Nobody Wants This on Netflix

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know any Jewish men or rabbis who would date a sex life podcaster. Why can she have a real degree and career?

Is this an LA thing?

That part didn't shock me whatsoever. Dr Ruth was Jewish! You can be religious AND sex positive in Judaism. The issue was more that she was a total moron.

I feel like she was the worse shiksa stereotypes rolled into one.

True as well

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know any Jewish men or rabbis who would date a sex life podcaster. Why can she have a real degree and career?

Is this an LA thing?

That part didn't shock me whatsoever. Dr Ruth was Jewish! You can be religious AND sex positive in Judaism. The issue was more that she was a total moron.

I feel like she was the worse shiksa stereotypes rolled into one.

True as well

All the women were pretty awful stereotypes! (Except the teen girl who I liked.). But the male characters were pretty good (except her self-absorbed gay dad).

[Anonymous]

Episode 4 was cringe

[Anonymous]

The bat mitzvah was the worst of everything - the shiksas walking in to that rap music, their inappropriate dancing. Made me hate the "whore 1 & 2" characters so much (really sold that awful set of nicknames).

And the playing of "I'll Make Love to You" was so icky.

I'm not jewish, by the way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The bat mitzvah was the worst of everything - the shiksas walking in to that rap music, their inappropriate dancing. Made me hate the "whore 1 & 2" characters so much (really sold that awful set of nicknames).

And the playing of "I'll Make Love to You" was so icky. I'm not jewish, by the way.

I *AM* Jewish, and that bat mitzvah dress was the ugliest one I've ever seen, and that's saying something. My parents were pretty conservative but even my bat mitzvah dress in 1991 was above the knee and cute. Any normal Jewish mother would have stood up for her daughter to her MIL to get the daughter a dress she feels confident in.

[Anonymous]

The rabbi's mom actress was the Jewish mom in the show Crazy Ex Girlfriend.

That show has a very similar scene at a camp where the male crush is working. The hot male crush (who all the teen girls are crushing on, too) ends up ignoring his (ex) girlfriend. She then tries to be all hip older friend to the teen girls, like "hey grrrllfriend!" The teens totally find her cringe and tell it like it is.

Like the same plot! How weird, right?

[Anonymous]

Look, I like Adam Brody and think he’s hot.
I also like Kristen Bell. I like all the actors in this show actually.
The dialogue is witty. I like the brother from veep too. Love me some Tovah feldshuh, esp when she played a similar character in Crazy Ex Girlfriend.

But there are so many problems with this show:

It is the worst of stereotypes of Jews and non Jews, especially for the women. The MIL shrew thing is the worst piece of misogyny, tale as old as time.

There is no way that Adam Brody, a hot reform Jew rabbi at almost 40, would not be married and have 5
kids already.

Kristen Bell, love her as I do, does not look under 40 in this. And there’s no way a rabbi would seriously consider a sex and relationship podcaster as his partner.

Even the stereotypes about the gay dad and K. bell’s mom were tired.

The design of everyone’s house is like stunning, modern furniture and there’s no way the rabbi in particular has that bedroom furniture.

The rabbi wouldn’t go around macking with k bell so publicly.

The Shiksas know literally nothing about Judaism? Not even that prosciutto is ham? Cmon man.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The rabbi's mom actress was the Jewish mom in the show Crazy Ex Girlfriend.

That show has a very similar scene at a camp where the male crush is working. The hot male crush (who all the teen girls are crushing on, too) ends up ignoring his (ex) girlfriend. She then tries to be all hip older friend to the teen girls, like "hey grrrllfriend!" The teens totally find her cringe and tell it like it is.

Like the same plot! How weird, right?

Crazy Ex Girlfriend is the best. Man, I miss that show

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The rabbi's mom actress was the Jewish mom in the show Crazy Ex Girlfriend.

That show has a very similar scene at a camp where the male crush is working. The hot male crush (who all the teen girls are crushing on, too) ends up ignoring his (ex) girlfriend. She then tries to be all hip older friend to the teen girls, like "hey grrrllfriend!" The teens totally find her cringe and tell it like it is.

Like the same plot! How weird, right?

Crazy Ex Girlfriend is the best. Man, I miss that show

+1 So good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Episode 4 was cringe

It went downhill from 4 onward.

They are both annoying now and things really fast forwarded quickly. Yet didn’t fast forward. Just smashing it all in there.

Still hate their non-job jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He looks mangy and feral. The hair on his head is patchy, and so is his facial hair. As if he is actually affected by mange. Very sad.

What an odd comment!

I think he's adorable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He looks mangy and feral. The hair on his head is patchy, and so is his facial hair. As if he is actually affected by mange. Very sad.

What an odd comment!

I think he's adorable.

I kind of agree his beard and neck area were patchy and bad. They were probably trying to age him a bit because Kristin Bell is definitely over 40 and without the beard he passes as much younger. He is so much better looking without a beard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dream for season two: the sister makes a pass at Sasha, gets rebuked. She lands a part on a big sitcom and becomes a star. Sasha and his wife have another baby. Rebecca meets a gorgeous, ultra rich Jewish surgeon and marries him. Hot rabbi and Joanne elope to Vegas, have a fun couple weeks, and then realize they have zero in common aside from getting way enthusiastic way too quickly about each other. She falls in love with an Elvis impersonator (played by her horrid dh Dax Sheppard) and moves to Joshua Tree with him, and becomes exactly her mother. Hot Rabbi ends up going to NYC as a distraction, meets a beautiful, hip, fun and smart NYU Jewish professor from Queens in a meet-cute at some little restaurant in Chinatown. She is played by Scarlett Johansson. Her mom is hilarious, warm and gorgeous like Fran Fine (she is played by Fran Dresher). They get married. He decides that he actually wants to be a pre-k teacher and not a rabbi after all. They live happily ever after. The end.

This is really good! I kind of want Morgan and Sasha together. They have great chemistry. But I love your thoughts overall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The rabbi's mom actress was the Jewish mom in the show Crazy Ex Girlfriend.

That show has a very similar scene at a camp where the male crush is working. The hot male crush (who all the teen girls are crushing on, too) ends up ignoring his (ex) girlfriend. She then tries to be all hip older friend to the teen girls, like "hey grrrllfriend!" The teens totally find her cringe and tell it like it is.

Like the same plot! How weird, right?

Crazy Ex Girlfriend is the best. Man, I miss that show

+1 So good.

I just rewatched it. Really the best. Their send-up of a bar mitzvah where everyone sings about suffering was a thousand times better than this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought the siblings were great too, but where are they going with that? I actually think the marriage between Esther and Sasha is pretty healthy and nice. Are they really going to split them up?

I agree. I thought their friendship was cute but it wouldn't be cute if Sasha cheated on Esther.

Exactly. Morgan and Sasha are sooo funny together. But I guess they work BECAUSE Sasha is married and can only be her friend.