Why are they trying to make Kristen Bell happen?

She's generic looking at best.

She has a weird ratface. When she appeared on "Deadwood", didn't a character call her a ratface? Anyway, she's not attractive and she is sans charm. She must have great connections to have come as far as she has.

Having Veronica Mars on her resume must have more weight than people realize.

I enjoy her. I think her appeal is lost on gay men, much like Jessica Simpson. Most straight men would give a toe to fuck Kristen Bell. But this is a hypocrites haven, we will just as easily put down someone who makes it on looks alone.

"Most straight men would give a toe to fuck Kristen Bell."%0D %0D %0D %0D %0D Why? She's fug and flat chested. At least Jessica Simpson has a rack.

It looks like Veronica Mars will be her career highlight. She was great in that role. She has talent. She has not made it on her looks. She's been stuck in these mediocre at best rom coms. Maybe she'll emerge from Burlesque as someone who'll get to do better things, but I'm not holding my breath.

She has a loyal fanbase of slightly geeky adolescent males from her work on Veronica Mars (which extended to Heroes, etc.) You won't "get" the appeal unless you've seen the show - she portrayed a great mix of sharp intelligence, cynicism, toughness and vulnerability all at the same time - something not many actresses her age could pull off. Of course, she's not like that in real life, but she can certainly portray that type of character well. Her looks (pretty, but not particularly striking) just complete the package.%0D %0D Which is why it's unfortunate she's stuck in stupid generic romantic comedies all the time. Don't know why she keeps getting movie projects; she should get a good action / sci-fi / crime TV series.

"She has a loyal fanbase of slightly geeky adolescent males from her work on Veronica Mars"%0D %0D %0D %0D Um, no. No one cares about Vernoica Mars and all those WB/CW teenybopper shows except girls and gays. Straight guys couldn't care less.

Oh, honey, she is happening. Sorry to break it to you.

She's cute, not fug. Do all actresses have to be superhot? Besides, she's talented. And who cares what straight guys think?

She isn't cute. She has ratface.

R8, you're a bit out of it if you think Veronica Mars was a "teenybopper show" that appealed mainly to girls and gays (it was basically a crime noir set at a high school, and had a sizable straight male audience), and you also don't know straight guys. I hang out at other forums where straight fanboys sing her praises (and post an endless stream of pictures of her) - maybe less so now than in the past, but she still has fans.

I was ambivalent about her until I saw her on PARTY DOWN, I liked her after that.

I don't understand her appeal either, but straight girls love her apparently.

Whatever do you mean?

She looked great on Project Runway.

Veronica Mars was a great show but it was a flop. Audiences hated it and they really hated the smugness Bell brought to the role. It went on for three tortured years when it should have lasted one great season.

I doubt many fanbois even know who Bell is. Same with Alexis Bledel. Nice cuts of ass, but much fresher pieces on display.

She seems nice enough, but a film star? Not going to happen.

Straight guys, particularly straight geeky guys love her. She's smart, funny, genre friendly and not so attractive that she's unobtainable (in their minds). She got more fans amongst straight guys from that low budget SF Con movie that she'll ever get straight women from the rom coms.

[quote]I was ambivalent about her until I saw her on PARTY DOWN, I liked her after that. Yep, I love her as Uda. Also, she's the new Sarah Michelle Gellar. I'm not sure why we need a new, slightly ferret-faced blonde, but apparently we do.

She's a Broadway star, she can always fall back on that. She was great in REEFER MADNESS. Hope her song in BURLESQUE is fun. She is talented.

She had a cute boyfriend named Kevin and dumped him when she became famous.

Gay girls also love her.

Bell lacks the requisite big tits to be popular among straight guys ESPECIALLY straight geeky guys. For a flat chested actress to get that audience, she has to have a bit of exotic in her. Bell is too bland and forgettable. Too many blah blondes in Hollywood.

She's going to be in Scream 4.

"you're a bit out of it if you think Veronica Mars was a "teenybopper show" that appealed mainly to girls and gays (it was basically a crime noir set at a high school, and had a sizable straight male audience), and you also don't know straight guys. I hang out at other forums where straight fanboys sing her praises (and post an endless stream of pictures of her) - maybe less so now than in the past, but she still has fans."%0D %0D %0D %0D You're out of it if you think Veronica Mars had a sizable straight male audience. Hardly anyone watched it. Straight guys avoid shows like that like the plague. Just because a few fantards on the internet like her doesn't mean that the average straight guy gives a shit about her. Get off the internet and go talk to some actual people. Go ask 100 random people "What do you think about Kristen Bell?" and most of them will say "Who?"%0D

Who are we talking about?

She's a punky babydoll!

She's cross-eyed and has a big head and little body. She's in comedies, but she's not funny. No charisma, very bland presence. And did I say she's crossed-eyed? She's getting married to Dax Shepard.

Ironic that Amanda Seyfried played the deceased Lily in VM and still showed more life and emotion than Bell. Seyfried's career has taken off while Bell's has stalled. I would wonder if she got Sophie over "Broadway star" Bell in "Mamma Mia."

