Request for "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" squee, analysis, etc.

[brainwane]

So I'm now all caught up on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and wish to read fun meta about:

* reflecting on CEG with reference to Jane the Virgin, Hamilton, Steven Universe, Ally McBeal, The Good Place, The Devil Wears Prada, 30 Rock, Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog/Commentary!, or Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul
* reflecting on the musical aspect of CEG with reference to other humorist musicians (e.g., The Lonely Island, MC Frontalot, Weird Al Yankovic, Tom Lehrer, The Doubleclicks, Mark Russell, Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, to some extent They Might Be Giants)
* trope subversion
* easy-to-miss visual gags in the background
* medical and legal accuracy/inaccuracy
* Rachel Bloom's astonishing virtuosity
* the show's portrayal of sexuality and sexual activity
* Audra
* Heather
* Father Brah

or any other interesting thoughts you want to point me to!

Comments

You Can Submit Today! 19 Jan is deadline.

[jesse_the_k]

http://wiscon.net/programming/panels/

Re: You Can Submit Today! 19 Jan is deadline.

[laurashapiro]

I'm game. As long as I don't actually have to be on the panel...

Ethics in TGP/CEG

[brainwane]

I just submitted:

Fantastical US TV shows The Good Place and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend both explore what we owe to each other, and to ourselves. What ethical frameworks do they explore and seem to approve? How do the shows judge the appropriateness of self-sacrifice, the importance of pleasure, the choice to fix or leave a dysfunctional relationship, and other ethical issues? And how do they use fantasy to approach and consider these questions?

Thanks for the nudge!

Re: Ethics in TGP/CEG

[laurashapiro]

You're the best! Yay!

Re: You Can Submit Today! 19 Jan is deadline.

[brainwane]

Thanks for the nudge!