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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV series)
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Genre
Romantic comedy[1]
Black comedy[2][3]
Satire[4]
Comedy-drama[5]
Musical
Cringe comedy[6]
Created by
Rachel Bloom
Aline Brosh McKenna
Starring
Rachel Bloom
Vincent Rodriguez III
Santino Fontana
Donna Lynne Champlin
Pete Gardner
Vella Lovell
Gabrielle Ruiz
David Hull
Scott Michael Foster
Opening theme
"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" performed by Rachel Bloom (season 1)
"I'm Just a Girl in Love" performed by Rachel Bloom (season 2)
"You Do/You Don't Wanna Be Crazy" performed by Rachel Bloom (season 3)
Ending theme
"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (instrumental, season 1)
"I'm Just a Girl in Love" (instrumental, season 2)
"You Do/You Don't Wanna Be Crazy" (instrumental, season 3)
Composer(s)
Adam Schlesinger
Jerome Kurtenbach (pilot only)
Frank Ciampi
Tom Polce
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
3
No. of episodes
44 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Aline Brosh McKenna
Rachel Bloom
Marc Webb
Erin Ehrlich
Sarah Caplan
Michael Hitchcock
Producer(s)
Sarah Caplan
Rachel Specter
Audrey Wauchope
Rene Gube
Location(s)
Los Angeles, California
West Covina, California
Camera setup
Single-camera
Running time
40–43 minutes
Production company(s)
LeanMachine
webbterfuge (season 1)
Black Lamb (season 2–present)
racheldoesstuff (season 2–present)
Warner Bros. Television
CBS Television Studios
Distributor
Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network
The CW
Original release
October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12) – present
External links
Website
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is an American romantic musical comedy-drama television series which premiered on October 12, 2015, on The CW.[7][8] The series was created by Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna, and stars Bloom in the lead role.
On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on October 21, 2016.[9] On January 8, 2017, The CW renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on October 13, 2017.[10]
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main
2.2 Recurring
2.2.1 Secondary Cast
2.2.2 Other recurring characters
2.3 Notable guest stars
3 Episodes
4 Production
4.1 Casting
4.2 Music
5 Themes
5.1 Mental illness
5.2 Female sexuality and the reproductive system
5.3 Parenting
6 Reception
6.1 Critical reception
6.1.1 Critics' year-end lists
6.2 Ratings
6.3 Accolades
7 References
8 External links
Plot[edit]
Rebecca Bunch is a Yale- and Harvard-educated real-estate lawyer who works for a top New York City law firm. She panics when offered a partnership with the firm, and bumps into her first love from summer camp, Josh Chan, on the street. Josh tells her he could not make it in New York City and is moving back to his hometown of West Covina, California ("Just two hours from the beach, four hours in traffic"). While watching a butter spread commercial, Rebecca decides to follow Josh in search of happiness. She hops on a plane to Los Angeles, drives to West Covina, gets a job at Darryl Whitefeather's West Covina law firm, rents an apartment, and flushes all her depression and anxiety meds down the sink. She becomes friends with the firm's paralegal, Paula, and her neighbor Heather and begins an on-again-off-again relationship with Josh's friend Greg, while trying to reconnect with Josh.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main[edit]
Actor
Character
Seasons
1
2
3
Rachel Bloom Rebecca Bunch Main
Vincent Rodriguez III Joshua Chan Main
Santino Fontana Greg Serrano Main[a]
Donna Lynne Champlin Paula Proctor Main
Pete Gardner Darryl Whitefeather Main
Vella Lovell Heather Davis Main
Gabrielle Ruiz Valencia Perez Recurring Main
David Hull Josh Wilson Recurring Main
Scott Michael Foster Nathaniel Plimpton III Recurring Main
Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Nora Bunch, a lawyer originally from New York City. Rebecca suffers from symptoms of depression and anxiety. She is prone to impulsive decisions and delusions. Rebecca tends to hallucinate when she's under emotional distress. Rebecca uproots her life and relocates to the suburb of West Covina, California, in an attempt to win back her childhood ex-boyfriend, Josh. Intelligent but often lacking awareness of appropriate behavior in a given situation, Rebecca comes across as socially awkward, selfish, self-centered, needy, and eccentric to those around her. In "Josh is Irrelevant," it is revealed that she was misdiagnosed and Dr. Shin and Dr. Akopian diagnosed her with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Vincent Rodriguez III as Joshua "Josh" Felix Chan, Rebecca's caring yet occasionally dim-witted ex-boyfriend and the object of her affection for much of the series. Josh demonstrates commitment issues in his relationship with Rebecca and is a very oblivious person. Like Rebecca, Josh has a tendency to be self-centered and comes off as such to those around him. Josh has since improved as a person and had apologized to Rebecca for the mistakes he made in their relationship. He is currently on a journey of self discovery as he tries to find his path and what he wants in life.
