@wd3987 a good show, but VERY different energy. But, given how both shows thrive on meta humor and being extremely, uncomfortably *weird (but still funny), perhaps not too different 😂
Is no one else losing it at the fact that Father Brah was a writer? Every time he shows up in this video I can’t take him seriously because I just see Father Brah!
I mean, first reaction, same. But also thirty seconds later, 'Damn, that was a powerful story about how CxG knew the difference between having representation in the writers room and actually listening to it.... and that a lot of shows don't'
I am fully drenched in tears! I never made the parallel between Aline and Paula: "The core of the show is a friendship of women who are 20 years apart. The middle-aged lady gives the young lady a pen." Beautiful! So happy this show exists and I can watch it anytime I want.
Agreed, I've been reading Tropic of Cancer except I like to pretend the character Van Norden is like a Bailey Jay, mite write my own book think I'll call it "Beyond the Valley of Penises"
This year I decided to watch the series again so that the last episode would be on my birthday. Unfortunately, my birthday is February 27, and on February 24 my country was attacked by russia. Therefore, my little wish did not come true. But I want to say that I absolutely adore this show. And when I was looking for where to watch it, I found information about the existence of this episode. I had to shovel the whole Internet, but this episode remained in a secret place. I'm not kidding, I cried when I managed to download it (forgive me Rachel for that). I wrote about the show 77,000 characters on one of the review sites, and I'm sure I can write the same every year, because the show is full of details, and it responds to me at all levels. I even started looking for a psychologist, although I had a negative experience with them. It is a pity that I did not have time to find anyone before the war. Also, I realized that I experience negative feelings by imagining characters from my book, just as Rebecca imagines herself in musicals. Rebecca has helped me through so much, and helps almost every day, so I just want to say thank you to everyone who worked on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend You are my heroes 💙💛
Well that took a turn. I wish you the best of luck. I always wanted to visit Ukraine and learn more about my grandmother's family. She came to the US from Odessa to escape Russian persecution about 115 years ago. (The rest of my family, all Jewish, came from Poland, Romania, and Belarus at around the same time also to escape the Russians.) I hope you realize that the whole world (except Belarus) is behind you. There are worldwide food shortages without Ukranian grain and a lack of Russian oil is leading to massive energy price spikes globally. But still the whole world is behind you as you stand up to this dictator.
I was homeschooled my whole life, then I went to FSU and discovered Bailey Jay and Annabelle Lane, for those 4 years I was emptying the glue gun 5-6 times a day not including ghost loads. Then after college I got sent to a mike pence church camp and now I only do it on Saturdays now. Am I a hero? Maybe? You can decide.
@@Rolando_Cueva Of course. When I say Belarus, I mean the dictatorship, not the people. In addition to being 1/4 Ukranian, I am also 1/4 Belarusian. My great grandparents came from Vitebsk. Their son married my grandmother from Odessa.
There is truly no other show like Crazy Ex Girlfriend. I tear up just thinking how much this show means to me. It perfectly encapsulates how difficult it is to be a human. I know all the songs by heart. I'm endlessly grateful for every single person that made Crazy Ex Girlfriend into the show that has been a companion in my life ever since I first encountered it on Netflix somewhere in fall 2016 or spring 2017. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
Rachel's pretzel earrings she's wearing during the making of the behind the scenes, really shows that every little thing even behind the scenes gets so much love and effort put into it
and they said: "having the fans cry at the finale wasn't enough. we must make them cry again" but honestly i love the show and i absolutely love this too.
Tears in my eyes, not just because this was an incredible show and I miss it. But also to see Adam Schlesinger alive and healthy, and wondering if he ever knew how much so many of us knew that he contributed, and how in awe we were of his talent. Of course Rachel is super talented and deserves all her accolades but it often seemed fans overlooked Adam and Jack in our haste to celebrate Rachel. He was an amazing talent who could do a genius pastiche of any genre, not to mention from most accounts a genuinely kind and funny person. My heart goes out to his family and friends.
I greatly appreciated his contribution too. It seems like everytime I was particularly impressed by a song in the show, as I checked who wrote it, I realised it was Adam again.
I know you have had a lot of comments like this in the past however many years, but Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has really helped me so much. I knew you from your internet videos prior to it (OCDance is still my number one song about OCD and it has made me feel very not alone) but cxg was really something special. As a woman, as a mentally ill musical theatre nerd, it was everything I ever wanted from TV and I'm so glad it happened and I'm so glad I watched it all. It changed my attitude towards life and myself. It gave me songs to sing for my emotions. I got diagnosed with autism as an adult a couple of years ago, and you best believe I was singing a diagnooooosiiiiis for like a week after. When I'm sad, I mentally go to the zoo. I have tried basically all of the anti-depressants in the song and it has actually helped me to remember which ones I have been prescribed before when I have to speak to a doctor/psychiatrist/psychologist. When I fuck myself over, I think about whether I'm the villain in my own story. Whenever I am shaving and preening myself, I am singing the Sexy Getting Ready Song at full volume (what are neighbours?). Thank you so much for everything you have given me. I can't give you anything in return because I live in rural England and don't have money to send anything more than a TH-cam comment to America. Reading your book made me feel like my childhood wasn't so abnormal, even though it certainly wasn't great (like there were whole stories from your book that literally happened to me, it was unbelievable reading it). Watching your videos made me laugh. And Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was a phenomenon that I wish I could've seen live. I feel like I've received so much from you. So thank you. From the bottom of my cold, unfeeling, shrivelled up heart: thank you for everything you have done. Even when it's just been for you, it's resonated with me, too. Also that song at the end everyone sang legit made me cry where do I get a group of friends like that and how much do I have to pay them
Girl, yes! The night before and day of my first appointment with my psychiatrist, I was singing diagnosis over and over again at the top of my lungs! 😂 This show also showed me that there shouldn’t be any shame surrounding health mental or taking the time to get better. I still struggle with this at times, but I’m working on it! CXG has inspired me to take my own struggles and use them as inspiration to be a mental health advocate.
