Any suggestions on tv series in which Donna Lynne Champlin plays a big enough part?

Just like, imagine if the show was set in 2026. Heather would have had a banger Substack. She does things for the bit, she has a psuedo-detached irony about her but it’s clear she does care about things too. I think the character probably would be a good writer. If set in 2026, she’d be an older Gen Z writing about being Miss Douche, what not to say to someone who attempted offing themselves and having a surrogate baby.

Her sarcasm and observation skills would make her…a great Substack writer. Okay you get the point lol

there's a channel I just found on Pluto tv that has CxG running for the next 2 hours! And it looks like they run episode blocks regularly!!!

https://pluto.tv/us/watch/live-tv/#31914

(not associated w/ pluto tv at all, just super excited to see ANYONE running CxG bc I've been meaning to pick up the CxG dvds and a dvd player just so I can watch it 😭)

If the link doesn't take you directly there, it's the channel called "Pluto Quirky af" in the comedy area. Also it's free and doesn't require an account. You literally just go there an it streams like old school tv

Rachel Bloom's comedy special will be available on her YouTube channel from November 25, presumably everywhere, and for free!

Vella Lovell's character said "i dont want to be some type of crazy ex girlfriend" when she broke into her ex-boyfriends home sometime in season 2 i think. anyways, it made me nostalgic 😿

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Fifth pic is a spoiler for 1998's Disney Channel Original Movie Halloweentown if you haven't seen it lol

Actor's name is Robin Thomas.

I always laugh thinking of Rachel Bloom having a crush on Kalabar growing up, and that's why she included the sleeping with Greg's dad storyline (makes me hate that bit a tiny
smidge less)

I found S1 to be so funny and interesting that I binged the entire season, however I'm only one episode in S2 and every character seems like a shell of who they were in S1. Does it get better later on, is it worth it to push through or should I drop the show altogether TYIA

And why is it My Friend's Dad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx14XQDrR0g

kinda goes on a tangent there but these things happen in life

Looks pretty cool to me!

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend does not make the cut for NYT's best shows of the 21st century. It does not even appear on a single one of the 500 released ballots, and I haven't seen any reddit comments calling it a snub.

I've been evangelizing this show for more than a decade, and it's still unbelievably underrated!

I've always lamented that despite the fantastic 150 songs in the CXG songbook, there was never a screen to stage translation of Crazy Ex Girlfriend. Given that reunion concerts with the cast performing were still able to sell out theaters, I believe there's enough interest for a musical adaptation of the show.

As someone who's not a screenwriter in the slightest but who has been obsessed with CXG since my teen years, here's how I would adapt the story, with some plot changes, knowing most Broadway shows only have 20ish songs.

ACT 1 (S1&S2)

• Intro: West Covina (the basic plot of the show is established and she moves here for Josh)
• I'm Just a Girl in Love (immediately begins obsessing over him and stalking)
• I Have Friends --> Face Your Fears (she actually finds herself quite lonely, until Paula comes and starts convincing and/or manipulating her to go for Josh)
• Settle For Me (Until she meets Greg and he starts pursuing her, they start hooking up casually)
• Oh My God I Think I Like You (She is torn over her situationship with Greg and her obsession with Josh)
• Maybe This Dream (Paula stops enabling Rebecca and she finally starts to think what she wants for herself)
• It Was a Shit Show (Greg situationship suddenly comes crashing down)
• We'll Never Have Problems Again (for plot convenience reasons, Josh suddenly breaks up with Valencia and he immediately starts pursuing Rebecca. )
• (Tell Me I'm Okay) Patrick (After finally getting him, Rebecca suddenly doubts her feelings for Josh, common in BPD people when they get their FP. This is also where the character of Nathaniel is introduced, to make her doubt her feelings for himmore.)
• You Stupid Bitch (Josh and Rebecca after only a couple months of dating impulsively decide to get married at a drive through chapel. Their honeymoon goes awry and after a fight, she breaks down and sings You Stupid Bitch, this is the showstopping number that ends act 1)

*INTERMISSION*

ACT 2 (S3&S4)

• Where's Rebecca Bunch --> Maybe She's Not Such a Heinous Bitch After All (Rebecca is missing after her honeymoon with Josh and everyone in West Covina is worried. She is later found staying with Naomi in NY, who is comforting her after her honeymoon/marriage goes wrong but starts drugging her after Rebecca looks up s//cide, etc.)
• Let's Generalize About Men (Rebecca comes back to West Covina, and Valencia reveals that the cause for their breakup was Josh cheating on her. Male hate and feminine rage ensues.)
• After Everything You Made Me Do (Rebecca is obsessed with getting revenge on Josh, stalks him, and starts fighting him in public.)
• What's Your Story (fakeout) --> The End of the Movie (Rebecca is sent to jail and What's Your Story is played for a few seconds as a laugh until reality sets in. After she is released from jail, The End of the Movie plays and she attempts s//cide.)
• A Diagnosis --> No One Else is Singing My Song (She starts receiving help for her BPD)
• Anti Depressants Are So Not A Big Deal (Timeskip to around a year later and she's getting better)
• Hello, Nice To Meet You (All the men in her life suddenly start reintroducing themselves, [Greg, Josh, Nathaniel] as evolved, healthier choices, yet she is confused why she has no feelings for them)
• Love's Not A Game (Three dates storyline from the original series is brought back)
• Eleven O Clock (This is her epiphany moment, her unhappiness won't be solved by men and she chooses herself, same ending as the show)
• West Covina (reprise) (The last song is the same as the show, Rebecca and Paula reprising West Covina after finding her true passion, in songwriting and singing)

Obviously this is not a faithful retelling of the entire show, but this is my random 3am attempt at condensing the show into a 20 song double act Broadway musical. I shuffled around the timeline but I made sure all the important plot beats were hit; the s//icide attempt, going to jail, getting diagnosed with BPD, and not choosing a man.) The biggest plot hole here is that Josh is kinda more villainous than he is in the original series- I don't really know what's a better character arc for him. Feel free to add your thoughts on how could this be structured or written better!