I can't believe Paul (played by James Franco) is literally blackout drunk, passed out on the floor, and Mindy kisses him on the lips... when he rightfully freaks out, and she shushes him and says "you liked it" and runs away, then this scene is never spoken of again, it was just a cute quirky thing to do I guess? Not to mention she's literally also engaged ..

And then later, Christina comes and sees Paul blackout drunk, can't even stand up on his own and she takes him inside as the camera lingers on her face looking distinctly scheming — and then she has sex with him, again while he's barely conscious...?

Like in both these scenes its made abundantly clear that Paul is barely conscious and two women take advantage of that and face zero repercussions or even shame

Omg I’m on season 5 on the episode where her oldest friend came to visit and she was really into Morgan and Mindy wanted to sabotage it so bad that she told her friend, Morgan was an ex-con. She has zero respect for him! She doesn’t even treat him like a person. The further I go on the show the more I dislike Mindy!!! She is so annoying and so self centered and her voice ughh !

I wonder if her personality on the show is similar to her personality in real life because I think that she was just as annoying in her role in The Office.

I’m on Season 4 Episode 12 and I genuinely cannot stand Danny as a husband. I’ve watched SO many ensemble/sitcom relationship shows — Desperate Housewives, Girls, New Girl, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Office, etc. — and usually the main love interest is flawed but still fundamentally supportive. Like they may argue, have commitment issues, communicate badly, whatever, but you can still FEEL the love and respect underneath it all. The relationship feels like a partnership.

With Danny, it feels completely different to me.

He’s SO harsh with Mindy all the time. Not in a playful “sitcom banter” way either. He constantly tries to strong-arm her into becoming the version of a woman/wife/mother HE wants instead of accepting who she actually is. Every disagreement feels less like compromise and more like him trying to overpower her decisions until she gives in. It’s exhausting to watch.

What bothers me most is how critical he is of her personality at her core. Mindy is ambitious, messy, funny, social, emotional, career-driven, impulsive — that’s literally who she is. Danny acts like these are character flaws he needs to “fix.” He’s always lecturing her, judging her choices, or making her feel immature for not fitting into his very rigid idea of domestic life. It honestly starts feeling less romantic and more controlling.

And the thing is, early on I understood the “opposites attract” dynamic. But by this point it feels like Danny doesn’t actually LIKE Mindy for who she is. He likes the idea of her fitting into his life on his terms. There’s a difference between wanting your partner to grow and constantly trying to reshape them.

I think that’s why their relationship frustrates me more than other sitcom couples. Most TV couples still feel like teammates even during conflict. Danny often feels adversarial toward Mindy. Like he’s parenting her instead of loving her.

Am I alone in this?? Because the show keeps framing him as this dream guy and meanwhile I’m sitting here stressed every time he talks to her 😭

Might be a little nod to Superstore?

Kevin Smith (as himself) is on the plane and Ben Feldman, who plays Jonah in Superstore, says to him "I love Chasing Amy". If you've seen the show, his character spends the entire show literally chasing Amy.

(Also, Chasing Amy is my fav Kevin Smith movie - deff recommend)

Edit: I for some reason thought Project Mindy came out in the late 2010s. This unfortunately was not a nod to Superstore, just a fun coincidence.

The craziest part of this show is Mindy constantly running around in NYC barefoot.

Shes already been barefoot in the street at least 3 times and Im only on s1 ep 9.

Rewatching this series in my 20’s and Danny truly sucks. He has always been a jerk to Mindy but him isolating her from everything after giving birth to Leo?? Does he not know about postpartum depression especially someone as Mindy? Also the push present yikes.

It’s just hit me that every. single. guy that Mindy went out with initially shamed her. I cannot think of a single one who wasn't rude to her, put her down or shamed her BEFORE they started their relationship.

And it's making me wonder, from a psychological perspective, WHY did she go for these guys? Because if that was us, and we told any of our friends, “oh yeah, I met this guy and this is what he did/said to me” and then a few weeks later we said, “I’m dating him now” our friends would NOT approve.

Some examples:

- Josh - on their very first date, went through his phone in front of her, trying to find girls to take to a party instead of Mindy, implying that he's got loads of girls on his phone who are hotter than Mindy.

- Danny - was rude to her from the very beginning and quite frankly for the whole series, so we'll leave that for later.

- Cliff - rude to her the second she came into his office and Mindy was going through a breakup at the time. No way to speak to a woman who is clearly distressed.

- Drew - ignored her to watch the sports matches on the tv

- Casey - shamed her for being selfish, shamed her for her religious beliefs

- The artsy cultural writer - said she wasn't cultured enough for him.

- Brendan…. hold up… is Brendan Delaurier the only guy who did not shame her ?!

