The first season of Broad City, an American comedy television series created by and starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, premiered on Comedy Central on January 22, 2014. The series was adapted from their independently-produced web series of the same name which ran from 2009 to 2011. It is produced by Lily Burns and John Skidmore, with Jacobson and Glazer serving as executive producers, alongside Amy Poehler, Dave Becky, Tony Hernandez, and Samantha Saifer. The season consists of 10 episodes, with concluded on March 26, 2014.
Prior to the creation of the original web series, Glazer had been working on a project with a partner which received negative feedback. In frustration, she insisted the help of Jacobson, and the two began devlopment of their own web series which became a success, leading to the television series. The series is based on Glazer and Jacobson's real life friendship, and their attempt to "make it" in New York..
Guest appearances include Amy Poehler, Janeane Garofalo, Rachel Dratch, Fred Armisen, Jordan Carlos, Matt Jones, Jason Mantzoukas, Michael J. Burg, Phoebe Robinson, Steven Ogg, Neil Casey, Will Janowitz, Phillip Chorba, Michelle Hurst, Seth Morris, Franchesca Ramsey, Terry Marks, and Amy Sedaris.
On Comedy Central, the series is somewhat censored for content on U.S. broadcasts under the TV-14 (some TV-MA) television rating; all nudity, strong language and some sexual-related dialogue is bleeped, while the depictions of drug use, drug references, moderate language, most sexual dialog and sexual scenes (with no visible nudity) are permitted for broadcast. Episodes are however uncensored for international broadcasts, and for the DVD releases, except for all scenes of nudity which remain pixelated.
Video Broad City (season 1)
Cast and characters
Main
- Abbi Jacobson as Abbalah "Abbi" Abrams, a twenty-five-year-old woman from the Philadelphia Main Line.
- Ilana Glazer as Ilana Wexler, a twenty-two-year-old woman from Long Island.
Recurring
- Hannibal Buress as Lincoln Rice
- Arturo Castro as Jamie Castro
- John Gemberling as Matt Bevers
- Paul W. Downs as Trey Pucker
- Chris Gethard as Todd
- Stephen Schneider as Jeremy Santos
Maps Broad City (season 1)
Episodes
Reception
Critical reception
The show has received critical acclaim. Review aggregation website Metacritic noted season 1 received "generally favorable reviews," giving it a score of 75 out of 100, based on reviews from 14 critics. Karen Valby from Entertainment Weekly described the show as a "deeply weird, weirdly sweet, and completely hilarious comedy." The Wall Street Journal referred to the show as "Sneak Attack Feminism." Critic Megan Angelo quotes Abbi Jacobson, main star of Comedy Central's Broad City: "If you watch one of our episodes, there's not a big message, but if you watch all of them, I think, they're empowering to women." The A.V. Club critic Caroline Framke wrote that Broad City was "worth watching" despite its "well-trod premise," and that the series is "remarkably self-possessed, even in its first episode."
Season 1 of the show received a 96% "Certified Fresh" rating from Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews from 23 critics, with the site's consensus stating, "From its talented producers to its clever writing and superb leads, Broad City boasts an uncommonly fine pedigree." The A.V. Club named Broad City the second best TV show of 2014 for its first season.
Accolades
- Nominated: Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Series -- Broad City (2014)
- Nominated: Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series -- Ilana Glazer (2014)
Home media
"Broad City: Season 1" was released on DVD via Paramount Home Media Distribution in the United States and Canada (Region 1) on December 2, 2014, and in Australia and New Zealand (Region 4) on November 4, 2015. The 2-disc set contains the original aspect ratio of 1.78:1 (16:9), English Dolby Digital 2.0, and English subtitles for the hard-of-hearing. The special features include outtakes and deleted scenes, video commentary on select episodes, photo gallery, and a map of Broad City drawn by Abbi, with is included within the packaging. The season has yet to be release on Blu-ray.
Streaming
The first season of Broad City is available for streaming in both SD and HD on Amazon Video, Hulu, ITunes, and Google Play. It is not available on Netflix, however, it is provided via Netflix DVD rental.
References
External links
- Broad City on IMDb
- Broad City Season 1 on IMDb
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