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Mar. 2nd, 2020 09:27 pm1. I'm loving Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist - which gets better with each episode. Also, it manages to circumvent the flaws of Crazy Ex-Girl Friend and Jason (Probably) Saves the World - of which it appears to be an odd hybrid of. It's not as "mean-spirited" as Crazy (which has a "mean" sense of humor), nor as silly and improbably neat as Jason. It's more in line with "God Friended Me" in a way. Plausible, utilizing songs we know, but in a different way, and with a warm-hearted message. Anyhow, I'm finding it comforting and the cast is likable, also they can sing.
Sample song - This Little Light of Mine as sung by the gender-fluid character MO, who is transgender.
Zoey, after being stuck in an MRI machine during an earthquake, now has the ability to hear people's feeling and heart-felt desires through song. They basically sing and dance it out in front of her -- but she's the only person who sees and hears it.
No one else does, and they are aware they are doing it at all.
Zoey, herself, is not musically inclined and is basically a tech nerd. And the only female techie outside of her boss in tech startup company in San Francisco. Her father has severe MS, and is basically paralyzed (Peter Gallagher) and her mother (Mary Steenbergen) is his sole caregiver. With her brother (a public defender) and his pregnant wife helping out.
The series is fairly diverse. We also have Lauren Graham as Zoey's Boss, plus Mo (Zoey's friend and super/landlady) who is black and gender neutral, Simon, black, her brother's wife, Asian. One of the nice things about the 21st Century television series - is diverse casting. (That was my difficulty with 20th century media - it wasn't diverse enough for my taste.)
2. Discussed writing with co-worker. ( Read more... )
3. I'm out of shape. Ran to catch a train and ended up with a coughing fit. Saw people back away slowly. It was unnerving. The coronavirus hit NY with one confirmed case - COVID-19 is what it is called. ( Read more... )
Sample song - This Little Light of Mine as sung by the gender-fluid character MO, who is transgender.
Zoey, after being stuck in an MRI machine during an earthquake, now has the ability to hear people's feeling and heart-felt desires through song. They basically sing and dance it out in front of her -- but she's the only person who sees and hears it.
No one else does, and they are aware they are doing it at all.
Zoey, herself, is not musically inclined and is basically a tech nerd. And the only female techie outside of her boss in tech startup company in San Francisco. Her father has severe MS, and is basically paralyzed (Peter Gallagher) and her mother (Mary Steenbergen) is his sole caregiver. With her brother (a public defender) and his pregnant wife helping out.
The series is fairly diverse. We also have Lauren Graham as Zoey's Boss, plus Mo (Zoey's friend and super/landlady) who is black and gender neutral, Simon, black, her brother's wife, Asian. One of the nice things about the 21st Century television series - is diverse casting. (That was my difficulty with 20th century media - it wasn't diverse enough for my taste.)
2. Discussed writing with co-worker. ( Read more... )
3. I'm out of shape. Ran to catch a train and ended up with a coughing fit. Saw people back away slowly. It was unnerving. The coronavirus hit NY with one confirmed case - COVID-19 is what it is called. ( Read more... )