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Insatiable (TV series)

Insatiable is an American dark comedy- Vigilante action-drama television series created by Lauren Gussis, starring Dallas Roberts and Debby Ryan.[2] It is based on Jeff Chu's article "The Pageant King of Alabama", published in July 2014 in The New York Times Magazine.[3][4] The first season premiered on Netflix on August 10, 2018. In September 2018, the series was renewed for a second season,[5] which premiered on October 11, 2019.[6] On February 17, 2020, Netflix cancelled the series after two seasons.[7]

The series received negative reviews from critics who called the show "offensive" and "insulting", with some praise being directed towards the performances and dark humor. While critics have not favored the show, the audience response, on the contrary, was generally positive.[8]

Plot

17-year-old Patty Bladell was bullied at school for being overweight, but after a violent encounter with a homeless man and a summer of liquid diet, she becomes thin and determined to exact revenge on her bullies at the start of her senior year. Bob Armstrong, a disgraced civil lawyer and beauty pageant coach, discovers Patty's potential and sets out to convert her into a beauty queen.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2019)

Production

A pilot for the series was ordered by The CW, but passed on before Netflix picked up the series.[2] The series was filmed in Newnan, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia . Season 2 was filmed from early-March 2019 to late-June 2019. Season 2 only consisted of 10 episodes, compared to 12 episodes in the first season.[15] On February 14, 2020, the series was cancelled after two seasons.[7]

Release

On July 19, 2018, the trailer for the series was released.[16] The first season of Insatiable premiered on Netflix on August 10, 2018.[16]

On July 10, 2018, Netflix released the first teaser and the first images from the series.[17]

Prior to the show's release, The Guardian reported on July 24, 2018, that over 100,000 people had signed an online petition on Change.org started on July 20, 2018, calling for Netflix to cancel Insatiable, accusing it of "fat shaming".[18] Lauren Gussis, the show's creator, defended the show, saying it was based on her own experiences as a teenager.[19] Alyssa Milano stated on Twitter, "We are not shaming Patty .. We are addressing (through comedy) the damage that occurs from fat-shaming."[20] As of August 27, 2018, the petition had over 230,000 signatures.[21]

Reception

The series has an approval rating of 11% based on 56 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 2.68/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critic consensus reads: "Broad stereotypes, clumsy social commentary, and a failed attempt at wokeness make Insatiable hard to swallow."[22] Metacritic reported a score of 25 out of 100 for the series, based on reviews from 15 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[23]

In negative reviews, Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter called the series "trite", "unfunny", and "a hot bloated mess",[24] while Jen Chaney from Vulture called it "an equal opportunity trainwreck" replete with bad jokes about rape and pedophilia, and offensive stereotypes of African-Americans, Christians, Southerners and gay people.[25]

Reviewer Linda Holmes of NPR said the show willfully misunderstood the realities of fat-shaming and the concerns of fat people like herself; arguing that being fat should be respected and treated with kindness: "Let me assure you: It is not satire. Insatiable is satire in the same way someone who screams profanities out a car window is a spoken-word poet."[26]

Writer Roxane Gay called the show "lazy" and "insulting" in a Refinery29 piece, saying "Insatiable's greatest sin is that it suffers from a profound lack of imagination. The show cannot imagine that a straight man could truly love pageants and mentoring young women and be secure in his masculinity, or that a young lesbian could love herself enough to not fall in love with her straight best friend, or that a fat girl could be happy, healthy, and thriving without losing weight. Never does this show dare to imagine that maybe it was everyone else who had the problem when Patty was fat, not Patty herself. The show cannot imagine that perhaps, the most profound way Patty could seek vengeance would be to love herself at any size, to be seen by a love interest as lovable at any size, to see herself as beautiful because of, rather than despite, her fat body."[27]

In an interview with Variety, star Debby Ryan stated that she listened to the body-positive podcast "She's All Fat" in preparation for the role.[28] Responding via their Twitter account, hosts of the podcast Sophia Carter-Kahn and April K. Quioh stated: "We're not sure how our show could inspire a thin actress to don a fat suit as we've discussed at length how this very act is incredibly harmful to the fat community."[29]

