Selfie: Series Review

Well, I've managed to marathon all 13 episodes of Selfie (my Mom absolutely loves the show), and figured I'd write a review on it. Onto the review!

Synopsis:
When she realizes that she may be 'friended' on social media, Eliza Dooley has no real friends. Determined to turn around her image, she enlists the help of a fellow employee, Henry Higgs,
to help her. 

Review:
Despite the fact that the trailer didn't make the show look all that good (even I didn't think it'd be too good after watching the trailer), upon watching the pilot episode, you're pleasantly surprised that the trailer basically made something good look....well, not good. The show takes off quickly, giving a possible 'will-they-won't-they?' tone of relationship with Henry and Eliza (affectionately nicknamed 'Heliza' by the Selfie fandom), and John Cho and Karen Gillan's chemistry is good even when they are bickering, arguing, being friends, or even leaning towards something more. The show is also surprisingly more clean than most shows, nowadays, anyway. The only complaint I have is that when someone uses a very strong cuss word, it bleeps and blurs the mouth, which just seems out of place, and could be easily avoided (something they also did in last night's episode of The Librarians). Thankfully, this only happened one time. Besides that, the two main characters, Eliza and Henry, are surprisingly likeable, though perhaps not socially inept. The show is also hilarious, leaving me giggling quite a lot during all the episodes. Although the show was unfairly cancelled (despite having good ratings for a new show), the remaining episodes were aired on Hulu. The final episode was ended in a bittersweet montage, with Henry promising he'd get it right 'next time'. If only....

Overview:
4/5
   

Best Of 2014 (Television)

Hello, dear readers! I hope you've all enjoyed a happy New Year's. If you haven't noticed, I've redecorated a little bit, complete with a new logo (clip art courtesy of the royalty free clipart website, openclipart). Anyway, to celebrate the new year, I'm going back in time to last year, to review the Entertainment of 2014, in this installment I'll be focusing on Television. Spoilers obviously follow below, but I'll try to put warnings on the really spoiler-y areas.

Best Television Return (Season Premiere): Doctor Who
While this could easily have gone to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the season premiere I enjoyed the most was definitely Doctor Who's. The show returned in full force with a new title sequence, theme and a brand new (and already quite beloved) Doctor. Peter Capaldi made his first full appearance (after briefly showing up in the 50th Special, Day of the Doctor, as well as appearing at the end of Time of the Doctor). The premiere had it all: humor, heart-wrenching moments (*cough*, phone call, *cough), blasts from the past, and even a T-Rex in the London Thames! How's that for an opening?
Honorable Mentions: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Castle, Sleepy Hollow

Selfie: Cancelled

Selfie, the new comedy of this year starring Karen Gillan and John Cho as Eliza Dooley and Henry Higgs (in a modern take on the film My Fair Lady) has been cancelled due to low ratings, TV Line reports. While this is no surprise-many fans have been worried about the ratings since the show started-since ABC decided to put it at the same time slot as NCIS (#1 hit show), as well as the Flash, a show which is already incresingly popular. ABC already cancelled the show that came on before Selfie, 'Manhattan Love Story'. It's quite sad to see the show go, it was a fun little show, but it was quite obvious given the time slot it was given (*cough, really ABC, *cough*) it probably wouldn't make it.
 -Tegan

Selfie: Pilot Review

Screencap from the Trailer

I'm back, this time with a review for the upcoming series, Selfie, starring Karen Gillan (Doctor Who, Guardians of the Galaxy) and John Cho (Star Trek, Sleepy Hollow). It's a modern version of My Fair Lady. 

Synopsis:
Eliza Dooley has it all: plenty of likes and followers.....and the one afternoon she realizes that she doesn't actually have any friends. Realizing that not many people actually like her, she goes to Henry Higenbottam, a fellow worker in marketing, in need of help to become a
better person. 

Review:
The series itself has the image of a 'cutesy' show, which it is. It's got some silly things in the pilot-in my personal tastes-and while I'm not a fan of how they originally dress Eliza, the show seems nice. Eliza and Henry so far have a good relationship, and over time might actually become best friends. Maybe. I've never seen My Fair Lady, so I can't tell you if it's a more-or-less accurate re-telling of it. The episode has some side-characters who seem just as charming and like able as the main characters. While I don't think the show will last, if I'm perfectly honest (ABC put it at a 8:00pm time slot on Tuesdays, which, depending on time slots for the series, it'll have to battle NCIS and Pretty Little Liars) it seems like an enjoyable show. I'm not normally one for comedies, but this one has got some scenes that made me smile, especially toward the end of the episode.

Overview:
3/5

Note:
I was able to watch the pilot on ABC's website, as they released it pre-release. The series premieres September 30th, at 8:00pm on ABC.


Have you watched the pilot? What did you think? Will you be watching? Comment below!
-Tegan