I discovered this show shortly before the final season aired while I was struggling with my then recent ADHD diagnosis, which I got not long after becoming a lawyer and shortly before moving from NYC to a small town. (Nothing else in my life paralleled the show, but that was more things than you'd expect.) It helped me more than I can say. EDIT: 1 more parallel, I'm Jewish. But I already said I was a lawyer from New York, so maybe that was just presumed.
This show and the character of Rebecca was there for me when I needed it, we were going through a lot of the same things at the same time, and we started to recover and heal at the same time. There aren't enough words to capture my appreciation for this show and Rebecca, as well as Rachel.
This was such a nice thing to wake up to in the midst of what has been a (not so) sexy French depression :') CxG is literally a show that saved my life and taught me that having BPD doesn't make me horrible, and I appreciate everything about this show and its cast and crew so much. This is the kind of show you want to tell everyone about, but in my circles, it's infinitely harder to explain for why I relate so badly to the main character so I shall sit here on my bedroom floor and watch this documentary piece-by-piece because if I watch it fully, I'll cry-
The love I have for this show is tremendous. I was officially diagnosed with BPD among other things, this show is how I try introducing smidgins of BPD outside of the googling. Thank you and Aline and all the other characters, a life changing television program.
I'm currently rewatching Crazy-Ex Girlfriend for the 4th time, but my girlfriend had only seen a few episodes so ensured she joined me this time. Every episode I get to see her experience it for the first time, making me slightly jealous. I'm in total awe of Rachel Bloom, though whenever anyone works this hard I always worry they'll push themselves too hard and end up with a chronic illness (which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy), but once she's ready I look forward of every new project she's involved in.
Crazy Ex Girlfriend was the first show that my sister and I truly, deeply connected on. We watched it on Netflix every Saturday morning in our different houses but at the same time. We dressed up as Let’s Generalise About Men to come and see you live in London and that’s one of my favourite memories with her. She passed away last summer but before she died she and I had started rewatching the show together for the millionth time. We spent so many glorious hours singing these songs and quoting the show. And I treasure those memories forever. Absolute the best tv show in existence. Thank you 💜
Omg im crying at this. CXG has been my favorite show for years. Literally everyone I meet I try to push this show onto them because its such a masterpiece. Im constantly making CXG references and singing the songs. It was so bittersweet to see Adam in this video. RIP ♡ This show is truly amazing.
ME TOO! I am currently forcing my bf to watch it with me this time around and am trying to get another one of my friends to watch it! I talked my abnormal psychology teacher into watching it and tried to do the same to my therapist. Some days, I’ll go into therapy, explain an episode or song, and then talk about how I relate to it at this moment, what it means to me, use it to express what I’m feeling right now, etc.
No show or piece of media has ever made me feel understood through so many facets. Thank you to everyone who worked on it in any capacity. Adam Schlesinger's memory will always be a blessing to me. Thank you to Katie Hyde for directing this and to Rachel for sharing it.
I already loved this show, but then I shared it with my therapist. Now we get to share this, too! Rachel & Co have no idea how many millions of us with broken brains have been helped by this show and their work. ❤
CXG is one of my all-time favorites. I love it so much. I tell people to watch it all of the time. One of my best friends started it a few weeks ago, and sometimes she'll send me a quote from the episode she just watched, and I can usually respond with one from the same episode because I've seen the show so many times haha. Anyway, if you're reading this, Rachel, I think you're so funny and great. Take care of yourself!
I do this too! Or if someone starts watching and I ask them what episode theyre on and they arent sure, I just ask them what song they heard last because that will tell me exactly how much they have watched or what theyve seen happen so far.
I’m currently forcing my best friend to watch CXG and he loves it! We’ve been slowly putting people on to this cult classic because you’ll never see a show like this ever again. That teetered the line of dark comedy while also flipping romantic tropes on its head and shedding a light on mental health all in a packaged 43 minute musical episode. Original music at that! As a theater major, I feel like it’s my duty to introduce people to this show, even though it’s over.
What do you mean these episodes didn't just spring out of thin air?! Also, the music videos were shot on sets?!? There's so much magic going on in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend that it's easy to forget all the work that was put behind it. I'm very grateful something so beautiful was made. Even moreso, to know my favorite show was made without abusing people but rather building them up. This show will only grow as a cultural icon and as a guideline of how to create meaningful things.
The reprise of you ruined everything has me in tears. I love this show more than anything. It’s gotten me through some dark times. I’m watching it for the 5th time now - never gets old!
I think about this show every day. It was a treasure, and it was the first time that, as a mentally ill person, I felt seen. I learned so much about the world and myself from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and there will never be enough words to describe everything it was (and is) to me.
A show with great comedy, singing, choreography, and a really important and meaningful message. The ending was perfect. I haven't re-watched the series yet. But I'm definitely going to soon. I hope Rachel gets a chance to make another project this expansive, bold, and wonderful.
I found this show on my first night away at college all those years ago, and it became my new home. Between COVID, the general terribleness of the world, and a million personal roadblocks, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was always there to steady me. These now familiar faces and songs gave me laughter and comfort and a place to cry whenever I needed it. I found this video to watch while getting ready this morning and I only just put together how I’m watching the end of CXGF while I’m getting ready to graduate this afternoon. The universe has made this absolutely phenomenal show a defining part of my college experience and I couldn’t be more grateful to step into the world with Rebecca, Paula, and the rest living so deeply in my heart.
Nothing compares to Crazy Ex girlfriend, truly. All the love that's put into this show, it shows and it's one of the many things that Crazy Ex girlfriend radiates. To me it felt most like a home, a safe place. It rocked my whole world and made me wanna do and be better. Also not a day goes by where I don't have a CEGF song stuck in my head... this song goes in a loopdeeloop it's sta- yeah, you get it, just that on repeat, what it's made for. Thank you guys for all of this ! I really enjoyed the video and seeing all of you in your element. Lots of love 💙
Oh good now I get to rewatch this easily on TH-cam when I go through the songs and cry. I've spent so much of my young life experiencing media, and of all of them, this weird, impossible show is my favorite of them all. Thank you to Mrs. Bloom, Ms. Brosh McKenna, and everyone else for making a piece of art so fucking genuine and so fucking powerful. May people continue to experience what this show has to offer for decades to come.