She bears an uncomfortable resemblance to Elizabeth Hasselbeck.

Yes R31! Thank you. I've been trying to figure out who she reminded me of. No wonder I find her unlikable.

[quote]She's getting married to Dax Shepard

Now there's someone I don't understand the appeal of. He looks mildly retarded, and has zero acting ability.

Really? I don't see the Hasslebeck comparison at all. I think Bell has much sharper features. She's like Lois Griffin from Family Guy.

She was charming in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the musical on Broadway.

With her annoying film and TV performances coupled with her allegedly great stage performances, I think we've found the next Bonnie Franklin.

"Maybe she'll emerge from Burlesque as someone who'll get to do better things, but I'm not holding my breath."

NO ONE is going to emerge from "Burlesque". Except Cher, of course.

Wow you guys are harsh. Personally I think Kristen Bell is incredibly beautiful and one of the better looking young actresses working today. Either way, she is better looking, has more charisma, and more talent than her most vocal critics in this thread, I promise you that.

Maybe the reason you all hate her is because she can get better cock than any of your sorry asses? Jealous much?

"Audiences hated it and they really hated the smugness Bell brought to the role."

Ugh. You sound like a delusional TWoP cunt.

Isn't she related to some bigwig in showbiz?

She was also on the last Project Runway as a "judge"--unfortunately, she made herself look like an even bigger twit by referring to the winning outfit, which for all intents and purposes a negligee, as a "dress".

God y'all are right, shes just hideous.

The phrase "TWoP cunt" isn't used nearly as much as it should be.

She looks like Hasselbitch.

She's doing Andrea True's biopic, R42?

She does remind me of Kathleen Robertson (from later seasons of Beverly Hills 90210) and Emma Caulfield ("Anya" from Buffy).

How can she even bare to look at herself in the mirror? She so hideous! You called it Datalounge! ;)

Bell is so common that the thread is packed with "she looks like....". Add to that a forgettable talent and you have the subject of a DL WHET 2015. Her resume is significant in that she has never starred in anything that even resembled a mainstream hit. Unless, of course, you count the vo's she did for "Gossip Girl" and "Astro Boy." R47, your snark would have been better if you didn't use a photo where she looks to be badly in need of ProActive.

R48 is a model with perfect skin. Sorry mate. Compared to your beauty everyone is a troll. ;)

I saw her tits in a NYU production of Hair.

I think she's cute and talented. I liked her in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall". Haven't seen any of her other movies but I will definitely check out Burlesque and Scream 4.

Speaking of Burlesque, are they going camp?

Probably all true about me, Doll R49, but unfortunately, people aren't discussing my alleged gorgeousness. I notice you didn't go near the statement about Bell never starring in a mainstream hit.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall R51. She was the title character.

"Bell lacks the requisite big tits to be popular among straight guys ESPECIALLY straight geeky guys"%0D %0D %0D Wrong. Small tits are fine if she's got a tight body and she does.

It's unfair to compare her acting to Amanda Seyfried's when they were on Veronica Mars. Bell had to make the best of the role she was given and I thought she did fine for the character she played. For all we know had Bell been cast as Lily Kane and Seyfried as Veronica, people would've argued that Bell was the actress who shined on the show and overshadowed Seyfried because she got the more "fun" role, not because of acting abilities.

Veronica Mars was a good show but it had a very fatal flaw: it was much too heavily serialized and absolutely no one who didn't start watching from day one could drop in. That's why it tanked in the ratings - the key to any tv show's growth is that word of mouth allows it to pull audiences in. I tried watching it a few times after it started and was confused and bored silly because the over-arching mystery made no sense to casual watchers. It wasn't till I started watching from the beginning did I get hooked on it. Rob Mars knew this but when he tried to fix it, the fans complained the stand-alone mysteries were bad. No way could the show win.

Total ratface.

The commentary track on Forgetting Sarah Marshall is hilarious - Kristen Bell is supposed to be phoning in her contribution, with everyone else together in a room in LA listening for her, but they can't hear her. Throughout the movie you can hear her saying "Hello?" trying to get them to realize she actually is on the phone. Finally they manage to communicate a bit, and Kunis keeps calling her "Bell!" as if they're the best of friends. You can hear how annoyed she is by the end of the interaction.

There's little doubt that Amanda Seyfried has passed Kristen Bell in the Hollywood starlet sweepstakes. Of course, these things only last for a few years but Bell's expiration date is approaching fast. BTW, it's a joke to say that Bell starred in "Sarah Marshall." No one went to see that movie because of her.

I forgot she was in Reefer Madness.

I didn't know who she was until a poster called her crosseyed. Then I immediately knew who you were talking about.

Kristen Bell is the new face of NEUTROGENA. %0D %0D Also, SHOWTIME just announced that it has ordered her pilot, HOUSE OF LIES, to series.%0D %0D

I saw her in some movie the other night and thought MEH!%0D %0D Boring I tell you.

I love this music video she's in. It's weird as hell, but beautiful.

Betty White thought she was fabulous to work with.

