Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 

A young woman abandons a choice job at a law firm and her life in New York in an attempt to find happiness in the unlikely locale of West Covina, California.

Stars:

Rachel Bloom, Donna Lynne Champlin, Vincent Rodriguez III

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Rachel Bloom	...	Rebecca Bunch 57 episodes, 2015-2018
Donna Lynne Champlin	...	Paula Proctor 44 episodes, 2015-2018
Vincent Rodriguez III	...	Josh Chan / ... 43 episodes, 2015-2018
Pete Gardner	...	Darryl Whitefeather 37 episodes, 2015-2018
Vella Lovell	...	Heather Davis 31 episodes, 2015-2018
Gabrielle Ruiz	...	Valencia Perez 27 episodes, 2015-2018
David Hull	...	White Josh 26 episodes, 2015-2018

Storyline

To most looking in, Rebecca Bunch has a great life: a high powered job as an attorney in a prestigious New York law firm, great future prospects in her chosen profession, looks, brains, and money. But she has always suffered from anxiety and depression, for which she is on a plethora of pills. Those maladies are largely from being pushed by her overbearing Jewish mother, which also led to Rebecca's father abandoning the family when she was young. When on the streets of New York Rebecca runs into Josh Chan, her boyfriend from summer camp ten years ago when they were sixteen, she remembers back to that time as the happiest time in her life, happiness which eludes her. When Josh mentions that he is imminently moving back to his hometown of West Covina, California, Rebecca decides to pursue happiness in moving to West Covina herself, telling people it's because she got a fabulous job there, where in reality it's to rekindle a relationship with Josh, which she believes is what will make ...

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Plot Keywords:

female lead | female lawyer | woman | female protagonist | west covina california | 

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Taglines:

I can fix this. (Season 2)

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Чокнутая бывшая

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Lamb, CBS Television Studios, Lean Machine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Prior to production Rachel Bloom met with a personal trainer who promised to get her ripped. Bloom decided against it, rationalizing that she wanted to portray her character as someone with an average body type. She also insisted on casting actors of all ages, races and body types to try to injects some realism into the show.

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Goofs

The show is set in West Covina, California and is described as being "Just two hours from the beach, four hours in traffic." Actually, Seal Beach in Orange County is less than an hour away about 30 miles to the southwest of the city. Also, Santa Monica Beach on the other side of Los Angeles is only 35 miles away.

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Connections

Referenced in I Be Geniusen Stuff: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend S1-2 (2017)

User Reviews

Stunningly Beautiful and Stunningly Funny Rachel Bloom

I just can't say enough good things about this show. Rachel Bloom is one of the funniest writers (male or female) and actresses out there. Her intelligence has got to be off the charts. She doesn't shy away from being a little dirty and exploring comedic taboos while at the same time showing off real class. This woman knows how to mix the good and the DARK and Bible Thumpers are sure to hate her intensely while secretly drooling over her image in their prayer-closets. I can also imagine all the forthcoming verbal assaults a "Million" Moms and others of their Evil ilk are probably preparing against her because of this show! (－‸ლ) Let the hate flow! She's not going anywhere and her show probably isn't either.

I also love the supporting cast. Santino Fontana is really nice to see as is Donna Lynne Champlin. Both are gifted performers. Vincent Rodriguez III reminds me of a a giant man-baby. He could pass as a 16 year-old! But I think that's intentional as he plays the "One Who Got Away" from Rebecca's time at Summer Camp. Even the lesser characters have their place and the actors all do their jobs well. Gina Gallego cracked me up in the last episode I saw. And it's always nice to see Pete Gardner.

I look forward to every new song introduced in each episode. My roommate wasn't so sure about this show but the songs alone have won her over. Do yourselves a favor and look up Rachel Bloom's brilliantly written short "If Disney Cartoons Were Historically Accurate".