Selfie is an American romantic comedy series starring Karen Gillan and John Cho. The program, which was created and executive produced by Emily Kapnek for Warner Bros. Television, debuted on ABC during the 2014–15 television season.[1][2] The series premiered on September 30, 2014.[3] The pilot was made available early through video on demand and online streaming media on August 20, 2014.[4] Selfie was canceled by ABC on November 7, 2014.[5]
On November 13, 2014 it was announced that ABC would pull the remaining episodes of Selfie and replace them with encore episodes of Shark Tank and Thanksgiving/Christmas specials.[6]
On November 25, 2014, the first of the remaining episodes was released online on Hulu and WatchABC.com, with the rest to follow on a weekly basis, with the last episode airing on December 30, 2014.[7][8]
As the 2014-15 TV season kicked off back in September, many television critics declared it “the season of romantic comedies.” Between Manhattan Love Story, A to Z, and Selfie, this fall was filled with couples and/or potential couples that tried to make us care about their relationships while also providing laughs; unfortunately, all three of these series struggled to produce solid ratings and were subsequently cancelled, as it seemed that TV viewers just weren’t believing the love stories that the shows were trying to tell us. It appeared that, rather swiftly, the “season of romantic comedies” had begun and then ended with no success to show for it.
However, that turned out not be the case with ABC’s Selfie, easily the best of the three comedies mentioned above. Even though the show, like Manhattan Love Story and A to Z, was quickly canned, Selfie was just hitting its stride when it met its untimely end, with series leads Karen Gillan and John Cho’s ever-growing chemistry getting steadily better and better with a strong supporting cast surrounding them.
Fortunately, Selfie still produced all 13 of its Season 1 episodes, which are currently airing every Tuesday on Hulu and ABC.com, allowing for viewers to continue to enjoy the journey of Eliza and Herny as the two of them grow closer and closer together. Funny enough, since its cancellation, it seems like Selfie has gotten even better, making most of the show’s fan lament its cancellation even more. Yet, in a weird way, I’m grateful that ABC “deleted” Selfie, because without that cancellation (or, more accurately, the low ratings that made the show fear cancellation, since most of the series’ episodes had been produced before the news was annoucned), I don’t think we get the great show that we’ve been enjoying these past few weeks.
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