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Now That It's Cancelled--

posted 9 years ago by hilaryjrp
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I'm interested in what about the show people who liked it found remotely comical or remotely life-like. I loved Ben Feldman as Ginsberg but found him almost as annoying as his co-star in this. I found the entire show so coy and self-aware and...the antithesis of anything humorous or original. I need to run out a paid subscription on Hulu Plus not to feel it was a total waste, so last night, I watched the E episode but actually got depressed just looking at the incredible waste of money producers sunk into this.

Cristin Milioti is distractingly self-conscious and precious. The minor cast are if possible even more annoying than the leads. I wanted to post this question before the show was cancelled but thought that wouldn't be fair to any production employee who depended on its success for a wage. I can't think of a worse "sitcom," *ever.*

[–] delace-2 9 years ago

IMHO selfie is worse. I like this show. It's offbeat & quirky. I don't get why you don't like the characters & it's not a waste of money. Any show that makes anyone laugh is not a waste of money.
There's a lot of laugh out loud moments. Sorry you didn't get them

[–] hilaryjrp 9 years ago

Everyone's tastes are different. But I honestly meant it when I asked: What about this show made people laugh? "Laugh," to me, means--laugh. It's a fine line between an actor's comic timing (if he or she has that gift) and a good, ironic script. But there was no irony about this show or in any of its scripts. The writers concentrated on what was "cute" to them--and cute is not only subjective, it has nothing to do with comedy. Comedy has to present complex characters who are unaware they're complex (Michael Scott and his naive self-confidence in his own abilities on The Office; or Mindy Lahiri's conviction of her own savoir-faire; or Cosmo Kramer's absolute ineptitude at life while eternally certain of his own genius). Comedy is the most difficult genre to write because it has to look effortless while being intensely intelligent.

This poor sitcom... Well, to each his own.

[–] Myself-41 9 years ago

Not much, actually.

This show started out very promising and became more and more unoriginal by the episode. Though I always enjoy Ben Feldman and grown fond of Cristin Milioti, they didn't seem to have too much chemistry. I'm happy for them that they can move on to other projects.

Nothing about the later episodes of A to Z strikes me as quirky or offbeat. Sadly it became more an more predictable. Selfie on the other hand started out rather weak and became stronger and stronger by the episode. The chemistry between the lead actors of Selfie is explosive and the character development has interesting twists and turns. As a European I deeply appreciate the revolutionary diversity of Selfie's Casting and will truly miss the show.

[–] hilaryjrp 9 years ago

Not having seen Selfie, can't comment, but its concept had the possibility of something original. Many promising television shows are destroyed in July, August, and September, when any potential audience is ruined by the networks' repetitive advertising the same clip. In Selfie's case, a joke, once, at Gwyneth Paltrow's expense may have seemed comical. It only seemed personal and mean-spirited the ten-thousand-one-hundred-and-thirty-first time.

But I agree that the leads seemed likable (and they certainly were attractive).

[–] erincarrott 9 years ago

Hasn't actually been canceled yet. It is still up in the air.

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[–] Niki3333 9 years ago

I love this show, and I'm so happy that it's going to keep going at least until "M". Yay!

Please watch it, talk about it, tell the network yay and thank you, so we can get through the alphabet! ?

[–] siu18 9 years ago

Stu is a big reason I tune in. I think he's hysterical, and the actor plays him to perfection. I think the two leads are fine, but I really just tune in for Stu.

[–] monstermayhem32 9 years ago

I just hope Andrew and Zelda have a happy ending.