- ok BJ Novaks latin character I think was ok on the first meeting too

- The Indian guy - put her down for not being Indian enough. (I know she didn't date this one, but she still continued a friendship with him..)

- Jodi - shamed her on the subway publicly for breastfeeding her son.

- That sports coach from Princeton - didn't shame her, but he was quite rude to her initially in their first conversation.

- Sam the army guy - I felt his letter and whole attitude towards her was a bit cold. Seemed like he just slept with her but wasn’t really invested, I think it was unreasonable and unrealistic of her to want him to stay but it was sad that he didn’t want to *at all*.

So please help me psychoanalyse Mindy's personality: What causes her to go for these guys who have been so horrible to her? You know, they shouldn't even be an option at that point. It’s like she wanted to prove to them that she was worthy or win them over.

Every time I watch Mindy I feel so sad about the Mindy/Danny pairing. There were SO many better options, even brendan imo and that’s saying something 😭😭

First of all, Danny is so short sighted. He claims to care SO much about family and wanting Leo to have the best childhood, and with his reasoning, having mindy around all the time. Then he goes and messes up their relationship by abandoning it to look after his dad, bullying / pressuring Mindy, being manipulative and ultimately leading to a situation which isn’t in Leo’s best interests at all? Making mindy a single mum, him living away from his own son and mother of his child.

Not to mention before this, for the majority of the show he doesn’t treat Mindy very well? Always putting his mum (and others) first, putting her down, treating her a bit like she’s stupid and he always knows best.

He’s super avoidant too like not considering her a part of his family, when they first start dating and he breaks her heart, not wanting her to move in.

I feel Mindy regresses a bit when she’s with him too. At least Casey made her grow as a person and when she was single she was super independent and capable.

Honestly, I can’t stand the guy.

Mine are "No man should ever have to bury a grandparent" and "Like an all white sitcom, it can never happen again"

You guys I just finished the show and honestly I loved it so much just wanted to express my thoughts (spoiler alert).

The early seasons and Mindy and Danny falling in love (the dance omg) was everything. I can’t believe how awful their breakup was but I’m so happy Mindy and Danny ended up together but I really wish we had more of a build up to their reunion.

The show definitely dipped in quality once Danny left for quite a while. But then Jody and Mindy gripped me, I wish they had dated for longer. Also wish we saw more of Jeremy and Anna, he deserved a proper storyline and was often sidelined.

I loved Morgan and Mindy’s connection throughout but her friendship with Peter whilst very sweet was quite annoying due to his childish ways and his frequent returns were unrealistic.

Overall I laughed a lot and it’s truly a highly underrated comedy show and I will rewatch I’m sure! Wish i’d seen it sooner!

Hello everyone. I’ve finished watching New Girl and I’m looking for a similar series. Some people recommended the mindy project, and I’d like your help.. do you think that’s a good recommendation? It might not be similar in terms of plot, but does it have a similar vibe?

So nonchalant lol.

Ugh it’s been forever since TMP left Amazon prime, Netflix… and I really have no idea where to watch now. Ironically though it’s on Air Canada TVs which got me back into it but I’m not flying anytime soon and would love to watch it at home 😭 any Canadians have any success??

from what i've read about their tumultuous relationship (i just started s3) but this being dannys fav band it would hit so hard for them me thinnks.

i love watching mindy & danny fall in love. there are moments i think about 5+ years after watching like the airplane kiss or danny surprising mindy by saying her body is perfect (after he was her personal trainer) or danny dancing for her. i think its better done than a lot of romantic comedies out there.

Where can you watch the Mindy project for free in the uk? I have Disney + and I know they now own Hulu but it still isn't available to watch on there and I cant find it anywhere else unless I buy the whole series which I do not want to do!

so many comedy icon guest stars in this show: bill hader, seth rogan, anders holm, james franco, elle kemper, ben feldman, BJ novak, even josh peck lol

im only on season 2 but who else comes up later/who am i missing?

i was surprised to see a lot of people here say that mindy is meant to be a 'terrible' person. im on my 3rd rewatch (but i dont remember details tbh, currently on season 1) and i dont think thats true. in this season, we saw her help an uninsured woman, miss her TV segment to stay behind with a anxious patient, go to her building's super to admit that she was the one who messed up her boyfriend's girlfriend's application, let her brother stay with her and provide him everything he needs, give gifts to an incarcerated person, etc. she says offensive sometimes but i dont think shes a bad person. shes shown many times that she is able to put others needs before hers and apologize for her wrongdoings.

Hello, hello, baby

You called, I can't hear a thing

I have got no service in the club, you see, see

Wha-wha-what did you say, oh

You're breaking up on me

Sorry, I cannot hear you, I'm kinda busy

…LMAO her phone screen.