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-5 posts tagged "You’re the Worst"
John Wilson | Thursday, October 5, 2017
Season 4 of the FX comedy “You’re The Worst” begins with a new title sequence that cements many of the changes the show and the characters in it underwent in Season 3. As the show has grown, it has become less and less centered upon the original lead characters, Jimmy (Chris Geere) and Gretchen (Aya
Erin McAuliffe | Tuesday, November 8, 2016
“Easy” is easy to watch. The Netflix series’ short, episodic format and realistic, if “yuppie,” content channel half-hour Instagram stories: aesthetically-curated in a “real-life,” personal way. Shots of The Bean, lattes and brunch flood the series, each episode opens with colorful title art designed by a different artist and episode five even features a selfie artist. One season
Caelin Miltko | Friday, September 2, 2016
There’s something very enticing about watching fictional characters behave as total trainwrecks. And, while in movies (like “Trainwreck”), the characters might finally get it together, TV shows have a tendency to let their characters mature a bit, only to backslide in the next episode, season, or arc. Shows like “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “You’re the Worst”
Matthew Munhall, Matt McMahon, Erin McAuliffe, Adam Ramos and Nick Laureano | Sunday, November 22, 2015
This fall, we premiered Scenecast, a new podcast from the Observer Scene staff. Each week, a think tank of Scene writers will discuss a topic from the pop culture zeitgeist. Our writers watch, read and listen to more media than is probably healthy, and this podcast will be another vehicle for sharing that knowledge, often in more
Matthew Munhall | Monday, November 2, 2015
When “You’re the Worst” premiered last fall on FX, it was one of a handful of rom-sitcoms trying to revive romance on the small screen. Attempting to differentiate itself from its sincere network counterparts, “You’re the Worst” marketed itself as an acerbic show about terrible, self-absorbed people. Its theme song sets up the expectation of