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Sunday, November 20, 2016

Crazy Ex Girfriend (TV Series)

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV series)

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Okay, I got a quick look at what this show is about.  I saw a lot of singing.  This seems like what a bunch of theatre students would make because they are trying to impress the teacher.  I haven't really watched Glee but I think I'd say that show is not one of my favourite shows.  I will give this show a chance.  It made it to at least 2 seasons so there must be something to it.

Tell me why you like it or hate it.  Convince me to put more effort into it or to forget about it.  (November 26, 2016 Saturday 5am)

(November 26, 2016 Saturday 5:30am)

Okay, they stopped singing.  I was on YouTube and I guess I just found a bunch of song clips from the show.  I then checked out a clip (full episode) from season 2.  Now I'm seeing dialogue.  The main female character seems to have moved to the city where her Asian boyfriend lives.  They hook up and we get some conversation.  The guy seems okay with the physical stuff but doesn't seem completely okay with the rest.  

The girl was sleeping with the Asian guy's roommate and still has his sweatshirt.  I didn't watch the whole episode and I wouldn't want to spoil the episode for you even if I did.  

It almost feels like you would be okay if you just watched the first episode of the second season and onwards.  You didn't hear that from me.  I will have to watch more of the show to get to know the characters but I think I'm hooked on the show with the little introduction I gave myself.

I may even give up all other activities to watch all the episodes.  ........  No more root beer for me.

Okay, read below to get the facts and visit Youtube and other sources to enjoy the show.  I could do without the singing but really it's not too bad because it's funny.   La la la mi mi mi mi......ahem..   Oh yeah.  I only sing in the shower.  

Hey wait.  This isn't my shower.  There's someone in here with me.  I hope they don't hear me typing this.

(Swoosh -- shower curtain opens) Aaaaaahh!.....  Amy Schumer?!!!!  I mean Amy Schumer. (I act like Joey from Friends).  How you doi..... (slap, kick). (Speaking in squeaky voice). I didn't know they were stow and go.  Now I have two bumps on my butt.

Later.

Zany1968@sympatico.ca 


Genre: Romantic comedy, Black comedy, Satire Comedy-drama

Musical Created by: Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh McKenna

Starring:

Rachel Bloom
Vincent Rodriguez III
Santino Fontana
Donna Lynne Champlin
Pete Gardner
Vella Lovell
Gabrielle Ruiz

Opening theme:

"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" performed by Rachel Bloom (season 1) 
"I'm Just a Girl in Love" performed by Rachel Bloom (season 2)
Ending theme "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (instrumental, season 1)
"I'm Just a Girl in Love" (instrumental, season 2)
Composer(s): Adam SchlesingerJerome Kurtenbach (pilot only)

Country of origin: United States

Original language(s): English

No. of seasons: 2

No. of episodes 23


Production

Executive producer(s):

Aline Brosh McKenna
Rachel BloomMarc Webb
Erin EhrlichProducer(s)
Sarah Caplan
Rachel Specter
Audrey Wauchope

Location(s): Los Angeles, CaliforniaWest Covina, California

Camera setup: Single-camera

Running time: 40–43 minutes


Production company(s):

Lean Machinewebbterfuge (season 1)
Black Lamb (season 2)
racheldoesstuff (season 2)
Warner Bros. Television
CBS Television Studios


Distributor

CBS Television Distribution


Release

Original network:

The CW

Original release: October 12, 2015 – present

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is an American romantic musical comedy-drama television series which premiered on October 12, 2015, on The CW. The series was created by Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna, and stars Bloom in the lead role.On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on October 21, 2016


Synopsis

Rebecca Bunch is a Jewish, Yale- and Harvard-educated lawyer, who works for a top New York firm. She freaks out when offered a partnership and bumps into Josh Chan on the street. Josh was her first love from summer camp in 2005 and she never got over the way he dumped her at the end of camp. Josh tells her he could not hack it in New York and is moving back to West Covina, California ("Just two hours from the beach, four hours in traffic"). While watching a butter spread commercial, Rebecca decides to follow Josh in search of happiness. She hops a plane to L.A., gets a job at Darryl Whitefeather's West Covina law firm, buys a house, and flushes all her depression and anxiety meds down the sink. She becomes friends with the firm's paralegal, Paula, and begins an on-again-off-again relationship with Josh's friend Greg, while trying to reconnect with Josh.


