Original Article on The Huffington Post

Sigourney Weaver is certainly the queen of science-fiction, but how will she fare in the political arena? The "Alien" star leads USA's summer six-part miniseries "Political Animals," playing a Hillary Clinton-like politician. While a majority of critics are praising Weaver's portrayal of Secretary of State Elaine Barrish -- Huffpost Tv's Maureen Ryan lauded the show for making a "decent run at reclaiming the word 'b-tch' and turning it into a compliment" -- there are a few who don't seem so convinced that "Political Animals" deserves Weaver's talent. "'Political Animals' is junk," wrote Newsday's Verne Gay. "...It's a clanking, clattering collection of collagenous clinkers -- of dialogue so inept, of acting performances so preposterous, of ...(read more)