I like to be the voice of reason.
She plays with her Harvard grads gently, as a kitten plays with a ball of string, hoping that someday, maybe, with her able coaching, they may learn how to think criticially.
― Aimless, Sunday, 31 March 2013 18:50 (eleven years ago) link
by voice of reason she may mean like this
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/reason_magazine_cover_poster-p228932275790520309trma_400.jpg
― balls, Sunday, 31 March 2013 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
she says she's conservative by her office's standards, and that her parents (but not nec her) are republicans. she's probably just a contrarian w/ a couple right wing positions. i bet she voted obama bc he loves drones. tbh it only makes me like her more.
― Mordy, Sunday, 31 March 2013 19:02 (eleven years ago) link
she was a ron paul supporter
― balls, Sunday, 31 March 2013 19:09 (eleven years ago) link
i'm not listening
― Mordy, Sunday, 31 March 2013 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
All I saw online was that she tweeted that she liked Vince Vaughn more because he supported Ron Paul. Is there more to it?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Sunday, 31 March 2013 19:35 (eleven years ago) link
she's a vince vaughn supporter
― balls, Sunday, 31 March 2013 19:41 (eleven years ago) link
About the most conclusive bit of evidence that anyone's found, and it is as vague as all the rest, is that she once wrote on her blog "what most people don't know about me is that I am way conservative." I like that she used the wholly juvenile "way" as a modifier instead of "very". This is a clue as to what variety of conservatism she subscribes to, which is apparently not linguistic.
― Aimless, Sunday, 31 March 2013 19:44 (eleven years ago) link
i liked the detail about mindy not knowing what the charlie brown pumpkin special show was. i had to wait til college when somebody made me watch the charlie brown christmas special to find out who charlie brown was and why people still kept on watching this boring crap
― 乒乓, Monday, 1 April 2013 21:45 (eleven years ago) link
jk, i now love the charlie brown christmas special!
― 乒乓, Monday, 1 April 2013 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
the mindy project has gotten really good
― ums (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 9 April 2013 22:28 (eleven years ago) link
yeah definitely one of those shows that has improved consistently over the course of s1, hope it survives into the fall
― some dude, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 22:31 (eleven years ago) link
it's already renewed i believe
― da croupier, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 23:47 (eleven years ago) link
yeah ben and kate's the only cancellation from that tuesday slate
― balls, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 23:54 (eleven years ago) link
ah i missed that news, good to hear
― some dude, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 00:55 (eleven years ago) link
this frat party ep is hilar
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 02:08 (eleven years ago) link
ws
― cougars and sneezers (Eazy), Wednesday, 8 May 2013 02:12 (eleven years ago) link
I don't watch a lot of TV but I like this show.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 21:31 (eleven years ago) link
said this on another thread, but I spent several weeks being mildly amused by her show before thinking to myself "this is like an unlikable version of Scrubs" about 6 weeks ago and I haven't watched an episode since
― far too much asshole flesh (DJP), Wednesday, 8 May 2013 21:33 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4mzYb8OLVo
― shit tie (Jordan), Wednesday, 8 May 2013 21:36 (eleven years ago) link
Scrubs was bad enough
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 8 May 2013 21:36 (eleven years ago) link
hah I find scrubs to be unwatchable but I like this show xp
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 21:37 (eleven years ago) link
cougar town is the real scrubs redux
― Mordy , Wednesday, 8 May 2013 21:37 (eleven years ago) link
mindy is definitely the star of this show, they lean too heavily on morgan for non sequitur hijinks, i like danny, i don't really care about any of the other characters
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 21:38 (eleven years ago) link
can't believe she is a republican. i don't know anything anymore.