References

  1. ^ Petski, Denise (July 19, 2018). "'Insatiable' Trailer: Debby Ryan Is Craving Revenge In Netflix Dark Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Andreeva, Nellie (June 10, 2017). "'Insatiable': Netflix Picks Up Ex-CW Pilot Starring Debby Ryan To Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Moore, Kasey (August 10, 2018). "Is Netflix's "Insatiable" Based on a True Story?". What's on Netflix. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Chu, Jeff (2014-07-18). "The Pageant King of Alabama". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. ^ Iannucci, Rebecca (September 12, 2018). "Insatiable Renewed for Season 2". TVLine. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  6. ^ Maas, Jennifer (September 18, 2019). "'Insatiable' Season 2 Gets Premiere Date at Netflix". TheWrap. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (February 14, 2020). "'Insatiable' Canceled By Netflix After Two Seasons". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Insatiable - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
  9. ^ Petski, Denise (October 3, 2017). "Alyssa Milano To Topline Lifetime Mayor Comedy, Upped To Regular On Netflix's 'Insatiable', Developing 'Hacktivist' At CW". Deadline Hollywood.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (February 27, 2019). "'Insatiable': Arden Myrin Upped To Regular For Season 2 Of Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  11. ^ a b "'Insatiable': Jordan Gelber & James Lastovic Set To Recur On Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. November 3, 2017.
  12. ^ Petski, Denise (March 7, 2019). "'Insatiable': Vincent Rodriguez III To Recur On Season 2 Of Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  13. ^ Petski, Denise (April 16, 2019). "'Grey's Anatomy's Alex Landi To Recur In Season 2 Of Netflix's 'Insatiable'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  14. ^ "Did you know? Gloria Diaz will appear on Netflix show Insatiable". ABS-CBN News. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  15. ^ Campbell, Sarah Fay (March 24, 2017). "Two productions filming in downtown Newnan Wednesday". Newnan Times-Herald. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  16. ^ a b Petski, Denise (July 10, 2018). "'Insatiable' Starring Debby Ryan Gets Premiere Date On Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  17. ^ Poulimenakos, Nick (July 10, 2018). "Netflix Original Series 'Insatiable' Unveils First Look Images & Official Teaser". Talkies Network. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  18. ^ Mumford, Gwilym (July 24, 2018). "Insatiable: 100,000 sign petition to cancel Netflix 'fat-shaming' series". The Guardian. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  19. ^ Rosenblatt, Kalhan (July 22, 2018). "Netflix series 'Insatiable' accused of fat-shaming as stars defend the show". NBC News. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  20. ^ Heller, Corinne (July 20, 2018). "Alyssa Milano Responds to Fat-Shaming Backlash Over Netflix's Insatiable". E! News. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  21. ^ Arnold, Amanda (July 30, 2018). "Netflix Chief Defends Insatiable After Major 'Fat-Shaming' Backlash". The Cut. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  22. ^ "INSATIABLE: SEASON 1 (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  23. ^ "Insatiable : Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  24. ^ Goodman, Tim (August 8, 2018). "'Insatiable': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  25. ^ Chaney, Jen (August 9, 2018). "Insatiable Netflix Review - Vulture". Vulture.com. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  26. ^ Holmes, Linda (August 9, 2018). "'Insatiable' Is Lazy And Dull, But At Least It's Insulting : NPR". NPR. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  27. ^ Gay, Roxane (August 23, 2018). "Roxane Gay: Insatiable Is "Lazy, Insulting" From Start To Finish". Refinery29. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  28. ^ Clopton, Ellis (August 10, 2018). "'Insatiable' Boss, Stars Stand by Show Amid Backlash: 'It Really Comes From a Place of Compassion'". Variety. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  29. ^ @shesallfatpod (August 11, 2018). "In this Variety article, the star of Insatiable mentions that she listened to SAF to prepare for the role. We're not sure how our show could inspire a thin actress to don a fat suit as we've discussed at length how this very act is incredibly harmful to the fat community" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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