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10/29: Cape May Running Co.’s Hallowed Half-Marathon Keri Run fun! Maggie Cinthia PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV... TO ORDER PRINTS, PLEASE EMAIL PHOTO@EXITZERO.COM Page 36 EXIT ZERO November 3, 2022
When my friend and filmmaking partner, Jimmy, died suddenly over 10 years ago, I adopted his mother as my own. That means brunches, check-in calls, and Mother’s Day cards. Marlene is a retired teacher from the Philadelphia public schools. When she told me she wasn’t sure about the new comedy from ABC, Abbott Elementary, I had to check it out. Abbot Elementary is set in a Philadelphia inner-city public school that lacks the resources to properly teach its kids. Our hero is Janine, a starry-eyed new teacher played by series creator, Quinta Brunson. Janine and her colleagues desperately want to make a difference for their students. Brunson is a Philly native who’s done amazingly well in comedy and now television. Big praise goes out to her! The show has received rave reviews and several Primetime Emmys, and I’m a big fan. It’s funny with social commentary that sneaks up on you. The characters glance at the camera, and there are mock interviews as well. The Movie Column By arts columnist Tom Sims Some may call it a mockumentary sitcom, but I call it The Office. Similarities don’t stop there. The leader at the school is nearly as cringeworthy as The Office’s Michael Scott, whom I am not a big fan. My biggest complaint is the complete idiocy of his offensive comments as well as others around him. There are characters who counteract some of that, but the absurd things he says are too much for me. There are differences in Abbott Elementary. The principal, played by Janelle James, is a mix of narcissism, cynicism, and shortsightedness. She says outlandish things, but without the abrasiveness of the Michael Scott character. Also, the show’s action revolves around teacher Janine, not her principal. The result is much more palatable entertainment. So why did my adopted mother have such an uncertain reaction to Abbott Elementary? She taught in that same school system and saw the struggles teachers had to face. In short, the comedy may hit too close to home, and she was unsure it should be joked about. But those struggles are real. Some neighborhoods have a lower tax base because residents don’t make enough money. Their schools don’t have the same resources of nearby communities as a result, and their students struggle to succeed. You could create a serious study about it, but would that get views? Comedy helps us watch what otherwise disgusts us. How will unfair conditions change if we can’t face them? Shows like Abbott Elementary help us face them. November 3, 2022 EXIT ZERO Page 37
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