Production

The series was originally developed for Showtime, and a pilot was produced, but Showtime opted not to proceed with it on February 9, 2015. The CW picked up the series on May 7, 2015 for the Fall 2015–2016 season. The series has been extensively reworked for The CW, expanding the show format from a half-hour to a full hour and adjusting the content for broadcast television, as the original pilot was produced for premium cable. On October 5, 2015, shortly before the series premiere, The CW placed an order of five additional scripts. On November 23, 2015, the CW ordered another five episodes, raising the total for season 1 to 18. On March 11, 2016, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was renewed for a second season, along with eleven other CW series. The second season commenced on October 21, 2016. The second season will be shown in the UK on Netflix with episodes available the Sunday after US airdate.


Casting

On September 30, 2014, Santino Fontana, Donna Lynne Champlin, Vincent Rodriguez III and Michael McDonald joined Rachel Bloom in the series regular cast. With the move to The CW, the series went through casting changes and McDonald departed the cast. Shortly afterwards, Vella Lovell and Pete Gardner were added as regulars; with Lovell in the role of Heather, Rebecca's underachieving neighbor; and Gardner replacing McDonald in the role of Darryl, Rebecca's new boss. 

On May 23, 2016, it was announced that Gabrielle Ruiz, who portrays Valencia, was promoted to series regular for season two.


Music

Each episode contains two to three original songs. These are usually sung by Rebecca or a character with whom she is having a direct interaction, parodying the musical theater conceit of characters bursting into song at significant moments in the plot. In "Josh Has No Idea Where I Am", it is revealed that Rebecca has these musical fantasies out of passion for her love of musical theater. In later episodes Greg, Paula, Valencia and Darryl sing while Rebecca is not present.A few of the songs on the show are shot twice, one clean version and an explicit version. 

The explicit versions are posted on Bloom's YouTube channel. The first volume of the soundtrack of season one was released on February 19, 2016. It includes all the songs from the first eight episodes of season one, alongside Bloom's a cappella rough demos of "Feeling Kinda Naughty", "I Have Friends", "Settle for Me" and "Sex with a Stranger" as well as Adam Schlesinger's demo version of "What'll It Be".


Cast

Main

Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Nora Bunch, a lawyer originally from New York City. Suffering from depression and anxiety and prone to rash decisions, she uproots her life and relocates to the suburb of West Covina, California in an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend Josh. Rebecca is intelligent, but often lacks awareness as to what is appropriate in a given situation. Vincent Rodriguez III as Joshua "Josh" Felix Chan, Rebecca's caring yet unavailable ex-boyfriend and the object of her affection.Santino Fontana as Greg Serrano, an "angry" underachieving bartender and Josh's best friend, who has complicated feelings for Rebecca. He departs West Covina to attend Emory University (seasons 1–2).[17]Donna Lynne Champlin as Paula Proctor, Rebecca's co-worker and new best friend. To distract herself from her own failing marriage, she hatches schemes and gives questionable advice in support of Rebecca's pursuit of Josh.Pete Gardner as Darryl Whitefeather, Rebecca's often clueless boss. A middle-aged divorced dad, he discovers he is bisexual and begins dating White Josh.Vella Lovell as Heather Davis, Rebecca's "cool" college student neighbor who gives sage advice and discovers she has feelings for Greg.Gabrielle Ruiz as Valencia Maria Perez, Josh's controlling ex-girlfriend and Rebecca's rival for Josh's affections (recurring, season 1; main, season 2)