― Treeship, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 21:38 (eleven years ago) link
I agree from the standpoint that underneath the riffmania you can see actual lines of affection and care between the various characters, whereas The Mindy Project seems to be built upon barely restrained loathing undercut with one likable goofball
keep in mind I don't think that a show has to have likable characters to be enjoyable or funny (#TeamBundy), it's just... there are points where I go "lol I can totally see some ppl I went to college with doing something like that" and then vast swathes of "this is kind of like watching aliens attempt to create a sitcom"
― far too much asshole flesh (DJP), Wednesday, 8 May 2013 21:43 (eleven years ago) link
I agree the writing's a bit uneven and the supporting cast needs to be developed a bit more. The best and most original material seems to revolve around the Mindy character's life, whereas too many of the supporting cast are a bit one-dimensional. There are enough good bits in each show to keep me watching though.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
chloe is on the mindy project
― Mordy , Wednesday, 8 May 2013 22:01 (eleven years ago) link
this staten island stevie episode may have been the worst half hour of television i have ever watched
― 乒乓, Saturday, 11 May 2013 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
i feel like some sitcoms start with a pretty small core cast and then slowly branch outward to a larger ensemble or lots of familiar recurring characters, and then there are shows like The Mindy Project that start with way too many people, some of which will be quietly phased out to little protest during 'retooling' between seasons. w/ this show it's more frustrating than usual because the whole thing is supposed to be a star vehicle for one person but she surrounded herself with a security blanket ensemble.
― seanpennderizer (some dude), Saturday, 11 May 2013 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
Also, it was weird to me that the last two episodes have ended with dudes fighting over Mindy. It seems a bit repetitive.
― The last of the famous international Greyjoys (Nicole), Saturday, 11 May 2013 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
Who fought over Mindy in "Triathlon"?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Saturday, 11 May 2013 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
Not saying you're wrong; I just don't remember it. If anything, I thought they were fighting over Morgan.
The charm is fading a little for me but I'm still watching. I found it a little weird that they were strongly hinting at Mindy-Danny finally happening, esp in "Santa Fe" and then seem to have dropped that altogether. Maybe it's intentional but it's not working to develop suspense or anything for me. (New Girl is handling the relationship stories much better imo.) Casey's pretty boring to me and everyone knows it won't work out anyway.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Saturday, 11 May 2013 19:00 (eleven years ago) link
Scrubs was more fast-paced and absurd, I thought?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Saturday, 11 May 2013 19:05 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i have no idea how this show is like Scrubs other than it's a comedy about doctors (but less much so about that than Scrubs was).
― seanpennderizer (some dude), Saturday, 11 May 2013 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
she's really cute w/ short hair. also i kinda love this show.
― Mordy , Monday, 20 May 2013 01:03 (eleven years ago) link
i was horrified at the new haircut at first but i think it's growing on me
― Nhex, Wednesday, 18 September 2013 02:28 (ten years ago) link
She looks so cute. Really loving the show.
― *tera, Wednesday, 18 September 2013 04:10 (ten years ago) link
"Ken Burns does it again"
― o. nate, Wednesday, 18 September 2013 17:42 (ten years ago) link
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well it's growing on her too!
― Saul Goodberg (by Musket and Pup Tent) (s.clover), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 23:56 (ten years ago) link
i died at "i need her to watch the Colbert Report with me and explain it -- is he a real person!?"
― Jean-Claude Brand Ambassador (some dude), Thursday, 19 September 2013 00:06 (ten years ago) link
this looks like a civil war battlefield only somehow theres more beards
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 02:13 (ten years ago) link
hahahha "i will not listen to Phish -- songs should be 3 minutes long, and Nicki Minaj raps in the middle"
― omar soul eman (some dude), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 01:41 (ten years ago) link
i loved when it was revealed that danny's favorite band is the national. this is a better than average sitcom for sure.
― (emphasis Treeship's) (Treeship), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 01:42 (ten years ago) link
wow Mindy lurking on ilx: "Ice-T and Coco... I'm only realizing now that both of their names are drinks"
― omar soul eman (some dude), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 01:52 (ten years ago) link
Noooooooooo!!!
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 01:53 (ten years ago) link
Loving it more and more with every episode. I hated it the first time I saw it last year but totally loving it now.
― *tera, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 01:59 (ten years ago) link
"who are you the lorax? what are you talking about?" had me 'in stitches' last episode
― (emphasis Treeship's) (Treeship), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 02:00 (ten years ago) link
The Ice-T/Coco joke killed me
― Bitch Fantastic (DJP), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 02:09 (ten years ago) link