Santino Fontana as Greg Serrano, a smart but underachieving bartender and Josh's best friend, who has complicated feelings for Rebecca. He departs West Covina to attend business school at Emory University, partly as a way to get away from his destructive relationship with Rebecca, despite his feelings for her. Although he struggles with alcoholism throughout season 1, he comes to terms with his addiction in season 2. In "Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Is Crazy," it is revealed that Greg has a new girlfriend and is doing well. (seasons 1-2)
Donna Lynne Champlin as Paula Proctor, Rebecca's co-worker and new best friend. As a way to distract herself from her own failing marriage, Paula hatches schemes and gives questionable advice in support of Rebecca's pursuit of Josh, mostly to compensate for her lack of fulfillment from not pursuing her dreams when she was younger. She later begins to focus instead on pursuing her law degree. She and Scott have a tendency to be very neglectful parents which is a recurring gag in the show. A unique thing about Paula is that she has a wide array of gadgets at her disposal such as tracking devices that are obtained through various means legal or otherwise and her skills in tracking, spying, hacking, manipulation, blackmailing and coercion.
Pete Gardner as Darryl Whitefeather, Rebecca's sentimental, emotional and often clueless boss. A middle-aged divorced dad, he discovers he is bisexual and begins dating Josh Wilson. He is prone to feelings of loneliness and neediness over the fact that he originally lacked strong friendships and real personal connections with others. He later forms friendships with Maya, Nathaniel, Rebecca, and Paula, whom he considers his best friend. Darryl and White Josh are the only consistently stable romantic relationship in the show. Despite having a good heart, Darryl is very forceful and often tries very hard to force his ideas, beliefs, and schemes onto others.
Vella Lovell as Heather Davis, Rebecca's "cool" college student neighbor who gives sage advice and discovers she has feelings for Greg. She lacks motivation for obtaining any form of achievement or self-sufficiency, due to the fact that her parents encouraged failure and coddled her. She later starts working as the face of the "Miss Douche" feminine product and becomes Rebecca's roommate. In season 3, Heather is forced by her college to graduate despite her wishes then becomes a regional manager for three Home Base bars as well as Darryl's surrograte. She also begins to date Hector after they connect while searching for Rebecca when she goes missing.
Gabrielle Ruiz as "Valencia" Maria Perez, Josh's controlling girlfriend and Rebecca's rival for Josh's affections. She initially had a strong resistance to forming relationships with women, as she saw them as competition, making her socially inept and disliked among her female peers. She feels unfulfilled and unsatisfied with her life after having devoted 15 years of her life to her relationship with Josh. A recurring gag in the show is that Valencia is believed to suffer from insecurities over her body image. In season 2, Valencia is no longer Josh's girlfriend and is befriended by Rebecca.(recurring, season 1; main, seasons 2—present)
David Hull as Josh Wilson, Josh Chan's Caucasian friend, usually referred to as "White Josh" or "Whi-Jo", a laid back surf-casual fitness instructor. He begins dating Darryl after the latter comes out as bisexual. Josh Wilson tends to be judgmental yet is one of the most level-headed, rational characters in his social sphere. (recurring, seasons 1-2; main, seasons 3—present)
Scott Michael Foster as Nathaniel Plimpton III, a successful lawyer and Rebecca's new boss in season 2 after he buys equity in Whitefeather & Associates. He and Rebecca have a complicated relationship due to mutual dislike yet intense physical attraction to one other, and explore a relationship through part of season 3. He possesses an inferiority complex, feeling that he needs to live up to his father's expectations; he tends to become self-loathing and defeatist when he fails to do so. (recurring, season 2; main, seasons 3—present)
Notes
Jump up ^ Santino Fontana is credited as main cast until the fourth episode of season 2.
Recurring[edit]
Secondary Cast[edit]
Erick Lopez as Hector, a randy and occasionally oblivious friend of Josh and Greg. He still lives with his mother, with whom he has an unusually close relationship. He is currently Heather's boyfriend. Hector had come to realize his co-dependent relationship with his mother was unhealthy and had moved out.
Tovah Feldshuh as Naomi Bunch, Rebecca's divorced, controlling, and overbearing Jewish mother.
Steve Monroe as Scott Proctor, Paula's husband. They begin to address their marital problems when he is roped into Paula's scheming. He confesses to cheating on Paula in season 2. A recurring gag in the show is that Scott and Paula are neglectful parents.