Why am I crying over a season finale that was 3 years ago 😭 the power of crazy ex and I wish more people appreciated it’s genius. Guess it’s time for a rewatch
I absolutely love this show. I would tune in every week and feel so seen. Fun fact: this show gave me the courage to seek therapy and I couldn’t be more happy to have been a viewer. Being a theatre kid has never been so great. Thank you to Aline and Rachel for creating something really f*cking special. *This was edited for spelling, because I was crying so hard while typing and misspelled the word “has”, so that’s fun.
I’ve been rewatching the show recently after getting my BPD diagnosis. I can’t even put into words how important this show has been to me. Thank you so much for doing this.
This is everything. This show changed my life. Changed the way I view the world. Rebecca’s journey has been my lifeline in probably the hardest time of my life, she inspired me to value my own happiness but also seek help for my own issues and embrace my imperfections while also teaching me how to take control of my own story. But at the same time, Rachel inspires me as an artist, a performer, a creator to chase everything I want to be. I feel pulled in all directions at once and Rachel inspires me, beyond that, makes me believe I am capable of being everything I want to be. This show will forever have a place in my heart. (Also Rachel… if you ever do see this, thank you. Just- thank you.)
This is one of my favorite tv shows of all time. I feel like the story is this perfect balance of being relatable to the average potato, has this entertaining fantastical element with the musical numbers, has extremely clever writing that challenges the audience, and exudes vulnerability about the realities and the lens of people with mental health disorders. I saw this show as a freshman in college while getting introduce to new types of people this show truly helped me better understand myself and others around me and realizing that everyone’s just going through there own things.
I can say this show has been my rock and gave me an anchor point when I was going through my hardest times - I love it so much. ALSO meeting people who worked on the show is really the only time I’ve ever been starstruck (working at Disneyland I had to voluntarily excuse myself because I stammered how much I loved his work before I actually helped him and didn’t want to make him uncomfortable lmao)
As much as I want to watch this immediately, I'm saving it for one last CXG memory between my wife for later this week, but thank you for posting this and thank you everyone for everything. CXG is easily one of the only shows I cherish and religiously tell others about.
THANK YOU for this!! My husband and I always wondered how on EARTH an entire Broadway musical, really, was put together weekly, and so exceptionally! This is a great behind-the-scenes gift to us all. Thank you! 💕
This is one of the five best TV series I've ever seen, and I'm 56, so I've seen a LOT of them. It also seems like it would have just been an absolute blast to work on! 😀
This show will always hold a major place in my life as it helped me find out who I am and helped towards my diagnosis of BPD with my doctor. The songs are purely amazing, the talent of the cast comes across as so passionate and lovable - like a family. Thank you for giving this to me and to everyone xxx
I’m openly sobbing because of this. Y’all made such a good show. Incredible. I hope everyone on this show is incredibly proud of what they created. :,) phenomenal. I just keep thinking of synonyms of “wow” and “awesome” lol
It's so lovely to see a fraction of all the hard work that went into this show. Thank you Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh McKenna and all the other wonderful cast and crew for this amazing show!!
When I watched CXG for the first time I was going through the worst years of my life. I kept watching the available seasons in loop waiting for the next one. I created a playlist with my favorite songs from the show, and that was the soundtrack of my life during those very dark days. Singing along to the CXG songs made me feel happy for a while, on my way to work or wherever. This will always be my favorite TV show. Funny, smart, deep, MUSICAL and amazing. Thank you Rachel and everyone. I will never forget how you walked me through my darkest days.
I can't express enough how much this show means to me. It felt so close to heart, even though I'm neither a lawyer, nor a musical writer. The portrayal of mental health issues is really good and yet leaves the viewer hopeful and happy, though with much to think about. This show felt unique, and I wish anyone in my friendsgroup understood, so we could love it together. I've recommended it countless times, but nobody gave it a watch, which is sad, cause they could certainly have learned something and enjoyed it, too. It's my favourite show, and one I rewatch often ♥
Thank you for posting this Rachel! Really heartwarming to watch. You guys made something truly special and it all came from a place of inclusion, empathy and hard work.
I don't let myself develop parasocial relationships or worship celebrities, but damn it, does Rachel Bloom ever push me close. Such talent and leadership, it's impossible not to just be in awe with how charmingly she conducts herself among, as someone said in this video, the 8,000 jobs she gives herself. Bravo, I hope she gets more than what she deserves from Hollywood.
Thank you for making this show. I just finished watching it for the 3rd time, but this time with my boyfriend who hadn't seen it until now. I wanted him to see how amazing and special this show is, and how much it's meant to me. You've made me feel seen, and made me feel normal. So thank you. So much.
This show should be in the conversation when people talk about greatest shows in the last 20 years. It had as much to say as Mad Men, the Sopranos, the Wire. It just did it with a female protagonist, heart, and over a hundred original songs.
I’m 24 in a few months and I’m waiting to be seen about a possible bpd diagnosis. I didn’t know that about myself when I watched this show the first time but I’ve been rewatching after and it’s made me cry even more on rewatch than it did the first time! Just an incredible show all round.
Thank you for sharing this. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is my favorite TV show of all time and as a creative working at a studio it can be hard to know whether the work you're doing is worth it. Showing the moments where the show wasn't where it eventually got to and how much passion and effort it took to make the magic that you did is so valuable, and I'm grateful for you and your staff's vulnerability. Three years later I'm still coming back to this show for comfort and trying to get anyone who will listen hooked on it. I used "Gettin' Bi" to come out publicly. This show helped me seek therapy, ask about antidepressants, and name my personal Darkness. The playlist I put on when I have self-destructive thoughts is frontloaded with CXG songs. I don't know if another show will ever take its place as my favorite, because I can't imagine another show having such a positive effect on my life. If another one does, there will probably be a lot of overlap in staff anyway. Thank you so much for bringing this beautiful art into the world. This is getting kind of serious so... um... "That was just up my butt!"
