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mablopoule | 7 months ago

Another TV show that played with this concept well is "30 Rocks", with the main protagonist dreading to go to her high school reunion because she was a nerdy girl mocked by the high-school bully, As the episode go on, she realize that she was the bully, everyone was terrified of her and her extremely cruel remarks, including her friend who was afraid of her, turning the whole 'underdog nerd' trope on it's head.

On a more serious note, this is also why I'm wary of the "punching up" or "punching down" rethoric, because it's often easy to downplay any form of violence as justified retribution.

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stavros|7 months ago

I wish the show were called "30 Rocks" now, and was about gemstones.

xg15|7 months ago

Finally the series that we've been waiting for in which the protagonists are 30-somethings and actually happy?

pavlov|7 months ago

Or a romantic comedy where the protagonist gets proposed thirty times with different rings.

totetsu|7 months ago

you might like Steven Universe

Terr_|7 months ago

"30 Rocks from the Sun."

UltraSane|7 months ago

30 Rock is one of the funniest and smartest TV shows of all time.

colpabar|7 months ago

It's a perfect show. There are so many hilarious lines. My favorite has to be when tracy says "don't make me show you the back of my hand" and then on his hand is written "please be nice to me".

spease|7 months ago

Reminds me of “The Bully and the Beast” by Orson Scott Card.