Gina Gallego as Mrs. Hernandez, the communications director at Whitefeather. Although mute for all of season 1, she finally speaks in "Who Is Josh's Soup Fairy?". She generally dislikes Rebecca and disapproves of her life choices.
Rene Gube as Father Joseph, also known as Father Brah, a laid-back young priest who is Josh's childhood friend and confidant.
Amy Hill as Lourdes Chan, Josh's mother who is openly critical of Valenica throughout the series, and very fond of Rebecca, even after her and Josh break up.
Johnny Ray Meeks as Kevin, Greg's overly accommodating boss.
Michael Hyatt as Dr. Noelle Akopian, Rebecca's straight-laced and perpetually frustrated psychiatrist. Rebecca imagines a more vibrant version of Dr. Akopian giving her advice. Her husband Dr. Davit Akopian (portrayed by Piter Marek) who also is a psychiatrist took over for her temporarily when she was away and acted as Darryl's and White Josh's relationship counselor in the season 3 premiere episode "Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Wants Revenge".
Jay Hayden as Dr. Daniel Shin, Rebecca's new doctor.[11] (season 3)
Michael McMillian as Tim, he and his friend Jim are staffers at Whitefeather & Associates who were initially antagonistic toward Rebecca and Paula. He unwillingly became friends with Paula after she promised not deport him to his home country of Canada because he's an illegal immigrant. He is one of Paula's favorite people to pick on whether intentional or not.
Paul Welsh as Trent Maddock, Rebecca's old Harvard classmate who has an obsessive crush on her.
Stephnie Weir as Karen, Rebecca's co-worker with off-putting personality quirks, including a tendency for giving away too much information. (seasons 1-2)
Danny Jolles as George, an employee that works at Whitefeather & Associates, though none of his co-workers know his name. Beginning in season 3 he has become friends with Nathaniel.
Esther Povitsky as Maya, the millennial administrative assistant at Whitefeather & Associates who is a close friend of Darryl's.
Burl Moseley as Jim, he and his friend Tim are staffers at Whitefeather & Associates who were initially antagonistic toward Rebecca and Paula.
Jacob Guenther as Chris, a young boy who is Greg's friend and who also frequents Home Base, the bar where Greg worked and, eventually, Heather works and where Josh's gang frequents, offering precocious commentary.
Zayne Emory (season 1 and season 3) and Elijah Nelson (season 2) as Brendan Proctor, Paula's and Scott's oldest son.
Steele Stebbins as Tommy Proctor, Paula's and Scott's youngest son.
Olivia Edward as Madison Whitefeather, Darryl's daughter from his previous marriage. She has her own YouTube page where she showcases her pet snails that she often names after figures in popular culture. She is fond of her father's boyfriend, White Josh.
Ava Acres as Young Rebecca, shown in flashbacks that detail the origins of Rebecca's various neuroses. (seasons 1,3)
Emma Willmann as Beth, she is currently Valencia's girlfriend and they are in business together.
Other recurring characters[edit]
John Allen Nelson (Jay Huguley in "I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!") as Silas Bunch, Rebecca's estranged father who left her after a heated argument with Naomi. She briefly visits his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but is brought back home by Naomi, at Silas' suggestion. He ultimately comes to West Covina for the wedding of Rebecca and Josh. (seasons 1-2)
Robin Thomas as Marco Serrano, Greg's father.
Rachel Grate as Audra Levine, Rebecca's longtime rival who has replaced her at her old firm.
Eugene Cordero as Alex, Josh's boss.
Alberto Issac as Joseph Chan, Josh's father.