You did give us everything. I am so grateful that this show exists and the people behind it are as thoughtful, brilliant and kind as I imagined. When I first watched the show I cried almost every episode. I never understood how people find themselves in fiction until I met Rebecca (and the bunch). This show made me feel seen, and for that, I am forever indebted. The songs from the show consistently turn up in my wrapped for the year, I sing them in the shower and quote lyrics to the unsuspecting normies. This show means so much to me I can't really put it into words. And to have found a community of people who cherish and adore it as much as I do is even more precious. Thank you
CXG was one of those shows where I watched a few episodes with a friend and really enjoyed it but it wasn't until 2020 where I really sat down and watched the entire thing. This show has become so so important to me and every rewatch feels so special and spotify calls me out every year for having CXG as one of my most listened artists lol Rachel Bloom, thank you for all that you do. You truly are a gift to this earth and I am so grateful every day that you were able to share this amazing show with us
This show and Arcane are my favourite fictional depictions of mental health troubles. This show and Arcane are both also my favourite ever shows! Very different shows, but just wanted to say what y'all did with Crazy Ex Girlfriend was incredible! I've rewatched it from start to finish like 6 times by now lol. Thank you all so much for making it!
Why did I put this on before work 😂 sobbing and so grateful to have seen this show. It came when I really needed it in my early twenties and I’d like to think I grew up with it. Thanks for everything 🖤
rachel, how did u know i just finished my rewatch?? thank you so much for this show. i really think it is one of the best shows of all time. every time i revisit it i am astounded all over again by the creativity and love poured into it. it makes my musical theatre heart sing, and my mentally ill brain cry. the absolute genius of every single song combined with the thought and care put behind each character is something so truly special. thank you for sharing this with the world.
Thank you for the gift that this show is -- I found it about a month ago, marathoned it, and am now on a second watch with my partner. Anything I could say about how special, honest, fucking hilarious, and empathetic it is, or how much it means to me and has helped me reflect, has surely been said a thousand times before. I'll say this instead, because I think you might enjoy it: from now on, I am advising all women and femme people that I know who are dating men to use this as a red-flag tool. First few dates with a sexy stranger and you want to make sure he's not a murderer? Show them an episode, ANY episode, of CXG, and see how they react. If they can hang, you can (probably?) bang!
Really amazing. This show helped me a lot during so many hard times in my life and many episodes are so creepy similar to my life and it will be forever in my heart. I'll keep listening the songs over and over in time. Everything is so well done, fun, sad, serious, dumb, genial and crazy. Thanks a lot Rebecca and Rachel. I will never stop to Believe for a Season 5. ❤️
Thank you for giving us this incredible piece of art. I just finished all the seasons today and came right over here to watch this since it came up on my recommended a few days ago. You’re truly talented and brilliant, and I appreciate seeing mental illness, mid-sized bodies, and complicated interpersonal relationships normalized by your work. Don’t stop creating.
It's gonna be decades before we have a musical show as complex, funny, heartfelt, and memorable as this piece of perfection. Oh how I miss CXG ;-;
Honestly so sad but true.
I'm sure CXG will inspire not too far away
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Centaur world is the only thing somewhat close. And it is about centaurs.
@wd3987 a good show, but VERY different energy. But, given how both shows thrive on meta humor and being extremely, uncomfortably *weird (but still funny), perhaps not too different 😂
just when i thought my cxg obsession was over, THE rachel bloom pulls me back in
She can't be held responsible for her actions 😍
Who are we kidding we are never gonna get over it
Fr I can't decide if it makes me ecstatic or if it's like a tease that I can't take and take and take more new stuff forever lmao
Same😭
I can't believe I hadn't listen to a cxg song in months ! I'm ashamed but also very happy now that I've gone back to it. This show is so fucking good.
Is no one else losing it at the fact that Father Brah was a writer? Every time he shows up in this video I can’t take him seriously because I just see Father Brah!
I mean, first reaction, same. But also thirty seconds later, 'Damn, that was a powerful story about how CxG knew the difference between having representation in the writers room and actually listening to it.... and that a lot of shows don't'
YEES HAHA
I find it more surreal that Bert is a writer!
The tribute version of Stupid B*tch had me fighting back tears 🥺
Me too!!! 😭😭😭
I had given up the fight before that so it had me balling my eyes out 😂
I am fully drenched in tears! I never made the parallel between Aline and Paula: "The core of the show is a friendship of women who are 20 years apart. The middle-aged lady gives the young lady a pen." Beautiful! So happy this show exists and I can watch it anytime I want.
Same. I have analysed this series so much over the years but this never occured to me!
Agreed, I've been reading Tropic of Cancer except I like to pretend the character Van Norden is like a Bailey Jay, mite write my own book think I'll call it "Beyond the Valley of Penises"
This year I decided to watch the series again so that the last episode would be on my birthday. Unfortunately, my birthday is February 27, and on February 24 my country was attacked by russia. Therefore, my little wish did not come true. But I want to say that I absolutely adore this show. And when I was looking for where to watch it, I found information about the existence of this episode. I had to shovel the whole Internet, but this episode remained in a secret place. I'm not kidding, I cried when I managed to download it (forgive me Rachel for that). I wrote about the show 77,000 characters on one of the review sites, and I'm sure I can write the same every year, because the show is full of details, and it responds to me at all levels. I even started looking for a psychologist, although I had a negative experience with them. It is a pity that I did not have time to find anyone before the war. Also, I realized that I experience negative feelings by imagining characters from my book, just as Rebecca imagines herself in musicals. Rebecca has helped me through so much, and helps almost every day, so I just want to say thank you to everyone who worked on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend You are my heroes 💙💛
Well that took a turn. I wish you the best of luck. I always wanted to visit Ukraine and learn more about my grandmother's family. She came to the US from Odessa to escape Russian persecution about 115 years ago. (The rest of my family, all Jewish, came from Poland, Romania, and Belarus at around the same time also to escape the Russians.)
