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Monday, July 8, 2019

Veep final season, hilarious and too close to the truth for comfort

My only concern w/ the great HBO series, Veep (starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus), especially the final season (7) is: Couldn't you guys speak more slowly? Of course they can't and don't, and that, too, is part of the fun of this hilarious and frighteningly on point and contemporary series - you have to listen to every word, as the humor, the quips, and the quirks are constant and hilarious, with some of the best lines delivered as just throw-aways. JLD is perfect once again as the egotistical, tempestuous presidential candidate Selena Meyer, and we see her maneuver her way through minefields on her way to the nomination, supported by a her loyal staff members whom she rebukes and abuses and on whom she depends completely. Of course everything is over the top, this is TV, but anyone who's worked in a political office or on a campaign will recognize the types and the personalities and, in particular, the mercurial nature of the boss or candidate, needing fawning and support, screaming like a termagant at the office and making nice with all the important people when in public (street angel, house devil, as one of my friends puts it). All of the supporting players are credible and rich - a true ensemble production - and most of the secondary characters are as well, most notably Timothy Simons as the odious candidate Jonah Ryan - many of whose racist and homophobic and sexist campaign speeches and opportunistic stances would in other eras have played as over-reaching and beyond the pale but which, sadly, today seem way too close to the truth.

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