Tess Paras and Coryn Mabalot as Jayma and Jastenity Chan, Josh's sisters. (seasons 1-2)
Benjamin Siemon as Brody, a grocery clerk with half an eyelid. (seasons 1,3)
Hunter Stiebel as Marty, a white grocery clerk with an afro. (seasons 1,3)
Michael Hitchcock as Bert (seasons 1,3)
David Grant Wright as Nathaniel Plimpton II, Nathaniel's father (season 2-present)
Parvesh Cheena as Sunil Odhav, a classmate of Paula's who becomes a close friend. (season 2-present)
Brittany Snow as Anna Hicks, a new love interest for Josh. (season 2)
Cedric Yarbrough as Calvin Young, a potential client for Rebecca's law firm. He almost has an affair with Paula. (season 1)
John Yuan and Matthew Yuan as Ben and David, twin boba stand attendants. (season 1)
Notable guest stars[edit]
Roshon Fegan as Nguyen
Phil McGraw as himself
Amber Riley and Ricki Lake as the Dream Ghosts
BJ Novak as himself
Lea Salonga as Aunt Myrna, Josh's Aunt
Patton Oswalt as Castleman, a graveyard security guard
Patti LuPone as Rabbi Shari, Rebecca's rabbi from Scarsdale
Seth Green as Patrick, a delivery guy
Adam Kaufman as Robert Donnelly, Rebecca's former professor at Harvard, with whom she had an affair
Josh Groban as himself
Bayne Gibby as Cornelia, Rebecca's replacement at Whitefeather
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episodes
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
1 18 October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12) April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)
2 13 October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) February 3, 2017 (2017-02-03)
3 13 October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13) February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)
Production[edit]
The series was originally developed for Showtime, and a pilot was produced, but Showtime opted not to proceed with it on February 9, 2015.[12] The CW picked up the series on May 7, 2015, for the Fall 2015–2016 season.[13] The series has been extensively reworked for The CW, expanding the show format from a half-hour to a full hour and adjusting the content for broadcast television, as the original pilot was produced for premium cable.[14] On October 5, 2015, shortly before the series premiere, The CW placed an order of five additional scripts.[15] On November 23, 2015, the CW ordered another five episodes,[16] raising the total for season 1 to 18.[17] On March 11, 2016, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was renewed for a second season, along with eleven other CW series.[18] The second season commenced on October 21, 2016. The second season is shown in the UK on Netflix with episodes available the Saturday after the U.S. airdate.
Casting[edit]
On September 30, 2014, Santino Fontana, Donna Lynne Champlin, Vincent Rodriguez III and Michael McDonald joined Rachel Bloom in the series regular cast.[19] With the move to The CW, the series went through casting changes and McDonald departed the cast.[14] Shortly afterwards, Vella Lovell and Pete Gardner were added as regulars; with Lovell in the role of Heather, Rebecca's underachieving neighbor; and Gardner replacing McDonald in the role of Darryl, Rebecca's new boss.[20]
On May 23, 2016, it was announced that Gabrielle Ruiz, who portrays Valencia, was promoted to series regular for season two.[21] In November 2016, it was announced that Santino Fontana would be departing the series, with episode four of the second season resulting as his last as a series regular.[22]
On April 5, 2017, it was announced that David Hull and Scott Michael Foster, who portray White Josh and Nathaniel respectively, were promoted to series regulars for season three.[23]
Music[edit]
Each episode contains two to four original songs. These are usually sung by Rebecca or a character with whom she is having a direct interaction, parodying the musical theater conceit of characters bursting into song at significant moments in the plot. In "Josh Has No Idea Where I Am", it is revealed that Rebecca has these musical fantasies out of passion for her love of musical theater. In later episodes, several other characters sing while Rebecca is not present.
A few of the songs on the show are shot twice, one clean version and an explicit version. The explicit versions are posted on Bloom's YouTube channel.[24]
"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Original Television Soundtrack (Season 1 - Volume 1)" was released on February 19, 2016 in both explicit and clean versions. It includes all the songs from the first eight episodes of season one, alongside Bloom's a cappella rough demos of "Feeling Kinda Naughty", "I Have Friends", "Settle for Me," and "Sex with a Stranger" as well as Adam Schlesinger's demo version of "What'll It Be".[25]
"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Original Television Soundtrack (Season 1 - Vol. 2)" was released on May 20, 2016. It includes all the songs from the last 10 episodes of season one, as well as demos of "JAP Battle", "I Could If I Wanted To", "Women Gotta Stick Together", "Group Hang", and "You Stupid Bitch".[26]
For season two, the songs were released as singles the day of their original airing. The full season two soundtrack came out on March 3, 2017. It featured every major song from season 2, as well as two deleted songs: "It's Not Difficult to Define Miss Deuche" and "Sex Toys," a solo for the recurring character Karen. It also included demos for "Santa Ana Winds", the theme song "I'm Just a Girl in Love", and "Rebecca's Reprise".[27]
All songs in season 3 were released as singles following their airing. The full album has yet to be released.
