Nu, what do you think about the hot rabbi show?
Everybody wants your opinion on "Nobody Wants This."
OK all you couch potato pancakes: It’s been five days since “Nobody Wants This” was released on Netflix, which means you have no excuse not to have already binged the entire thing (while playing our drinking game) and formulated your well-honed criticisms, observations, thoughts, questions, kvells and kvetches.
The Kveller staff recently sat down with the equally pop culture-obsessed Hey Alma staff to work through all our many, many feelings about the show that stars Adam Brody as a rabbi of an indeterminate denomination who falls in love with a sex and relationship podcaster (Kristen Bell) who is, notably, not Jewish — you can read that conversation in two parts here and here.
Now it’s your turn to join the discussion. What did you think of the Jewish representation? What did you think of the Jewish women? What did you think of the Jewish jokes? What did you think of the secret pork plotline? Share all your thoughts below and please don’t hold back, because when it comes to your opinion — everyone wants this.
Tevye said, " A bird may love a fish, but where would they live"? I can't believe Hot Rabbi would give up his pulpit. Joanne is afraid of the unknown. Hot Rabbi needs to sit down with her and tell her what converting to Judaism really means. Explain the classes, the mikvah, the traditions they will practice together. Many of the Jewish women are far too stereotyped. Even the usually excellent Tovah Feldshuh was too over-the-top. I did love her house and clothing though. Elegant and beautiful.
I disliked a lot of things about this show. I’m 6 episodes in so there’s hope?! The character of Esther and the Jewish moms perpetuate a very negative stereotype of Jewish women. I wish it was 5 years ago because perhaps I’d be able to laugh more but now it feels careless. Not all Jewish women are “headstrong bitches” per the Hey Alma discussion and this makes it feel like Jewish women are all like this and out to get the non Jewish blonde in the room. So one dimensional