And while they got Levys name right on-air, ET Canada bungled it in the Twitter post promoting her interview.She appeared alongside her family in the wildly popular comedy Schitts Creek, where she played Twyla, a cafe waitress and one of the Jazzagals.She also happens to be a singer as well, so we can kinda see how the mistake was made.
Back in May, the American actress tweeted, In case anyone cares I pronounce my last name leeeeeeevy. Not like Eugene, adding, And unfortunately Im not related to Eugene. This constant condition, in case anyone has forgotten the events of the pilot (which first aired more than a month ago), serves as the foundation of the series: After an earthquake strikes during a routine MRI, Zoey can hear anyones innermost feelings, but these deeply felt emotions are only expressed through elaborate song-and-dance numbers. Skylar Astin, Peter Gallagher, and Mary Steenburgen all happily jump and clap along, as Zoey leads a well-choreographed romp from her bedroom to her parents house to her office and beyond. Its an impressive intro that doubles as a reintroduction to NBC s new series and a spectacle musical enthusiasts will appreciate. Just as Zoey cant stop tapping her feet, its hard not to let the music get you, too. Zoey wakes up, again, and it turns out the elaborate sequence is nothing more than a silly dream. But while the song doesnt represent the shows reality, it does come to exemplify why Zoeys Extraordinary Playlist cant translate its fun premise beyond simplistic storytelling. Austin Winsbergs NBC sing-along drama series relies on cliches even when they dont fit the established tone, making the brief flashes where you get caught up in the moment feel eye-rollingly silly in hindsight, if not just plain icky. Once she hears them singing a very well-known song that hints at whats troubling them, its Zoeys moral imperative to help them sort out their baggage. Leifs number is the worst mainly because DJ Khaled is the worst, but also because the super-on-the-nose All I Do Is Win goes on for a verse too many but each singer is solid, each dancer smooth enough, and each sequence very clear in what it means to the narrative. The next three entries all take on a procedural, case of the week structure where Zoey must balance her personal life with the responsibility of her powers. Twice the musically-dense do-gooder is asked to solve a mystery related to the song she hears, and both answers are so painfully obvious you worry how the MRI accident affected Zoeys faculties beyond the music. The long wait for her to figure things out isnt tempered enough by the extended song-and-dance numbers, and the paper thin plots cant hold interest on their own. Despite the admirable efforts of its cast (especially an inexhaustible Levy), Zoeys Extraordinary Playlist feels very ordinary which leads to a lot of questions the show doesnt seem prepared to answer. For instance, whats happening in reality when Zoey hears someone singing A few scenes offer explanations for that specific moment, but others are impossible like when Zoey sees Leif dance around the office for two minutes when, in reality, he only had time to pause between two words. This show has to be worth watching when theyre not singing, and so far, its incapable of sustaining any drama. Not everything can be explained away by a dream, and whats working feels like it can only last as long as it takes for the piano to hit.
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