What's your opinion of Neflix series Emily in Paris?

[Binkie The Clown]

I thought I give it a watch to see if it's any good. So what do you think?

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	It's sort of OK
	2 (33%)
	It's pretty bad
	1 (17%)
	It's really, really bad
	2 (33%)
	It stinks like rotten fish
	1 (17%)
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[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. I could not get through the first episode, because of the idiocy

of she was supposed to speak French fluently, but couldn't even say "Bonjour." And she got the job?

[dhol82]

3. Wow. Now I have to see this train wreck.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. That's time you'll never get back.

[Binkie The Clown]

5. Likewise. I made it ten minutes in before...

...her overbearing, obnoxious "Ugly American" vibe really turned me off. It surprised me that she could be so obnoxious while still being "sweet and cute." Watching it made me very uncomfortable.

[hedda_foil]

8. She wasn't supposed to speak French. She replaced her boss at the last moment.

The female boss was supposed to be fluent in French and that's who was expected. BTW, I enjoyed the show.

[tanyev]

2. I enjoyed Season 1. Haven't started Season 2 yet.

[MLAA]

6. Binkie, how about an option for I really enjoyed it?

I found it fun and light hearted with gorgeous clothes and beautiful scenes in Paris (one of my favorite cities).

Do you like other series in this genre? Or is The whole genre not up your alley?

[Binkie The Clown]

9. I loved "The Devil Wears Prada", "Ugly Betty", "After the Ball", and other

...fashion world underdogs.

That's why I wanted to give it a try. I was hoping it was going to be like that. Instead it was the worst kind of American exceptionalism, snobbishness, and arrogance, while pretty much denigrating everything French.

I think it's telling that French people, as a whole, hated it if YouTube comments are any indication.

Here are a few:
"I’m from France the funniest part of this series is when the French people were speaking in English to each other. That is impossible ..."

"As a Parisian myself, this kind of movie makes me so embarassed."

"Can't wait for Emily in Spain, where everyone wears sombreros and eat tacos because Americans think Spain is in Mexico"

"bruh this emily girl feels alot like a colonizer to me; she literally goes to someone elses country and demands everyone to adjust for her and she tries to show them that what theyve been doing since forever is wrong and that america is the best. "

"I think Emily is the perfect example of a privileged American White girl. They often do go through life being an awful person who never gets checked for it."

"- Doesn't care to understand other cultures
- Doesn't care to learn other languages
- Thinks she's always right and everyone should adapt to her vision
- Thinks she's the good one and everybody loves and respects her just for the country she's from
- Feels like her culture and way of life is better and more advanced than any other
- Thinks nothing is wrong with all the points above"

[MLAA]

12. Thank you for taking time to write such a complete reply.

I can see how both the French and Americans could take offense. I looked at it like satire/hyperbole comedy stereotypical characterizations of both the arrogant American and snobbish French. I thought it was pretty even handed on exaggerating both cultures.

I love Paris and have been fortunate enough to go 10 or so times. Half for vacations and half for work and have run into the epitome of both stereotypes

I also loved Devil Wears Prada. I will check out After the Ball.

[Binkie The Clown]

14. Imagine instead of an American demeaning French culture, it was a white girl moving to Harlem...

Would it still be okay to exaggerate stereotypes?

[MLAA]

16. Very good point, thanks.

[Voltaire2]

7. Unwatchable.

[northoftheborder]

10. Loved the scenes of Paris,& clothes.Really mediocre plots and acting.Candy for light watching

[OnDoutside]

11. This is a review by an American living in Paris, pretty good channel too

I've been watching him for the last few years. Jay Swanson is his name.

[beaglelover]

13. We enjoyed the first season. Light and fun entertainment.

We have not started the 2nd season. I'm also a sucker for anything filmed in Paris. It's such a beautiful city!

[bahboo]

15. made it through about 10 minutes....

just couldn't relate...

[TreasonousBastard]

17. A lot of hate for this thing. I don't really know where its coming from, but it's more hate, or...

even just thought, than the thing deserves.

[Binkie The Clown]

18. Which is very strange for me. I love movies and TV shows.

I'm always liking things a lot more than the critics do. I've been accused of liking everything and having no taste because of it. But it's not true. I don't like everything. I didn't like Battlefield Earth, I didn't like Zontar: The Thing from Venus, and I didn't like Emily in Paris.

Beyond that, I can't think of any other movie I didn't like. There may be one or two, but I can't think of them offhand. So it's not like I go around hating on movies and TV shows. It's just that this was really crap.

By way of comparison, just watch Emily, and then watch Upright. Decide for yourself which one is great and which one is trash.

[TreasonousBastard]

19. Well, I'm not arguing taste here. I'm curious about the amount...

of venom. I suppose half the things I've watched over the years have been forgettable. Horrible, even. Think Ed Wood.

I just don't get the impulse to argue how bad it is.

Yeah, I know there are websites that thrive on rottenness, but none of them bothered to turn on the Hallmark channel.

[Binkie The Clown]

20. I guess it's the slandering of a different culture by an entitled American

who thinks the American way is the only way that deserves any respect.

Watching it just made me very uncomfortable.

[chowder66]

24. What's Upright?

[Binkie The Clown]

25. This

[wryter2000]

21. I haven't watched it and likely won't

But would someone please feed that young woman? Since when is anorexia supposed to be attractive?

[beaglelover]

22. We are LOVING the second season of this show. So much beautiful scenery and good

story lines. I hope it gets a third season!

[Fla Dem]

23. I'm enjoying it. Was glad to see there was a S2. Like the 3 female lead characters.

also enjoy seeing some of the French scenery. It is a bit flighty, but a nice break from the dramas I've been watching. Also amazed at Emily's wardrobe. Stunning but sometimes crazy. All in all an easy 30+ minute watch.

[Beaverhausen]

26. I'm on episode 4 or 5 of season two. My god I'm sick of the storyline...SPOILER...

...about Camille and Gabriel. Sick of it.

Get on with something else, will ya?