The television show, Mike and Molly, premiered on September 20, 2010 and caused a huge up roar in Hollywood. On one hand, it's nice to see a romantic comedy about a couple that doesn't fit the usual gorgeous-youngsters mold. Since it's apparent that both Mike and Molly are over weight the director has them end up meeting at Over-eaters Anonymous. Also the other change up that is apparent is the fact that it's a romantic comedy and they're not in their twenties. They're in their forties which also doesn't fit the mold that the media portrays as normal.
After the show came out Hollywood didn't really know how to think of it. The automatic thing for most people to do was criticize what the main characters looked like. Note to Hollywood: Even though you don't agree that there should be a show about an overweight couple, the actors still preforming it are allowed to still be human beings and should be treated like a human being. You would never walk up to someone and start criticizing the way they looked because you didn't like it because that's rude and heartless. The sad thing is, is that Hollywood recognizes this as a downfall in their entertainment when the pros are that you're adding new characters to the main screen and you're letting everyone know that it's okay to be different than everyone else. As long as you're happy that's all that's going to matter in the long run. The show itself is also well thought out with great actors.
Even though Hollywood and some personal reviews didn't appreciate the heavy couple getting close and comfortable with one another the show, Mike and Molly, was nominated for two awards in 2011. One of those awards was for 'Favorite New TV Comedy' by the people at the People's Choice Awards. The other award was for Melissa McCarthy who plays Molly ended up winning the Emmy for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.' So overall, even if the media doesn't appreciate the show and is shallow about how the characters are portrayed at least we have proof of those awards that Americans still are able to have an open mind to new ideas.
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