proud of myself you know!.. They killed my father and thats bad I guess.. I think this order guys are in a bad mood or something.. Maybe it was something they had for lunch too spicy perhaps.. I should do one of my ploving sliense uruong about it" ;D

So she likes the place.. Of course! There was no doubt on my mind about it! They got running water.. ;D

Now.. This is the new way in which M&M's dream factory is going to proceed from now on: Given the growing shortages in budget they had to move to an abandoned place.. Ok, they call it bunker 'cose feels cooler that way.. Anyway, from now on WE the audience will be doing the vids and they will be the ones critisizing us by saying which ones they choose to be cannon and wich ones are not. Now.. Think about it in a positive way: If you are good at it they will make you famous by making you cannon.. This could turn into a franchise in some time from now if there is interest enough.. For a symbolic price and after some testing you could be the new cannon character og the LG15 franchise.. What so you say uh? You wanna be famous or what? ;D

Oh.. BTW.. Dont ever forget to call this "Fan Real-time interaction"!


Another subject I wanted to point out is Bree's career.. Being only 15 she becomes the most watched Vblogger in the world.. She becomes so famous she goes to this Tom whatever show in his place and plays Nut, balls and squirrel with that Gemma londoner whatever her real name is.. Then she becomes the choosen for a secret ceremony of the most powerful secret order ever been in the whole wordly world.. Then she becomes a fugitive and escapes several times from the order.. Wow! Not even Rambo coul have done that!.. Then she becomes the world leader of the Running Water movement.. And now she is the leader of the resistance!!

I can see Bree becoming the president of the united states in a not too far future.. Really!.. Think about it!.. The one there is now wanted to cut all trees in order to prevent fires!.. Bree can do better than that.. I think.. Well, sure she cant do worst.. And she has a Purple Monkey!

[oweniscool]

joss said:

I knew it.. Bree has found its new role in life: Resistance Leader.
So they got:
- Internet
- An old computer
- Camcorders
- A gun
- A car.. Or at least Jonas can run

Hmmm, got me thinking--do they get free parking up in those desolate mountains? You know, the car might give them away if it's not properly stowed underground or at least camouflaged!

[Joss]

slainte said:

I struggled thorugh all these comments because I wanted to be sure that I wasn't seeing what I thought I wasn't seeing and I beleive now I wasn't seeing it. There is only the slighest reference to the age of this (and other) girls being promoted as the new Bree.

I'm a little surprised and a lot uncomfortable with that. I was extremely uncomfortable and fairly annoyed watching this video. There are few things quite so annoying as a 12 yr.old white girl singing rap songs. IT is just wrong on every level. It is uncomfogtable to me as a parent and as a music fan. I wont go inot it because as the late great Louis Armstrong once said "man if you gotta ask you will never know". It is offensive to me in general. When I try to imagine this little girl involved in the same escapades as Bree with those two presumably late teen-early 20-something goobers I feel dirty all over. It's gross! It is ridiculous, and it should be illegal. The Order would not be alone trying to track those three down. The FBI would beat them to it; that is, of course if Adam Walsh and his millions of Junior G-Men didn't beat them to it.

Now, perhaps the whole thing is going to be retooled and Jules would be joined by people her own age. In that case, we may be looking at some sort of Disney production. Which is fine but I have no desire to watch a "tweeny-bopper" version of this nonsense. If I did I would turn myself in to the proper authorities and seek intense counseling.

ICK!

Thing is we all know that at this very moment there are thousands of 12 year old girls or thereabouts dreaming to become the new LonelyGirl and their lives and most important part of their growth will be heavily affected by it.. And since 99.999% just wont because there can be only one LG (I hope!) the amounts of frustation this is going to create is just too big..

Luckily I dont have kids but I'm sure if I had I would look at this in very very different way I do now.. Of all the roles a teenager can choose to follow as what they want to become.. This gang (A paranoid childish loner girl, an alcoholic looser and and armed ex-alcoholic future zen master) is about the last I would ever want.