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The first 3-4 episodes are boring, but after that, the show gets - and remains - both hilarious and adorable. Give it a chance, you'll love it!

So weird, so crazy, so fun! It's a shame it wasn't renewed, but it does work as a 10 episode limited series and is definitively worth your time.
And now for a not-so-off-topic recommendation: if you like a combination of mystery, comedy and overall weirdness, you should check out Gravity Falls! It's completety different, but just as awesome. (And conversely, if you liked GF, I'm pretty sure you're gonna enjoy this!)

Old-school in every way. Try the Norwegian 'Home for Christmas' instead.

Witty, funny, charming, endearing, sweet, silly, goofy, kind, wacky, uplifting, positive. Words people have used to described Selfie.

I'm gonna call it CUTE. I love a quirky sitcom that's full of heart, and I really LOVED this. I thought it was the perfect mix between the quirkiness of Go On and the romcom feel of The Mindy Project's early seasons.

Do not stop at the pilot! The whirlwind voice-overs that start every episode by throwing a billion hot buzzwords at you soon calm down, and I don't think there are any cringe comedy moments post episode 1. The show just keeps getting better and better after that.

I loved it so much, I actually saved some of my favorite comments about it. Read on to get a better idea of its greatness:

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"If you think you’re going to dislike the show, watch the show — there’s somebody who would dislike the show /on/ the show".

— John Cho, on his character Henry Higgs in “Why Skeptics Should Give ‘Selfie’ A Chance”: TIME, 25 Sep 2014

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The message of the show turned out to be generally very positive, contrary to what people assumed based on the premise and the pilot. It was not about older guy making a vapid, social media-obsessed women more lady-like. It was about reaching out to people and meeting them in the middle, building a support network around you and looking past the shallow appearances. It was also about not completely changing oneself, but accepting who you are and improving upon your best qualities. And not hiding behind the walls of modern technology or workaholism to cover your insecurities, but facing the challenges head-on.

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It was unique, a mash-up of a Rom-Com and workplace sitcom with some silliness and really true emotions. I actually laughed and cried. It could be very subtle-especially the romantic parts. yet, a wacky workplace environment. Jazz meetings, mandatory karaoke and an office full of goofy, relatable people.

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It was funny and sweet and well-acted, and Cho and Gillan had great chemistry.

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Such a stupendous cast of characters, such sharp, clever, fun writing, perfectly cast actors who inhabited their characters so completely.

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Selfie initially made Eliza out to be a cautionary tale of what happens to women who obsess too much over social media, but Gillan resisted that simplicity and filled Eliza out with a zany poignancy that actually endeared her to viewers.

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It showed that Karen Gillan can make even the most obnoxious character a joy to watch.

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This show is so much, well, deeper than I would have thought from the pilot. Not to oversell the show, but the characters and writing are much more three-dimensional than the one-sentence original premise. Not every sitcom could make this whole thing work. And Karen Gillan in particular is really selling the complexity of her character. There were so many different things going on while she was singing "Chandelier," and she sold them all.

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This show has more layers than most of ABC's lineup and more warm and genuine good feelings than almost everything on TV right now. Screw all those idiots in charge. [episode 10] was amazing, the right balance between comedy and drama, fun and sadness. Karen and John were amazing, Eliza and Henry seemed so one note in the first two episodes, and eight episodes later they are so rich - for me, especially Henry, since we knew Eliza was going to have some growing up ahead.

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The show starts at pop culture, but ultimately it’s about these two people who shouldn’t like each other but are starting to. That idea has legs.

— John Cho, on his character Henry Higgs and Karen Gillan’s character Eliza Dooley, in “Why Skeptics Should Give ‘Selfie’ A Chance”: TIME, 25 Sep 2014

Worth sticking with! I didn't fully enjoy it until ep 7 or 8 (and thought eps 1 and 3 were particularly bad), but then it gets REALLY AWESOME! In turn funny, touching, raunchy, surprising and "woke"... I'm glad I didn't drop it after that initial bad impression. Give it a chance!

Don't know why I loved it so much, but I really did. All those people made me feel things, and I miss them. Watch it fully unspoiled!

The book was published in 1978, and it shows......

EPIC. The standard summary doesn't do it justice. A better description I once saw: "a slowburn romantic relationship between two men against a backdrop of high-fantasy conflict and intrigue". The show is set in an undefined, vaguely archaic time period in China. "Cultivator" here means "a person who trains in martial & mystical arts". The show is both utterly ridiculous and absolutely addictive, in good part due to the (subtext) romance. Lots of tragedy and angst too. Stick with it until the 30 episode flashback starts at the end of ep 2. You'll understand the prologue later!

This was AMAZING. It might actually be the best thing I have watched all year. And sure, I can see how if you refuse to fast-forward, you might have found it frustrating. Esmail goes for stylish, for moody, and definitely does take his time... But I fast-forward a lot now - am NOT interested in dialogue-less scenes! -, and I think it didn't take away from it at all. I felt the atmosphere just as much! And it allowed me to really enjoy the show, which I found the absolute opposite of boring. It was just riveting. And stunning, too! I can't wait for the second season.

Good, but so depressing I'm not sure I'll be back for a second season...