I hope you realize that the whole world (except Belarus) is behind you. There are worldwide food shortages without Ukranian grain and a lack of Russian oil is leading to massive energy price spikes globally. But still the whole world is behind you as you stand up to this dictator.
I was homeschooled my whole life, then I went to FSU and discovered Bailey Jay and Annabelle Lane, for those 4 years I was emptying the glue gun 5-6 times a day not including ghost loads. Then after college I got sent to a mike pence church camp and now I only do it on Saturdays now. Am I a hero? Maybe? You can decide.
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@@Sam_on_TH-cam A lot of Belarusians are actually against the war. In fact, some of them have joined the Ukrainian side.
@@Rolando_Cueva Of course. When I say Belarus, I mean the dictatorship, not the people. In addition to being 1/4 Ukranian, I am also 1/4 Belarusian. My great grandparents came from Vitebsk. Their son married my grandmother from Odessa.
There is truly no other show like Crazy Ex Girlfriend. I tear up just thinking how much this show means to me. It perfectly encapsulates how difficult it is to be a human. I know all the songs by heart. I'm endlessly grateful for every single person that made Crazy Ex Girlfriend into the show that has been a companion in my life ever since I first encountered it on Netflix somewhere in fall 2016 or spring 2017. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
Man, it's good to remember that great art doesn't just spring up out of nowhere, but only through talent and hard work.
Rachel's pretzel earrings she's wearing during the making of the behind the scenes, really shows that every little thing even behind the scenes gets so much love and effort put into it
and they said: "having the fans cry at the finale wasn't enough. we must make them cry again" but honestly i love the show and i absolutely love this too.
Never watched the bloopers. Saw the title she ised for this blooper reel and immediately started getting teary eyed.
absolutely immediately welled up to see adam speaking so glowingly about you, rachel
Yeah, that got me too.
Me too 🥺
Same.. :(
Yep. As if loosing people like him is something we can afford nowadays. Still mourning
Yep. As if loosing people like him is something we can afford nowadays. Still mourning
A documentary I didn't know I needed until this very moment.
As someone with BPD, this show was life changing for me. It was magic 💖👏
Tears in my eyes, not just because this was an incredible show and I miss it. But also to see Adam Schlesinger alive and healthy, and wondering if he ever knew how much so many of us knew that he contributed, and how in awe we were of his talent. Of course Rachel is super talented and deserves all her accolades but it often seemed fans overlooked Adam and Jack in our haste to celebrate Rachel. He was an amazing talent who could do a genius pastiche of any genre, not to mention from most accounts a genuinely kind and funny person. My heart goes out to his family and friends.
I greatly appreciated his contribution too. It seems like everytime I was particularly impressed by a song in the show, as I checked who wrote it, I realised it was Adam again.
I didn't even know who he was. Sad he died
I had a transgender friend they worked at a Tacobell and he/she would jizz in the sourcream called it "jizzzam" I suggested they call it "cumshot"
I just binged this show. 4 seasons in a couple of weeks. I miss it already
Me too. I had to hurry, cause it is leaving Netflix soon.
@@Thunderbolt12966 same
I know you have had a lot of comments like this in the past however many years, but Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has really helped me so much. I knew you from your internet videos prior to it (OCDance is still my number one song about OCD and it has made me feel very not alone) but cxg was really something special. As a woman, as a mentally ill musical theatre nerd, it was everything I ever wanted from TV and I'm so glad it happened and I'm so glad I watched it all. It changed my attitude towards life and myself. It gave me songs to sing for my emotions. I got diagnosed with autism as an adult a couple of years ago, and you best believe I was singing a diagnooooosiiiiis for like a week after. When I'm sad, I mentally go to the zoo. I have tried basically all of the anti-depressants in the song and it has actually helped me to remember which ones I have been prescribed before when I have to speak to a doctor/psychiatrist/psychologist. When I fuck myself over, I think about whether I'm the villain in my own story. Whenever I am shaving and preening myself, I am singing the Sexy Getting Ready Song at full volume (what are neighbours?).
Thank you so much for everything you have given me. I can't give you anything in return because I live in rural England and don't have money to send anything more than a TH-cam comment to America. Reading your book made me feel like my childhood wasn't so abnormal, even though it certainly wasn't great (like there were whole stories from your book that literally happened to me, it was unbelievable reading it). Watching your videos made me laugh. And Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was a phenomenon that I wish I could've seen live. I feel like I've received so much from you. So thank you. From the bottom of my cold, unfeeling, shrivelled up heart: thank you for everything you have done. Even when it's just been for you, it's resonated with me, too.
Also that song at the end everyone sang legit made me cry where do I get a group of friends like that and how much do I have to pay them
Girl, yes! The night before and day of my first appointment with my psychiatrist, I was singing diagnosis over and over again at the top of my lungs! 😂 This show also showed me that there shouldn’t be any shame surrounding health mental or taking the time to get better. I still struggle with this at times, but I’m working on it! CXG has inspired me to take my own struggles and use them as inspiration to be a mental health advocate.
Alline and Rachel saved my life. This show was like therapy to me. And it also encouraged me to seek actual therapy. Thank you
I discovered this show shortly before the final season aired while I was struggling with my then recent ADHD diagnosis, which I got not long after becoming a lawyer and shortly before moving from NYC to a small town. (Nothing else in my life paralleled the show, but that was more things than you'd expect.)
It helped me more than I can say.
EDIT: 1 more parallel, I'm Jewish. But I already said I was a lawyer from New York, so maybe that was just presumed.
This show and the character of Rebecca was there for me when I needed it, we were going through a lot of the same things at the same time, and we started to recover and heal at the same time. There aren't enough words to capture my appreciation for this show and Rebecca, as well as Rachel.
Expression of sympathy.