Themes[edit]
Mental illness[edit]
Arguably the most important recurring theme of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is the show's portrayal of mental illness and treatment.[28][29][30][31][32][33] This aspect of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has garnered wide praise both throughout the film and television industry and within the show's own fandom.[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] Psychology Today has also acknowledged and praised this aspect of the show as well.[43]
In addition to the psychological evaluation and development of Rebecca, other major characters are similarly depicted as suffering from psychological traumas that influence their personalities and relationships.[44][45] Such characters include Valencia,[46][47][48][49] Paula,[50][51][52] Darryl,[53][54][55] Greg,[56][57] Nathaniel,[58] Scott,[51] and Heather.[59]
This has also inspired the show's fandom to engage in discussions of mental illness, specifically regarding social stigmas and treatment of said illnesses.[60][61][62][63][64]
Female sexuality and the reproductive system[edit]
Another defining feature of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is its frank portrayal of female sexuality and the reproductive system, both of which serve as sources of the show's cringe humor. In Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, both topics are largely normalized in conversation. In particular, female characters are portrayed as being sexually liberated and unashamed of their sexuality. In the episode "To Josh, with Love", characters have frank and honest discussions regarding female sexuality and clitoral stimulation.[65][66][67][68][69]
The reproductive system is given the same treatment in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Menstruation and diseases associated with female anatomy are often discussed without judgment, evidenced best by when Paula had an abortion in the second season and her friends and family focused on the emotional impact of her decision, rather than questioning or shaming it.[70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77]
Parenting[edit]
Parenting is a major theme depicted in the show, as many the personalities of several major characters are shaped by their parents' inattentive or cold, distant demeanors. In particular, Rebecca, Paula, Nathaniel, Darryl, and Greg are all affected by parents who exhibit these behaviors. Rebecca's overly critical and overbearing mother[78][79] and negligent father[80][81] has greatly impacted her sense of self and self esteem. In contrast, both Paula's[82] and Nathaniel's[83] fathers were revealed to have been emotionally abusive, resulting in both Nathaniel's inferiority complex and Paula's lack of self confidence. Greg's absentee mother[84][85] after his parents' divorce resulted in him resenting her and helped Greg develop his cynical personality.
On the opposite end of this spectrum is the way Heather's parents raised her. Heather's parents were very attentive, loving and supportive to the point they coddled her and never encouraged her to make anything of herself.[86][87] This ultimately resulted in Heather developing a lazy, aimless, unenthusiastic and somewhat apathetic personality, demonstrating the complexity of parenting.[88]
Reception[edit]
Critical reception[edit]
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has received critical acclaim, with critics praising the show's writing, musical numbers and Bloom's performance. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the first season received an average score of 78 based on 23 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[89] Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a 96% positive rating, with an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 based on reviews from 49 critics, with the site's consensus stating: "Lively musical numbers and a refreshing, energetic lead, Rachel Bloom, make Crazy Ex-Girlfriend a charming, eccentric commentary on human relationships."[90]
The second season continued to receive acclaim, with Bloom, Fontana and Champlin earning particular praise. The season holds a rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 9 out of 10 based on 13 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend remains delightfully weird, engaging, and even more courageous and confident in its sophomore outing."[91] On Metacritic, it has a score of 86 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[92]
The third season continued to receive acclaim, this season in particular was widely praised for its portrayal of mental illness. The performances of Bloom, Champlin[93] and Foster were particularly praised. The chemistry between Gardner and Hull characters was widely praised as well. The season holds a rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 8.6 out of 10 based on 15 reviews.[94]
Margaret Lyons from the New York Times chose Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as one of her picks for the best TV shows of 2017.[95] The show was also listed as one of the top shows of 2017 by numerous critics from Variety, USA Today, The A.V. Club, The Guardian, The Independent, Business Insider, Paste, The Daily Beast, NPR, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Vulture, among others.[96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105][106][107][108] Some of the notable critics include James Poniewozik and Maureen Ryan.
Critics' year-end lists[edit]
[show]2015
No. 1 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[109]
No. 5 - Las Vegas Weekly[110]
No. 9 - CinemaBlend[111]
No. 9 - Entertainment Weekly[112]
Unranked - Chicago Reader[113]
Unranked - Flavorwire[114]
Unranked - IndieWire[115]
Unranked - Los Angeles Times[116]
[show]2016
No. 1 - CinemaBlend[117]
No. 2 - Las Vegas Weekly[118]
No. 3 - TV Insider[119]
No. 5 - The A.V. Club[120]
No. 5 - The Week[121]
No. 6 - TVLine[122]
No. 6 - Vulture[123]
No. 7 - Variety[124]
No. 8 - Flavorwire[125]
No. 8 - TV Guide[126]
No. 9 - The Daily Beast[127]
No. 9 - Film School Rejects[128]
No. 10 - Uproxx[129]
Unranked - Nerdist[130]
Unranked - Newsweek[131]
Unranked - The New York Times[132]
[show]2017
No. 1 - USA Today[105]
No. 14 - The A.V. Club[133]
No. 5 - TVLine[134]
No. 5 - Variety[135]
No. 6 - E![136]
No. 7 - The Daily Beast[99]
No. 7 - Paste[104]
No. 8 - The Village Voice[137]
No. 9 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[103]
