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I'm a Cool Mom! Right, Regina?

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I’ll confess this here and only here. If Mean Girls is on television, I will always stop and watch. I could claim that it’s because I love Tina Fey’s brain and she wrote the script. Or the cast that includes Amy Poehler, Rachel McAdams, and my secret “I’d totally hold hands with you on a beach somewhere” girlfriend Amanda Seyfried. Or just Lindsay Lohan at peak hotness. It was a great story and it spoke to a lot of girls (and me, but I’ll move on before you think this is one of Dustin’s posts (that was brave for the new guy! I like the chutzpah, but now I have to drain your carotid with a rusty spigot. — DR ).

All those things about Mean Girls that I loved? Not coming back for the sequel.
Based on the book “Queen Bee Moms and King Pin Dads: Dealing with the Parents, Teachers, Coaches, and Counselors Who Can Make - or Break - Your Child’s Future” (Hereafter known as “Too Goddamn Long for Me to Type Up Again”). It’s about a mother moving to the suburbs and getting forced to fit in with the entirely different breed of Moms out there. Adam Shankman is attached to the project so maybe we can expect a song and dance number? He won’t top “Santa Baby” or even “I Am Beautiful” from the first one but I’m sure he’ll do his best to inject some jazz hands.

In a dream world, Amy Poehler would return for this while still being able to do “Parks and Rec” and maybe Mary Louise Parker could join and just stop doing Weeds forever. Hell, let’s just get the cast of “Cougar Town” (Or are we just calling it Pajiba now?)

OK ‘Jibettes. A lot of you are MILFFs (Mothers I’d Like to Friend on Facebook). Is “Tolerating Bitchy Suburban Moms” a good place to mine for some comedy? Yes? No? Share some stories in the comments.

(Via MTV News)









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Comments

Well, you're starting off right by kissing the boss's ass. I see a bright future for you here.

Except you can't have Amanda Seyfried as your secret girlfriend. Back of the line, buddy.

Posted by: Gozer at May 19, 2010 6:13 PM

As someone who grew up in a planned community full of vicious parents, I'd like to answer:

no.

Posted by: esme at May 19, 2010 6:16 PM

Salem's Lot has already been done.

Posted by: Mrcreosote at May 19, 2010 6:33 PM

I cant see this being funny....the manic suburban mums thing has been done ad infinitum in TV and films, both fictional and live action.

The Housewives of...series (which my mother inexplicably LOVES), the Toddlers and Tiaras series, Desperate Housewives, countless movies, pretty much cover it all; they fake tan, push their kids to dangerous levels to succeed, they're secret alcoholics, they're organised to a frightening degree, they're as bitchy and backstabbing as their teen daughters, they're cougars, they're power bitches with high pressure jobs who still manage to maintain a perfect home life, or they're stay at home mums who fill their days by obsessively planning their kids futures down to Billy's 4.0, Star Quarterback, Next President status and Stacey's 4.0 Miss America, first Female President Who Walked On Mars status.
The soccer mum thing etc...UNLESS Tina Fey gets involved and brings back some of the original cast (I agree Poehler would be genius and it'd be easy to insert Regina's little sister as the kid she's pushing too hard/ignoring while Regina is off at college or something, )then this will be dire

Posted by: Nadine at May 19, 2010 6:42 PM

*fictional and documentary.

Posted by: Nadine at May 19, 2010 6:45 PM

Hell Lohan looks old enough to play one of the milfs.

Posted by: John W at May 19, 2010 7:12 PM

I cant see this being funny....the manic suburban mums thing has been done ad infinitum in TV and films, both fictional and live action.

Although I agree with you in principle, what story hasn't been done to death? If they waited for just new material we would get about four movies a year.

Posted by: EricD at May 19, 2010 7:14 PM

EricD...you are right...and it makes me a sad panda

Posted by: Nadine at May 19, 2010 7:30 PM

Nah, I'm a suburban mom. We're not that bitchy, catty, or interesting. The minivan jokes would run out in the first 20 minutes, although you could probably mine the comedy gold that is the average Homeowner's Association for 20 minutes beyond that.

Posted by: Wednesday at May 19, 2010 7:57 PM

Or are we just calling it Pajiba now?

Heeeeee.

So no Tina Fey, none of the original actors, and Adam Shankman directing? No thanks.

Why even bother to call it a sequel? Oh, right, a lame attempt to cash in on the awesomeness of Mean Girls.

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at May 19, 2010 8:14 PM

Mean Girls 2: Haha. Not So Fast, Lindsay

Posted by: Craig at May 19, 2010 10:40 PM

I forgot to mention this in the article. But they plan on calling it Mean Moms.
Blerg.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at May 19, 2010 11:03 PM

I am forfraid and ascaired of the moms in my neighborhood. All neighborhoods I've even been in, actually. There's always one or two fantastic women who are so well worth knowing you can't believe your luck, but then you never can get your schedules matched up. The rest are so shallow/glassy/performing you can't handle the kleig-light glare of their gimlet eyes.

I hang out with the Daddies.

Posted by: replica at May 20, 2010 12:15 AM

So it's not going to be anything like Mean Girls, or feature any of the same actors. Good job.

Posted by: Steph at May 20, 2010 9:05 AM

Hrm I thought all of the bitchy moms lived in urban areas now and blogged about other people's nanny's and made faces at women pushing inferior strollers into Starbucks.

Posted by: JenVegas at May 20, 2010 10:33 AM

@JenVegas: ziiing!!! I know those moms. You nailed it.

Posted by: banana at May 20, 2010 11:31 AM

2 words: Suburban Shootout.
The ultimate BBC series about suburban soccer - oh blimey, I meant footie - moms.

Posted by: cinekat at May 21, 2010 7:03 AM

Speaking as someone who drops the F bomb at parent-teacher conferences, can't for the LIFE of me figure out the rules of Bunko and wants to stab everyone at candle parties, maybe. There are definitely archtypes in the Suburban Sorority that can me mercilessly mocked. Why do I go to candle/sex toy/tupperware parties? Why do I "hmm" and "really" my way through soccer games? Why do I nod like I give a flying fuck about Gymboree sales? Because if you aren't friends with the ubermoms, your kid doesn't get invited to birthday parties and then they cry.

Posted by: courtney at May 21, 2010 1:41 PM

He won’t top “Santa Baby”

It's "Jingle Bell Rock"!

...And now I have out-shamed you.

Posted by: the essence of fanciness and class at May 21, 2010 6:41 PM

God DAMN it! I loved the original, so of course they make a horrible sequel so I have to further hide my love of the movie forever. God I hate Hollywood sometimes.

Posted by: ChristianH at May 21, 2010 8:31 PM