Scoring them talking about being close with "Women Gotta Stick Together" is so hilarious.
This was such a nice thing to wake up to in the midst of what has been a (not so) sexy French depression :') CxG is literally a show that saved my life and taught me that having BPD doesn't make me horrible, and I appreciate everything about this show and its cast and crew so much. This is the kind of show you want to tell everyone about, but in my circles, it's infinitely harder to explain for why I relate so badly to the main character so I shall sit here on my bedroom floor and watch this documentary piece-by-piece because if I watch it fully, I'll cry-
The love I have for this show is tremendous. I was officially diagnosed with BPD among other things, this show is how I try introducing smidgins of BPD outside of the googling. Thank you and Aline and all the other characters, a life changing television program.
I'm currently rewatching Crazy-Ex Girlfriend for the 4th time, but my girlfriend had only seen a few episodes so ensured she joined me this time. Every episode I get to see her experience it for the first time, making me slightly jealous. I'm in total awe of Rachel Bloom, though whenever anyone works this hard I always worry they'll push themselves too hard and end up with a chronic illness (which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy), but once she's ready I look forward of every new project she's involved in.
Crazy Ex Girlfriend was the first show that my sister and I truly, deeply connected on. We watched it on Netflix every Saturday morning in our different houses but at the same time.
We dressed up as Let’s Generalise About Men to come and see you live in London and that’s one of my favourite memories with her. She passed away last summer but before she died she and I had started rewatching the show together for the millionth time.
We spent so many glorious hours singing these songs and quoting the show. And I treasure those memories forever.
Absolute the best tv show in existence. Thank you 💜
Omg im crying at this. CXG has been my favorite show for years. Literally everyone I meet I try to push this show onto them because its such a masterpiece. Im constantly making CXG references and singing the songs. It was so bittersweet to see Adam in this video. RIP ♡ This show is truly amazing.
ME TOO! I am currently forcing my bf to watch it with me this time around and am trying to get another one of my friends to watch it! I talked my abnormal psychology teacher into watching it and tried to do the same to my therapist. Some days, I’ll go into therapy, explain an episode or song, and then talk about how I relate to it at this moment, what it means to me, use it to express what I’m feeling right now, etc.
No show or piece of media has ever made me feel understood through so many facets. Thank you to everyone who worked on it in any capacity. Adam Schlesinger's memory will always be a blessing to me. Thank you to Katie Hyde for directing this and to Rachel for sharing it.
I already loved this show, but then I shared it with my therapist. Now we get to share this, too! Rachel & Co have no idea how many millions of us with broken brains have been helped by this show and their work. ❤
CXG is one of my all-time favorites. I love it so much. I tell people to watch it all of the time. One of my best friends started it a few weeks ago, and sometimes she'll send me a quote from the episode she just watched, and I can usually respond with one from the same episode because I've seen the show so many times haha. Anyway, if you're reading this, Rachel, I think you're so funny and great. Take care of yourself!
I do this too! Or if someone starts watching and I ask them what episode theyre on and they arent sure, I just ask them what song they heard last because that will tell me exactly how much they have watched or what theyve seen happen so far.
@@caliwies1389 yes! Exactly!
Lol same 🤣
I haven't been able to find it on Canadian Netflix anymore and am heartbroken! Wanted to watch it again so badly.
@@Ariel68peanut oh no! I'm sorry!
It's never over. This tv show will be with me forever
Last time I was this early Greg was played by Santino Fontana
I’m currently forcing my best friend to watch CXG and he loves it! We’ve been slowly putting people on to this cult classic because you’ll never see a show like this ever again. That teetered the line of dark comedy while also flipping romantic tropes on its head and shedding a light on mental health all in a packaged 43 minute musical episode. Original music at that! As a theater major, I feel like it’s my duty to introduce people to this show, even though it’s over.
YES. It's our duty to spread the gospel 😭
What do you mean these episodes didn't just spring out of thin air?! Also, the music videos were shot on sets?!?
There's so much magic going on in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend that it's easy to forget all the work that was put behind it. I'm very grateful something so beautiful was made. Even moreso, to know my favorite show was made without abusing people but rather building them up.
This show will only grow as a cultural icon and as a guideline of how to create meaningful things.
The reprise of you ruined everything has me in tears. I love this show more than anything. It’s gotten me through some dark times. I’m watching it for the 5th time now - never gets old!
I think about this show every day. It was a treasure, and it was the first time that, as a mentally ill person, I felt seen. I learned so much about the world and myself from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and there will never be enough words to describe everything it was (and is) to me.
A show with great comedy, singing, choreography, and a really important and meaningful message. The ending was perfect. I haven't re-watched the series yet. But I'm definitely going to soon. I hope Rachel gets a chance to make another project this expansive, bold, and wonderful.
As someone with bpd crazy ex girlfriend moved me deeply and is one of my absolute favorite series ever. Thank you
BLESS YOU FOR GIVING US THIS. I have been thinking about this show all damn week. It’s like you knew 😆
I found this show on my first night away at college all those years ago, and it became my new home. Between COVID, the general terribleness of the world, and a million personal roadblocks, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was always there to steady me. These now familiar faces and songs gave me laughter and comfort and a place to cry whenever I needed it. I found this video to watch while getting ready this morning and I only just put together how I’m watching the end of CXGF while I’m getting ready to graduate this afternoon. The universe has made this absolutely phenomenal show a defining part of my college experience and I couldn’t be more grateful to step into the world with Rebecca, Paula, and the rest living so deeply in my heart.
Nothing compares to Crazy Ex girlfriend, truly.
All the love that's put into this show, it shows and it's one of the many things that Crazy Ex girlfriend radiates.
To me it felt most like a home, a safe place. It rocked my whole world and made me wanna do and be better.
Also not a day goes by where I don't have a CEGF song stuck in my head... this song goes in a loopdeeloop it's sta- yeah, you get it, just that on repeat, what it's made for.
Thank you guys for all of this ! I really enjoyed the video and seeing all of you in your element.
