I am aware that this may seem like the wrong space to be advocating for a TV show, but “Cinderella’s Hearth” is about the home. And most people watch TV at home.
To be honest, I absolutely, unabashedly adore TV. I’m a homebody and it keeps me company, even though I’m usually reading while I watch it, because I do prefer reading to TV.
Anyway, I kept hearing about a show called “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.” Before I go any further I need to be clear that I don’t understand or care about football at all—except when the Steelers are in the Super Bowl. I also don’t follow cheerleading, although I do respect the athleticism and hard work cheering takes. I’m definitely not a person who sneers at it.
So last week I tried episode one, and I was hooked. Maybe it was the barely contained free floating hostility that raised its head from the beginning. Maybe it was the genuine talent and grit the cheerleaders have. Maybe it was the very abundant sparkle and glitter. Maybe it was the mean girl behavior. Maybe it was the friendships that seemed sincere. Maybe it was the fact that many members of the team were impressively employed outside of DCC—and they need to be, because the DCC wages are meager. Maybe it was the pressing question about whether the two women in charge were heinous bullies or just very crisp and realistic. Or, maybe it was because there were some real oddballs underneath all of the glamor and big old hair.
Whatever it was, I found it engrossing and entertaining. Each of the seven episodes held my interest completely and I was sorry when it was over.
We live in difficult times. “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” took me out of my generally anxious mood about November. It was shiny and entertaining.
So if you’re looking for a watch, you could do a whole lot worse than “America’s Sweethearts.”
Cue “Thunderstruck,” by AC/DC. If you watch, you’ll know what I mean.
Image from NBC.
Kate Wolford is the publisher of FTM and The Enchanted Press. The press published its first book, Glass and Feathers, by Lissa Sloan, on March 26. You don't want to miss this engrossing continuation of Cinderella's story.
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