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Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Showing posts with label You're The Worst. Show all posts
Showing posts with label You're The Worst. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

DVD/TV Series Review: You're the Worst: Season 1

 


The 10-episode first season of the show You're the Worst aired during the summer and fall of 2017. It stars Aya Cash, Chris Geere, Desmin Borges, Kether Donohue, and Allan McLeod. The show is a comedy about two cynical people, Jimmy (played by Chris Geere) and Gretchen (played by Aya Cash) (one a novelist and one a PR representative for a rap group), who meet and subsequently hook up at his ex's wedding. Although neither believes in love or relationships, they end up in one (while denying it the whole time), and hilarity ensues. It is a typical weekly sitcom about nothing in particular. The show just follows the lives of Jimmy, Gretchen, and their friends and navigating their relationship. But what it ends up being is a funny, sometimes bordering on dramatic, smartly written show on the complications of friends-with-benefits relationships, marriage, family, and friendships. It is not like any other sitcom on TV, and because it is on cable, it can get away with a lot more.

The DVD set is a two-disc made-on-demand set. The discs just have the ten episodes. There are no bonus features. Like many of Fox's shows, unless they consider it a big ticket show, they either give a bare-bones factory DVD release (and no blu-ray) or, like this one, only stream it. Luckily, for those who like the physical discs, Amazon has made a DVD-R release, which basically burns the episodes and nothing else. So you will get no extras, no subtitles (for those for whom that matters), or anything you would get on a proper release. It does suck, but it is what it is. The show is definitely not family-friendly, as there are a lot of sexual situations and dialogue. There was some nudity in the pilot episode, but not much after that, and the kind of language you get on the TV-MA cable shows. So, if that would turn you off to a show, it is best to skip this. If not, it is definitely a show worth checking out. It is well written and acted with a great supporting cast. Kether Donohue steals every scene she is in as Lindsay, Gretchen's best friend who is in a dead-end marriage with a husband she cannot stand. It is a very good adult comedy that is well worth watching.