Man Seeking Woman

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Man Seeking Woman
File:Man Seeking Woman 2015 Title Card.jpg
Genre
Created by Simon Rich
Based on The Last Girlfriend on Earth
by Simon Rich
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Opening theme "Reconstruct" by Photay
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Production location(s) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s)
Release
Original network FXX
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14) –
present
External links
Website

Man Seeking Woman is an American television sitcom that premiered on FXX on January 14, 2015.[1] The series is about a naïve and soft-spoken man in his 20s named Josh Greenberg (played by Jay Baruchel), who finds himself in several surreal and awkward circumstances while trying to find love.

The series is based on a book of short stories, The Last Girlfriend on Earth, by Simon Rich,[2] who is also the series creator, executive producer, and showrunner. Jonathan Krisel, Andrew Singer, and Lorne Michaels are also executive producers, with Broadway Video and FX Productions as production companies.[3] It has received generally positive reception from critics. It has been renewed for a third season, which will consist of ten episodes and will premiere in early 2017.[4]

Premise

Most episode plots are based on relatable conflicts and struggles of entering/maintaining a relationship; however, these conflicts are taken to absurd and literal extremes. The show centers on Josh Greenberg, who struggles finding love after a break-up with his long term girlfriend Maggie. His mature and successful older sister Liz often tries to help him enter into a serious relationship, and his sex-crazed best friend Mike often tries to help him with solely having sex. Josh's efforts oftentimes lead him into surreal and awkward circumstances such as going on a date with an actual Troll, physically misplacing his penis, or meeting a Japanese monster composed of human penises. Sometimes Josh is successful in finding a girlfriend; however, these relationships usually only survive for one episode.

Cast

Main cast

  • Jay Baruchel as Josh Greenberg: a naïve and soft-spoken 27-year-old man working a temp job. He struggles to find love, following a break-up from a long relationship. He is sometimes used as a straight man when absurd and surreal things happen.[5]
  • Eric André as Mike Scaggs: Josh's laid-back best friend who has an easier time with girls than Josh. He often attempts to help Josh, however, he is more interested in helping him have sex as opposed to entering into a serious relationship.[6]
  • Britt Lower as Liz Greenberg: Josh's protective and caring older sister who also tries to help Josh. Her methods of helping are more rational and down-to-earth than Mike's; they are more driven to getting Josh into a serious relationship. She has a condescending view of Mike, who in turn doesn't seem to have an opinion of her.
  • Maya Erskine as Maggie (season 1): Josh's ex-girlfriend, who breaks up with him in the first episode. She goes on to date Adolf Hitler before meeting Graham.[6]

Recurring cast

Production

On June 19, 2013, FXX ordered a pilot episode for Man Seeking Woman from Simon Rich, directed by Jonathan Krisel.[2] On February 6, 2014, Jay Baruchel was cast as the lead character, Josh Greenberg.[5] On March 20, Eric André, Britt Lower, and Maya Erskine were announced as the remaining principal cast members.[6] On July 2, the network announced it had picked up the series for a 10-episode series order, as well as its principal cast and production crew.[3] On October 31, Miles Fisher was cast in a recurring role.[7] The series is filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[8] On March 3, 2015, it was renewed for a 10-episode second season,[9] On April 12, 2016, FX announced it was renewed for a 10-episode third season.[4]

Episodes

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Main article: List of Man Seeking Woman episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 10 January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14) March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)
2 10 January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06) March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)

Reception

Man Seeking Woman has been met with positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the first season of the show a rating of 81%, based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's critical consensus states, "Amusingly surrealistic and enjoyably odd, Man Seeking Woman is easy to fall for, taking a ridiculously funny approach to a common theme."[10] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 66 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]

References

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External links

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