(SUNG TO THE TUNE OF MY FAIR LADY’S “WOULDN’T IT BE LOVERLY”)
All I want is a show that’s good
With characters that can be understood
With no pretentious plot
Oh wouldn’t that be watchable
Lots of jokes to make me laugh
Lots of action and those who can act
Act Stan, Act San, Act Uta—
Oh wouldn’t that be watchable
…..I would go on but I think I would put more into writing this parody than the writers of Selfie did on the entire pilot episode.
The concept is taken from Shaw’s Pygmalion or for you musical theatre buffs My Fair Lady. It is an attempt to modernize the story. Girl, Eliza, is stuck in a social media rut with tons of likes but no real friends in comes Boy, Henry…no they did not change the first names from the original…some might think that is clever…I think it is lazy…. Boy helps girl to be the life of the party. That’s it.
The only saving grace of this show is Karen Gillan who plays Eliza. You may recognize her from Doctor Who and most recently The Guardians of the Galaxy (where she is really unrecognizable). I will watch this show one more time if it doesn’t improve I will stop. If it does I will let you know. You can watch it on Hulu or watch the premiere on ABC TUE SEPT 30 8|7c.
Grade: C-