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Wait, so Olivia Munn is on NBC's Perfect Couples?

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The show will almost certainly fail like most things NBC does these days, but yeah, I was surprised to see her on the commercials for it.
 
ronito said:
never before has someone made so much from so little.
Hardly.

There are tons of examples of people going quite far just based on looks. At least she has a brain and a sense of humor.
 
Girl takes advantage of nerds interest in semi-attractive girls -> becomes famous.

I, for one, will not be watching this new show of her's.
 
Raistlin said:
Hardly.

There are tons of examples of people going quite far just based on looks. At least she has a brain and a sense of humor.
That's debatable.

I liked the blonde chick in the early AOTS better. I stopped watching when Munn came on.
 
Never seen her before TDS but I don't get the hate. She's as good as any other chick on TV doing a similar role.

Is this backlash because she made her name doing ordinary geek stuff and now all the geeks have got tall poppy syndrome or something? I've just never seen any hate on GAF for Kristen Schaal and her work on TDS makes Munn look like Meryl Streep by comparison. Is Schaal held to a lower standard simply because she's ugly?
 
Drewsky said:
That's debatable.

I liked the blonde chick in the early AOTS better. I stopped watching when Munn came on.
So admittedly you've barely seen anything she's done beyond the first few examples of her live work. Yes, you must have quite the expert position on the matter :p
 
ronito said:
never before has someone made so much from so little.


really? You really think she's any less "talented" than say, Jessica Alba or Megan Fox? And they make a shitload more money than Munn does. Pretty girls being on TV/movies because of their looks isn't exactly new.
 
I haven't seen the final cut of the pilot, but the script was not great. I don't think Munn is the type of person that can elevate a bad script from mediocrity, either.
 
CrocMother said:
Sexiness + nerd cred is a good combo to have.

Although her nerd cred is bullshit.

Her "Nerd Cred'' has nothing to do with this gig. She got the part because she is sexy. No different from previous Sitcom Girls like Christina Applegate and Nikki Coxx.

I still find it funny how butthurt nerds get from "faux-nerds" like Olivia Munn. Who cares if she hasn't put the dozens of hours into WOW neccessary to be a "real nerd"? :lol
 
Fusebox said:
Never seen her before TDS but I don't get the hate. She's as good as any other chick on TV doing a similar role.

Is this backlash because she made her name doing ordinary geek stuff and now all the geeks have got tall poppy syndrome or something? I've just never seen any hate on GAF for Kristen Schaal and her work on TDS makes Munn look like Meryl Streep by comparison. Is Schaal held to a lower standard simply because she's ugly?

Geek pandering is serious business.
 
Fusebox said:
Never seen her before TDS but I don't get the hate. She's as good as any other chick on TV doing a similar role.

Is this backlash because she made her name doing ordinary geek stuff and now all the geeks have got tall poppy syndrome or something? I've just never seen any hate on GAF for Kristen Schaal and her work on TDS makes Munn look like Meryl Streep by comparison. Is Schaal held to a lower standard simply because she's ugly?

Meryl Streep is the ideal TDS correspondent??
 
Fusebox said:
Never seen her before TDS but I don't get the hate. She's as good as any other chick on TV doing a similar role.

Is this backlash because she made her name doing ordinary geek stuff and now all the geeks have got tall poppy syndrome or something? I've just never seen any hate on GAF for Kristen Schaal and her work on TDS makes Munn look like Meryl Streep by comparison. Is Schaal held to a lower standard simply because she's ugly?
... did you just hate on Kristen Schaal?! She's hilarious! I wish she were on TDS as much as Munn has been recently.

Munn sucks. No real personality and terrible comedic timing. All she can play is a hot chick who reads off teleprompters, and she's not even good at it.
 
ronito said:
she has money and a sex tape.

Put out an Olivia munn sex tape and we can talk.
Meh

Famous for being a faux-nerd tops famous for being famous in my view. We'll have to disagree.
 
Raistlin said:
So admittedly you've barely seen anything she's done beyond the first few examples of her live work. Yes, you must have quite the expert position on the matter :p
It's enough really. She is horrible.
 
I don't know anything about her other than she's pretty hot and all the gaf gifs... wouldn't go out of my way to watch her NBC show but she doesn't really bother me on TDS, and I have a feeling if they keep her on she'll improve.

