Why Does Hollywood Keep Disrespecting Melissa McCarthy?

[TMC]

http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/time-...-mccarthy.html

Next month will mark the fifth anniversary of the release of Bridesmaids, the modestly budgeted smash that proved a comedy driven by women could hold its own in the summer marketplace - and, in the process, do wonders for the careers of everyone involved, from co-writer-star Kristen Wiig to director Paul Feig. Nobody, however, benefited more than Melissa McCarthy, who got an Oscar nomination in a genre that almost never yields them and, from there, immediately moved into leading roles. Since Bridesmaids, McCarthy has starred in five studio comedies - Identity Thief, The Heat, Tammy, Spy, and the current release, The Boss - with average production budgets of $39 million (the cost of roughly 20 minutes of Batman v Superman); the first four averaged worldwide grosses of $185 million. Notably, she did all of the above while holding down a day job: Her Bridesmaids breakthrough came one season into the run of Mike & Molly, a relatively buzzless CBS half-hour of the kind that many performers would have been screaming to get out of once movies beckoned.

[ILuvCarolBurnett]

It is pretty much spot-on. M&M was never much of a hit. My theory has been not only was the writing not-so-great but there really wasn't much chemistry between the cast as well. There was always something missing in M&M and the producers, writers and cast never found it. Alas, this is the problem with about 90% of sitcoms today...just lousy.

As for film, they too are desperate for real talent, especially female funny people. While they have tried to force Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and a few others down our throats who are really not funny (I'm sorry, Tina Fey just looks and acts like a gigantic b---h!) McCarthy is about the last hope with the current crop of female comedians to get masses into the theaters.

[Mr. Television]

M & M was a great show but the producers ruined it by making Molly the center of attention all the time. They tried to turn her into a Lucy Ricardo. Loved the first 3 seasons...the rest were mediocre.

[ILuvCarolBurnett]

Originally Posted by Mr. Television

M & M was a great show but the producers ruined it by making Molly the center of attention all the time. They tried to turn her into a Lucy Ricardo. Loved the first 3 seasons...the rest were mediocre.

The first season seemed to be a string of fat jokes. They really needed to work on the chemistry between McCarthy and Gardell because there really was none.

[mets82]

I don't mind Tina, Amy or Melissa. To each his or her own. I don't think they are disrespecting Melissa because she has been everywhere. She seems to always be in the news.

[Solanis]

I am really sad the show is ending It is one of the few good sitcoms left on the major networks. I think Peggy and Jim as well as Joyce, Vince and Victoria are hilarious. My opinion is one of the problems has been too much focus over several seasons on writing the "book" and having a baby....instead of relying on family comedy which would have been much more entertaining with such a wonderful supporting cast. I wish they would give the show another chance, but I heard money was the main issue with Melissa being a Movie star now and making bigger money for motion pictures. Best Wishes All

[robyrob]

i hated the changes with Molly's "book" storyline, the show was always just OK to me - not the greatest, but it did have a few laughs and I really like some of the supporting cast, especially Jim, Vince and Victoria.

I think Melissa McCarthy tries too hard to be the center of attention in her movies, and a lot of the roles seem the same; maybe she'd benefit more from being part of an ensemble cast again like in Bridesmaids