It's like you're in my mind! I watched the first episode when it premiered and HATED it. A lot of people I trust watched the whole season and liked it so I gave it another shot. This weekend I plowed through the whole season in one sitting. I agree with you that it's one of (if not the) funniest shows on TV. There are a few clunker episodes but that's to be expected for the first season of a comedy. Loved all of the guest stars from Amy Sedaris to Seth Morris.
Highly recommend watching this one.
"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah
Clyde: I am in the EXACT same boat at you. I was underwhelmed by the pilot, despite all my friends raving about the show.
But then I went back this weekend and watched the first 5 episodes and I'm totally onboard. It's hilarious, it presents a New York more true to the actual city than show I can think of, and the girls have amazing chemistry. It's nice to see such a strong female friendship.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
I love that show. I've already been castigated in an earlier thread for wondering why a Lena Dunham gets so much attention when there are really talented people making a show as good as Broad City? There, I did it again.
I was hooked from the first episode- especially the bit with Fred Armisen was hysterical. Not many shows make me laugh out loud but BROAD CITY succeeds. The duality of Ilana and Abbi is perfect, akin to a Leverne and Shirey but raunchier.
This article below sums up my feelings best, but mostly this sentence: "That’s why binge-watching Broad City, which I did this weekend, was the most relieving, liberating thing I’ve done to myself all semester. It stars two young twentysomethings with ****ty jobs, no money, no plans, and no plans to change. Ilana and Abbi just care about getting high, getting laid, and getting paid — and only as a means to achieve the first two. They have no preoccupying anxiety about becoming somebody, or finding love, or financial stability. Unlike every other slacker comedy, it’s relatable — Ilana and Abbi are as educated, neurotic, and self-absorbed as you are. But they’re okay. Broad City makes aimlessness look really, really okay."
I have to say though, the comparison to GIRLS, while understandable and inevitable seems sort of unwarranted to me. Like, they both have female leads and are set in New York City. They're different. I enjoy both, and yes, in many ways I think BROAD CITY is more honest, but I also think GIRLS is honest to a different demographic...if that makes sense.
I also am quoting this show obsessively. "I degraded my friend for you!"/"So far we've been rejected by 13 guys...and 1 female."/"Thank you for your...terrifying services" et al.
My comparison isn't about the shows, one is good, the other is a piece of shyte. My comparison comes out of the fact that the media decided to repeat the lie that Lena Dunham is the comedic voice of a generation, the new Tina Fey, etc etc etc. She is none of those things. Meanwhile, over at Broad City there are a couple of great comedic voices.
For anyone who is suffering from withdrawal, here is a link to the original Youtube series on which the show is based. You can see a lot of the same cast members (in different roles) and see how the quality improves episode to episode. It captures NYC like nothing else: Broad City on Youtube
(The whole "voice of a generation" thing is inherently ridiculous anyway; female-led comedy isn't some Highlander deal where there can only be one.)
Anyway, I just rewatched the apartment-cleaning scene since it was mentioned here, and ha, still great. Thanks for the link to the YouTube series, Mike.
I think I say this about every episode, but last night's might have been the funniest one yet. There was so much to love. I loved Abbi counting down the same way as the theme song, I loved Jaime at 42 Squirts, I loved that Ilana's weed was delivered to her while she was in a moving cab, and pretty much everything else.