re: New Ghostbusters in Uniform at Boston Hospital

My issue is with Jones and McCarthy. I don't find either of them to be funny even in the least. McCarthy is absolutely repulsively crass and has only one trick in the bag: physical shock humor, and her shtick was old 4 years ago. It's tired, ancient, over-exposed, and repugnant now. Jones is unproven and is rarely, if ever, actually funny on SNL. She is another one trick pony: angry minority. She has shown no range to date in any of her comedy. It's like she's Chris Rock + Lewis Black - any actually funny jokes or witty observations.

I'm interested to see what McKinnon does with the roll. She's pretty hilarious on SNL and has done really well in her own right without Wiig there and is currently the second funniest woman on the show (Cecily Strong is #1). Wiig is another solid casting slam dunk.

My issue isn't that this is an all women version, it's just that I really really really hate half of the cast. Seriously, Lisa Lampinelli would almost be an upgrade over those two.

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McKinnon has a great claim to most talented female to appear on SNL.

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She's not terrible, but wow.

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She'll start branching out into movies now.

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Eh they all start. Few actually succeed.

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Seems like a perfect casting.

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I'll say McKinnon isn't bad casting, just unproven. Stick her with 3 from the list and yeah, I could see it.

There's only one "star" in the cast...

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McCarthy is now a bankable star in Hollywood (which is all that matters to studio heads)

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Loosely. Bankable is about all she's got. She isn't funny. And she's been less bankable over time anyways.

I agree in part. Doesn't make her clever, good casting, or someone that can do a female version of the film justice.