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Television Show Review: Broad City: Season 2

Broad City: Season 2 created by Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson (3 Arts Entertainment, Jax Media, Paper Kite Productions) Starring Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, John Gemberling, Hannibal Buress, and Arturo Castro. A Millennial Show Slowly but surely, the Millennials are taking over. Most television barely gives reference to this sub-section of America, but the showrunners of the future are Millennials now. The writers too, they are up and coming. To a certain extent, the old guard of television writes what they know. The characters are defined and labeled by their demographic. There’s the white main character, the African-American friend, the Asian American, the gay character. It all feels calculated. The writing around these characters feel forced too. The lives and… Read More →

Television Show Review: Broad City: Season 1

Broad City: Season 1 created by Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson (3 Arts Entertainment, Jax Media, Paper Kite Productions) Starring Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, John Gemberling, Hannibal Buress, and Arturo Castro. Quasi-Adolescence Growing up isn’t easy. Post-collegiate life, for many, represents a turbulent period. People have difficulty finding work; the support of parents—financially, mostly—dries up; friends get married, move away, and start families, which raises its own stressfulness. While some young adults seize their opportunities and become the movers and shakers becoming media darlings as the future of our country, most young adults try their very best to remain in a quasi-adolescence. They’ve exited the nest, but that doesn’t mean they want to fly long and far in search of… Read More →