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    In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers

    All the Summer TV You'll Need to Watch

    We Must Forage Enough Roots to Sustain Us Through the Bitter Winter

    New 'Weeds' Season Getting Us Just As Stoned As, Well, Actual Weed

    Things We Like But Probably Shouldn't

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    And Then to The University

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    Image of SlickaNicka SlickaNicka
    09/02/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    Are you going to reference Mark Harris from Entertainment Weekly who just wrote his column on this exact same topic, using many the same mommas? Or is that just a co-inky-dink?
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    09/02/09

    @SlickaNicka: THANK YOU. When this popped up, I kept thinking "I know I already read this somewhere this week," but then I couldn't find it and I thought I was going crazy...
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    Image of WackoJacko WackoJacko
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    You are COMPLETELY wrong about Nora Walker. All of her children are ASSHOLES. They should be so lucky to have a mother who gives a shit about their worthless little lives.
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    Image of maude_flanders maude_flanders
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    What about Toni Collette's character on "United States of Tara"?

    ...Although I suppose you could argue that she's not "bad" for having a disorder that allows her to be fretful, supportive mom; unflappable 50s housewife; wicked teen girlfriend; a trucker who will beat up your shitty ex. If only I had seen more than three episodes....
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    Image of betty.black betty.black
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    I'm terrifically disappointed in the omission of Katey Segal's Sons of Anarchy character.

    Why She's Bad: Gemma once stole a child's skateboard in order to smash the face of a prostitute who slept with her hubby. She has no mercy on other women, and she's the power behind the throne of a major criminal syndicate.

    Worst Parenting Moment: She most likely killed her son's father. She explicitly ordered her junkie daughter-in-law to commit suicide by OD, and provided the syringe full of heroin. She's scary-possessive of her grandson.

    Love her: She's tattooed, the most coolly manipulative lady on screen since the Marquise de Merteuil, and her best friend is a female porn-director.

    Most Fucked Up Kid: Jax is the only kid who survived her mothering. Gemma's other son died.

    Fun scale: 11!

    What should we get her for Mother's Day?
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    Image of Brian Moylan Brian Moylan
    09/01/09

    @betty.black: A spot on this list, apparently!!
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    09/01/09

    @betty.black: Hell, Katey Segal can get up there for Peggy Bundy. Apparently, disastrous moms are her niche.
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    Image of Lymed Lymed
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    We must not forget Edina Moonsoon.
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    Image of Lymed Lymed
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    Every scene with Betty Draper and one of her children ends with my comment "she's such a bad mother."
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    Image of Hooplehead Hooplehead
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    Pffffft, Livia Soprano would wipe the floor with the lot of these ladies. You know you're a world-class parent when you "accidentally" cause a hit to be put out on your son.
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    09/01/09

    @Hooplehead: accidentally? If she could have said something, she would have burst into song about it.
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    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    A Topsy-Tail! Brilliant!
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    Image of contradicto contradicto
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    Brothers and Sisters is a really underappreciated show. And I am lame.

    That is all.
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    Edited by contradicto at 09/01/09 1:18 PM contradicto was starred contradicto was unstarred
    Image of JerkoftheMonth JerkoftheMonth
    09/01/09

    @contradicto: It's so good, I'm actually contemplating having 5 children cuz it looks like fun, melodramatic and stressful, but fun!
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    Edited by JerkoftheMonth at 09/01/09 1:35 PM JerkoftheMonth was starred JerkoftheMonth was unstarred
    Image of jasonelias jasonelias
    09/01/09

    @contradicto: I like it too.
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    Image of contradicto contradicto
    09/01/09

    @JerkoftheMonth: Thank you. Now I don't feel so alone in the world.
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    Image of laurasaurus laurasaurus
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    What about Lucille Bluth?

    "Oh, she thinks I'm too critical. That's another fault of hers."

    "Oh, hello, Buster. Here's a candy bar. No, I'm withholding it. Look at me, 'getting off'."
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    09/01/09

    @laurasaurus: oh, COME on! Lindseys not even afraid to eat in front of her anymore. She's not that bad...
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    Image of Cunning_Linguist Cunning_Linguist
    09/01/09

    @laurasaurus: Lucille FTW.

    "Lord, let Buster forget everything. And if you need to take another hand to make that happen, please make it G.O.B.'s. "
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    Image of shag_carpet_bomb shag_carpet_bomb
    09/01/09

    @laurasaurus: what's so frightening to me about lucille is, how much she reminds me of my own mother.
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    Image of laurasaurus laurasaurus
    09/01/09

    @bluebears: Do terrifying inadvertent incest references count?

    "Where's my bed?!"
    "I put it in storage. I guess you'll have to decide which Lucille you want to spend your nights with."
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    Image of andBegorrah andBegorrah
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    I'll take a bad mother over a loose seal any day.
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    Image of laurasaurus laurasaurus
    09/01/09

    @andBegorrah: MotherBoyXXX
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    Image of badmutha badmutha
    09/01/09

    @andBegorrah: I know what you mean about the seals. They can really stink up a house, with their fins and whiskers smelling of fish.
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    This isn't also the MILF gallery? No? Damn.
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    Are the Weeds writers trying to portray Nancy as a sociopath? I feel like its heading there.
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    Image of ___ ___
    09/01/09

    @bluebears: I think the writers of Weeds made a major mistake when they moved the whole show out of Agrestic. Its kind of entered the Twilight Zone and lost me and most of other fans along the way.
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    09/01/09

    @Big Poppa: it got too crazy. even the season 2 finale was a bit over the top in my opinion. Nancy is just becoming vile.
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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    09/01/09

    @bluebears: Agrestic was sort of a main character. When they moved downstate, it wasn't about the 'burbs anymore. There were no PTA meetings, no town council, no none of that. Then they moved to Mexico and it compounded the problem. The audience can't relate at all. I still watch, but my heart ain't in it.
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    Image of badmutha badmutha
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers
    Real bad muthas are WORSE than these tv types because they screw kids up forever.
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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    09/01/09

    In reply to In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers

    Betty is really cold with her children, but her people are Nordic.

    She did have a great parenting moment though - shooting the neighbor's pigeons (WHILE SMOKING) because they threatened her kids' dog. Awesome.
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    09/01/09

    @♥Anti-SocialSocialite♥:
    When I look at that pic I'm torn between being turned on and getting the urge to run in a zigzag pattern.
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    Image of aLostLady aLostLady
    09/01/09

    @♥Anti-SocialSocialite♥:

    Arthur: You are so profoundly sad.
    Betty: No, my people are Nordic.

    love this!
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