The Bad Mother’s Handbook: Too generationally close for comfort
Posted by Dan
May 14th, 2008 at 02:19pm
In News
I recently came across a news item for The Bad Mother’s Handbook — a new ABC pilot. It has a really strong cast, but it’s weird, because they’re supposed to be three generations of women that a weirdly close together.
As is the case when I can’t really figure out what to say about something, let’s turn this into a game. I’ll list three actresses, you have to guess which one is actually the one who is cast.
Eldest generation: Megan Mullally, Maura Tierney, Gillian Anderson
Middle generation: Alicia Silverstone, Heather Graham, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Youngest generation: Mischa Barton, Alexis Bledel, Alia Shawkat
The answers are after the jump….It’s Megan Mullally, Alicia Silverstone and Alia Shawkat. That’s weird, right?
I always associated Alicia Silverstone as being kind of my age and the idea that she’d have a kid as old as Maeby is a bit horrifying.
Well, Alicia Silverstone is 13 years older than Alia Shawkat, so I suppose it’s technically possible.
I was positive Alia Shawkat was a name you made up. More evidence of my cultural illiteracy? Off to IMDB…