Nowadays, it's pretty hard to watch a
sitcom that'll really hook you up with the best giggles and laughs. Ever
since 'How I Met Your Mother' ended it seems like the love for watching sitcoms
had died down too and now the dawning end of 'Big Bang Theory' is coming too so
what will happen to our sitcom cravings? Luckily ABC (the home of "Modern
Family) made this super addictive tv show, "Selfie". Selfie is not
just your usual run in the mill type of sitcom. It's very modern and it's basically
what every tech savy person would love to watch.
But before anything else I would like to
inform you that Selfie did not renew it's contract with their network and they
only have 1 season so if you find yourself super unsatisfied and craving for
more well you just have to re-watch the whole thing over and over again until
you get tired and finally tell yourself that 'ok 1 season is enough'. *But
really though you will crave for another season!
I believe that you should never judge a
show based on it's title. And as much as some would argue that the title is
very 'watch-ruining', you should really give this show a chance. It's a great
eye opener to all of the unconscious slaves of technology, the hyper instagram
user and ultra talkative and loud twitter user. But as puke-enticing the title
of the show is fortunately they redefined what the entire show would look like.
First of all it was just named Selfie because of the main character's addiction
to well selfies.
So to simply get you into watching this
show I've listed down 4 awesome things to look forward to.
1. Eliza Dooley played by Karen Gillan.
She's definitely not your usual dumb blonde main lead because first she's a
ginger and second she ain't dumb. She was actually a nerd and when you watch
the first episode you'll find out how she became the quirky, confident, blunt
and super easy to fall for character. But there's more to her than being
the loud and confident girl, as the story of the show progresses so does her
character and it's all because of the help of Mr. Henry. *spoiler alert her
couple line with Henry is totes 'kilig' worthy.
2. The Asian opposite main lead. Sorry if
I might sound racist but finally a show where a Korean guy becomes the male
lead :D You may have known him from "Harold and Kumar" as the shy,
formal and up tight Harold and just like in that film he is also formal, classy
and very very uptight in Selfie. He balances the energy that Eliza exudes. Plus
you might find it weird but their chemistry is just super duper adorbs. Henry
is an old soul type of guy who prefers the traditional and natural way of doing
things which shocks Eliza and in return he gets surprised with the technology
that we have nowadays.
3. The OST. Seriously, the music is really
on point. Actually the first thing that caught my attention was their choice of
music. Which songs to use in each moment. I especially loved the part when they
played 'Iris' by Goo goo Dolls because Eliza was having a flashback of her prom
night it was really simple but very emotional well to me. There was also that
fun moment when Sharmonique's son played a K-pop song for Henry because he was
Korean *yes another racist joke. And finally that heart wrenching moment when
Eliza sang her version of Sia's monster hit "Chandelier". Too much
tears.
4. The Jokes. They don't have to try hard
to make everything they say funny because each character in the show have a
unique trait that makes it funny for them to even exist on the show. They're
plain and simple punch lines that anyone could easily laugh along with.
Even with all these amazing points sadly
"Selfie" did not appeal to the masses just because of its title and
it was unfortunate because even when a lot of fans petitioned for the show to
continue they simply obliged and uploaded episodes 8-12 online for the benefit
of the fans. It's sad but at least we got to witness something new to watch and
nevertheless the fun of the show is still there when you watch it. The humor is
simple and clear, the story line isn't as tacky as one would think and finally
the romance is quite unpredictable so if you're craving for a one stop,
laughter filled show, you should definitely check out 'Selfie'.
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