Lifetime’s new show, Drop Dead Diva, might make me go into cardiac arrest.

While doing my laundry at the place down the street, I was subjected to an ad for a new TV series on Lifetime called “Drop Dead Diva”. The premise? Skinny, vapid, blonde gets reincarnated into the body of a smart successful, overweight lawyer. Argh! Yes, because you can only have one or the other. You can either be asexual and brilliant or sexed up arm candy that can’t add two and two. And never shall the twain meet in one person, or be recognized by a society that has it major case of body hate and fear of smart women.. It doesn’t premiere until July 12th and I don’t have cable, but maybe it will be on Hulu. Also, Margaret Cho is in it. Which boggles my mind. I know the girl has to work, but really? Here is the press release from the Lifetime website. Commence gagging: Drop Dead Diva is Lifetime’s spirited new comedic drama series that puts a uniquely compelling twist on the age-old battle between brains and beauty. It premieres on Lifetime Sunday, July 12 at 9 pm et/pt. The show tells the story of a beautiful-but-vapid model wannabe, Deb, who has a fatal car accident and suddenly finds herself in front of Heaven’s gatekeeper, Fred, who declares her a self-centered “zero.” Outraged, Deb attempts to persuade Fred to return her to her shallow existence but is accidentally relegated to the body of the recently deceased Jane Bingum (Brooke Elliott). A brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney with a loyal assistant (Margaret Cho), Jane has always lived in the shadow of her more comely colleagues, whereas Deb has always relied on her external beauty. Now, by a twist of fate and a bolt of divine intervention, Deb must come to terms with inhabiting Jane’s plus-size frame in the ultimate showdown between brains and beauty. 

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