Selfie

Selfie is a romantic comedy series that aired on ABC in the fall of 2014 starring Karen Gillan and John Cho. The show was created and produced by Emily Kapnek and is heavily based on the 1951 musical, My Fair Lady, with many of the characters even sharing the same or similar names.

Plot

The show follows Eliza Dooley (Gillan), a former reject-turned-social media elite who makes up for her awful childhood by turning to Instagram likes and Twitter followers. After discovering that online friends are no match for the real thing, she comes to her uptight business-professional coworker Henry Higgins (Cho) for advice on how to be more likable. Henry agrees on the condition that Eliza must do anything and everything he says, and together they work on changing her image one task at a time, from actually saying 'hello' to her coworkers to doing good deeds for others.

As time passes, however, it becomes obvious that Henry might actually have a few things to learn from Eliza. The two perfectly balance each other and wind up becoming good friends, with the possibility of turning into something more looming over them.

Overall

This program is a truly refreshing watch. It's uproariously funny, the characters work incredibly well together, and it's a nice change from all the overdone sitcoms being broadcasted today. Eliza's character is easily relatable for the growing audience of social media fanatics, and Henry is her delightfully awkward, if not slightly boring, counterpart who perfectly off-sets her. Many have noted its similarity in feel and style to growingly popular Korean dramas, which raises the question of whether there is an opening market for similar programs on American television.

While ABC decided to cancel the show halfway through its first season, Hulu picked up the remaining episodes and aired all the remaining episodes. Fans are now asking the online streaming site to pick up the show's second season as well, though Hulu has yet to comment.

All in all, if anyone is looking for a bright, fun program that rings similar to a Korean drama, this is the show for you.

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