TMC
01-16-2018, 01:45 AM
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-crazy-west-covina-20171012-story.html
The Los Angeles suburb, whose ordinariness was a main reason it was chosen for The CW series' setting, hasn’t received much money from film permit revenue. Nor has it received much Crazy Ex-Girlfriend-associated tourism. But it has had an impact in that people nationwide actually know it exists. “Nowadays, I think I’d tell people, ‘I’m from West Covina,’” says City Councilmember Ben Wong. “I can name-drop my city now,” adds longtime resident Lisa Mayo, who first came to know West Covina as “past Pasadena.” Rachel Bloom says she and fellow co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna “liked the idea of West Covina being a symbol for what America now is: A diverse group from all walks of life going to the same chain stores and restaurants.”
ALSO:
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend isn’t just a TV show — it’s my life” (https://quartzy.qz.com/1174328/crazy-ex-girlfriend-isnt-just-a-tv-show-its-my-life-minus-the-song-and-dance/)
Ranking every Crazy Ex-Girlfriend song (http://www.vulture.com/2018/01/crazy-ex-girlfriend-best-songs-ranked.html)
David Hull’s career is a commentary on whiteness, between his roles on Insecure and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nymag/vulture/~3/ObVwL3vdvdM/crazy-ex-girlfriend-david-hull-on-white-josh-and-insecure.html)
The Los Angeles suburb, whose ordinariness was a main reason it was chosen for The CW series' setting, hasn’t received much money from film permit revenue. Nor has it received much Crazy Ex-Girlfriend-associated tourism. But it has had an impact in that people nationwide actually know it exists. “Nowadays, I think I’d tell people, ‘I’m from West Covina,’” says City Councilmember Ben Wong. “I can name-drop my city now,” adds longtime resident Lisa Mayo, who first came to know West Covina as “past Pasadena.” Rachel Bloom says she and fellow co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna “liked the idea of West Covina being a symbol for what America now is: A diverse group from all walks of life going to the same chain stores and restaurants.”
ALSO:
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend isn’t just a TV show — it’s my life” (https://quartzy.qz.com/1174328/crazy-ex-girlfriend-isnt-just-a-tv-show-its-my-life-minus-the-song-and-dance/)
Ranking every Crazy Ex-Girlfriend song (http://www.vulture.com/2018/01/crazy-ex-girlfriend-best-songs-ranked.html)
David Hull’s career is a commentary on whiteness, between his roles on Insecure and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nymag/vulture/~3/ObVwL3vdvdM/crazy-ex-girlfriend-david-hull-on-white-josh-and-insecure.html)