It’s a rejected show from NBC, but Netflix has picked up all 13 episodes. They guarantee a second season as well.
Tina Fey and the co-creator of 30 Rock made it and it stars that girl who replaced Pam as receptionist on the Office. Pretty good cast and creative talent behind it.
My wife and I watched the first two last night and we laughed out loud a few times. With it being up on Netflix, we’ll likely watch the whole season. If it had ads and was only over-the-air TV, we’d likely give it a miss.
Basically, the main girl was part of a cult that convinced her and 2 other girls that the world has ended and they need to hide underground. They do and are there 10 years before being found and rescued. Kimmy, the main girl, moves to NY and tries to learn how to live in a modern world again.
It has some funny jokes and cute charm. And I love the theme song. It’s better with the lyrics turned on.
I watched the first episode last night and liked it a lot. It definitely has Tina’s comic sensibility intact. I’m looking forward to binging the rest of the season over the next few days.
I watched the first two episodes yesterday. The humour is silly, but the main character is charming and the premise is fun. There aren’t many half hour comedies available on Netflix here in Canada, so I’ll certainly watch the whole season.
I started watching it this afternoon in a somewhat hungover haze. Got to say, I’m quite liking it. Nice to see whatsherface from The Office too, she was always fun.
I’ve been watching it this afternoon. Some good moments. The premise is very clever. I think Tina Fey is a genius. This show is no 30Rock, but then 30Rock was no 30Rock the first season.
I loved that the Hispanic woman who was in the bunker with the three Anglo women didn’t learn English, and when Matt Lauer asked her why, she said in Spanish, “None of those white bitches bothered to learn Spanish.”
The roommate is a big black Jack McFarland and I love him (as I loved Jack).
I never watched The Office, so I’m unfamiliar with the actress who stars, but Kimmy looks like Renee Zellweger back when Renee looked like herself.
I think I’m 5 episodes in, now? Very well made, funny show. I knew Tina Fey would not disappoint. It’s no 30 Rock, but what could be?
However, I don’t know how long they can stretch this premise out. This season has 10 or 12 episodes? I can imagine another half season like that. But I hope this doesn’t turn into a long running show, unless it changes into something else completely after awhile.
Just started moving through this season and I am definitely enjoying this show. It’s hilarious and I think Ellie Kemper does a wonderful job adding depth to the main character. I will probably finish the rest of the season tonight.
Finished the season. I wasn’t 100% on board after the first three episodes but liked it enough to continue. Glad I did. It was quite funny.
Interesting side note, every person without fail who I tried to get to try the show, when asking about the premise, immediately asked how old was Kimmy supposed to be and when I explained she was in her late 20s (I hadn’t gotten to the episode that revealed her specific age yet, but I was pretty much right) they got grossed out and sad at the implication that the preacher abused a teen. I tried to explain they gloss over that but all three were turned off by that alone.
It certainly does draw some of its inspiration from the horrific Cleveland kidnappings, so I’m surprised that more people aren’t openly raging about that. Pleasantly surprised.
[spoiler]In the first episode, Kimmy says, “Yes, there was weird sex stuff in the bunker.” It’s not specified whether any of it happened when the girls were teens, but each of their relationships with the Reverend was certainly abusive.
In a later episode, though, it’s revealed that what she thought she knew about sex was totally wrong. So, maybe it wasn’t exactly sex.
Come to think of it, I don’t think it’s specified that the Reverend was involved in any of the “weird sex stuff”, so maybe it was just the women cluelessly (but consensually) experimenting with each other.
Yes, the Reverend probably did sexually abuse them, even when they were teens. But the writers have enough wiggle room that they could paint themselves out of that corner if they wanted to make the show less dark.
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I’ve seen two episodes. It’s funny sometimes, but it’s generally a bit too broad for my taste. The characters are too caricatured to really care about. I’m not an SNL fan, and this seems to me like an extended SNL skit in a lot of ways.
And the abusive aspects of the setup do lend a weird tone to the show, for me.