No. 9 - TV by the Numbers[138]
No. 9 - Vulture[101]
Unranked - Associated Press[139]
Unranked - Metro[140]
Unranked - The New York Times[141]
Ratings[edit]
Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
TV season
Rank
Avg. viewers
(millions)
18–49 rating
(average)
Date
Viewers
(millions)
Date
Viewers
(millions)
1 Monday 8:00 pm 18 October 12, 2015 0.90[142] April 18, 2016 0.82[143] 2015–16 195 1.03 0.4[144]
2 Friday 9:00 pm 13 October 21, 2016 0.53[145] February 3, 2017 0.58[146] 2016–17 164 0.75[147] 0.3[148]
3 Friday 8:00 pm 13 October 13, 2017 0.62[149] February 16, 2018 0.60[150] 2017–18 TBD TBD TBD
Accolades[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Recipient(s)
Result
Ref
2016 68th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Choreography Kathryn Burns ("I'm So Good at Yoga", "A Boy Band Made Up of Four Joshes" and "Settle for Me") Won [151]
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Adam Schlesinger, Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen ("Settle for Me") Nominated
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Kabir Akhtar ("Josh Just Happens to Live Here") Won
Critics' Choice Award Best Actress in a Comedy Series Rachel Bloom Won [152]
Dorian Awards Unsung TV Show of the Year Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated [153]
Gold Derby Awards Best Comedy Actress Rachel Bloom Nominated [154]
Best Breakthrough Performer of the Year Nominated
Golden Globe Award Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Rachel Bloom Won [155]
Gotham Awards Breakthrough Series – Long Form Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Won [156]
HMMA Awards Outstanding Music Supervision – Television Jack Dolgen Nominated [154]
OFTA Awards Best Actress in a Comedy Series Rachel Bloom Nominated [154]
Best New Theme Song in a Series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite New TV Comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated [157]
Poppy Awards Best Comedy Series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated [158]
Best Actress in a Comedy Rachel Bloom Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Santino Fontana Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Donna Lynne Champlin Nominated
TCA Awards Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated [159]
Outstanding New Program Nominated
Individual Achievement in Comedy Rachel Bloom Won
Young Artist Award Recurring Young Actor (13 and Under) Steele Stebbins Nominated [160]
2017 69th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics Adam Schlesinger, Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen ("We Tapped That Ass") Nominated [161]
Artios Awards Best Casting in a Television Pilot and First Season Comedy Felicia Fasano, Bernard Telsey, Tim Payne and Tara Nostramo Won [162]
Dorian Awards TV Comedy of the Year Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated [154]
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Comedy Series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated [163]
Gold Derby Awards Best Comedy Series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated [164]
Best Comedy Actress Rachel Bloom Nominated
Golden Globe Award Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Rachel Bloom Nominated [165]
Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing – TV Short Form Musical Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ("When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?") Nominated [166]
Gracie Awards Comedy – TV National Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Won [167]
Actress in a Supporting Role – Comedy or Musical Donna Lynne Champlin Won
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Original Song – TV Show/Limited Series Adam Schlesinger, Rachel Bloom, and Jack Dolgen ("We Tapped That Ass") Nominated [168]
Women's Image Network Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Won [169]
2018 Eddie Awards Best Edited Comedy Series (Commercial) Kabir Akhtar and Kyla Plewes ("Josh’s Ex-Girlfriend Wants Revenge") Nominated [170]
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Comedy Series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Pending [171]
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Marxist criminology is one of the schools of criminology. It parallels the work of the structural functionalism school which focuses on what produces stability and continuity in society but, unlike the functionalists, it adopts a predefined political philosophy. As in conflict criminology, it focuses on why things change, identifying the disruptive forces in industrialized societies, and describing how society is divided by power, wealth, prestige, and the perceptions of the world. "The shape and character of the legal system in complex societies can be understood as deriving from the conflicts inherent in the structure of these societies which are stratified economically and politically" (Chambliss, 1971, p3). It is concerned with the causal relationships between society and crime, i.e. to establish a critical understanding of how the immediate and structural social environment gives rise to crime and criminogenic conditions.
Karl Marx argued that the law is the mechanism by which one social class, usually referred to as the "ruling class", keeps all the other classes in a disadvantaged position.[citation needed][1] Thus, this school uses a Marxist lens through which, inter alia, to consider the criminalization process, and by which explain why some acts are defined as deviant whereas others are not. It is therefore interested in political crime, state crime, and state-corporate crime.
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1 Discussion
2 Individual theorists
2.1 Willem Adriaan Bonger
2.2 Thorsten Sellin
3 References
Discussion[edit]
Marxism provides a systematic theoretical basis upon which to interrogate social structural arrangements, and the hypothesis that economic power is translated into political power substantially accounts for the general disempowerment of the majority who live in the modern state and the limitations of political discourse. Hence, whether directly or indirectly, it informs much of the research into social phenomena not only in criminology, but also in semiotics and the other disciplines which explore the structural relationships of power, knowledge, meaning, and positional interests within society.