Recurring

Tovah Feldshuh as Naomi Bunch, Rebecca's divorced and overbearing Jewish mother.Gina Gallego as Mrs. Hernandez, the mute communications director at Whitefeather.Jacob Guenther as Chris, a young boy who frequents Greg's bar, offering precocious commentary.David Hull as "White Josh" Wilson, Josh Chan's Caucasian friend, a surf-casual fitness instructor. He begins dating Darryl after the latter comes out as bisexual.Erick Lopez as Hector, a randy and occasionally oblivious friend of Josh and Greg.Rene Gube as Father Joseph, also known as Father Brah, a non-traditional younger priest who is Josh's childhood friend and confidante.Cedric Yarbrough as Calvin Young, a potential client for Rebecca's law firm. He almost has an affair with Paula.Steve Monroe as Scott Proctor, Paula's husband. They begin to address their marital problems when he is roped into Paula's scheming.Michael Hyatt as Dr. Noelle Akopian, Rebecca's straight-laced therapist. Rebecca imagines a more vibrant version of her giving advice.Michael McMillian and Burl Moseley as Tim and Jim, staffers at Whitefeather who are initially antagonistic toward Rebecca.Stephnie Weir as Weird Karen, Rebecca's co-worker with off-putting personality quirks, including giving away too much information.Ava Acres as Young Rebecca, shown in flashbacks that detail the origins of Rebecca's various neuroses.Johnny Ray Meeks as Kevin, Greg's overly accommodating boss.John Yuan and Matthew Yuan as Ben and David, twin boba stand attendants.Rachel Grate as Audra Levine, Rebecca's longtime rival who has replaced her at her old firm.Hunter Stiebel as Marty, a white grocery clerk with an afro.Benjamin Siemon as Brody, a grocery clerk with half an eyelid.Amy Hill as Lourdes Chan, Josh's mother.Alberto Issac as Joseph Chan, Josh's father.Tess Paras and Coryn Mabalot as Jayma and Jastenity Chan, Josh's sisters.Steele Stebbins as Tommy Proctor, Paula's son.Guest Stars[edit]Amber Riley and Ricki Lake as the Dream Ghosts.BJ Novak as himself.Lea Salonga as Aunt Myrna, Josh's Aunt.Brittany Snow as Anna Hicks, a new love interest for Josh.


Episodes

Main article: List of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 

1 18 October 12, 2015 April 18, 2016 2 13 October 21, 2016 February 3, 2017


Reception 

Critical reception

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was met with positive reviews, with critics praising the show's writing, musical numbers and Bloom's performance. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the first season received an average score of 78 based on 23 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a 96% positive rating, with an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 based on reviews from 49 critics, with the site's consensus stating: "Lively musical numbers and a refreshing, energetic lead, Rachel Bloom, make Crazy Ex-Girlfriend a charming, eccentric commentary on human relationships." The second season received critical acclaim. It has a rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 9 out of 10 based on 13 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend remains delightfully weird, engaging, and even more courageous and confident in its sophomore outing." On Metacritic, it has a score of 86 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". 


Ratings

Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Rank Avg. viewers(millions) 18–49 rating(average)Date Viewers(millions) Date Viewers(millions)

1 Monday 8:00 pm 18 October 12, 2015 0.90 April 18, 2016 0.82 2015–16 195 1.03 0.4 

2 Friday 9:00 pmFriday 8:00pm (episode 8) 1

3 October 21, 2016 0.53[26] TBA TBD 2016–17 TBD TBD TBD

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipients Outcome

2016 People's Choice Awards Favorite New TV Comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated

Golden Globe Award Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Rachel Bloom WonCritics' Choice Award

Best Actress in a Comedy Series Rachel Bloom Won

Dorian Awards Unsung TV Show of the Year Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated

Young Artist Award Recurring Young Actor (13 and Under) Steele Stebbins Nominated Television Critics Association Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated

Outstanding New Program Nominated

Individual Achievement in Comedy Rachel Bloom Won

68th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Choreography Kathryn Burns, "I'm So Good at Yoga", "A Boy Band Made Up of Four Joshes", "Settle For Me" Won

Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Adam Schlesinger, Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen - "Settle for Me" Nominated

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Rachel Bloom & Adam Schlesinger Nominated

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Kabir Akhtar - "Josh Just Happens to Live Here" Won

Poppy Awards Best Comedy Series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated

Best Actress in a Comedy Rachel Bloom Nominated

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Donna Lynne Champlin Nominated

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Santino Fontana Nominated

Gotham Awards Breakthrough Series – Long Form Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Pending

2017 Artio Awards

Best Casting in a Television Pilot and First Season Comedy Felicia Fasano, Bernard Telsey, Tim Payne, Tara Nostramo Pending

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