Young, white, and blond, OP. YWB will always get chance after chance after chance in Hollywood until it's just painfully obvious that they'll never happen. Or, in the case of Kate Hudson, forever.

I'm not sure we should be putting up Amanda Seyfried as the paragon of an A-List young Hollywood career. Her career seems to be getting more B list by the second, especially with the Red Riding Hoof disaster.

I liked K-Bell in Burlesque.

Bell was good on Deadwood. She was a con artist/prostitute who Kim Dickens' character fell for.

She is a great, kind of almost beautiful, non-scandalous actress who should be making better movies. But she chooses (or is only offered) terrible movies.

I love the last scene of Veronica Mars.

I'd rather Kristen Bell happen than Kate Hudson. I like Kristen.

who the fuck is kristen bell?

She did some good acting the first season of Veronica Mars. She was not bad in the later seasons, but I felt she was not as interested in playing the role and was kind of going through the paces. Her acting in the later seasons was less natural and more you could see the clicks in her mind. Still probably better than most of the WB actresses. Don't think she necessarily has big star quality, but there are worse actresses out there.

I liked her as Uda on "Party Down." I like her chemistry with Adam Scott.

There are different types of charisma%0D %0D In the case of Kristen, she has an awesome sweetness.%0D %0D One of his notorious roles, was "Veronica Mars", a cult series, were Kristen was precisely essential in his success. %0D %0D Also, she is a versatile actress, if you see the characters in the movies where she has performed, they are very different:%0D Marni (You Again) was a shy girl, and Sarah Marshall ("Forgettign Sarah Marshall") was femme fatal. In Gossip girl, she plays the voice.%0D %0D I should mention in the same way, that she made an excellent job in "Fan Boys", were she played a complete different character, a strong character girl "Zoe" who loves Star Wars. That movie is also a cult movie.%0D %0D %0D As a lover of the seven art, Kristen Bell, has all my respects%0D %0D Best Regards%0D

I really liked her villian character on HEROES but they turned into a semi-good guy and had her fall in love with Sylar...then he killed her.

It was dumb and such a wasted opportunity.

It was awesome watching her kick Hayden Pantiewaist's ass every week.

She was great in "Heroes."

There's only room in Hollywood for one untalented "Kristen", you bitch!

She was in Burlesque? As who?

So, has she happened yet? %0D %0D %0D %0D * crickets *

With the success of Bridesmaids, the only Kristen worth mentioning now, is Kristen Wiig.%0D %0D Stewart and Bell can sit down now.

She strikes me as an uber-bitch.

This just in upper eastsiders.....No one gives two fucks about Kristen Bell.

No gag reflex.

I liked her in that movie where she was taking care of the old house in New Orleans and then she became possessed by the old lady.

[R83] That was Kate Hudson, but I could see how you could get the two mixed up.

Two different actresses with something in common...............

I liked her on Veronica Mars, but haven't liked her career trajectory after the show. She does come off a little smug and irritating.

I still watch Veronica Mars reruns on the WB website. The show holds up surprisingly well.

Like every pretty young thing getting roles in movies, Bell has a career because (along with credits, talent, looks, whatever) straight men want to fuck her. That's who they put on the screen. Period.

She's getting a lot of recognition after doing Anna in Frozen now. Damn.

For some reason I have a visceral dislike for her. Plus she looks cross-eyed to me.

I like her.

Because she can handle a big dick

she's annoying as fuck.

It's long been whispered that Dax Shepard has the biggest cock in Hollywood.

Unfortunately, R93, there's never been a hint of a VPL even with those rumors of Dax's big wiener. It wouldn't hurt his career.

Oh please, it's a lie, he WISHES he was hung.

It's Kristen Bell that has the huge penis actually.

Suck it, hater bitches circa 2011.

I've always liked her since Veronica Mars, even though the show went to shit after the first season. She seems sweet and is very pro gay and supports animal rights, so she can't be all that bad.

I like her. Especially after watching her Sloth video from the Ellen Show.

She's cute.

She wisely retreated to TV (House of Lies on Showtime) after realizing she wouldn't have a major career in features.

She's good at voice work.

Bonus, she's cute!

I loved Kristen Bell, and with the Veronica Mars Kickstarter and Frozen and House of Lies, she's having a bit of resurgence. Couldn't happen to a nicer person.

Not really a big fan of Dax, but he seems like a nice guy.

Poking fun at her looks is just mean and oozes jealousy. HOWEVER, I do agree she is bland and lacks charisma. Sucked **** to the top perhaps ?

She annoys me.

"Most straight men would give a toe to fuck Kristen Bell"

Nah. She's 5'1", 38 yrs. old and has bitchface.

She's been in the biz for going on 20 years. If she hasn't 'happened' yet she ain't gonna.

She’s sharp and very funny.

I loved Veronica Mars, and I love The Good Place almost as much.

R105 yet you dredged up an old thread - you seem obsessed

She is very good on The Good Place.

the lazy eye lobby is pushing for it

Bell has happened. She’s a star and The Good Place rocks.

VM is getting another season on Netflix I believe.

Is House of Lies a good show? It’s been on my watchlist forever.