Many criminologists agree[citation needed] that for a society to function efficiently, social order is necessary and that conformity is induced through a socialization process. "Law" is the label given to one of the means used to enforce the interests of the state. Hence, because each state is sovereign, the law can be used for any purpose. It is also common ground that, whether the society is meritocratic, democratic or autocratic, a small group emerges to lead. The reason for this group's emergence may be their ability to use power more effectively, or simple expediency in that, as population size grows, the delegation of decision-making powers to a group representative of the majority leads to more efficiency. Marxists are critical of the ideas, values and norms of capitalist ideology, and characterize the modern state as being under the control of the group that owns the means of production. For example, Chambliss (1973) examined the way in which the vagrancy laws were amended to reflect the interests of the ruling elite. He also looked at how British Colonial Law was applied in East Africa, so that the capitalist "ruling class" could profit from coffee plantations,[citation needed] and how the law in medieval England benefited feudal landowners.[citation needed] Similarly, Pearce (2003) looks at evidence that corporate crime is widespread but is rarely prosecuted.
These researchers assert that political power is used to reinforce economic inequality by embedding individual property rights in the law and that the resulting poverty is one of the causes of criminal activity as a means of survival. Marxists argue that a socialist society with communal ownership of the means of production would have much less crime. Indeed, Milton Mankoff asserts that there is much less crime in Western Europe than in the United States because Europe is more ‘Socialist’ than America. The implication of such views is that the solution to the "crime problem" is to engage in a socialist revolution.
A different issue emerges by applying Marx's theory of alienation. A proportion of crime is said to be the result of society offering only demeaning work with little sense of creativity. However, the characterization of some crime as "working class crime" and portraying it as a response to oppression is problematic. It selectively labels crime committed by people simply on the basis of their membership of a class, without engaging in victimology to identify whether any particular class or group is most likely to be the victim of such crime (because many criminals are disinclined to travel far, working class crime is often directed at working-class people who live in the same neighborhood). In fact, the social differentiation of crime may vary by age, class, ethnicity, gender, and locality.
Further, if anomie is a primary cause of crime, there should be a theory to explain why only some working-class people commit crimes. These are existential issues. But if there is evidence that some individuals and, in some cases, entire groups are alienated from mainstream society, there should be detailed research into the effect that this has on society as a whole (see normlessness). In such research, Marxism tends to focus on societal forces rather than the motives of individuals and their dualistic capacity for both right and wrong, moral and immoral. This can lead to a less comprehensive explanation of why people exercise their autonomy by choosing to act in particular ways. By comparison, in the sociology of deviance, Robert K. Merton borrows Durkheim's concept of anomie to form the Strain Theory. Merton argues that the real problem of alienation is not created by a sudden social change, as Durkheim proposed, but rather by a social structure that holds out the same goals to all its members without giving them equal means to achieve them. It is this lack of integration between what the culture calls for and what the structure permits that causes deviant behaviour. Deviance then is a symptom of the social structure. Taylor et al. intend a combination of Interactionism and Marxism as a radical alternative to previous theories to formulate a "fully social theory of deviance".[citation needed]
The power to label behaviour as "deviant" arises partly from the unequal distribution of power within the state, and because the judgment carries the authority of the state, it attributes greater stigma to the prohibited behaviour. This is true no matter what the political orientation of the state. All states enact laws which, to a greater or lesser extent, protect property. This may take the form of theft, or prohibit damage or trespass. Even though a theft law may not appear judgmental, a Marxist analysis of the conviction rates may detect inequalities in the way in which the law is applied.[citation needed] Thus, the decision whether to prosecute or to convict may be skewed by having the resources to employ a good lawyer. The same analysis may also show that the distribution of punishment for any given crime may vary according to the social class of the perpetrator. But, the law of theft exists to protect the interests of all those who own property. It does not discriminate by reference to the class of the owner. Indeed, few laws in any states are drafted to protect property interests by reference to class, and the acceptance and enforcement of laws generally depend on a consensus within the community that such laws meet local needs. In this, a comparison of the crime rates between states shows little correlation by reference to political orientation. Such correlations as do exist tend to reflect disparities between rich and poor, and features describing the development of the social and economic environment. Hence, the crimes rates are comparable in states where there are the largest disparities of wealth distribution, regardless of whether they are first, second or third world.[citation needed]
Ronald L. Akers has criticized Marxist criminology on the grounds that societies based on Marxist principles "have been unjust and repressive and do not represent a future for which criminologists should strive".[2]
Individual theorists[edit]
Willem Adriaan Bonger[edit]
Dutch criminologist, Willem Bonger, who believed in a causal link between crime and economic and social conditions. He asserted that crime is social in origin and a normal response to prevailing cultural conditions. In more primitive societies, he contended that survival requires more selfless altruism within the community. But once agricultural technology improved and a surplus of food was generated, systems of exchange and barter began offering the opportunity for selfishness. As capitalism emerged, there were social forces of competition and wealth, resulting in an unequal distribution of resources, avarice and individualism. Once self-interest and more egoistic impulses assert themselves, crime emerges. The poor would commit crime out of need or out of a sense of injustice. Hence, those with power exercise control and impose punishment, equating the definition of crime with harm or threat of harm to the property and business interests of the powerful. Although the inherent activities comprising, say, a theft, may be identical, theft by the poor will be given greater emphasis than theft by the rich. This will have two consequences: direct which will increase the pressure for survival in an unequal society, and indirect in that it will increase a sense of alienation among the poor. Crime in the streets was a result of the miserable conditions in which workers lived in competition with one another. He believed that poverty alone could not be a cause of crime but rather poverty coupled with individualism, materialism, false needs, racism, and the false masculinity of violence and domination among street thugs.
