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Originally Posted by SarcasticRat
I don't think it's a coincidence that this is the show where that argument finally comes up. People see a young woman making her own show and having all this success and instantly have a pathological need to try to discredit her accomplishments.
The poster was probably put together by some very bitter, out of work, person in the industry. Their gripe is likely not that these people are getting a show, but that they were able to get their foot in the door, while so many people, who aren't related to famous people, are being pushed out. It was a hilarious poster, but this is really what the show is about (though no one gives us an indication that these are famous kids, as that's not what they're playing). These are the best people to relate a realistic experience for the story they're trying to tell. Their background is genuine, the characters are not. It would be a pretty hard sell to audiences if they basically played themselves, and that the parents in the show really were all famous people.
The issue is not Dunham's accomplishments, it's that she had a money stream that allowed her to do something that others can't, and that her connections allowed her to get it out there. No one's denying that she's talented (she obviously is), but she probably wouldn't have even gotten to do her movie if she wasn't connected (if I'm not mistaken, the movie that catapulted her to where she is is probably at least somewhat autobiographical), or had at least some money to be able to start and have time to start the process of the movie. There are a tremendous amount of people, who are probably a lot more talented than her, that have never been able to get the shot she had, due to lack of money or connections.
Nepotism is a pretty bad thing in the entertainment industry, and Warner Bros. actually had strict anti-nepotism for a long time (not sure if this is the case today). The problem with nepotism is that it takes jobs from people who are actually talented, and gives them to people who need to spend a lot of time honing their craft (I doubt anyone would say Dunham is polished, but she is clearly talented).
A point I made earlier in the thread is that we will never know how talented Dunham is, because her support system for this show is ridiculous. If she fails, she doesn't deserve to work again, because everything was put in place for her to succeed. She just has to write, figure out what kind of shot she wants to put up, direct the dialog, not get a huge ego, and not piss the wrong people off. She'll be bailed out everywhere else she needs to be.