Rachel Bloom & One Day at a Time

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2018

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

This week we're bringing you two of our favorite interviews from the Bullseye vault. First, Rachel Bloom, creator and star of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, the hit CW musical romantic comedy. She talks about the show's roots, overcoming social anxiety and what it's like to go be suspended mid-air on a giant pretzel. Then, Gloria Calderon Kellett and Mike Royce, co-creators of Netflix's One Day at a Time. They collaborated with TV legend Norman Lear to create a late-teens version of his classic sitcom. Mike and Gloria talk about the show's creative process, the value of diversity and the excitement (and drudgery) of having a Quinceañera. Finally, you ever feel like a silly movie? Like the kind where critically acclaimed vocalist Seal gets attacked by a pack of wolves? Well, have we got a flick for you!

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:12.7	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn. My guest Rachel Bloom loves musical theater and not just
0:20.5	the good stuff.
0:21.9	I can't choose that I love musical theater even when I know the lyrics could be better
0:28.8	or even when the emotion for this isn't earned or even when it feels kind of paint by
0:32.9	numbers, like a big orchestral swell or like a bunch of people tap dancing. It makes me smile.
0:39.9	Fair enough, it's Bullseye.
0:49.4	Coming up, I'll talk to Rachel Bloom. She's the star and creator of the CW's hit show
0:54.6	Crazy X Girlfriend. She'll tell me why she relates to Rebecca Bunch, the titular Crazy X Girlfriend.
1:01.6	As someone who let love throughout my life made me feel powerless, disenfranchised, crazy,
1:09.1	obsessed, the opposite of empowered, so I really connected with the premise and I didn't
1:14.8	care like if it was PC or not, to me it felt truthful. I don't care if like, oh, but
1:20.3	that's not like a likable character. Like, I don't, it's true.
1:24.6	Then Gloria Calderone, Calut and Mike Royce, the two co-created the hit Netflix show One
1:30.2	Day at a Time. They'll tell me how after years of writing snarky cynical jokes for TV,
1:35.8	it was really nice to try out some sincerity for a change.
1:39.7	There are definitely shows I worked on where no feelings would have, you don't pitch feelings.
1:44.8	It's how many f**ks jokes can I think up right now?
1:47.8	Finally, you ever feel like watching a silly movie like a dumb one like the kind where
1:53.8	Grammy Award winner Seal gets attacked by a pack of wolves?
1:58.4	Well, have I got a movie for you? It's all coming up on Bullseye. Let's go.
2:09.8	It's Bullseye. I'm Jesse Thornt. My first guest is Rachel Bloom. When we talked in 2016,
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