Thorsten Sellin[edit]
Sellin was a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania and one of the pioneers of scientific criminology. His method involved a comprehensive view of the subject incorporating historical, sociological, psychological, and legal factors into the analysis. He applied both Marxism and Conflict Theory to an examination of the cultural diversity of modern industrial society. In a homogeneous society, norms or codes of behaviour will emerge and become laws where enforcement is necessary to preserve the unitary culture. But where separate cultures diverge from the mainstream, those minority groups will establish their own norms. Socialization will therefore be to the subgroup and to the mainstream norms. When laws are enacted, they will represent the norms, values and interests of the dominant cultural or ethnic groups in a state which may produce Border Culture Conflict. When the two cultures interact and one seeks to extend its influence into the other, each side is likely to react protectively. If the balance of power is relatively equal, an accommodation will usually be reached. But if the distribution of power is unequal, the everyday behaviour of the minority group may be defined as deviant. The more diversified and heterogeneous a society becomes, the greater the probability of more frequent conflict as subgroups who live by their own rules break the rules of other groups.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Tibbetts, Stephen G. (2011-04-06). Criminological Theory: The Essentials. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781412992343.
Jump up ^ Akers, Ronald L. (1979-02-01). "Theory and Ideology in Marxist Criminology". Criminology. 16 (4): 527–544. ISSN 1745-9125. doi:10.1111/j.1745-9125.1979.tb01391.x.
Bonger, Willem. (1905). Criminality and Economic Conditions. [1]
Chambliss, W. (1973). "Elites and the Creation of Criminal Law" in Sociological Readings in the Conflict Perspective Chambliss, W. (ed.) Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley. (pp430–444).
Chambliss, William J. & Mankoff, Milton (eds.) (1976) Whose Law? What Order? A Conflict Approach to Criminology. New York: John Wiley.
Chambliss, W & Seidman, R. (1971). Law, Order, and Power. Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley.
Pearce, Frank. (2003). Preface to '‘Crimes of the Powerful’', Tombs, Steve & Whyte, Dave (eds.) Peter Lang Publishing, ISBN 0-8204-5691-8
Pearce, Frank & Snider, Laureen (1992). "Crimes of the Powerful" special issue of The Journal of Human Justice, Vol. 3, No.2, Spring.
Pearce, Frank & Tombs, S. (1998). "Foucault, Governmentality, Marx", Journal of Social and Legal Studies, 7:4, December.
Quinney, Richard. (1974). Critique of Legal Order: Crime Control in Capitalist Society. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-7658-0797-1
Schwartz, Martin D. & Hatty, Suzanne E. (eds). (2003). Controversies in Critical Criminology. Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing. ISBN 1-58360-521-5
Sellin, Thorsten. (1937). Crime in the Depression
Sellin, Thorsten. (1938) Culture Conflict and Crime. New York: Social Science Research Council.
Taylor, Ian R., Walton, Paul & Young, Jock. (1988) The New Criminology: For a Social Theory of Deviance (International Library of Sociology), Routledge. ISBN 0-415-03447-7
Wincup, Emma & Griffiths, Janis. (1999). Crime, Deviance and Social Control (Access to Sociology S), London: Hodder Arnold H&S, ISBN 0-340-74924-5
Vold, George Bryan, Thomas J. Bernard, Jeffrey B. Snipes, Theoretical Criminology, Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 0195142020
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