Can't take TV shows seriously any more because characters are too good-looking!

Not that I'm complaining about cute actresses playing roles, it's just that when every single goddamn character is good-looking or photogenic in TV show it disconnects me from the story and drama. I honestly can't take a script seriously if it's acted out by models.

My sister watches Home and Away and I honestly don't know how she does, because everybody in that soap is like a perfectly groomed model with perfect bodies and perfect teeth and perfect fashion sense. It really is unnerving. It's impossible to take the script seriously (but then again, the script is ****e so whatever).

I mean, are TV execs that short-sighted that they believe that a sexy model chick can pass off as a socially awkward nerd girl (I've seen this a few times in soaps especially)?

Walking Dead is another one. Most of the characters (mainly minor characters) look like male or female models they just recruited. Despite this, Walking Dead did fairly well in my books because it actually made an effort to make the protagonists dirty and ragged, unlike most other stuff, like the Pacific, which is set in a war but everybody has great teeth and bright, alert eyes despite their apparent "sleep deprivation". Falling Skies is another such show. Every man is a hunk and every woman is a ride in post-apocalyptic USA.

I like Game of Thrones so much because a lot of the actors and actresses genuinely look like people plucked off the street. It allows you to concentrate on the drama rather than thinking "did this person get their job because they were photogenic instead of their acting ability?"

But this trend is really beginning to annoy me an keep me detached from TV shows. I'm not saying its a recent trend but most TV shows these days seem to have this problem so I say they should hire more ugly people and I'll be happy!

Anyone else notice this?