Maybe there's a reason she gets all this hate... like I said I don't know much about her... but I almost have to give her credit for how much backlash she generates on gaf. Wonder how much of the hate is deserved, and how much is from guys that are just butthurt that she won't show her tits.
 
recklessmind said:
I don't know anything about her other than she's pretty hot and all the gaf gifs... wouldn't go out of my way to watch her NBC show but she doesn't really bother me on TDS, and I have a feeling if they keep her on she'll improve.

Maybe there's a reason she gets all this hate... like I said I don't know much about her... but I almost have to give her credit for how much backlash she generates on gaf. Wonder how much of the hate is deserved, and how much is from guys that are just butthurt that she won't show her tits.

Geeks thought they had a shot with her; now realize they don't. It's simple really.
 
Dan said:
... did you just hate on Kristen Schaal?!
Damn straight I did, and I'd do it again in an instant. Too many people confuse her dowdy awkwardness with actual comedic delivery, and she'd probably be in more TDS segments if she could actually read from a promoter without stumbling over her lines all the time.
 
I don't understand the Munn hate. I think she has good rapport with Kevin Pereira (who I also think is under-rated). It doesn't seem like her interest in "nerd" things is faked. She's far nicer than most actresses who get worshiped by geeks. I don't imagine she sits around playing video games all day long, but that might fall into the 'be careful what you wish for' category. She seems smart and fun. I think if she showed up in the "Post your girlfriend" thread, she'd be fawned over. More power to her that a shitty show like AOTS can be a springboard to greater things.
 
The lofty standards of AOTS took a nose dive when it allowed for an attractive female to do comedy on it. She raped my childhood.
 
Raistlin said:
Hardly.

There are tons of examples of people going quite far just based on looks. At least she has a brain and a sense of humor.

Letting a cohost fondle you and deepthroating hotdogs on TV and all the other degrading shit she did makes me think she doesn't have a brain. Or at least no self respect.
 
Clevinger said:
Letting a cohost fondle you and deepthroating hotdogs on TV and all the other degrading shit she did makes me think she doesn't have a brain. Or at least no self respect.

Moral Knight appears.


After all, what kind of women eats a hot dog?
 
She was terrible on AOTS but the whole show was bad overall. It was always cringe worthy seeing them forcing terrible jokes all the time. As for TDS, her comedic timing and robot-like acting are just terrible but since it's usually short segments, I don't really mind.
 
Yep she sure is, and after 13 episodes when it's cancelled, she'll be begging for her job on AOTS back, but she won't be able to since her spot is already filled.

Never have I disliked a TV personality so much. The amazing lack of talent she has simply reading off of a teleprompter is amazing.

Edit:

And she's such an attention whore.
 
adamsappel said:
I don't understand the Munn hate. I think she has good rapport with Kevin Pereira (who I also think is under-rated). It doesn't seem like her interest in "nerd" things is faked. She's far nicer than most actresses who get worshiped by geeks. I don't imagine she sits around playing video games all day long, but that might fall into the 'be careful what you wish for' category. She seems smart and fun. I think if she showed up in the "Post your girlfriend" thread, she'd be fawned over.
Many attractive people have been given jobs in the media because they are talented, but not necessarily because they share interest in the material they are presenting. Usually I think people can detect the lack of interest in the material, but Olivia was either interested enough, or was a good enough actor, to make people believe she was a bigger geek than she really is. I think DeaconKnowledge is right; men thought she was both pretty and a big geek, when in reality she may just be pretty and a little anti-social, so their hopes of finding a model who likes Halo as much as they do were dashed yet again.
 
Fusebox said:
Never seen her before TDS but I don't get the hate. She's as good as any other chick on TV doing a similar role.

Is this backlash because she made her name doing ordinary geek stuff and now all the geeks have got tall poppy syndrome or something? I've just never seen any hate on GAF for Kristen Schaal and her work on TDS makes Munn look like Meryl Streep by comparison. Is Schaal held to a lower standard simply because she's ugly?

I thought all her lines landed with a thud. Her delivery was flat and off kilter. She would always kind of pause briefly in the middle of lines like she wasn't sure how to deliver them. Her voice would modulate weirdly, like she'd read how to be funny out of an instruction book. It takes a lot of natural comedic timing and ability to hang on that show, and I don't think she really has it, at least not in that style.
 
Sadaiyappan said:
She is hotter than Jade Raymond. I think she is the hottest woman in the Video Game Industry now.
what makes you think she is in the Video Game® Industry™
 
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