Karen Gillan's birthday was on Nov 28 and I decided to check this show out. It's not available on any of the streaming services and never received a physical media release (more on that later) so I in order to watch it I had to acquire it via "other" means.
It's a pretty decent show. Unfortunately the name turned a LOT of potential viewers off back in 2014. I'm sure when the show was initially conceived, cast & a pilot was done using the word Selfie sounded like a home run. However, over the course of 2013 & 2014 that word went from being a trendy to a liability. Does anyone remember the song #SELFIE by the Chainsmokers that was popular for a few weeks in the 1st half of 2014? I guessing no since most people purposely forgot about it like a bad hangover. Even before the show premiered it had one big strike against it due to the name.
I'm sure ABC cancelled it so quickly after they did a massive amount of promotion for show, gave it the prime Tuesday evening time slot, and had the 1st episode debut to a little over 5 million viewers which is not great. The 2nd week it dropped by almost 40% and never got any better. There were other shows ABC cancelled that season that averaged more than 5 million viewers per episode so this one never had a chance being significantly less than that on average.
That's a shame because the show itself is enjoyable. The principal actors were mostly well cast. The show was relatively funny but also had a fair amount of heart, especially later on.
Had this show launched with a different name or in the fall of 2013 (when the term selfie wasn't as overused) it might have had a chance to succeed.
I mentioned earlier that watching the show now is very difficult to do. It will probably NEVER see an official release due to one big reason. Licensed music. Almost every episode has one or more licensed songs in it. Anyone who wanted to release it after it's initial TV run would either have to remove all of the licensed music or pay significant royalties. Since the show was cancelled so quickly that means it will probably be lost forever except to those who obtain it via less than traditional means.
It's a pretty decent show. Unfortunately the name turned a LOT of potential viewers off back in 2014. I'm sure when the show was initially conceived, cast & a pilot was done using the word Selfie sounded like a home run. However, over the course of 2013 & 2014 that word went from being a trendy to a liability. Does anyone remember the song #SELFIE by the Chainsmokers that was popular for a few weeks in the 1st half of 2014? I guessing no since most people purposely forgot about it like a bad hangover. Even before the show premiered it had one big strike against it due to the name.
I'm sure ABC cancelled it so quickly after they did a massive amount of promotion for show, gave it the prime Tuesday evening time slot, and had the 1st episode debut to a little over 5 million viewers which is not great. The 2nd week it dropped by almost 40% and never got any better. There were other shows ABC cancelled that season that averaged more than 5 million viewers per episode so this one never had a chance being significantly less than that on average.
That's a shame because the show itself is enjoyable. The principal actors were mostly well cast. The show was relatively funny but also had a fair amount of heart, especially later on.
Had this show launched with a different name or in the fall of 2013 (when the term selfie wasn't as overused) it might have had a chance to succeed.
I mentioned earlier that watching the show now is very difficult to do. It will probably NEVER see an official release due to one big reason. Licensed music. Almost every episode has one or more licensed songs in it. Anyone who wanted to release it after it's initial TV run would either have to remove all of the licensed music or pay significant royalties. Since the show was cancelled so quickly that means it will probably be lost forever except to those who obtain it via less than traditional means.