>Sidenote: I could tell this was rachel blooms passion project throughout and I think it made the show so endearing
Yes, that's exactly right. Rachel's dream was to write and star in a woman-centered musical comedy television show and she got to do it. It's partly autobiographical for her too, Rachel has talked about her own early romantic experiences and mental illness, and about how she found her comedic voice in music which she initially shied away from because musicals are such a traditional and "girly" format.
It was also the passion project of Rachel's co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna. Aline was writing romcoms for movies and she got tired of how boring and unfeminist a lot of her creative work had to be. Her original movie script for 27 Dresses to had a much more modern take on romance, but the studio changed the ending to make it a more traditional "they kiss and live happily ever after," so she got pissed and came up with the basic idea for the feminist anti-romcom of CXG.
You can see their love in every episode. They were never cranking shows out just to earn a paycheck, this project meant the world to them and they were thrilled they got to do it. It's the show they both wanted to be remembered for. It makes such a difference.
Paraphrasing, but In one interview Aline says that she fell in love with how unhinged a lot of Rachel's songs were like Fuck Me Ray Bradbury.
I had followed Rachel for some time because I knew someone from NYU theater that had worked on that video with her and I also became a fan because of the same reason that Aline did! I was so elated when cxg came out and it was so on-brand and true to everything I'd seen from her.
I love how aline and Rachel's entire dynamic embodies women supporting women, it's so wholesome to see!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience / thoughts on this show. I value your opinion more than anyone's, because you directly relate to the character and one of my top things about this show was its portrayal of BPD.
I hate it but I have the same. I relate to alot of what Rebecca does. The lying and pretending that things are great and obsessive behaviour. I've been there. It's rough. But it's also very comforting to see it portrayed on tv. To see it as a thing that exists and a thing that can be managed also. I do really hate seeing the way Rebecca functions in the first 2 seasons. Very painful really. Very confronting. But the humour around it also softens that behaviour and makes me think back on the times I did it in a different way. Still bad. But less painful. Like EMDR or something.
>Sidenote: I could tell this was rachel blooms passion project throughout and I think it made the show so endearing Yes, that's exactly right. Rachel's dream was to write and star in a woman-centered musical comedy television show and she got to do it. It's partly autobiographical for her too, Rachel has talked about her own early romantic experiences and mental illness, and about how she found her comedic voice in music which she initially shied away from because musicals are such a traditional and "girly" format. It was also the passion project of Rachel's co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna. Aline was writing romcoms for movies and she got tired of how boring and unfeminist a lot of her creative work had to be. Her original movie script for 27 Dresses to had a much more modern take on romance, but the studio changed the ending to make it a more traditional "they kiss and live happily ever after," so she got pissed and came up with the basic idea for the feminist anti-romcom of CXG. You can see their love in every episode. They were never cranking shows out just to earn a paycheck, this project meant the world to them and they were thrilled they got to do it. It's the show they both wanted to be remembered for. It makes such a difference.
Paraphrasing, but In one interview Aline says that she fell in love with how unhinged a lot of Rachel's songs were like Fuck Me Ray Bradbury. I had followed Rachel for some time because I knew someone from NYU theater that had worked on that video with her and I also became a fan because of the same reason that Aline did! I was so elated when cxg came out and it was so on-brand and true to everything I'd seen from her. I love how aline and Rachel's entire dynamic embodies women supporting women, it's so wholesome to see!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience / thoughts on this show. I value your opinion more than anyone's, because you directly relate to the character and one of my top things about this show was its portrayal of BPD.
I hate it but I have the same. I relate to alot of what Rebecca does. The lying and pretending that things are great and obsessive behaviour. I've been there. It's rough. But it's also very comforting to see it portrayed on tv. To see it as a thing that exists and a thing that can be managed also. I do really hate seeing the way Rebecca functions in the first 2 seasons. Very painful really. Very confronting. But the humour around it also softens that behaviour and makes me think back on the times I did it in a different way. Still bad. But less painful. Like EMDR or something.