Lots of love 💙
Oh good now I get to rewatch this easily on TH-cam when I go through the songs and cry. I've spent so much of my young life experiencing media, and of all of them, this weird, impossible show is my favorite of them all. Thank you to Mrs. Bloom, Ms. Brosh McKenna, and everyone else for making a piece of art so fucking genuine and so fucking powerful. May people continue to experience what this show has to offer for decades to come.
Why am I crying over a season finale that was 3 years ago 😭 the power of crazy ex and I wish more people appreciated it’s genius. Guess it’s time for a rewatch
I absolutely love this show. I would tune in every week and feel so seen. Fun fact: this show gave me the courage to seek therapy and I couldn’t be more happy to have been a viewer. Being a theatre kid has never been so great. Thank you to Aline and Rachel for creating something really f*cking special.
*This was edited for spelling, because I was crying so hard while typing and misspelled the word “has”, so that’s fun.
I’ve been rewatching the show recently after getting my BPD diagnosis. I can’t even put into words how important this show has been to me. Thank you so much for doing this.
This is everything. This show changed my life. Changed the way I view the world. Rebecca’s journey has been my lifeline in probably the hardest time of my life, she inspired me to value my own happiness but also seek help for my own issues and embrace my imperfections while also teaching me how to take control of my own story. But at the same time, Rachel inspires me as an artist, a performer, a creator to chase everything I want to be. I feel pulled in all directions at once and Rachel inspires me, beyond that, makes me believe I am capable of being everything I want to be. This show will forever have a place in my heart.
(Also Rachel… if you ever do see this, thank you. Just- thank you.)
RIP Adam, so sweet to see everybody interacting here
This is one of my favorite tv shows of all time. I feel like the story is this perfect balance of being relatable to the average potato, has this entertaining fantastical element with the musical numbers, has extremely clever writing that challenges the audience, and exudes vulnerability about the realities and the lens of people with mental health disorders. I saw this show as a freshman in college while getting introduce to new types of people this show truly helped me better understand myself and others around me and realizing that everyone’s just going through there own things.
I can say this show has been my rock and gave me an anchor point when I was going through my hardest times - I love it so much. ALSO meeting people who worked on the show is really the only time I’ve ever been starstruck (working at Disneyland I had to voluntarily excuse myself because I stammered how much I loved his work before I actually helped him and didn’t want to make him uncomfortable lmao)
As much as I want to watch this immediately, I'm saving it for one last CXG memory between my wife for later this week, but thank you for posting this and thank you everyone for everything. CXG is easily one of the only shows I cherish and religiously tell others about.
Oh you finally uploaded the whole thing!
I lost it in all my links, thank you Rachel and thank you to all the CXG team for that perfect show
This show is one of a kind and I doubt another show will ever make a similar impact to me
this show is phenomenal. thank you so much to everyone who worked on it, you made something truely special and you touched a lot of hearts
ok why do you have to make me cry about the ending of this series again
Best show ever. So underrated. So many talented people.
THANK YOU for this!! My husband and I always wondered how on EARTH an entire Broadway musical, really, was put together weekly, and so exceptionally! This is a great behind-the-scenes gift to us all. Thank you! 💕
CXG has never exited my mind ever since I watched, and it never will. Such a powerful, funny and heartwarming show.
This is one of the five best TV series I've ever seen, and I'm 56, so I've seen a LOT of them. It also seems like it would have just been an absolute blast to work on! 😀
Litteraly finished the series for the first time 20 minutes ago and absolutely loved it. Timing on the upload could not have been better
i can’t explain how deeply i loved every single thing about this show
and how will i ever get over it bc honestly i have no idea
This show will always hold a major place in my life as it helped me find out who I am and helped towards my diagnosis of BPD with my doctor. The songs are purely amazing, the talent of the cast comes across as so passionate and lovable - like a family. Thank you for giving this to me and to everyone xxx
I’m openly sobbing because of this. Y’all made such a good show. Incredible. I hope everyone on this show is incredibly proud of what they created. :,) phenomenal. I just keep thinking of synonyms of “wow” and “awesome” lol
you too, huh? ; ')
i was just thinking i wanted more behind the scenes stuff, rachel you're incredible
It's so lovely to see a fraction of all the hard work that went into this show. Thank you Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh McKenna and all the other wonderful cast and crew for this amazing show!!
When I watched CXG for the first time I was going through the worst years of my life. I kept watching the available seasons in loop waiting for the next one. I created a playlist with my favorite songs from the show, and that was the soundtrack of my life during those very dark days. Singing along to the CXG songs made me feel happy for a while, on my way to work or wherever.
This will always be my favorite TV show. Funny, smart, deep, MUSICAL and amazing.
Thank you Rachel and everyone. I will never forget how you walked me through my darkest days.
CXG is my favorite series, i feel so glad to watch this in such a terrible day for me
Currently in the middle of a re-watch! I will always love this show, truly a work of art
I can't express enough how much this show means to me. It felt so close to heart, even though I'm neither a lawyer, nor a musical writer. The portrayal of mental health issues is really good and yet leaves the viewer hopeful and happy, though with much to think about. This show felt unique, and I wish anyone in my friendsgroup understood, so we could love it together. I've recommended it countless times, but nobody gave it a watch, which is sad, cause they could certainly have learned something and enjoyed it, too. It's my favourite show, and one I rewatch often ♥
Thank you for posting this Rachel! Really heartwarming to watch. You guys made something truly special and it all came from a place of inclusion, empathy and hard work.
This is one of those shows I need to revisit. Lots of showstoppers. Impressive work Rachel and co.
Seeing Adam show up made me tear up. What a beautiful way to remember him
That final song absolutely floored me, I love all of these people so much
I don't let myself develop parasocial relationships or worship celebrities, but damn it, does Rachel Bloom ever push me close. Such talent and leadership, it's impossible not to just be in awe with how charmingly she conducts herself among, as someone said in this video, the 8,000 jobs she gives herself. Bravo, I hope she gets more than what she deserves from Hollywood.
