But why am I talking about it here, on this blog dedicated to ROK-related news, Korean cultural issues, and gripes about what kinetic balls of narcissism my nephews and nieces are? There is indeed a Korean connection: You may recall last spring that the season finale had comedienne Margaret Cho, a favorite among the gay for her gender ambiguity, playing Kim Jong-il.
I feel ya, Margaret Cho (in the figurative, empathetic sense only). Kim Jong-il's death has cost me several hundred dollars as well, in the form of a weaker South Korean currency. This was the natural result of fears of political instability on the Korean Peninsula, worries about rogue nukes going a missin', a sudden dearth of jokes on late night television, and the permanent shelving of plans for a sequel to Team America: World Police.
(Indeed, the KRW is a very sensitive currency, which tends to fall precipitously whenever there is bad news in South Korea, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Africa, South Central Los Angeles, or either of the Dakotas. I've already sold short in anticipation of whatever will happen during the South Carolina primary. And no, I'm not exaggerating. We have recently seen the Korean won plunge on a daily basis due to the Euro-zone not getting its act together, the Moody Blues' credit downgrade of the United States, and either Nicolas Sarkozy or Silvio Berlusconi getting an erection lasting for more than four hours. Joe Biden sneezing would cost me at least fifty bucks right now.)
UPDATE:
I finally watched the entire episode and, as I suspected, the brief mention of the Ling-and-Lee-esque detainment of Jack Donaghy's wife in North Korea did not go beyond the above sight gag. I'm guessing they plan to make her "rescue" a bigger focus later, and thus will drag this out a bit while
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Funny post, but just needed to point out that the kidnapped wife from 30 Rock is actually played Elizabeth Banks, not Rachel McAdams. But there is a resemblance.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that information, Anonymous reader. I have now changed the post to reflect that correction.
DeleteThe funny thing is that when I was writing the post, I actually first looked up Ms Banks, thinking she was the actress, but my Google search somehow convinced me that it was Ms McAdams.
In my defense, all blonde people look alike.
Seriously, those two are major doppelgänger of each other, a word which gives me an excuse to link to one of my all-time favorite Kim Jong-il posts.
Clearly, I'm not alone in thinking those two look alike.
DeleteI just realized that I may have been primed to think it was Rachel McAdams because she starred in Mean Girls, which was written by Tina Fey, who also played a teacher.
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