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Melissa McCarthy Talks About 'Samantha Who?' Gig
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Spending seven years on the highly-successful 'Gilmore Girls'
didn't exactly make Melissa
McCarthy feel all that confident about her television career, and when she
landed a starring role
in the new ABC comedy series, 'Samantha Who?', it seems not a lot of
people were sure she would
succeed either.
"Everyone was saying, 'Well, you'll never have ['Gilmore Girls']
again, you'll be lucky if
['Samantha Who?'] gets picked up," McCarthy told TV Guide.
Fortunately for McCarthy, 'Samantha Who?', a comedy about a woman
who, after being stricken
with amnesia, decides to make amends for her past wrongdoings, has proven
to be good venture for
the network, with the November 26 broadcast earning 12.62 million viewers.
On the series, Melissa McCarthy plays Dena, the lead character's
good childhood friend.
Playing a best bud is nothing new to McCarthy, as she ****trayed Sookie,
Lorelai's (Lauren Graham)
best friend on 'Gilmore Girls'. McCarthy admits that initially, she was
worried that her past and
present television characters seemed too alike, but she eventually came to
spot the differences
between the two.
"At first I was afraid they were going to be pretty similar
because they're both pretty
bubbly and kind of high-energy," she said. "But the more I get into
'Samantha Who?' I think it's
the possibilities of Dena that make them very different. It started right
with the pilot: She's
lying to the family of a woman who's in a coma!"
Working on 'Samantha Who?' has also given Melissa McCarthy the
op****tunity to act alongside
well-known stars like Christina Applegate, Jennifer Esposito, Kevin Dunn
and Jean Smart, all of
whom have exhibited talent in comedy.
"Jennifer just kills me. There are so many takes that we can't
get through because she
gives me a look of such disgust and makes us laugh so hard!" McCarthy told
TV Guide. "Kevin Dunn
is just ridiculously funny, and Jean Smart... I was so freaked out to
meet her!... Everyone is so
funny, it's more about concentrating to get through something."
Then there's Barry Watson, Samantha's ex-boyfriend and the current
object of Dena's
affection.
"I feel like anytime Todd comes in, Dena does get very nervous. I
think she thinks he's
super cute," McCarthy said. "When he comes in, she just goes completely
dingy. And I love how
Barry sometimes stares at her like he's slightly afraid."
See more of Melissa McCarthy on 'Samantha Who?' airing Monday
nights at 9/8c on ABC.
--
David
http://geocities.com/daviderl31/GilmoreGirls.htm
LORELAI: What is right anyway, you know?
Who defines right? And if eating cake is wrong, I don't want to be right.
FRAN: I'm bringing out a mocha crunch cream.
LORELAI: So, ethics?
RORY: Highly subjective and completely overrated.
LORELAI: That's my girl.
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