Miss this show so much! Luckily, each time I binge it, it is like watching it for the first time. One of kind special show!
Right on time for my 678th rewatch
I like the fact we still get a little bit of bread crumbs about the show now and there
Truly a love kernels for fans
A handful is the proper serving anyway
Thank you for making this show. I just finished watching it for the 3rd time, but this time with my boyfriend who hadn't seen it until now. I wanted him to see how amazing and special this show is, and how much it's meant to me. You've made me feel seen, and made me feel normal. So thank you. So much.
Let's not forget how instrumental Aline was to this show as well! I'm glad Rachel had such a good partner to make this show with
It's oddly painful to watch this. I miss the show a lot, but it was important that it stopped when it did.
Thank you so much for uploading this
man, I miss this show... and seeing this evidence of just how much love and life folks put into it does not make me less sad that it's over.
Thank you Rachel for creating this masterpiece. I love this show so much.
This show should be in the conversation when people talk about greatest shows in the last 20 years. It had as much to say as Mad Men, the Sopranos, the Wire. It just did it with a female protagonist, heart, and over a hundred original songs.
I’m 24 in a few months and I’m waiting to be seen about a possible bpd diagnosis. I didn’t know that about myself when I watched this show the first time but I’ve been rewatching after and it’s made me cry even more on rewatch than it did the first time! Just an incredible show all round.
This documentary really illustrates what an awesome show CXG is and what awesome cast members starred on it! Thanks Rachel! :)
Thank you for sharing this. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is my favorite TV show of all time and as a creative working at a studio it can be hard to know whether the work you're doing is worth it. Showing the moments where the show wasn't where it eventually got to and how much passion and effort it took to make the magic that you did is so valuable, and I'm grateful for you and your staff's vulnerability. Three years later I'm still coming back to this show for comfort and trying to get anyone who will listen hooked on it. I used "Gettin' Bi" to come out publicly. This show helped me seek therapy, ask about antidepressants, and name my personal Darkness. The playlist I put on when I have self-destructive thoughts is frontloaded with CXG songs. I don't know if another show will ever take its place as my favorite, because I can't imagine another show having such a positive effect on my life. If another one does, there will probably be a lot of overlap in staff anyway. Thank you so much for bringing this beautiful art into the world. This is getting kind of serious so... um... "That was just up my butt!"
Oh damn I got really emotional and wrote this all out before the very end but that song was perfect.
What a surprise! Thanks for this. I was able to get diagnosed with BPD thanks to this show and my love for it.
You did give us everything. I am so grateful that this show exists and the people behind it are as thoughtful, brilliant and kind as I imagined. When I first watched the show I cried almost every episode. I never understood how people find themselves in fiction until I met Rebecca (and the bunch). This show made me feel seen, and for that, I am forever indebted. The songs from the show consistently turn up in my wrapped for the year, I sing them in the shower and quote lyrics to the unsuspecting normies. This show means so much to me I can't really put it into words. And to have found a community of people who cherish and adore it as much as I do is even more precious. Thank you
RACHEL OMGG i was just thinking about my hyperfixation on this show during quarantine in 2020, this show meant so much to me and got me through it
CXG was one of those shows where I watched a few episodes with a friend and really enjoyed it but it wasn't until 2020 where I really sat down and watched the entire thing. This show has become so so important to me and every rewatch feels so special and spotify calls me out every year for having CXG as one of my most listened artists lol
Rachel Bloom, thank you for all that you do. You truly are a gift to this earth and I am so grateful every day that you were able to share this amazing show with us
best show ever, crazy exgirlfriend will always be part of me and in my heart forever
RIP Adam Schlesinger 💔
This show and Arcane are my favourite fictional depictions of mental health troubles.
This show and Arcane are both also my favourite ever shows!
Very different shows, but just wanted to say what y'all did with Crazy Ex Girlfriend was incredible!
I've rewatched it from start to finish like 6 times by now lol. Thank you all so much for making it!
Why did I put this on before work 😂 sobbing and so grateful to have seen this show. It came when I really needed it in my early twenties and I’d like to think I grew up with it. Thanks for everything 🖤
CXG was such an amazing show. one absolute banger after another from every genre imaginable, paired with compassionate portrayal of mental illness.
rachel, how did u know i just finished my rewatch??
thank you so much for this show. i really think it is one of the best shows of all time. every time i revisit it i am astounded all over again by the creativity and love poured into it. it makes my musical theatre heart sing, and my mentally ill brain cry. the absolute genius of every single song combined with the thought and care put behind each character is something so truly special. thank you for sharing this with the world.
I cried when it was over. It’s not over. Not in my mind. It’s was sheer perfection.
Thank you for the gift that this show is -- I found it about a month ago, marathoned it, and am now on a second watch with my partner. Anything I could say about how special, honest, fucking hilarious, and empathetic it is, or how much it means to me and has helped me reflect, has surely been said a thousand times before.
I'll say this instead, because I think you might enjoy it: from now on, I am advising all women and femme people that I know who are dating men to use this as a red-flag tool. First few dates with a sexy stranger and you want to make sure he's not a murderer? Show them an episode, ANY episode, of CXG, and see how they react. If they can hang, you can (probably?) bang!
I'M currently on my 5th time rewatching the series. It truly is a masterpiece made by incredible people. thank you.
Really amazing. This show helped me a lot during so many hard times in my life and many episodes are so creepy similar to my life and it will be forever in my heart. I'll keep listening the songs over and over in time.
Everything is so well done, fun, sad, serious, dumb, genial and crazy.
Thanks a lot Rebecca and Rachel.
I will never stop to Believe for a Season 5. ❤️
This show changed my life
Thank you for giving us this incredible piece of art. I just finished all the seasons today and came right over here to watch this since it came up on my recommended a few days ago. You’re truly talented and brilliant, and I appreciate seeing mental illness, mid-sized bodies, and complicated interpersonal relationships normalized by your work. Don’t stop creating.
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